浙江省之江教育评价联盟2025届高考英语必刷试卷含解析

浙江省之江教育评价联盟2025届高考英语必刷试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto2．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome3．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas4．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall5．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that6．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where7．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because8．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless9．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though10．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen11．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy12．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard13．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t14．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access15．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing16．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while17．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which18．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With19．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan20．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.22．（8分）Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(长牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,2%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.23．（8分）Whenyou’reworkingyourwaythroughoneoflife’sstorms,itishumannaturetofocusongettingbacktonormal,to“bounceback”asquicklyaspossibletoaplacewherethingsarecalm,familiarandcomfortable.However,actuallyitisunrealistictothinkwecanevertrulyreturnemotionallyandintelligentlytowherewewerebeforethestormbecauseeveryexperiencechangesusinsomeway.Forexample,whenweexperienceamajorhealthscare,possiblyinvolvingsomehospitaltime,wecannevergobacktobeingthepersonwewerebeforetheeventevenifwefullyrecoverbecausewehaveexperiencedfirsthandthefragility(脆弱)oflife,nottomentioncomingfacetofacewithdeath.So,nowthatwecanneverreturn,whatshouldwedo?Considerthis…howisitthattwopeoplecanbefacedwiththesamehardshipandwhileonebecomeshopelessandfeelsangerandupset,theotherisabletoovercometheircircumstancesandgrowstrongerthaneverasaresultoftheexperience?Atoneextreme,wemaychoosetoaccepttheroleofunluckyvictim,orbecometrappedinthe“Whyisitalwaysme!”negativeandfrustrating(令人沮丧的)situations.Eitherwayistheresultofafixedmindset(思维模式)thatisresistanttogrowthandchange.Ifthisisyourapproachtolife,youwillbefarlesslikelytobeactiveineffectivelymanagingchangeandrecoveringfrombadsituations.Butthereisanotherchoice.Ifyouarehonestenough,youmayconsiderwhatwasonce“normal”foryouwasjustthemaincauseofyourstorm.Youcanchoosetohugchangeanduncertaintyandlearntogrowforwardthroughallofyourexperiences.Ofcourse,thismeansdoingtheworktodeveloptheskillsandhabitsthatwillenableyoutohandlelife’soccasionalstorms.Inconclusion,itisuptoeachofustochoosethemeaningweapplytooursituationsatalltimes.Differentchoiceswillleadtodifferentlives.Ofcourseyoucangrowforwardifyouaredeterminedtochooseliveapositiveliferegardlessofwhateverhardshipsyouarefacing.1、Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleinthesecondparagraph?A．Wewillunderstandlifemuchbetterafteranescapefromdeath.B．Itusuallytakesalongtimetorecoverfromahealthproblem.C．It’sunlikelytoreturntowherewewereaftercertainevents.D．Wecanrecoverfromanemotionalproblemmuchmoreeasily.2、Whenfacedwithhardships,somepeoplechoosetobeavictimbecauseof________.A．theirterribleexperiencesB．theirnegativethoughtsC．theirpoorhealthD．theirbadluck3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadviseustomanagebademotions.B．Topersuadeustogetbacktonormal.C．Toofferususefulskillstoworkwith.D．Toencourageustoovercomehardships.4、Ifyou’redeterminedtogrowforwardyouhaveto________.A．experiencelife’sfragilityB．welcomeuncertaintyandchangeC．developnewskillsandhabitsD．overcomethefearofdeath24．（8分）Fewpeople,thesedayswoulddisagreewiththetheorythatit'svitaltotaketimeforyourself.Creatingsomespaceforenjoymentandrestorationeachdayoratleasteveryweek,isawin-winproposal:it’llmakeyoubothhappierandmoreeffectiveinfulfillingyourresponsibilitiesatworkandhome.Inpractice,itrarelyhappens,though.Forsome,that'sbecausedeepdowntheyfeettheydon'tdeserveit.Forothers,it'ssimplythatbusylifemakesitseemimpossibletopresspause.Eitherway,makingsureyouactuallygeta.momenttoyourselfrequiresashiftinperspective.Don'twaituntilitfeelsright.It'sunpleasanttohaveunfinishedtasksbotheringatyourmind,soit'stemptingtotellyourselfyou'llonlyrelaxonceeverythingisundercontrol.Butsincebothworkandfamilylifegenerateaninfinitenumberofto-dos,thatstrategyisdoomedtofailure.Astime-managementwriterLauraVanderkarnpointsout,it'sfarmoreusefultolearntotoleratethediscomfortofknowingyouremailinboxisfillingup,orthatthelivingroomisstillapigsty.Choosetrueenjoyment.It'salltooeasytofill`metime'withthingsyouthinkyoushouldenjoy,aboveallexercise.Ifyougenuinelylovesuchactivities,they'reperfect.Butifthetruthisthatyoudon't,you'llonlygetresentful:werebelagainstbeingtoldwhattodo,evenwhenthepersondoingthetellingisourselves.Makesureatleastasmallpartofyourweekisspentdoingsomethingyoucanhonestlysayyouenjoyforitself.Payattentiontogoodfeelings.Onceyoudogetsomerestorativetime,borrowaBuddhisttechniqueformakingitcount:whenyourealizeyou'reenjoyingyourself,spendhalfaminuteconsciouslypayingattentiontothefeelingsofpleasure.Foronething,you'lloftenfindthatthosefeelingsincreaseasaresult.Foranother,you'llencodethememoryoftheexperienceinmoredetailso,lookingback,it'llfeellikeyouhadevenmoretimetoyourself.1、Whyisithardforsomepeopletofindtimeforthemselvespractically?A．Theythinktheyaren'tworthit B．Theyhavealotofpressure.C．Theyareinfinancialtrouble. D．Theycan'tspareanytime2、WhichofthefollowingisacceptableaccordingtoParagraphtwo?A．Neverputoffwhatyoushoulddo. B．Takearestwhenit'stimetoC．Relaxyourselfwithallworkdone. D．Putupwithothers'shortcomings.3、Whichistheclosestto"resentful"inparagraphthree?A．pleased. B．relaxed. C．relieved. D．annoyed.4、Whatisbesttitleofthepassage?A．LearntoManageTime B．FindTimeforYourselfC．SqueezeTimetoExercise D．StrengthenTimeConsciousness25．（10分）Whatcana4-year-olddotoendhunger?Startahunger-relieforganization.Whenmostkidswerejustenteringpreschool,JoshuaWilliamsdiscoveredthatpeoplerightinhisneighborhoodwentwithoutfood.ThissurprisedtheyoungMiamiresident,sowiththesupportofhisfamily,WilliamsfoundedJoshua’sHeartFoundation,anon-profitorganizationdevotedtothefightagainstglobalhungerthroughthecommunityserviceofyoungpeople.Nowahighschoolsenior,Williamsisaherofortheone-in-sixAmericanswhofacehunger.Joshua’sHeartFoundationincludesmorethan12,500teensand4,000adultsamongthevolunteersWilliamsinspires.Inadditiontoprovidingitemsofbasicnecessitytothoseinneed,Williams’foundationalsoeducatescommunitiesaboutwaystofighthunger.Todate,Joshua’sHeartFoundationhasdistributedmorethan1,600,000poundsoffoodandassistedover400,000individuals,alongwithteachingsomefoodrecipientshowtopreparehealthymeals.Inadditiontobeinganadvocatefortheneedy,Williamsisapopularspeaker.Hetravelsinternationallytocreateawarenessabouthunger.TheseleadershipopportunitieshaveallowedWilliamstopartnerwithwell-knownbrands,includingDisney,WalgreensandUnilever.In2013,heappearedinTheWayKidsSeeIt,adocumentaryshortfilmbyUnileverthatcapturesideasandinspirationforcreatingabrighterfuturefromchildrenallovertheworld.Ayearlater,heparticipatedintwoserviceprograms:ayear-longcampaignwithMilkLifeaboutdonatingmilktofoodbanks,andDisney’sMakeYourMarkcampaignfeaturingkidsmakingadifference.Williamskeepsabalancebetweenhighschoollifeandhispassionforhelpingothers.Hecontinuestoseekwaystoinspireyoungpeopletomakeadifferencetoothers’lives.Afterhighschoolgraduation,hehopestostudybusinessandcomputerscienceatStanfordandcontinuetorunJoshua’sHeartFoundation.1、WhatinspiredJoshuatofoundJoshua’sHeartFoundation?A．Someteens’communityservice.B．Someneighbors’lackoffood.C．Globalfightagainsthunger.D．Hisfamily’ssupport.2、WhichisacontributionmadebyJoshua’sHeartFoundation?A．Donatingmilktofoodbanks.B．Feedingmorethan12,500teens.C．Providingpeoplewithhealthyrecipes.D．Givingoutover400,000poundsoffood.3、WhydidUnileverproduceTheWayKidsSeeIt?A．Toshowideasfromhighschoolstudents.B．Tohelpkidsunderstandthefutureworld.C．Toinspirekidstopreparefortheirfuture.D．Tocontributetochildren’spromisingfuture.4、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJoshua?A．Warm-heartedanddetermined.B．Independentandconsiderate.C．Optimisticandhumorous.D．Easy-goingandmodest.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Myhusbandkissedmegoodbye,stroke(轻抚)thebaby’scheekandthenrushedoutofthedoor,intohisbusyday.Withthecoldofthemorningfading,Ifedmybabyanditfellfastasleep.UsuallyIwouldplaceitinbedandquicklyhavethehousesomewhatin1.However,thismorning,Istayedseated,just2,withthebabyinmyarms.Thethoughtsraninto3ofthemorningswithmyhusband,afatherrushingoutofthedoortomeettheobligationsoflife.Itwasonlyasmalljumptothoughtsofmyown4.MymotherpassedawaywhenIwasten,andasIlooked5,Icouldseehowmuchofafamilymanmydadwas.Hewenttoworkeverymorningand6tohisfamilyeveryevening.He7food,clothing,warmth,andprotection.Hewasafaithfulfather.Settingthebabydown,Idialedthe8number.Ihadjustrealizedthe9oftheordinary－thedailylifegoingonaroundusthatweoftentookforgranted,andthatitneededtobe10.“Hi,Dad.”Isaid,11backtears.“Hey,Bud.Howareyou?”12wasinhisvoice.“Fine,I’mjustcallingtosay…thankyou.”Igotitoutbeforemythroat13toomuchformetospeak.“Whatfor?”“Forgettingupandgoingtoworkeverymorningofmylife.NowthatIhavemyown14andIseemyhusbanddoingthesame,Ijustwantedtothankyouforbeing15.”Therewas16foramomentasmydadcomposedhimself,andwithasmall17inhisvoicehesaid,“You’rewelcome,Bud.”Idon’tremembermuchoftherestofthecall,18thatmomentofrevelation(显露)aboutmyfather,Iwillneverforget.Therearethosewhoareknownfortheirheroic19,andalsothosewhoareknownfortheirfortunesandfame,butitisthe20everydayfatherswhoarethetrueheroes.I’mthankfulthatmyfatherwasoneofthem.1、A．use B．line C．order D．fashion2、A．thinking B．dreaming C．imagining D．praying3、A．conversations B．struggles C．incidents D．memories4、A．baby B．husband C．mother D．father5、A．out B．away C．back D．around6、A．moved B．returned C．escaped D．walked7、A．provided B．collected C．sought D．bought8、A．popular B．relative C．regular D．familiar9、A．difference B．significance C．balance D．absence10、A．recognized B．arranged C．reduced D．achieved11、A．sending B．pushing C．holding D．putting12、A．Sympathy B．Stress C．Doubt D．Concern13、A．cleared B．hurt C．ached D．tightened14、A．child B．duty C．life D．career15、A．inspiring B．faithful C．considerate D．admirable16、A．peace B．calm C．silence D．rest17、A．tremble B．hesitation C．passion D．sigh18、A．and B．but C．or D．nor19、A．ideas B．deeds C．remarks D．words20、A．outstanding B．patient C．ordinary D．honest第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Itisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.Inabusyoumaylookatgstranger,1．nottoolong.Ifhenoticesthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeel2．(comfort).Itisthesameindailylife.Whenyouare3．(look)atforseveralmoretimes,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrong4．you.Ifnothinggoeswrong,you5．(feel)angrywiththepersonwhoislookingatyou.Eyescanspeak,right?6．(look)toolongatsomeonemayseemtobeimpolite.Butsometimesthingsaredifferentwhenit7．(come)tostaringattheoppositesex,ifamanglancesatawomanformorethantenseconds,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattract8．(she)attention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.Infact,continuouseyecontactislimitedto9．(love)only,whowillenjoylookingateachother10．(gentle)foralongtime，toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.Evidently,eyecommunicationshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweenthetwopeople.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSundaythestormstruckthevillagewheremygrandparentsusedtoliving、Thestormhaddestroyedtwentyhouses,thirteenofwhichwerebaddamaged、Theothershadeitherbrokenwindowsortornroof、Overtwohundredpersonswerekilled、Afewwereseriouslyinjuredandtaketohospital、Aboutsixhundredpeoplewerehomelessbecausethestorm、MrGreensaid“Thestormbeganataboutsevenintheevening、IwaswatchingTVwithmyfamilywhileweheardaloudnoise、Severalminuteslater,ourhousefelldownandcoveredus、Ittookusalongtimeafterwemanagedtoclimbout,butIfoundoneofhiskidswasmissing,soIwentbackinsideandfoundhersafeandsound、”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，请给你的外国朋友Tom写一封信，给他提一些汉语学习方面的好建议并陈述理由。要点如下：1.培养兴趣2.多阅读3.看中文电影注意：1.词数100词左右（信的开头和结尾已经给出，并不计入总词数）；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、D5、B6、D7、C8、B9、C10、C11、B12、C13、D14、B15、D16、B17、B18、D19、D20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbea