2022-2023学年黑龙江省绥化市英语高三上期末综合测试试题含解析

2022-2023高三上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it2．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep3．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon4．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose5．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime6．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout7．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited8．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address9．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before10．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit11．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where12．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled13．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether14．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively15．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder16．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever17．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped18．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing19．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that20．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep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）Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion—likestress,anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwith(充斥)differentkindsofthoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,that'sright,stop.Whateveryou'redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.Whileyou'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion.Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Taketheentireminute—butonlyoneminute—todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwillingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday？”Onceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfeelit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou'rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.Thisexerciseseemssimple—almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythepoweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol.Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask.1、Whatshouldyoudowhenyouareintonegativityaccordingtothearticle?A．Listentosomemusic.B．Ignoreitanddosomethingelse.C．Justdonothingandtrulyfeelthatemotion.D．Thinkaboutitandtrytodealwithitimmediately.2、Theunderlinedword“immerse”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”．A．breakdown B．getridofC．cutoff D．throwinto3、What'sthebesttitleofthistext?A．ClearYourMentalSpaceB．DeepBreath,TroubleAwayC．TrytoAvoidtheNegativeEmotionD．KeepHoldingontoThisNegativeEmotionasLongasPossible4、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsnegativeemotionis________.A．doubtful B．optimisticC．frightened D．confused22．（8分）ThereareanunbelievablenumberofreasonstogotoGreece;justlikethereareanunbelievablenumberofthingstodoonceatravelerarrivesthere.HereisalookatjustsomeofthegreathistoricalthingstoseewhenvacationinginAthens,Greece.AgoraAgoraliesinruinsnow,butduringitsglorydaysitwasalivelyandactiveopenmarketplacewhereGreekscametobuy,sell,andexchangetheirgoodsandservices.AgorahastiestocommonpeopleofancientGreece.Guidedtoursareavailableandthereisalsoasmallmuseumwithmanyartifactsfromthisareaondisplay.ParthenonOneofthemostfamouslandmarksinAthensisthelegendaryParthenon.Thisbuildingisstilltodayadmiredbyarchitectswhoareappreciativeofthedecorativedesign,aswellastheengineeringinvolvedinitsconstruction.Thoseinterestedinhistorywillbeimpressedbeyondbeliefwiththeopportunitytoseethishistoricstructureupcloseandpersonal.TempleofOlympianZeusOneofthemostimpressivemonumentstoseeupcloseistheTempleofOlympianZeus.Manypeopleseethismonumentfromfaraway,orevenfromthewindowofataxi,andneverstopforafirsthandlookthemselves.Thisisahugemistakeasthesizeofitcannottrulybeappreciatedwithoutvisitingitupclose.OdeumofHerodesAtticusBuiltintothehillsideandprovidinganiceviewofAthensistheOdeumofHerodesAtticus.Thistheaterwasconstructedinthesecondcenturyandwasanimportantgatheringplaceforboththeupperandlowerclasses.Itholdsalittleover5,000people,islocatedjustbelowtheAcropolis,andisstillusedforperformancestothisday.1、WhatdidtheancientGreeksdoinAgora?A．Theydidbusiness.B．Theytouredaround.C．Theyvisitedmuseums.D．Theyprayedforblessings.2、WhowillshowthemostinterestinParthenon?A．Electricalengineers.B．Buildingdesigners.C．Ordinaryvisitors.D．Religiouspeople.3、HowcanvisitorsfullyappreciatetheTempleofOlympianZeus?A．Byapproachingit.B．Bylookinginthedistance.C．Bytakingabird’s-eyeview.D．Byseeingthroughataxiwindow.4、InwhatwayisOdeumofHerodesAtticusdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasgreathistoricalvalue.B．Ithastiestocommonpeople.C．Itisfamousforitsarchitecture.D．Itstillservesitsoriginalpurpose.23．（8分）AnewstudyexploresthecustomoftippingintheUnitedStates.ManyAmericansgivetipstopeoplewhoperformajobforthem,especiallyworkersintheserviceindustry.Theypayalittleextratopeoplecuttingtheirhair,drivingthemacrosstownorservingthemamealatarestaurant.Theresearchersfoundthatmengivebiggertipstorestaurantworkersthanwomen.AndpeoplewholiveinthenorthernUSaremoregenerouswithtipsthanthoselivingintheSouth.Peoplewhoearn$50,000ormoreayeargivebiggertipsthanthosewhoearnlessthan$50,000.Thereisonelikelyreason:thewealthierAmericanshavemoremoneytospend.MichaelLynnisaprofessorofconsumerbehaviorandmarketingattheCornellUniversitySchoolofHotelAdministrationinNewYork.Inotherwords,heknowsalotabouttheissueoftipping.Inearliersurveys,Lynnsaidhefoundmixedresultsonthegenerosityofmenandwomenwhenitcomestotipping.Insomestudies,mengavebiggertipsthanwomen.Inothers,womengavemoremoney.Lynn’sownresearchinAmericanrestaurantsfoundthatmengivebiggertipswhentherestaurantserverisawomanandwomengivemorewhentheserverisaman.Tipsareveryimportanttoserviceemployees.Peoplewhoworkatrestaurantsoftengetmostoftheirearningsfromtips.Nationwide,Americansgenerallytipbetween15to20percentatrestaurantsandleavefrom$2toS10adayforthepeoplewhocleantheirhotelrooms.Tipsof15percentofthereadingonthemeter(计价器)arealsocommonforpeoplewhodrivetaxis.Buthereissomethingtokeepinmind.Ifyouareabletogivethepersonservingyouatiporabiggeronethanwhatisexpected,yourgenerositywillbewelcome.Manyserviceworkersdonotmakemuchmoney,andevenanextradollarortwocanmakeadifferenceintheirlives.1、WhatisparagraphImainlyabout?A．Astudyinarestaurant. B．Ajobofferingalotoftips.C．TheserviceindustryintheUS. D．ThecustomoftippingintheUS.2、WhatisLynn’sfindinginAmericanrestaurants?A．Peoplegivemoretipstotheoppositesexserver.B．Peoplearealwaysmoregeneroustoserviceemployers.C．Mengivethesametipstothewomenrestaurantserversaswomen.D．Menalwaysgivemoretipstothemenrestaurantserversthanwomen.3、HowmuchtipsdoAmericansgenerallypayifthereadingonthetaximeteris$100?A．$2. B．$10.C．$15. D．$20.4、Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardstipping?A．Doubtful. B．Critical.C．Uncaring. D．Supportive.24．（8分）Asfreeastheymakeus,mobilephonesstillneedtostayclosetoapowersource.Soonthatmaychangewith"green"power.ThreeChileanstudentsgottheideaforaplant-powereddevice(装置)tochargetheircellphones,whilesittingintheirschool'soutdoorcourtyardduringabreakfromexams,withdeadmobilephones.Then,oneofthemhadan"aha"moment.“ItoccurredtoCamilatosayaboutplants,"saidinventorEvelynAravena."Whydon'tyouhaveasocket,iftherearesomanyplants?'Afterthat,wethought,whydon'ttheyhaveachargingoutlet?Becausetherearesomanyplantsandlivingthingsthathavethepotentialtoproduceenergy,whynot?'"Theirinvention—asmallbiologicalcircuitcalledE-Kaia-usestheenergyplantstoproduceduringphotosynthesis(光合作用).Aplantusesonlyasmallpartofthatenergyandtherestgoesintothesoil,andthat'swheretheE-Kaiacollectsit.Thedeviceplugsintothegroundandthenintoyourphone."It'sthemostamazingprojectI'veeverseeninmylife,plainandsimple.Theybroughtthisoriginalmodel,anditworked—andthat'swhenitallchanged,atleastfrommypersonalpointofviewandIbegantosupportthem."saidMauricioCifuentes.Thedevicesolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents—theyneededanideaforaclassproject,andanoutlettoplugintheirphones."Lookingforaplacetochargethenotebook,whichhadnopower,andthemobilephones,weweren'tabletofindanythingbecausealltheotherstudentswereinthesamestateofmadnesstryingtofindaplacetochargetheirdevices,"saidAravena.Butplantsareeverywhere,andthebiocircuitmakesthebestoftheirexcess(过多的)power.TheE-Kaiadoesn'tcarrymuchchargebutit'spowerfulenoughtocompletelyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthantwohours.Thestudentinventorshaveappliedforpatentsontheirtechnology,andexpecttheE-KaiatogoonsaleinDecember2016.1、Howcouldthestudentsgetthe"green"poweridea?A．Bycarryingoutanexperiment.B．Justfromanoccasionalthought.C．Withthesupportoftheirprofessors.D．Enlightened(启发)bytheinformationinasciencebook.2、Howdoesthedevicework?A．Byusingtheenergyduringphotosynthesis.B．Byusingasmallbiologicalcircuit.C．Byusingtheelectricitystoredinthedevice.D．Byusingadeviceburiedintheground.3、WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMauricioCifuentessaid?A．Heintendedtobuythepatent.B．Thedevicewasmadeinaroughway.C．Heshowedgreatinterestinthedevice.D．Heattemptedtoproducethedeviceinlargenumbers.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ANewDevicetoChangetheWorldB．GreenPower-ANewandPotentialSourceC．ChileanStudentsFindAGreenWaytoChargePhonesD．ANewDeviceInventedbyChileanStudentsWillBeonSale25．（10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.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）CominghomeafterworkingoutforawholedayIhadmypurselost．I1ithadslippedoutmybackpackasIwasbeing2．Whileitwasprobablyveryclosetomyapartmentitstillfailedtocomeinto3andIhadno4buttocancelmydebitcards．I’dhadthepurseformorethanadecadeasitwasaChristmaspresent,whichwasabright,redleather,CheekyMonkeypurse,soprobablynotentirelyfora36-year-old5butIwasveryupsettohavelostit!EveryoneIspoketo6Imightgetthepurseback7butthemoneyandvouchersinitwouldverylikelydisappear．Ihad8writtenoffthe9ofthepurseandwasevenconsideringwhethertomoveonandgo“grown-up”whenIwasseekinga10．Icamehomelatethefollowingnightandmymonkeypursewasonmymat!Icheckedthecontentsandeverythingwas11includinganythingofcashvalue．IwasastoundedwhenIreadthe12notewhichread,“Icameacrossthislastnight．Itwastoodarkto13itthen,soIcamebacktonight．Igotyour14fromyourlicense．Sorry．Iain．”Notonlyhadthismanreturnedmypursebuthethoughthe15meanapologyfornotbringingitbacksooner!Ihavetoldalmostallmyacquaintances,whoalmostrespondedwithasimilarstandardanswer,“Itrestoresyour16inhumannature”andit17lotsofstoriesaboutsimilar18experiences．Therewerenocontact19soIamunabletogetintouchtosaythankyoutoIain,butIhopehewillbe20ofhowgratefulIam!1、A．doubted B．suspected C．proved D．recognized2、A．putoff B．setoff C．droppedoff D．leftoff3、A．effect B．appearance C．view D．attention4、A．ability B．thought C．alternative D．decision5、A．grownup B．broughtup C．takenon D．appliedto6、A．decided B．doubted C．prayed D．exposed7、A．previously B．approximately C．regularly D．eventually8、A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．though9、A．value B．contents C．name D．lists10、A．process B．comfort C．judgment D．replacement11、A．undamaged B．lost C．checked D．reserved12、A．appealing B．thrilling C．accompanying D．entertaining13、A．lookover B．goover C．getthrough D．seethrough14、A．name B．phonenumber C．address D．card15、A．forgot B．made C．paid D．owed16、A．faith B．reputation C．quality D．justice17、A．adapted B．inspired C．described D．expanded18、A．fantastic B．worthy C．priceless D．positive19、A．tracks B．outlines C．details D．accounts20、A．proud B．sensitive C．aware D．certain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）Chinahasonceagainprovedits1．(able)tochangetheworldwiththe“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.They’rerelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation(创新),2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives,accordingtoasurvey3．(make)bytheBeltandRoadResearchInstituteofBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity.“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwantsimplywithafingertiponmyphone,”said4．universitystudent,addingthat“evenpancakesellersareusingmobilepayment.”Thebikes5．(them)arenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing6．(base)onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies.Chinahasenteredanewinnovativeera,thankstothelargeamountsofcapitalChinahasinvestedin7．(encourage)innovation,saidBernhardSchwartlander,WHORepresentativeinChina.8．isincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingwesternideas.Thisis9．(especial)trueinmobile,whereChinaisleadinginmanywayssuchas…socialmessagingappWeChat,shesaid.ThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCeraandwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthe10．(large)mobileuseintheworld.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。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearMr.Johnson,I’velearnedfromanewspaperthatsomeclerksarewantinginyourcompany.Iameagertobeingoneofthem.SoIamwritingtheletter.MynameiszhangHua.IwasbornintheHebeiProvinceandIamingoodhealth.I’vejustgraduatedintheComputerDepartmentofWuhanUniversity.IdidverygoodinallsubjectsandIamspecialgoodatcomputerstudiesandEnglish.IcanreadsciencebooksinEnglishanddoingsomewritinginEnglishaswell.Beside,IknowalittleFrench.Andinmysparetime,Ienjoyplayingbasketball.AsissaidthatyourcompanyisveryfamousandI’llverygladifyouletmeworkforit.MytelephonenumberiIamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你叫李华，你的澳洲朋友Devin参加汉语水平考试（HSK）未能通过，请你写一封信，安慰一下你的朋友。内容包括：1．对考试失利的安慰；2．对汉语学习提出建议。注意：1．词数100左右。2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearDevin,IamsorrytohearthatyoufailedtopassHSK.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、A5、C6、B7、C8、D9、B10、C11、D12、C13、A14、D15、B16、B17、A18、B19、D20、D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、1、C2、D3、A4、B22、1、A2、B3、A4、D23、1、D2、A3、C4、D24、1、B2、B3、C4、C25、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.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosom