2024屆浙江七彩陽(yáng)光聯(lián)盟高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析 - 副本

2024屆浙江七彩陽(yáng)光聯(lián)盟高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．a(chǎn)ren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．a(chǎn)reyou2．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough3．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen4．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．a(chǎn)nticipateC．forecast D．preview5．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which6．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making7．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．established D．identified8．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout9．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where10．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．a(chǎn)dmission B．pensionC．a(chǎn)llowance D．commission11．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will12．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t13．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions14．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo15．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized16．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would17．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.18．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．a(chǎn)sC．for D．so19．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem20．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．a(chǎn)s;what C．a(chǎn)s;which D．that;and第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmupsituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenyearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon（三項(xiàng)全能）.OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.1、Kellyisnervouswhen________.A．boysarearoundherB．shechangesintoaleaderC．sheisawayfromhermomD．situationsarenewtoher2、WecanlearnfromParagraph3that______.A．theracebeganintheearlymorningB．KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceC．thewholefamilygaveKellysupportD．herbrother’sbirthdaypartywasdelayed.3、Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly________.A．TookpartinthesportB．ExpressedlovetoherC．WonthegoldmedalD．Changedcompletely4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkKellyis?A．TimidanddeterminedB．CuteandconfidentC．FearfulandenergeticD．Sociableandbrave22．（8分）Whenitcomestomentalillness,manypeopleoftenfindittoughtogetthehelptheyneed.Thisisespeciallytrueforyoungstudentsmakingthetransition(過渡)tocollegelife.“Sometimes,studentsdon'trealizehowharditistoadjusttocollege,”saidLauraSmith,associatedeanofstudentsattheUniversityofTexasatDallas.“You’renotthebigfishinyourclassesanymore;youhaveallkindsofpersonalstress;you'reawayfromhome.“Dealingwiththesethingsisnoteasy.”Studentswhoaregoingthroughtheseproblemssometimeswanttoreachout.Butifstudentsdon'tfeelcomfortableseekinghelp,manyfeelthatit'stheresponsibilityoftheiruniversitytohelpthem.“Ireallywishthattherewasmoreimportanceplacedonhowcounseling(咨詢)centershelpstudents,”saidConnieTrinh."Counselingservicesarejustasimportantasacademicsandsports.”Trinh,27,graduatedfromTexasWoman’sUniversityin2015.Duringcollege,shehostedvariousworkshopsonhowtohandlementalhealthconditions.Trinhusedherownstorytoconnectwithstudentswhomightbefacingsimilarproblems.Highacademicpressures,culturaldifferencesasanAsianAmericanandstressfulsocialsituationsstoodoutassomeofthemostcommoncausesofTrinh'sanxiety.Itwasonlyafteryearsofpersonalproblemsthatshecouldadmitthatreachingoutisn’tasignofweakness.“Ifyoufeelyoucan'tconnectwithotherpeoplearoundyou,youshouldaddresstheissuewithoutshame,”Trinhsaid.“You'llfindthattherearealotofpeopleouttherewhosincerelywanttohelpyou.”1、446．Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor’sreflectionsupon_________.A．collegelifeB．counselingserviceC．mentalhealthD．culturaldifferences2、448．What'sTrinh'spreferredsolutiontotheproblemsmentioned?A．Makingself-criticism.B．Handlingtheproblemsactively.C．Solvingtheproblemonyourown.D．Findingthecausesoftheproblems.3、450．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“connectwith”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Getalongwith.B．JointogetherwithC．Berelatedto.D．Getthroughto.4、452．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Counselingservicehelpsdoingresearch.B．Adjustingtocollegelifeisapieceofcake.C．Hostingworkshopsimprovesstudents’ability.D．Beingbravetogethelpisnotasignofweakness.23．（8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.24．（8分）NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.＂Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,＂SergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.＂Wehavebeenabletoclearthemall,＂shesaid.＂Wedon’tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.＂Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.Shedidnotgivetheshooter’sidentity.＂Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,＂SergeantNegronsaid,addingthatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,andshotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,shesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity（匿名）saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto＂gooutinstyle.＂Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplace.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords＂gooutinstyle＂probablymean?A．Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.B．Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.C．Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.D．Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.B．Thecity’smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.C．Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.D．Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?A．BushHappenedtoEscapeaShotB．ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHolidayC．ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmahaD．GunmanKilled8People,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha25．（10分）Forthekidswhohavejuststartedtoread,choosingtherightbooksisessentialandtheirparentsshouldbetheretohelpthem.Aproperbookclassificationsystemwouldbeofgreathelpinthisregard,sincemostparentsdonotknowwhichbookssuittheirchildren’sreadinglevelsthemost.Aneffectiveclassificationsystemforchildren’sbookswouldhelpovercomethisproblem.Chinesebookstores,onlineoroffline,stillprefertouseageratherthanreadingabilitytocategorizewhattheysell.Infact,readingabilityandinterestsvaryfromchildtochildevenwhentheyareatthesameage.Thisearlyformofclassificationisacceptedbymostbookstoresandpublishers,yetmanyyoungreadersgetbooksthatarenowhereneartheirtargetedreadinglevels.Chinahasatleast200millionchildrenundertheageof14,andtheirenthusiasmforreadinghasincreasedovertheyears.Thepublishersofchildren’sbooksshouldtrytointroduceajuvenile-centeredclassificationsystemtohelptheirreaderschoosebooksthataresuitablefortheirreadingabilities.Somedon’ttrustthecallformoreeffectivebookclassification,mentioningtheneedforyoungsterstoreadextensivelyandavoidrestrictingthemselvestooneortwocategories.Thereisastrongcaseforresistingselectivereading,butnotbookclassification,whichisdesignedtohelpyoungchildrendevelopgoodreadinghabitsandholdontotheminthelongrun.Studieshavefoundthatkidsarelesslikelytobeintoreadingiftheyhavenotdevelopedsuchahabitbeforetheageof10.Thatsaid,itisintheirbestintereststoadopttargetedreadingduringchildhood,asthiscangreatlyimprovetheircomprehensionabilities.Sogreatereffortsshouldbeputintodesigningabookclassificationsystemthatmeetstheneedsofyoungreaders.1、Aproperbookclassificationsystemshould________.A．beonanagebasisB．limitreaderstooneortwocategoriesC．helpreadersgetbookssuitablefortheirreadinglevelsD．benefitallthebookstoresandpublishers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．Youngchildren.B．Publishers.C．Readinglevels.D．Readinghabits.3、WhatdoweknowfromParagraph5?A．Thereisastrongcaseforresistingbookclassification.B．Everyonedoesn’tsupportamoreeffectivebookclassification.C．Youngstersshouldberestrictedtoafewcategoriesofbooks.D．Youngstersdon’tneedtoreadextensively.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentbookclassificationsystem?A．Dissatisfied.B．Ambiguous.C．Supportive.D．Unconcerned.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）EverySaturdaynightmyfamilyandIgooutandfeedthehomelesspeopleinthecityofOrlando.Therearehundredsofpeopleacrossthecitywithoutany1orshelter.Wehavebeendoingthisforseveralmonths.Wewantedtoseewhatitwaslikeinthe2ofahomelessperson.OnespecialthingIliketo3is,myfamilyandIdonoteatbeforewebeginour4soweknowhowitfeelstobe5Alloftheareaswegotoarevery6,suchasParramore,GoreStreetanddowntownOrlando.Weallgettogetherinthe7andpreparethefood.Someofthemealsaresandwichesandcookiesandabottleofwater.Sometimesmymom8asteaminghotdeliciousmeal.Wethen9themalluptofeed30ormorepeople.Iliketowritespecial10onthebaglike,“Godlovesyou”.BeforemyfamilyandIgetintothecar,weaskGodforprotectioninafamilyprayer.Alotofpeople11homelesspeople.Notallhomelesspeoplearedrugaddictsor12people.Someare13nice.Someofthemjusthadbadthingsthat14tothem.Atfirst,wehadtoearntheirtrust,becausealotofpeopleare15tothemfornogoodreason.Butnowthattheyseeuseveryweekthey16us.Weevenknowsomeoftheirnames.Weallhavetorememberthatthesearepeoplethathave17Someofthemshakeourhandsforgivingthemfood.Someofthemdoreallyfunnydancesbecausetheyarehappy.Afterwefinishedfeedingthehomeless,itmakesme18whatIhaveathome.Sometimesitmakesmesad,andmakesmymom19.Ilovefeedingthehomeless,andmakinga(n)20insomeone’slife.1、A．power B．strength C．experience D．food2、A．belief B．plan C．life D．dream3、A．mention B．charge C．expect D．gain4、A．collection B．journey C．holiday D．investigation5、A．curious B．separate C．tense D．hungry6、A．dangerous B．tidy C．busy D．peaceful7、A．birthday B．kitchen C．field D．restaurant8、A．eats B．buys C．prepares D．serves9、A．break B．give C．use D．bag10、A．notes B．poems C．novels D．a(chǎn)rticles11、A．a(chǎn)rrest B．misunderstand C．save D．a(chǎn)dopt12、A．patient B．a(chǎn)ctive C．bad D．careless13、A．finally B．luckily C．barely D．really14、A．happened B．owed C．led D．a(chǎn)dded15、A．interesting B．mean C．familiar D．unusual16、A．trust B．respect C．forgive D．relax17、A．tasks B．goals C．feelings D．methods18、A．a(chǎn)ccept B．require C．spend D．a(chǎn)ppreciate19、A．fight B．cry C．complain D．a(chǎn)rgue20、A．experiment B．fortunate C．difference D．report第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語(yǔ)法填空Aboutthirtyyearsago，China1．（know）asthe"BicycleKingdom"．2．（late）on，bikeswerereplacedbyfuelpoweredtransports．Butrecentmonthshaveseena3．（recover）ofthebikeacrossChina，with4．increasingnumberofpeoplefondofridingbikesinsteadof5．（drive）toschools，toworkplacesortodosightseeing．They'repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovidea6．（use）solutiontothe"lastmile"problem，whichisthefinallegofaperson'sjourney．However，theplanshavealsocausedproblemssuch7．illegal（非法的）parking，vandalism（故意毀壞）andtheft．Lastmonth，twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunderpunishmentforputting8．（lock）ontwosharedbikes．AndinDecemberaman9．stoleasharedbikewassentencedtoa3-monthdetention（拘留），andfined1，000yuanbytheShanghaiPeople'sCourt．Now，Chineseserviceoperators10．（try）tosolvetheproblems．第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。LastSunday,someofmyclassmateandItookabicycletripalongthe“EastLakeGreenRoad”.Itspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasbreathtaking,withbigtrees,fragrantflowers,tallhillsandclearlakesinbothsides.Westoppedbyalakefortherest,whereagreatmanypeoplewereplayinghappily.Butsomethingunpleasantcaughtupoureyes.Therewasrubbishhereorthere,andthereweremanyplasticbagsandbottlesfloatedonthesurfaceofthelakes.Suchabeautifulplacewassoseriouspolluted.Whatashame!Therefore*wecouldn’thelpcollectingtherubbishafterweleft.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是學(xué)校CampusEnglish的編輯李華，學(xué)校將舉辦一次40周年校慶作品展示，請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫一則作品征集啟事。要點(diǎn)如下：作品主題：反映校園生活，表達(dá)祝福作品形式：英、漢語(yǔ)詩(shī)歌、照片、書畫作品等截止日期：2019年3月10日注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.參考詞匯：40周年（the40thanniversary）。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、B5、A6、D7、B8、D9、C10、D11、D12、C13、A14、D15、B16、A17、D18、B19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、D4、A22、1、446．C2、448．B3、450．A4、452．D23、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.Thismightbeasmallchangetoth