2025屆長春市第八十七中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末監(jiān)測模擬試題含解析

2025屆長春市第八十七中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末監(jiān)測模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，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．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left2．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when3．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few4．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith5．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need6．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown7．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before8．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential9．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed10．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior11．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone12．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever13．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't14．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends15．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．a(chǎn)tlength B．a(chǎn)trandom C．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tbest16．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere17．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible18．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which19．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the20．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Anewstudysuggeststhatrecentcollegegraduateshaveagoodchanceoffindingemployment.ThewebsiteCareerBuilderpublishedthesurvey.ThewebsitereportsontheU.S.jobmarket.Itfoundthat67percentofemployersplantohirenewcollegegraduatesthisyear.Theyalsofoundthat27percentofemployerswillbehiringrecentgraduatesforjobsthatpayupto$57,000ayear.CareerBuildersaidtheimprovingeconomyandtheriseinretirementsofolderworkersisraisingtheneedforyoungprofessionals.Thereis,however,aconcernthatyounggraduatesarenotreadyforlifeaftercollege.AnotherCareerBuildersurveyof2,186hiringprofessionalsfoundthattheyworrynewcollegegraduateslackprofessionalexperience.Theyblameuniversitiesforplacingtoomuchattentiononteachingacademicsubjectsthatdonotrelatetorealjobs.Thehiringprofessionalssuggestthatschoolsshouldgivemoresupporttoexperiencegainedthroughinternships(實習(xí)).Theyalsosaiduniversitiesarenotpreparingtheirgraduateswellenoughforjobsthatinvolve(涉及)newtechnologies.Thesurveyfoundthatbusiness,computerscienceandengineeringfieldswereseekingnewworkersthemost.Thebiologicalsciences,architectureandeducationfieldsneededfewernewworkers.CareerBuilder’sadvicetoyounggraduateslookingforjobswastofollowcompaniestheylikeorsocialmedia.Thewebsitealsosuggestedstudentswriteblogsabouttheircareerinterests.1、WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A．TheU.SjobmarketB．Thepaymentofrecentgraduates.C．TheresultofanewsurveyD．Thebesttimeinfindingjobs.2、WhyareyounggraduatesingreaterneedontheU.S.jobmarketrecently?A．Employersarefondofrecentgraduates.B．Younggraduatesaskforlesspaythanolderworkers.C．Younggraduatesaremoreenergeticthanolderworkers.D．Economyhaspickedupandmoreemployeeshaveretired.3、Accordingtothesurveyofthehiringprofessionals,whatshoulduniversitiesdotopreparetheirgraduateswellforjobs?A．Improvetheirgraduates’academicgrades.B．Increasetheirgraduates’chancesofinternships.C．Supporttheirgraduates’careerinterests.D．Helpgraduateschoosejobsconnectedwithnewtechnologies.22．（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.23．（8分）Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影響)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破壞)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.3、By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．choosenewarchitecturalstyleD．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.24．（8分）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignlanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara，15atthetime，pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf，”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething，buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded，accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexiaandknewshe’dbeabletofingerspellintotheman’spalm.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt，walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane，andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook，then64.Gentlytakinghishand，shesigned，“Howareyou?AreyouOK/”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived，Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit，shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour，that’swhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn’tseeher，she“l(fā)ookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness，”apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing.”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellTimwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto，andshewassuchanangel.“Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystogivebackyourself?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’sliferightnow.1、Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause______________.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．Theycouldn’tcommunicatewiththepassenger2、WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring. B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing. D．Ambitiousandattentive.4、Thepassageismainlywrittento______________.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlB．a(chǎn)ppealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyC．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCook25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butsittingforlongperiodsoftimewillhurtyouforever.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbones(骨盆)torotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine（脊椎）,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveins（靜脈）andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheconsequenceofcrossinglegs?A．Neckandbackgethurt.B．Feetandlegsbecomenumb.C．Bloodpressuregoesup.D．Pelvicboneskeepperfectpostures.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rotate”inPara3mean?A．breakseriouslyB．hurtgreatlyC．movecasuallyD．straightensuddenly3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．HowtochooseapropersittingpostureB．ItisadvisablenottositwithlegscrossedC．HowtodevelopbeneficialhabitsD．Bloodpressureharmsourbodies.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）InthesummerbeforeIenteredmiddleschool,IreadthebookTheyCagetheAnimalsatNight.It’sastoryaboutJennings,aboylivinginvariousorphanages（孤兒院）withonlyhisstuffedanimal（毛絨玩具）,Doggie,forcompanionship.It’safascinatingbook,butlittledidIknowhowitwould1mylifeandthelivesofothers.Oneday,asIlookedacrossmyroomatthepileofstuffedanimals,a(n)2cametome.Iwould3stuffedanimalsforchildrenlikeJennings.4,Icontactedagenciesthatsupportthosechildrenandtheysaidthestuffedanimalswouldcertainly5children’sspirits.Inamedmyproject“CuddleBuddies”.Iwrotearticlesforthelocalandschoolnewspapers,6donationsofthe“buddies”—stuffedanimals.Myphone7ringing;schools,families,andtoyfactoriesallwantedtohelp.Muchtomy8,bythesecondweekmylivingroomlookedlikeazoo.WheneverMomandI9the“buddies”totheagencies,thekidswouldbewaitingtherewiththeireyesdown,too10tolookbutshakingwithexcitement.Sixyearsafteritslaunch,CuddleBuddiescontinuesto11.Nowover25,000stuffedanimalshavebeen12toagenciesworldwide.Simon,aseven-year-oldboyinanAfricanChildren’sHome,couldn’tsleepatnightafterhelosthisparents.Whenaskedtochoosehis“buddies”,Simon13apandaandsoonafterwassleepingthroughthenight.IneverdreamedCuddleBuddieswould14thisway.Upongraduatingfromhighschool,Idesignedawebsite,,to15theproject.Theresponsewas16.MoreandmorepeoplejoinedmeandtwodozenCuddleBuddies17wereestablishedacrossthenation.Thishasbeenagreatexperience.I’velearnedhowtofollowthroughonanideaandhowto18impactalife.Iwillgotocollegewiththese19inmindandcontinuemyworkwithCuddleBuddies,evenwhenI20awholenewsetofexcitingacademicandnonacademicpursuits.1、A．touch B．risk C．lead D．save2、A．chance B．idea C．explanation D．word3、A．display B．repair C．purchase D．collect4、A．Previously B．Occasionally C．Immediately D．Gradually5、A．capture B．reflect C．lift D．record6、A．puttingaside B．turningdown C．a(chǎn)skingfor D．gettingback7、A．delayed B．kept C．stopped D．meant8、A．knowledge B．taste C．regret D．delight9、A．delivered B．a(chǎn)pplied C．rented D．returned10、A．shy B．content C．weak D．eager11、A．reform B．expand C．dominate D．divide12、A．produced B．a(chǎn)dopted C．sold D．donated13、A．pickedout B．cameacross C．showedoff D．broughtup14、A．decline B．work C．increase D．react15、A．promote B．start C．evaluate D．examine16、A．confusing B．a(chǎn)musing C．a(chǎn)utomatic D．enthusiastic17、A．companies B．committees C．branches D．institutes18、A．financially B．positively C．socially D．physically19、A．plans B．images C．lessons D．motives20、A．workout B．keepoff C．relyon D．engagein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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）I’mnowagoodstudentinmyclass.Butyoudon’tknowthatwhenI1．(start)seniorEnglishinthebeginning,Ifounditdifficultandquite2．(differ)fromwhatIhadlearnedinjuniorschool.NowIstillrememberateacherwhotaughtmeatthattime.3．teacherisagoodteacherbecauseshealwaystriedtobetheone4．classesweremadeactiveandlivelywithsomestoriesandexamples.5．thehelpoftheteacher,Irealizedthe6．(important)ofEnglish,soIdecidedtolearnEnglishwell.Myteachersuggestedthatwe7．(read)moreifwewantedtoimproveourEnglish,8．everydayIwoulddosomereading.Shealsotolduslessonsinclasscouldhelpusdealwithexams,butevenmorevaluablewerethelessons9．(learn)inextra-curricularactivitiesinschool.IlikemyEnglishteacherverymuch.NowIhavemade10．greatprogressinmyEnglishstudythatIammoreinterestedinlearningitthanbefore.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意；1.每處錯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）不計分。May1wasabrightlyday.LiYueandZhangHuasetoutatriptotheSunshineNursingHometovolunteering.Theelderlypeopleinthenursinghomewaspleasedtoreceivefreshfruitfromthetwoyoungstudent.Next,theystartedcleaningtheelderlypeople’srooms.Afterthat,theysitdoym,chattingwiththeelderlypeopleuntilitwastimeforthemtoleave.Theelderlypeopleofferedtheygreatthanksoverandoveragainforthattheyhaddone,andtheysmiledgently.Theheartfeltsatisfactionofdoingagooddeedwasabestrewardthattheyhadeverhadit.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是一名學(xué)生會主席，你校學(xué)生會要組織一次戶外活動，現(xiàn)在請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容以學(xué)生會的名義寫份書面通知，字?jǐn)?shù)100詞左右。主要內(nèi)容：為了放松自己，走進(jìn)大自然，我們決定去附近的農(nóng)場采摘臍橙（navelorange）。歡迎踴躍參加。時間：下周日上午：8：00——11：00.下周五下午5：00前到辦公室報名。要求：穿戴合適，如帽子，手套等發(fā)布時間：11月8日。注意：1.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總次數(shù)。NoticeNovember8________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheStudents’Union

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、A5、C6、B7、B8、D9、C10、B11、B12、D13、B14、B15、A16、C17、B18、B19、A20、A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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、B22、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,buttheresearchersar