河北省定州市、博野縣2025屆高考英語倒計(jì)時模擬卷含解析

河北省定州市、博野縣2025屆高考英語倒計(jì)時模擬卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom2．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for3．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait4．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade5．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled6．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that7．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot8．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．train D．a(chǎn)ttempt9．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding10．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome11．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t12．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively13．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme14．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．a(chǎn)ttractive D．fantastic15．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that16．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting17．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one18．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase19．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something20．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝嗇鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$365?Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$302?Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:?Friday&Sunday:$581?Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:?Friday&Sunday:$896?Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.?Friday&Sunday:$207?Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.22．（8分）Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.It’sverylikelythatyou’llwanttohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor(e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”)toanexternalfactor(e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”).Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudiesinwhichtheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswastheamountofsufferingtheyexperiencedintheirvolunteerpositions.Althoughthisresultmaynotsurpriseyou,itleadstoimportantpracticaladvice.Theresearchersnotethatattentionshouldbegivento“trainingmethodsthatwouldpreparevolunteersfortroublesomesituationsorprovidethemwithstrategiesforcopingwiththeproblemtheydoexperience”.Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegreetowhichpeopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.Itwasassumedthatthosepeopleforwhomtheroleofvolunteerwasmostpartoftheirpersonalidentitywouldalsobemostlikelytocontinuevolunteerwork.Participantsindicatedthedegreetowhichthesocialrolematteredbyrespondingtostatementssuchas“VolunteeringinHospitalisanimportantpartofwhoIam.”Consistentwiththeresearchers’expectations,theyfoundapositivecorrelation(正相關(guān))betweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.Theseresults,onceagain,leadtoconcreteadvice:“Onceanindividualbeginsvolunteering,continuedeffortsmightfocusondevelopingavolunteerroleidentity....ItemslikeT-shirtsthatallowvolunteerstoberecognizedpubliclyfortheircontributionscanhelpstrengthenroleidentity”.1、Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof__________.A．a(chǎn)cademicrequirements B．socialexpectationsC．financialrewards D．internalneeds2、WhatcanwelearnfromtheFloridastudy?A．Follow-upstudiesshouldlastforoneyear. B．Volunteersshouldgetmentallyprepared.C．Strategytrainingisamustinresearch. D．Volunteersareprovidedwithconcreteadvice.3、Whatismostlikelytomotivatevolunteerstocontinuetheirwork?A．Individualdifferencesinroleidentity. B．PubliclyidentifiablevolunteerT-shirts.C．Roleidentityasavolunteer. D．Practicaladvicefromresearchers.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtoGetPeopletoVolunteer B．HowtoStudyVolunteerBehaviorsC．HowtoKeepVolunteers’Interest D．HowtoOrganizeVolunteerActivities23．（8分）WhenIwas5yearsold,Istartedlosingweight.MyparentsnoticedIwaspaleandalwaysthirsty.Theyhadmetestedtoseeifmybloodsugarwashighbecausetheythoughtthatmightbecausingmysymptoms.Mybloodsugarwasfivetimeshigherthannormal.Thatcanbedeadly.Myparentsrushedmetothehospital.That'swhenmywholelifechanged.ThedoctorssaidIhadType1Diabetes(糖尿病).Thatmeansmybodycan'tmakeinsulin(胰島素).There'snocure.MyparentshadtogivemeinsulinshotseverydayandIhadtogetovermyfearofneedlesquickly.SometimesIhad10band-aidsonmyfingersatonce.NowthatI'molder,Icheckmyownbloodsugarandgivemyselfshots.Aboutfouryearsago,mymomstartedtravelingtoruralGuatemala.Shegoestwiceayeartohelppeopleinneed.IhavebeenaGirlScoutsincekindergarten.ForaGirlScoutproject,IputtogetherateamtogotoGuatemalatotestpeopletherefordiabetes.WewentforfourdayslastJuly.Wetested378childrenand100adults.Wefoundthreeadultswithadifferentkindofdiabetes,calledtype2.Wealsofoundonelittlegirlwithdangerouslylowbloodsugar.Shecriedwhenwetoldher.Shehadbeenfeelingdizzyanddidn'tknowwhy.ItwaslikereplayingwhathappenedtomewhenIwaslittle.Italkedthroughatranslator,buteveryoneunderstoodhugs.IgavemorehugsthanI'veevergiven.Havingtype1diabetesishard.ButIhaveaccepteditreadily.Ithashelpedmemeetamazingpeople.Ithasmademeresponsibleandindependent.Ithasalsoshownmethepoweroftakingaction.I'mgoingbacktoGuatemalathissummertotestmorekids.IwanttohelpasmanykidsasIcan.Butmygreatestwishisforacure.Type1diabeteschangesyourlife.Ifnootherchildeverhastohaveit,thatwouldbeamazing.1、Whydidtheauthor'sparentshaveherbloodsugartested?A．Theyfoundthatshewaspale.B．Theynoticedthatshewasthirsty.C．Theydoubtedifshewasill.D．Theywonderedifshewastired.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．HerTypeIDiabeteswascured.B．ShelostheartaftertheexaminationC．Shesufferedalotfromthedisease.D．Sherefusedinsulinshotsforfearofpain3、WhydidtheauthorgotoGuatemala?A．Hermotherrequestedherto.B．Shehopedtohelppeoplethere.C．HerGirlScoutleadermadeamedicalteam.D．Shewantedtostartherround-the-worldtrip.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．SheliveswithTypeIDiabetes.B．ShehaswonderfiilexperiencesinGuatemala.C．Unexpectedtripmakeshermoreconfident.D．Shelivesamazinglydespitethediabetes.24．（8分）Wehumanbeingsneedtostayintouchwithnature-manystudiesshowhowmuchbetterpeoplefeelwheninsightoftrees.Yetevenmoreimportantly，natureitselfneedsustostayintouch.Manypoliticiansandscientistshavetoldusthatwecan"conquer"nature，butinrealitynaturewillalwaysbebeyondourcontrol---wedohavethepowertodestroyit.Thefateofalltheanimalsandtheirhabitatsdependslargelyonourattitudetowardsthem.Whetherornotweourselvessurvivedependsonhowwellwelookaftertherest.Foroursakeaswellastheirs，weneedtoconsideritseriously.Buthowcanwecareatallifwespendourlivesindoors？BorninSouthLondonattheendoftheSecondWorldWar，atleastIknewwhatasparrowwas（they'rerarenow）andyoucouldn'tputaspadeintoourtinygardenwithoutcuttingaworminhalf.Weknew，too，thatmilkcomesfromcowsandthatoldmencangrowamazingcarrotsonpoorland.Ultra-urban（極度城市化）aswemayhavebeen，atleastwewereintouch."Nowwehaveagenerationwhofranklyarenotintouch.Sohowcantheycareifthecountrysideissoldofftothehighestbidders，andusedtoparkhelicopters，andourcropscomefreefromMonsantoandourlivestockliveinfactories？Theywillknownootherway.Butifwesettlefortheultra-urbanlife，ifweallowallwildernesstobecompromisedandhandourfarmingovertoindustrialchemiststhen，quitesimply，theworldwillfallapart--asithasbeendoingalready.Wehavetorethinkwhatagricultureisreallyfor，andwhyconservationmatterstous，aswellastoothercreatures.Changesofstrategiesbeginwithattitudeandattitudebeginswithawareness.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionswilltheauthorbefor？A．Technologywillhelphumanscontrolnaturecompletely.B．Conqueringnatureisthepolicyofhumansociety.C．Humanshavetofindawaytoliveinharmonywithnature.D．Wewilllosecontrolofnaturewiththedevelopmentofsociety.2、Thesecondparagraphisintendedtotellusthatcitypeopleinthepast_____.A．wereinclosetouchwithnatureB．managedtosurviveinthewarC．killedthewormsintheearthcruellyD．hadahealthierdietthanus3、Thenewgenerationshownoconcernabouttheultra-urbanpatternjustbecause_______A．modernagriculturedoesn'tneedhardworkB．highprofitscanbemadebysellingcitylandC．theyarecutofffromnatureD．livestocklivinginfactoriesaretastier4、FromthepassagewecanguessthatMonsantoislikelytobe____________A．a(chǎn)chemicalfertilizerplantB．a(chǎn)scientistgoodatfarmingC．a(chǎn)constructioncorporationD．a(chǎn)bigagriculturalcompany5、Towardstheendofthepassage，theauthorremindsusto_____________A．movetothecountrysideB．reflectonourpastbehaviorsC．leavespaceforwildanimalsD．tumfarmsintobigfactories25．（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.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空（本題共10小題，閱讀下面短文，然后從各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳答案。Willtheskyeverfall?Theanswerisno.Butifit________,there’snoneedtobeafraid!ChickenLittleisanAmericancartoonfilm.It’sverypopulararoundtheworld.Itsstoryteachesus:don’tworrytoomuchinyour________.OnedayChickenLittleisintheforestwhenanacorn（橡果）fallsonhishead!Thismakeshim________.Hethinksapieceoftheskyisfalling!Hecan’twaittotell________aboutit.Theyrunfortheirlives!Whenpeople________thetruth,noonelikesChickenLittle.Theylaughathim.Hegetsabadnameinthetown.It’stimeforhimtochangeothers’________.ChickenLittlebeginstoplaybaseball.Heisnotbiggerthanaball,________heplaysitverywell!Hehelpshisteam________.Nowtheythinkhe’sgreat.Justthen,aspaceshipreallydoesfallfromthe________!Thealiens（外星人）havebadplans.Onceagainhemusttellpeopleaboutit.Willhegethelpfromhisfriendsinthetown?Canheshowhimselfa/an________person?Youwillgettheanswerfromthecartoonfilm.1、A．takes B．happens C．leaves D．works2、A．life B．family C．sports D．study3、A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．a(chǎn)fraid4、A．a(chǎn)nyone B．someone C．everyone D．noone5、A．forget B．write C．know D．a(chǎn)sk6、A．minds B．plans C．programs D．jobs7、A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．but D．or8、A．lose B．beat C．miss D．win9、A．land B．water C．grass D．sky10、A．difficult B．different C．outgoing D．beautiful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）OnMay9,JamesGivenswassittinginthecarwhenhe1．(hear)whatsoundedlikeaknock.Heturnedaroundonly2．(find)agoosepecking(啄)atthecardoor.Thiswashighlyunusualgiventhatthebirdsnormallypreferredtoobservehumansfroma3．(distant).Butonthisday,thegooseappearedtobedeterminedtogethisattentionanddidn’tstoppecking4．Givensopenedthecardoorandsteppedout.Thoughthebirdthenbegantowalkaway,5．keptturningaroundtomakesurehewasfollowing.Whentheyfinallystopped,Givensrealized6．themothergoosedidso---sheneededhelptofreeherbabygoosethathadgot7．(trap)insomeballoonstring.Worriedthatthemothergoosewouldattackhimifhegotclose8．thebaby,GivenscalledthelocalSPCAchapter.Unfortunately,theywere9．(able)tohelprightaway.Concernedthatthebabygoosewouldnotsurvivethedelay,Givensdecidedtotakeonthetaskhimself.Themothergoosewatched10．(patient)asGivenssavedthelittlebird.Assoonasthelittlegoosewasfree,itrantoitsmom.Givenssaidthiswasthemostunforgettableincidentinhislife!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同的增加、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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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(jì)分。Asastudent,Ihavetakenagreatmanyofexams.WhetherIhavebeengoodpreparedornot,Iwillkeepcalmandconfidently.ThatisbecauseIknowthepurposeofexamsistofindouttheknowledgeswecan’tunderstand.Therefore,therewasatimewhenIwasafraidofexams.IwasafraidthatIcouldn’tgethighmarksorfailtheexam,Iwouldbelaughedatbyothers.Later,myteacher,sherealizedmyproblem,hadtheface-to-facetalkwithme.AfterIfollowedtheadvicegivingbymyteacherIfinallyovercamemyfear.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華。你申請接待美國友好學(xué)校來訪學(xué)生，學(xué)校安排Tracy住到你家里兩周時間。請你給Tracy寫一封郵件，要求包括下面幾項(xiàng)內(nèi)容：1.所在城市介紹；2.家庭情況說明；3.詢問有何需求。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B4、D5、C6、C7、A8、C9、C10、A11、A12、D13、A14、C15、B16、D17、D18、B19、B20、B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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、A3、D22、1、D2、B3、C4、A23、1、C2、B3、B4、D24、1、C2、A3、C4、D5、B25、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-basedorganizingt