2023届黑龙江省双鸭山市高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever2．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup3．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost4．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless5．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion6．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer7．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete8．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly9．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken10．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld11．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when12．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst13．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular14．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment15．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes16．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,17．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when18．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor19．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto20．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend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）At9:30a.m.onaWednesdaymorning,Ireceivedanotification(通知)thatI’dalreadypickedupmyphone30timesthatday!“11leftuntilyougooveryourgoalof41pickups,”myscreenread.“Putyourphonedownuntil9:52a.m.!Enjoyyourtimelivinginthemoment.”TheseupdatesweresentviaMoment,anappthattracksmyscreentime,createdbyKevinHoleshin2014tofighthisowndeviceaddiction.Hewasworkingasanindependentappdeveloper,spendinghourseachdaystaringatscreens.Afterwork,Holeshfoundthathewaslookingmindlesslyonlineinsteadoftalkingtohiswifeortakinghisdogsforawalk.“IwantedawayofseeinghowmuchtimeIwassinkingintomyphone,”hesaid.“SoIcameupwithsomethingthatcouldmonitormyscreentime.”Holeshfoundthathewasspending75minutesonhisphoneaday.Headdedafunctiontotheappthatinformedhimwheneverhisscreentimewasmorethan40minutes.“Myphonewouldmakeasoundlikeabee,andI’dgoanddosomethingelse.Itwaslikealittleangelonmyshoulderpushingmeintherightdirection,”hesaid.Holeshfiguredthatifthesystemworkedforhim,itwouldworkforothers,andlaterthatyearhemadeMomentafreeapp.Todate,ithasbeendownloaded8milliontimes.Beside,Momentalsohasa“coach”function,offeringguidedprogramstohelpusersfocusandbemoreproductive,for$7.99amonth.“Iamsomuchhappier,Isleepbetter,Ireadmore,Itakebettercareofmyself,andmostofallIampresentinmyday-to-daylife,”Jack,ausersaid.SimilarcommentsonMomentreflectagrowingconsciousnessaround“digitalwellness”,thenamegiventolifestylepracticesthatencouragehealthydeviceuse.1、WhatdoestheinspirationofMomentcomefrom?A．Thecreator’sownexperience.B．Thesoundmadebyhoneybees.C．Complaintsfromfamilymembers.D．Thewidespreaddigitaladdiction.2、WhatdoesMomentdoattheexpectedscreentime?A．Monitorthescreenandkeeparecord.B．Makeanoisetoremindtheuser.C．Turnoffthephoneimmediately.D．Forcetheusertotakearest.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A．Persuadereaderstobuytheapp.B．Providereaderswithsomeadvice.C．Recommendacoachtothereaders.D．Introducemoreinformationoftheapp.4、Inwhichpartofawebsitewillyoufindthistext?A．FashionandBusiness. B．SportsandEntertainment.C．HealthandLifestyle. D．ArtandDesign.23．（8分）Oumuamua,anobjectthroughspacethatwasdiscoveredonOctober19th,hasalreadymadehistory.Thespeedatwhichitismovingrelativetothesunmeansthatitcannotbenativetothesolarsystem.ItsofficialnameisthusII/2017UI,withthe“I”standingfor“interstellar(星际)”—thefirsttimethisnamehaseverbeenused.Thatisexciting.Somescientists,though,entertainanevenmoreexcitingpossibility:whatifOumuamuaisnotanasteroid(小行星),asmostthink,butanalien(外星的)spacecraft?Asteroidscomeinllsortsofshapesandsizes,butOumuamuaseemsparticularlydifferent.Asbestasastronomerscantell,itiscigarlike,beingroughly180meterslongbutonlyabout30meterswide.Thatmakesitlongerthananythingknownofinthesolarsystem.Suchashapewouldbeasensiblechoiceforaspaceship,sinceitwouldminimizethescouring(冲刷)effectofinterstellardust.WiththatinmindtheBreakthroughListenproject,anorganizationaimedathuntingforalienlife,planstoturntheworld’sbiggestradiotelescope,theGreenBankinstrumentinVirginia,towardsOumuamuatoseeifitcanhearanythinginteresting.OumuamuaiscurrentlyabouttwiceasfarfromEarthasEarthisfromthesun.Atthatrange,thetelescopeshouldbesensitiveenoughtopickupatransmitteraboutaspowerfulasamobilephoneafterjustafewseconds—worthyofobservations.Willitfindanything?Almostcertainlynot.Oumuamuahasthesamereddishcolorasmanyasasteroids,soprobablyhasasimilarcomposition.And,ifitreallyisaspaceship,itisstrangethatsignsofitsartificialoriginhavenotbeenseenalready.Itcould,intheory,beaderelict(遗弃星球).Butinthatcasethetelescopeisunlikelytohearanything.Byfarthemostlikelyoptionisthatitisexactlywhatitseemstobe:ahugespacerock,onethathascometothesolarsystemfromthevastspacebetweenthestars.1、WhatmakessomescientiststhinkOumuamuaispossiblyanalienspacecraft?A．Itssize.B．Itscolor.C．Itsshape.D．Itsspeed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Theresearchintothesolarsystem.B．Thepurposeofhuntingforalienlife.C．TheeffectofinterstellardustonOumuamua.D．ThepossibilityofOumuamuabeingaspaceship.3、WhatisOumuamuamostlikelytobeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Anasteroid.B．Aspacerock.C．Interstellardust.D．Analienspacecraft.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A．Oumuamuawillreturntowhereit’sfromsoonB．Oumuamua’srealidentityremainstobefoundoutC．astronomershavenotseensignsofOumuamua’sartificialoriginD．theGreenBanktelescopehasalreadyheardsomethingfromOumuamua24．（8分）Forcenturies,peoplehavetriedtoinventaperfectuniversalwrittenlanguageandChinesehasactuallybeenconsideredbefore.FrancisBaconusedtoassumethatalanguagelikeChineseanditswritingsystemwouldhavequalified.Chinesedoesn’tuseanalphabetbasedonsounds,butsymbolsindicatingmeaning.Chinesecharacterhasitsspecialrelationshipbetweenthesignandwhatitsymbolized.EachcharacterrepresentsawordoraconceptandyoupilethemuptogetherlikeLegobricks,children’splasticbuildingtoys,tobuildmorewords.Someofthemalsolooklikewhattheyrepresent.Forexample,amountainmaylookjustlikeamountainwithapeakinthemiddle.Andfireresemblessomeblazing(燃烧的)logs.Whenyouputthemtogetherandyougetvolcano.Isn’tthatamazing?Whilesomeofthemlooklikewhattheyrepresent,mostofthemreallydon’t.Infact,someofthemareincrediblycomplicated.Forinstance,“Biang”isthenameofakindofnoodle,whichhas57strokes(笔画).Itisveryhardforpeopletopronounceorrecognizethischaracter,letalonewritingitoutcorrectly.Chineseissocomplicatedthatsincethe1950s,asimplifiedsystemofcharactershasbeenusedinmainlandChina.Butthereisaproblem.Chinesecharactersoftenrepresentwholeworks,andtherearealotofthem.IntheChinesedictionarytherearearoundsixtyfourthousandcharacters.SoChinesecharactersmightnotbecomeauniversalwritingsystemsoon.Thetroubleisnotjustinventingone,butgettingpeopletouseit.Itwouldn’tbeeasyforthewholeworldtoagreeonthesamesetofmeanings.Afterall,languageneedsaculturalcontext.Youcannotreallyjustuseauniversallanguageasyoulike.1、WhatcanwelearnfromFrancisBacon?A．HebelievedthatChinesewritingsystemwasperfect.B．Hemanagedtoinventauniversalwrittenlanguage.C．HerecommendedChinesetousealphabetsbasedonsounds.D．HethoughtwrittenChineselanguagecouldbeusedglobally.2、HowdoestheauthorexplainthecharacteristicofChinesecharacter?A．Byanalyzingstructuresoftoys. B．Bycomparingconcepts.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bycollectingdata.3、WhydoChinesepeopleuseasimplifiedsystemofChinesecharacters?A．ItishardtopronounceChinesecharacters.B．ItisdifficulttorecognizeorwriteChinesecharacters.C．ItisfashionabletousesimplifiedChinesecharacters.D．ItiscomplicatedtolookupChinesecharactersinthedictionaries.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtowritesimplifiedChinesecharacters.B．Whypeopleneedauniversalwrittenlanguage.C．Chineseisaperfectuniversalwrittenlanguage.D．WhetherChinesearesuitabletobeaworldlanguage.25．（10分）Growingup,Iremembermyfatherasasilent,seriousman—notthesortofpersonaroundwhomonecouldlaugh.AsateenagerarrivinginAmerica,knowingnothing,Iwantedafatherwhocouldexplainthehumanjourney.Incollege,whenfriendscalledhomeforadvice,IwouldsinkintodeepdepressionforwhatIdidnothave.Today,attwenty-seven,Ihavecometorediscovertheminwaysthatmyteenagemindwouldnotallow—asadultsandasfriendswiththeirownfaultsandweaknesses.Onenightaftermymovebackhome,Ioverheardmyfatheronthetelephone.Thesewassometrouble.Later,Dadsharedtheproblemwithme.Apparentlymylegaltraininghadearnedmesomeprivilegesinhiseyes.ItalkedthroughtheproblemwithDad,analyzingthepurposesofthepeopleinvolvedandofferingseveralnegotiationstrategies.Helistenedpatientlybeforefinallyadmitting,“Ican’tthinklikethat.Iamasimpleman.”Dadisabrilliantscientistwhocandeconstructthebuildingblacksofnature.Yethumannatureisamysterytohim.ThatnightIrealizedthathewassimplynotskilledatdealingwithpeople,muchlessthetroubleofaconflictedteenager.It’snotinhisnaturetounderstandhumandesires.Andso,thereitwas—itwasnoone’sfaultthatmyfatherheldnointerestinhumanliveswhileIplacedgreatimportanceinthem.Weareattimesbornmoresensitive,wide-eyed,anddreamythanourparentsandbecomemorecuriousandidealisticthanthem.Dadperhapsneverexpectedmeforachild.AndI,whoknewDadasanintelligentman,hadneverunderstoodthathisintelligencedidnotcoverallofmyfeelings.Ithassavedmeyearsofquestioningandconfusion.InowseemyparentsaspeoplewhohaveotherrelationshipsthanjustFatherandMother.Inowoverlooktheirmanyfaultsandweaknesses,whichonceannoyedme.Inowknowmyparentsasfriends:peoplewhoaskmeforadvice;peoplewhoneedmysupportandunderstanding.AndI’vecometoseemypastclearly.1、Whatwastheauthor’simpressionofherfatherwhenshewasateenager?A．Friendlybutirresponsible.B．Intelligentbutsevere.C．Coldandaggressive.D．Caringandcommunicative.2、Whydidtheauthorfeeldepressedwhenherfriendscalledhome?A．Shedidnothaveaphonetocallhome.B．Herfatherdidnotcareaboutherhumanjourney.C．Herfatherwastoobusytoanswerherphone.D．Herfathercouldn’tgiveherappropriateadvice.3、Aftertheauthoroverheardherfatheronthetelephone,______.A．heblamedherforimpolitenessB．herediscoveredhumannatureC．heconsultedwithherabouthisproblemD．hechangedhisattitudetowardstheauthor4、Theauthorrealizedthat______.A．herfatherhadtoomanyfaultsandweaknessesB．herfatherwasnotasintelligentasshehadthoughtC．herfatherwasnotgoodatinterpersonalrelationshipsD．herfatherplacedtoomuchimportanceinsocialactivities5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MyParentsasFriendsB．MyParentsasAdvisorsC．MyFatherasaSeriousManD．MyFatherasanIntelligentScientist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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iusedtoabandonmyselftodespair.Lastyearmymotherfromstroke（中风）andhadanoperationonherbrain.IfeltmywholeworldturnupsidedownandIhadnowhatIcoulddotohelphertorelieveher.TearswelledupinmyeyeswheneverIwasalone.LastmonthIpreciouswatch，whichwasan18-year-oldbirthdaygiftfrommyfather.IcouldnotfallasleepforacoupleofnightsbecauseIfeltabouttheloss.Therehavebeenmanyliketheseinmylife.IcouldneverfigureouthowtodealwithsuchtoughthingsIread“IfYouHaveaLemon，MakeaLemonade"byAmericanwriterDaleCarnegie.“Whenthewisemanishandedalemon，hesays，‘WhatcanIgetfromthis?HowcanImysituation?HowcanIturnthislemonintoalemonade？’”hewrote.Isuddenlythatlifeisfullofupsanddowns，soIneedtostayallthetime.NowwhenIthinkofmypast，IwishIcouldhavehandledthings．Whenmymotherwasfightingfor，Ishouldhaveheldherhandsinmine，tellingherthingswouldgetbetterinsteadofandcrying.Severalweeksago，Itookpartinacampussingingcompetition.Ididn'taprize.IfIhadnotthisarticle，Iwoulddefinitelyhavefeltagain.Butinstead，Ismiledafterthecompetition.IwashappythatatleastIhadgotsomestage．Lifeisnotjustabedofroses.Therearethorns（刺）aswell，butthesethornshelpusbecome1andstrong.Whenlifeusalemon,let'strytomakealemonade.1、A．resulted B．suffered C．survived D．escaped2、A．hope B．wonder C．idea D．doubt3、A．pain B．anxiety C．fear D．pressure4、A．received B．sold C．fixed D．lost5、A．unbelievable B．shameful C．angry D．terrible6、A．diseases B．memories C．incidents D．difficulties7、A．when B．until C．though D．since8、A．lesson B．lemonade C．decision D．challenge9、A．control B．accept C．improve D．avoid10、A．realized B．thought C．discovered D．predicted11、A．healthy B．independent C．serious D．positive12、A．exactly B．differently C．easily D．practically13、A．recovery B．life C．freedom D．happiness14、A．shouting B．hiding C．quarreling D．regretting15、A．expect B．miss C．win D．refuse16、A．figuredout B．writtendown C．foundout D．comeacross17、A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．excited D．concerned18、A．performance B．experience C．progress D．effect19、A．brave B．calm C．great D．clever20、A．shows B．makes C．gives D．sends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）Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothemessagethatallmen1．(create)equal.Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,2．(test)whetherthatnationcanlongendure(忍耐).Wearemetonagreatbattle-fieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportion(一部分)ofthatfield,asafinalrestingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheir3．(life)sothatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.4．inalargersense,wecannotdedicatethisground.Thebravemen,livingand5．(die),whostruggledhere,havededicated(奉献)it.Theworldwillhardlynote,norlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,6．living,tobededicatedheretothe7．(finish)workwhichthosewhofoughtherehavesofaradvanced.Itisratherforus8．(devote)heretothegreattaskremainingbeforeus--thatfromthesehonoreddeadweshouldtakeincreaseddevotiontothatcause(事业),9．whichtheywerefullydevoted--thatwearefirmly10．(determine)thatthosedeadshallnothavediedinvain--thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom--andthatthegovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.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。LiMingisafriendofmine.I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears.Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore.Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset.Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing.So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange.Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon.Besides,hefollowedadietofmorevegetablesorlessmeat.Graduallyhebegantoloseweight.Heisnowanenergeticboyingoodhealth.Sowhenfacedwithproblems,weshouldovercomeitwithgreatdeterminationandstrongwillpower.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友John对刚进入的高中生活不太适应，请你写信告诉他你的想法，内容要点如下：1.鼓励其广交朋友；2.积极参加体育活动，强身健体；3.努力奋斗进入理想大学。注意：1.可加入一些细节，使文章更加通顺合理；2.词数100左右（信的格式已给出，不计入总词数）。DearJohn:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、A3、A4、A5、C6、C7、A8、C9、D10、D11、A12、A13、A14、C15、C16、C17、B18、B19、D20、B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.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadchara