2022年池州市重点高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasailright,butsaywherehewas.

A.mustn'tB.shouldn'tC.wouldn'tD.mightn't

2.—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?

一IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.

A.Whafsup?B.It9snoneofyourbusiness.C.Pvenoidea.D.Vmnotsureyet.

3.Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,topickupwhereI'dleftoff.

A.hopingB.hope

C.tohopeD.hoped

4.—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.

—1havebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.

A.Sowhat?B.Nowonder.

C.Nodoubt.D.Guesswhat.

5.Afterthefire,wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.

A.thatB.it

C.whatD.which

6.Itwasthebeliefhecouldfindhis"root"inAfricamadeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.

A.that;whereB.where;that

C.that;thatD.how;which

7.Keepupyourspiritsevenifyoufailhundredsoftimes.

A.mustB.need

C.mayD.should

8.—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.

—,JusttellmewhatIcando.

A.YouhavemywordB.Don*tgivemethat

C.YoucansaythatagainD.Don'tstandonceremony

9.Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistofyouthinkyourreal

interestslie.

A.thatB.what

whereD.how

10.TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaigntothecrazyhousingmarket.

A.calmB.destroy

C.occupyD.reflect

11.Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodestrapidprogresstheyhavemade.

A.whateverB.however

C.howmuchD.nomatter

12.Bobwastryingtothatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.

A.letoutB.layout

C.figureoutD.makeout

13.Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.

A.can'tmakeitB.mustn'thavemade

C.won'tmakeD.couldn91havemadeit

14.—Sir,I'mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.

—.Fvehadenoughofyourexcuses.

A.CutitoutB.SuityourselfC.Youcan'tbeseriousD.Itmakessense

15.Bob'slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan'tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.

A.coveredB.conveyedC.consideredD.commanded

16.-Alison,Pmsorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.—?

-Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.

A.HowisitB.HowcomeC.SowhatD.Whafstheproblem

17.—Aretherepairsfinishedyet?

—Yes,theywhenIcamebackhome.

A.wouldbecompletedB.wouldcomplete

C.hadcompletedD.hadbeencompleted

18.Someexpertsfearthattoo-earlytocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren'sdevelopment.

A.exposureB.extension

C.exhibitionD.expansion

19.…CanyoucomeonMondayofTtiesday?

•一Pmafraiddayispossible.

A.eitherB.neither

C.someD.any

20.anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.

A.ShouldB.WillC.MayD.Can

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）Scientistssayweareallbornwithaknackformathematics.Everytimewescanthecafeteriaforatable

thatwillfitallofourfriends,we'reexercisingtheancientestimationcenterinourbrain.

StanislasDehaenewasthefirstresearchertoshowthatthispartofthebrainexists.In1989,hemetMr.Nwhohad

sufferedaseriousbraininjury.Mr.Ncouldn'trecognizethenumber5,oradd2and2.Buthestillknewthatthereare

“about50minutes”inanhour.Dehaenedrewanimportantconclusionfromhiscase:theremustbetwoseparate

mathematicalareasinourbrains.Oneareaisresponsibleforthemathwelearninschool,andtheotherjudges

approximateamounts.

Sowhatdoesthebrain'sestimationcenterdoforus?HarvardUniversityresearcherElizabethSpelkehasspenta

lotoftimeposingmathproblemstopreschoolers.Whenheasks5-year-oldstosolveaproblemlike21+30,theycan'tdo

it.Buthehasalsoaskedthemquestionssuchas,“Sarahhas21candlesandgets30more.Johnhas34candles.Whohas

morecandles?”Itturnsoutpreschoolersaregreatatsolvingquestionslikethat.Beforethey'velearnedhowtodomath

withnumeralsandsymbols,theirbrains9approximationcentersarealreadyhardatwork.

Afterwelearnsymbolicmath,dowestillhaveanyuseforourinbornmathsense?JustinHalberdaatJohns

HopkinsUniversitygaveusananswerinhisstudy.Hechallengedagroupof14-year-oldswithanapproximationtest:

Thekidsstaredatacomputerscreenandsawgroupsofyellowandbluedotsflashby,tooquicklytocount.Thenthey

hadtosaywhethertherehadbeenmorebluedotsoryellowdots.Theresearchersfoundthatmostwereabletoanswer

correctlywhentherewere25yellowdotsand10blueones.Whenthegroupswerecloserinsize,11yellowdotsand10

blueones,fewerkidsansweredcorrectly.

Thebigsurpriseinthisstudycamewhentheresearchercomparedthekids9approximationtestscorestotheir

scoresonstandardizedmathtests.Hefoundthatkidswhodidbetterontheflashingdottesthadbetterstandardized

testscores,andviceversa（反之亦然）.Itseemsthat,farfrombeingirrelevant,yourmathsensemightpredictyour

abilityatformalmath.

1、Fromthefirsttwostudies,wecanlearnthatestimationcenter・

A.isdividedintotwoseparatemathematicalareas

B.canhelpfigureoutnumeralsandsymbolsproblems

C.functionsindependentlyinbothkids'andadults9brains

D.worksbetterwhensymbolicpartsareinjuredorundergrown

2、WhatmostsurprisedJustininthestudyof14-year-olds?

A.Thevarietyofmathabilitiesindifferentstudents.

B.Thelinkbetweentechnologyskillsandestimationskills.

C.Thedifficultyofthetaskasthenumberofdotsincreased.

D.Theconnectionbetweenestimationskillsandformalmathability.

3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BornwithaSenseofMath

B.GobeyondWhatYouCanLearn

C.SymbolicMathandEstimationMath

D.OurBrain-aBornMathematician

22.(8分)Bigmessagingappsabroad

WhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinother

countriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.

WhatsApp(US)

Users:morethan300million

Platforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerry

Features:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing

Withmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChafsbiggestcompetitors.Developedby

twoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostarted

push-to-talkservice.Ifsnotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreefor

thefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.

KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)

Users:morethan100million

Platforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedby

Samsung)

Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,行lesharing

Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtexting

applicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeach

otherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan

250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.

Line(Japan)

Users:morethan200million

Platforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPC

Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickers

Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoice

messaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsown

shop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.Thepopularappalsoallows

friendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.

1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps9whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?

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）Areportsaysolderadultswhotesttheirmindswithincreasinglydifficultprojectshavebettermental

abilitythanthosewhodolessdemandingactivities.

Tokeepourbrainssharpasweage,weareoftentoldtokeepourmindsactive.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Useitor

loseit."But,thereisverylittlescientificevidencetosupportthan.

DeniseParkisheadoftheuniversity'sCenterfor?VitalLongevity.Shedesignedastudyinwhichsheandher

ternplaced221healthyagingandolderadultsintooneofthreegroups.

“Weaskedpeopletolearnnewthings,likequiltingorphotography.Weaskedotherpeopletojustdofunthings

likebeinginasocialgroupfunctionbutwerenotlikelytohaveaverylargeeffect.”

Thesubjectstookpartintheirassignedactivitiesfor15hoursaweekoverthreemonths.Attheendofthattime,

theresearchersfoundthattheadultswholearnednewskills,suchasdigitalphotography,showedthegreatest

improvementsonmemorytests.

Noimprovementswereseenintheresultsofthoseinthesocialgroupthatdidactivitiestogetherlikegoingonfield

trips.Therewerealsonoimprovementsamongthethirdgroupthatlistenedtoclassicalmusicordidcrosswordpuzzles.

DeniseParkbelievesonereasonforimprovedmemoryintheactivelearninggroupisthatitsmemberswerebeing

pushedtolearnnewskills.Theothergroupstookpartinwhatshecallreceptiveactivities.Learningnewskillsmaynot

cureage-relatedmentaldecline.But,Ms.Parkthinksbeingmentallyactiveslowsdowntheprocess.

DeniseParksaysthelatestinformationshowsthattheimprovementslastedforatleastayear.Sheandherteam

plantodolongerfollow-upstudieswithallthreegroups.Shealsoisinterestedinlearningwhethertakingpartin

demandingmentalactivitiesdelaysthedevelopmentofconditionslikeAlzheimer'sdisease.

1、Whatmaythesocialgroupbeaskedtodo?

A.Learntotakephotos.

B.Listentomusicathome.

C.Gohikingtogether.

D.Dothedishes.

2、WhatdidDeniseParkandherteamfind?

A.Doingmoreexercisecanhelpslowdownourage-relatedmentaldecline.

B.Havingarelaxinglifeisbeneficialtokeepingourmindssharp.

C.Keepingourmindsactiveisassociatedwithourhealth.

D.Learningnewskillsmayhelptokeepourmindsactive.

3、Ifyouwanttokeepyourbrainsharpyoucould.

A.goswimmingwithyourfriends.

B.playchesswithyourfamily.

C.learnhowtorepairthecomputer.

D.docrosswordpuzzlesonline

4、Thetextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof.

A.medicineB.education

C.agingD.science

24.（8分）

FreeOnlineCreativeWritingWorkshop

SuitableforthestudentsofallLevels

Dreamofwritingpoetry,shortstories,ornovels?Everwatchedamovieoraplayandfeltthedesiretowritea

scriptofyourown?Ifso,takeourcourseonline.Notonlywillwebringyoutechniquesallformsofcreativewritingneed

most,wewillalsotouchonthechallengesandtechniquesthatmakeyourwritinguniquewhilegettingyourbrain—and

yourhand-moving.

Lesson1:SmallSteps

Asastudentofthiscourse,andasacreativewriter;youwillbewriting.Decidewhereyourwordswillgo.Willyou

writelonghandorwillyoutypeyourwordsonakeyboard?

Lesson1Video

★CompleteAssignment:AnIntroduction

★Complete:Assignment1:StartingSmall

★CompleteExam:Lesson1:SmallSteps

Lesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWay

Ifyoulongtowritecreatively,butyouhaveahardtimegettingstarted,youarenotalone.Therearefarmore

peopleintheworldwhowishtheywerewritersthanthosewhoactuallywrite.

Lesson2Video

★Review2Articles:BeingHeldBackbyYourFearofWriting?

OnlineWritingGroupsandWritingCommunities

★Complete:Assignment2:CombattingFear

★CompleteExam:Lesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWay

Studentrecommendations

“Greatjob.IespeciallyenjoyedtheopportunitytolearnaboutandtrysomewritingexperiencesI'dneverthoughtI

mightlike/9-DotS.

“Thewritingassignmentsandtheinstructorfeedbackweremosthelpful.Ihavetakentwoclassesfromthisinstructor,

andIlearnedagreatdealinboth?9-KarenR.

“Thecoursehadmanysuggestedactivitiesandexercises.ThemoreoftheseIdidthebetterexperienceIhadwitheach

lesson.w-MelT.

383、Whatisthepassagedesignedfor?

A.Introducingsomewritingskillstochildren.

B.Attractingmorestudentstoattendthecourse.

C.Persuadingstudentstowritemorecreatively.

D.Arousingthechildren'senthusiasminliterature.

1、WhatproblemcanLesson2helppeopletosolve?

A.Writinglonghand.B.Finishingassignments.

C.Beingafraidofwriting.D.Beingtooshytojoingroups.

2、Thestudentrecommendationsmakethecoursemore・

A.convincingB.challenging

C.recognizableD.practical

25.（10分）WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.No

neighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace9andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswe

did.Dad'smottowas,uWeselleverything/9Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomerson

hisweeklytriptoBangor.

OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandasked

aboutthem.Theywerethemates（一双鞋中的一只）tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughthe

boxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmade

thedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.

OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodo

withthem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownboth

sitesoftheaisle（通道）.Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst,itlookedlikewe

hadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.

TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.tTheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexit

thatread“Shoes$1apair.nWhenfolksaskedaboutthedeal,theylearneditwasn'tthateasybecausetheyhadtofind

theirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthe

hunt.

TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad*sShoeBus.

1、Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecause

A.theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstore

B.theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmen

C.theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhood

D.theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers*need

2^WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?

A.Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.

B.'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.

C.Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.

D.Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.

3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?

A.Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.

B・Hewascleverattransformingastore.

C.Hewaspatientwithcustomers

D.Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.

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）IdoalotofmanagementtrainingeachyearfortheCircleKCorporation,anationalchainofconvenience

stores.Amongthetopicsinourseminarsistheretention（留住）ofquality1Duringthese2Iaskedthe

participants,uWhathas3youtostaylongenoughtobecomeamanager?^^Minuteslateranewmanager4

thequestionandslowly,withhervoicealmostbreaking,said,“Itwasa$19baseballglove.”

Cynthiatoldthegroupthatshe5tookaCircleKclerkjob.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthe6,she

receivedaphonecallfromhernine-year-oldson,Jessie.He7abaseballgloveforLittleLeague.She8that

asasinglemother,moneywas9.andherfirstcheckwouldhaveto10forpayingbills.Perhapsshecould

buyhisbaseballglovewithhersecondorthirdcheck.

WhenCynthia11forworkthenextmorning,Patricia,thestoremanager,askedhertocometotheoffice.Cynthia-

12ifshehaddonesomethingwrongorleftsomepartofherjob13fromthedaybefore.Shewas14and

confused.

Patricia15herabox."Ioverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterday,wshesaid,"andIknowthatitis16to

explainthingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJessie.Hemaynotunderstandhowimportantheis,eventhoughyou

havetopaybills17youcanbuygloves.Youknowwecan'tpaygoodpeoplelikeyouas18aswewouldlike

to;butwedo19,andIwantyoutoknowyouareimportanttous.“

People20morehowmuchanemployercaresthanhowmuchtheemployerpays.Animportantlessonfortheprice

ofaLittleLeaguebaseballglove.

1、A.goodsB.employersC.customersD.employees

2、A.discussionsB.testsC.preparationsD.trips

3、A.taughtB.causedC.urgedD.impressed

4、A.tookB.raisedC.repliedD.applauded

5、A.officiallyB.particularlyC.originallyD.normally

6、A.counterB.storeC.jobD.shelves

7^A.askedB.neededC.changedD.purchased

8、A.explainedB.arguedC.disagreedD.decided

9、A.tightB.impossibleC.troublesomeD.vital

10、A.prepareB.spendC.useD.go

11、A.arrivedB.leftC.reachedD.went

12、A.assumedB.wonderedC.realizedD.admitted

13、A.openB.finishedC.incompleteD.alone

14、A.delightedB.ashamedC.worriedD.disappointed

15、A.deliveredB.handedC.broughtD.served

16、A.convenientB.simpleC.complexD.hard

17、A.afterB.beforeC.becauseD.though

18、A.muchB.greatC.farD.many

19、A.appreciateB.valueC.careD.count

20^A.believeB.remindC.understandD.Remember

第二节（每小题L5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）Peoplearehavingadebateaboutwhether（develop）theeconomyorprotecttheenvironment.2^_Lin

Shuiqing,sopinion,3,isourdutytocutbackon4・（produce）andreducethequantitiesofthingswemakeandbuy

whileQianLiweithinksthatbusinessmenarenotgreedyandtheydon'thidefromtheir5,（responsible）,either.Asfaras

heisconcerned,thepeople6,（operate）thesefactoriesare7.（deep）concernedabouttheenvironment,andshould

8・（give）morecredit.As9・matteroffact,manypeoplearewillingtopayalittlehigherpriceforthings10.are

friendlytotheenvironment.

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1（）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（八），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。

Gettingridofthebadhabitofprocrastination（拖延症）isnowmygoaloflife>Myfirststepwastosetsmalltargets

whatcanbereachedrealistically>Forexample,Iplantosetatimetableformystudy>Soafterschool,Iwillput

finishinghomeworkinthelastplace>Additionally,Iwillmakealistofmyimportanttaskincludingtheirduedatesbut

followmyschedulestrictlyNIwillavoidfindexcusesforputtingthemoff、Atsametime,Iwillaskformyfriendsand

parentstohelpme^Byachievingthissmalltargets,IhaveconfidentthatIwillovercomeprocrastination>

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）近年来全球掀起了学汉语的热潮，美国人Tony也是汉语爱好者，他想在网上招募一名汉语学习顾问

（adviser）o假如你是李华，请你给Tony写一封应征信，要点如下：

1写信目的；

2性格优点（外向、热情、友好等）；

3语言优势（懂英语、了解一些中外文化等）。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearTony,

Yourstruly,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、C

2、D

3、A

4、D

5、C

6、C

7、C

8、D

9、C

10、A

11、A

12、D

13、D

14、A

15、A

16、B

17、D

18、A

19、B

20、A

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、C

2、D

3、A

22>Whenit*sfiveo*clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdeflned

bytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey*redone.

Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmay

beabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermorale

andcreativity.

Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10

a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand9task-timershavealistofthingstheywantto

accomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.ltissaidthatallof

usemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.

What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmore

productive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetand

Anne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holiday

shopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“clocktime"vs"task

timen.Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheir

lives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhen

somethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.

Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthe

businessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.

Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatit

challengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewill

stillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperforminga

jobthatrequiresmorecreativity.lt*11makethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.

4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftimedisplayedeverywhere?

A.Itmakeseverybodyawareoftime.

B.Itisaconvenienceforworkandlife.

C.Itmayhaveanegativeeffectoncreativework.

D.Itclearlyindicatesthefastpaceofmodernlife.

5、WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?

A.Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.

B.Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.

C.Theyhavemorecontrolovertheirlives.

D.Theytendtobemoreproductive.

6、Whatdotheresearcherssayabouttoday'sbusinessculture?

A.Itdoesnotsupportthestrategiesadoptedbysmartcompanies.

B.Itdoesnotattachenoughimportancetotask-basedpractice.

C.Itplacesmoreemphasisonworkefficiencythanonworkers5lives.

D.Itaimstobringemployees*potentialandcreativityintofullplay.

7、Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?

A.Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.

B.Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenvvorkandlife.

C.Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.

D.Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.

23、TrappedundersixstoriesofruinsaftertheHaitiearthquakeleveledhishotel,DanWoolleybelievedhewas

goingtodie.Butratherthangiveintodespair;thefilm-inakerspent65hoursbeneaththeearthlookingupwaysttreat

hisinjuriesonhisiPhone.Healsowroteamovingdiaryforhisfamily,thinkingtheywouldonlyreadhislastmessageof

loveandcomfortafterhisdeath.Instead,hewaspulledfromthedisasterafteraweek-andwillsoonbereunitedwithhis

family.

Mr.WoolleyhadtravelledfromAmericatoHaitiwithhiscolleagueDavidHames.Bothhadbeenworkingfor

charity.Hewasintheentrance-hallwhentheearthquakestruckandjusthadtimetodiveintoacomerbeforethe

buildingfell.Buriedundertonsofruins,thefilm-makerdownloadedafirstaidapplicationtohisiPhone.Heusedthe

lightfromtheiPhonetoshowhimhisinjuriesanddiagnoseditproperlyasabrokenleg.Then,heusedtheinstructions

fromtheapptotreattheseriousbleeding.Theappadvisedhimnottogotosleepifhefelthewasgoingintoshock.The

resourcefulMr.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutestokeephimawake.Newtechnologyhaspla