2022届皖江名校高三（最后冲刺）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.—CanIpaythebillbycheck?

—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepaymentbemadeincash.

A.shallB.need

C.willD.can

2.Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou'reexpectingtheanswer.

A.carefulB.commonC.instantD.general

3.Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailtoalargenumberofteenagers.

A.appealtoB.objecttoC.refertoD.turnto

4.OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,anincreasefor

the14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.

A.torealizeB.realized

C.realizingD.havingrealized

5.MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinteresteveryonelikestovisit.

A.asB.thatC.whichD.where

6.—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.

—Hersmilecan'thidehersorrow.

A.arbitraryB.artificial

C.compulsoryD.conventional

7.Bydoingso,youcanmoreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.

A.keepupwithB.doawaywith

C.haveaccesstoD.getdownto

8.—Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?

-Itisclasstime,sosheintheclassroomnow.

A.canbeB.musthavebeen

C.mighthavebeenD.shouldbe

9.I'mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,livesmyuncle.

A.whereB.who

C.whichD.when

10.—Doyouknowourtownatall?

—Surely,thisisthethirdtime1here.

A.cameB.comeC.havecomeD.amcoming

11.Webelieveyouhavebeendevotedtonaturallyofgreatnecessity.

A.that;beingB.allthat;be

C.thatall;areD.what;is

12.-Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?

-,Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.

A.ThatsuitsmefineB.Whynot

C.ItdependsontheweatherD.Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo

13.WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.

A.wereenjoyingB.wouldhaveenjoyed

C.wouldbeenjoyingD.willenjoy

14.—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn^ouse?

—Notreally.She__uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?

A.wastogiveB.hadgiven

C.wasgivingD.wouldgive

15.Willyourequireanythingelse?

------Yes,Ilikeawhisky.

A.willB.shallC.shouldD.might

16.—Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.

—OK.Ifyou'restillnotsatisfied,youcancompensation.

A.claimB.afford

C.sacrificeD.dismiss

17.TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawillitspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesfora

summitwithKimJongUn.

A.taketoB.makeup

C.standbyD.holdout

18.Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,whichmanyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.

A.coversB.writes

C.printsD.reads

19.thatIwouldn'tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.

A.IwasweakenoughB.Iwastooweak

C.SoweakwasID.SuchweakwasI

20.Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we*dliketoyoutonight.

A.put;downB.put;inC.put;offD.put;up

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）Deardaughters,

Mostparentstelltheirchildren,“Youcanbeanythingyouwantwhenyougrowup."Ifeelthesame

andIsaythisoften.ButIalsowantyoutounderstandthatadreamitselfcomesfromhardwork,some

goodluckandgoodtiming.Girls,herearesomewordsofwisdomasyoumakeyourwayintheworld.

Firstly,beopen-mindedtochangingyourpathalongtheway.Inhighschool,Iwantedtobea

politician.IleftmyhometownandwentofftocollegeinWashington,D.C.There,IdiscoveredthatI

lovedtosupportwomen.IttaughtmethatI'mcreative,astrongleaderandgreatatmarketing.Asa

result,Imovedontobetheheadofanationalhealthcarenonprofit（非营利机构）.Becomingamother

whileinthatjobopenedmymindtolaunchingabreastpumpbagbusiness.NowIrunahighly

successfulcompanythatIstarteduponmyown.Inmyopinion,youneedtofigureoutwhatyouare

goodatandwhatyouarepassionateaboutKeepanopenmind:theinitialpathyouchoosemayleadyou

intootherareas.Don'twasteyourmoneyortime,butyoucanchangewhatyouaredoingbasedonwhat

youarelearningaboutyourself.

Secondlyandmoreimportantly,rememberthatfailureisvitaltoyoursuccess.Iwon'ttellyoutofeel

goodaboutfailure.Failurecanbeheartbreaking.ButIwilltellyouthateveryfailureI'vehadalongthe

wayabsolutelymademebetter.Failingthemathexaminhighschoolandgoingtosummerschoolwas

embarrassingbutI'veneverfailedanexamagain.

Beingdeprived（剥夺）ofthejobforasignificantjobopportunitythatIwasmorethanqualifiedfor

becauseofunfairassumptionshurtmebutIwentoutandgotabigjobatanationalorganizationatage

27.It'sokaytogetangry!Takethatandturnitintopositiveaction.

I'mproudtobearolemodeltoyouasamomandanentrepreneur（企业家）.IhopeIinspireyouto

believethatyoucanbeanythingyouwantandyoucanhaveanythingonyourlist.Itwillbemypleasure

towatchyourlivesunfoldbeforemyeyes.

Love,

YourMom

1、Theauthorhasachievedherfinalgoalas,

A.apoliticianB.asocialworkerC.anentrepreneurD.theheadofanorganization

2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoffailurealongthewayinlife?

A.Failureisimportanttosuccess.B.Failureisneverpositive.

C.Failureisalwaysheartbreaking.D.Failuremakespeopleembarrassed.

3、Theauthorwasoncedeprivedofasignificantjobopportunitybecause・

A.shelackedworkexperienceB.shewaswronglyjudgedasunfitforit

C.ShewastooyoungD.shewasnotasqualifiedasothers

4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Amom9sadviceB.Amom,slifestories

C.BewiseinchoosingyourcareerD.Howtobesuccessfulinlife

22.(8分)Bigmessagingappsabroad

WhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinother

countriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.

WhatsApp(US)

Users:morethan300million

Platforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerry

Features:Textchat,push-to-talkjilesharingjocationsharing

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,filesharing

Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtexting

applicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeach

otherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan

250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.

Line(Japan)

Users:morethan200million

Platforms:AndroidJOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPC

Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk9filesharingjocationsharing,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）ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,

PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomodern

communications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,

somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent“NewYear”

partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.The

customeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmerican

colonies（殖民地）oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools9Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,

withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.

FranceandItaly

InFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe“fishofApril”.BythemonthofAprilfishhave

onlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends9backsandchocolatefishare

foundintheshops.

AmericaandBritain

Today,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickisto

pointtoafriend'sshoeandsay“Yourshoelace（鞋带）isuntied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat

Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritish

shortfilmwasshownonAprilFools'Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!

Scotland

InScotland,AprilFools9Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled“TailyDay”andtricksonthisdayinvolve

thebottom（orthe“tail"，ininformalspeech）.Oftenasignsaying"kickme'isstuckontosomeone'sbackwithoutthem

knowing.

1、Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled"fishofApril”inFrance?

A.Whenoneisfooled.

B.Ifoneisfondoffish.

C.Whenonefoolsothers.

D.Ifonepreferschocolate.

2、WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?

A.Tohelptheaudience.

B.Totricktheaudience.

C.Towarntheaudience.

D.Toinformtheaudience.

3、WheredoesAprilFools9Daylastformorethanoneday?

A.Italy.B.France.

C.America.D.Scotland.

24.（8分）Self-drivingcarsaresopopularthattheUniversityofMichiganhasevenestablishedatowncalled

Mcitytoallowcarmanufacturerstosafelytesttheirautonomouscars.

WhileMcitycanbeusedtosimulate（模拟）manyreal-liferoadconditionsyitcan*thelptestgesturesdriversuseto

communicatetheirintention（意图）tootherdrivers,pedestriansorcyclists.Tofindasolution,UScarmanufacturer

Ford,withresearchersfromVirginiaTech,atthebeginningconsideredusingtextasawaytocommunicatethecar's

intention»butdecideditwouldprobablynotworkuniversally.Theoptionofusingsymbolswasalsorejected,because

researchshowsthatamajorityofpeopledonothaveagoodunderstandingofwhattheymean.

Finally,theresearcherssettledonlightsignals.Awhitelightwarnedthattherewerenohumansinthecar.Aslow

blinkingoneindicatedthatthecarwascomingtoastop,whilearapidlyflashinglightcautionedpassersbythatthecar

wasabouttospeedup.

Thencamethebigchallenge-testingthesignalsonrealroads.nWeneededtotryoutthisnewlightingto

communicatetheintentionofthevehicle,butifyou'vegotadriverbehindtheseat,youstillhavenatural

communicationbetweenhumans/1saidAndyShaudt,wholedtheresearchteam.nSoweneededtomakeitlooklikea

driverlesscar.”

Theteamdesignedacarseatcostume（戏装）thatthedriverwouldweartocoverhisorherfaceandupperbody.Of

course,thedriverscouldseeveryclearly.Theresearchersthenequippedthecarwithcamerastocapturehuman

reactionstoalightbar,whichflashedoneofthethreesignalswhenappropriate.Sixdrivers,allkeepingtheirhandslow

onthewheelsoasnottobenoticed,tookturnstotestdrivingthecarthroughthebusystreets.

Theoverallreactiontotheflashinglightswasveryencouraging.Whoknewcostumescouldbeusefulformorethan

Halloween?

1、Whatdidtheteamfirstconsiderusingasawaytocommunicatethecar'sintention?

A.Light.B.Language.

C.Symbols.D.Sound.

2、Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.symbolsB.drivers

C.researchersD.flashes

3、Whatdoesarapidlyflashinglightmean?

A.Thecarwascomingtoastop.

B.Therewasnodriverinthecar.

C.Thecarwasabouttospeedup.

D.Thecarwasabouttoslowdown.

4、Thecarseatcostumewasintendedto・

A.amusethedriverB.attractthepedestrians

C.warnthecyclistsD.confusethepeople

25.（10分）Chinahasbecomethefirstcountrytosuccessfullylandaspacecraftonthefarsideofthemoon.The

Chang9e-4probe（探测器）hasalsomadethefirstlunarlandingsince1972.Ithasthetaskofexploringthesideofthe

moonthatneverfacestheearth.Thedarksideofthemoonisolderandhasathickersurfacethanthevisibleside.It

takesthemoonaslongtogoaroundonitsownaxis（轴）asitdoesforonecompleteorbitaroundtheEarth.

TheChineseprobelandedinahugecrater2500kmindiameterand13kmdeep.Thecraterisoneoftheoldest

partsofthemoonandoursolarsystem.

Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthegeologyofthefarsideofthemoon.Thecrafthastwocamerasonboard

whichwillsendimagesbacktoearth.Itwillalsoattempttosendsignalstodistantregionsofspace,somethingthat

cannothappenonearthbecauseoftoomuchradionoise.

Chang'e-4alsohasinstrumentsonboardtoexaminemineralsaswellasacontainerwithseedswhichwilltryto

createaminiature（微型的）biosphere（生物圈）.

Communicationwiththespacecraftisnoteasy.Imagesandotherdatamustbetransmittedtoaseparatesatellite

becausenodirectcommunicationwiththeearthispossible.

ForChinatheChang'e-4missionisanimportantachievement,becausethecountryhassuccessfullydone

somethingnoothernationonearthhas.Itwantstobecomealeadingpowerinspaceexplorationandhasannounced

planstosendastronautstothemoonandsetupitsownspacestation.

1、WheredidtheChang'e4probeland?

A.OnthelunarsidefacingtheearthB.Ontheinvisiblesideofthemoon

C.Inayoungercrateronthemoon.D.Inapreviousspacestation.

2、Whyisthecraftequippedwithacontainer?

A.Toseewhatseedscancomeoutonthemoon.

B.Tocollectsomeimportantmatteronthemoon.

C.ToAndwhethertheseedscangrowonthemoon.

D.Tocheckwhethersomemineralsexistonthemoon.

3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Thedarksideofthemoonisascoldastheotherside.

B.Thebrightsideisyoungerandthinnerthantheotherside.

C.Otherplacesinspacemayhardlyreceivesignalsfromthecraft.

D.Thetwocamerasonthecraftcansendpicturestotheeartheasily.

4、Accordingtothetext,whatwillChinadointhefuture?

A.Chinawilllandmannedspacecraftonthemoon.

B.Chinawillbuiltanotherspacestationonthemoon.

C.Chinawilllaunchmorespaceprobestothemoon.

D.Chinawillbecomethefirstcountryinexploringspace.

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）BrianPetershadonethingtodobeforeleavinghisjobasapoliceofficerinBrooklyn.Hedecidedto

spend$500heIforhisservicetobuy10giftcardsandhandedthemouttostrangersinBrooklynCenteronhis

2day.

Ittookhimabouttwohoursto3thecardsandthathecouldputsmilesonalotofpeople's4,

includingonewomanhestopped5noticingtheconditionofhercar."Hercarwasreallyoldandreally6

Isawherscreenwiperswere7intheupposition,Peterssaid."I8whatIwasdoingandgaveheragift

card,and9shelitupwithasmile.”

Oncepeople10theinitialshockofwhathewasdoing,Peterssaidhe11alotmorehugsthatday.

MoniqueDrier,who12withPeters,saidPetershas13wantedtogivebackanddidn'treallywantthe

attention.6tHedidn'tevenhaveagoingaway14JDriersaid."Hehasalwaystriedto15thehumanside

oflawpractice.Hewasagreat16andwillbedearlymissed.”

Peters,whostartedhis17jobthreedaysago,saidhestillwantstocontinuegivingbacktothe18.

“Communityserviceisextremely19,andwhenyou'refortunateinlife,youshouldgivebacktootherswho

aren'tasfortunateasyou,Peterssaid.Thafswhat20theworldgoround.”

1、A.earnedB.createdC.borrowedD.achieved

2、A.firstB.lastC.victoryD.great

3、A.giveoutB.giveawayC.giveupD.giveoff

4、A.eyesB.headsC.mouthsD.faces

5、A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.since

6、A.damagedB.destroyedC.ruinedD.harmed

7、A.placedB.laidC.setD.stuck

8、A.announcedB.declaredC.explainedD.appreciated

9、A.gentlyB.kindlyC.immediatelyD.totally

10、A.overcameB.admittedC.believedD.struck

11、A.acceptedB.receivedC.agreedD.distributed

12^A.stayedB.performedC.organizedD.watched

13^A.oftenB.alwaysC.seldomD.hardly

14、A.conferenceB.congratulationC.celebrationD.party

15、A.rememberB.forgetC.preventD.insist

16^A.soldierB.policemanC.teacherD.official

17>A.convenientB.freeC.differentD.new

A.worldB.countryC.communityD.association

19、A.authenticB.practicalC.brilliantD.important

20、A.forcesB.equipsC.makesD.explores

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）RiseAfterFalling

Afatherwasworriedabouthisson,1.wassixteenyearsoldbuthadnocourageatall.Sothefatherdecidedto

callonaBuddhistmonk（僧侣）totrainhisboy.

TheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy'sfather,UIinsistthatyoursonshould2.（leave）alonehere.Tilmakehim

intoarealmanwithinthreemonths.3.,youcan'tcometoseehimduringthisperiod.^^

Threemonthslater,theboy'sfather4.（return）,TheBuddhistmonkarrangedaboxingmatchbetweentheboy

andan5.（experience）boxer.Eachtimethefighterstrucktheboy,hefelldown,6,atoncetheboystoodup;and

eachtimeaheavyblowknockedhimdown,theboystoodupagain.Severaltimeslater,theBuddhistmonkasked,

“7.doyouthinkofyourchild?”

“Whatashame!”theboy为fathersaid,neverthoughthewouldbeso8.（easy）knockeddown.Ineedn'thave

himstayhereanylonger!”

"I'msorrythatthafsallyousee.Don'tyouseethateachtimehe9.（fall）down,hestandsupagaininsteadof

10.（cry）?Thafsthekindofcourageyouwantedhimtohave.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

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。

DearTom,

Iamdelightedthatyouhavepassedtheexamsuccessful.Whatyouhavegainedaretheresultofyourhardwork.

Howtimeflies!IfstvvoyearsbeforeyoucametostudyChineseinBeijing.Inthepasttwoyears,youhadhelpedusalot,

withoutthatwecouldn'thavemadesuchagreatprogressinEnglish.

Beforeyouleave,manyclassmatesandIintendtoholdafarewellpartyforyou,hopethatyoucanrememberthe

wonderfultimewespenttogether.Intheway,thepartywillbeheldthisSaturdayeveninginmyhouse.Wecantakethe

No.lbusatthehotelgateandgetoffbusattheBookingBuilding.Iwillbetheremeetingyou.

We'relookingforwardtoyourcoining.

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假设你是学生会主席李华，你校许多外国留学生想在业余时间学习汉语,因此学生会打算在周六下午五点组

织汉语学习角（ChineseComer）活动。现招收志愿者，请你写一则通知，内容包括：

1.英语流利,了解中国传统文化；

2.善于沟通，乐于助人；

3.组织、协调能力强。

4.有意向的同学可以拨打电话123456789或登录学生会网站报名，报名截止日期为本周三下午两

点。

要求：

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。

参考词汇:协调coordination

Notice

WithmoreandmoreforeignstudentsgettinginterestedinlearningChineseintheirsparetime,

Students'Union

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、C

3、A

4、C

5、A

6、B

7、C

8、D

9、A

10、C

11、D

12、D

13、C

14、B

15、C

16、A

17、C

18、A

19、C

20、D

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、A

3、B

4、A

22、Whenit*sfiveo*clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefined

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.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywantto

accomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.ltissaidthatallof

usemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.

What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmore

productive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetand

Anne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holiday

shopping9toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“docktime**vs“task

timeM.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

jobthatrequiresm