2025年吉林省德惠市九校高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷含答案

2025年吉林省德惠市九校高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷含答案考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored2．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly3．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably4．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto5．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful6．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall7．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either8．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．a(chǎn)rewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting9．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough10．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend11．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where12．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a(chǎn);/ B．/;theC．a(chǎn);a D．a(chǎn);the13．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/14．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable15．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sthough16．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten17．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo18．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should19．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened20．WeChinesearedrinking______milkperpersontodayaswedidin1995.A．morethantwice B．twiceasmuchC．twiceasmanyas D．twiceasmuchas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）Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertainlyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.1、Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?A．Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B．Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.C．Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D．Hemadethesignalinarudeway.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?A．Fullofadmiration.B．Fullofaggression.C．Fullofcomplexity.D．Fullofcertainty.3、WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?A．Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.B．Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.C．Hewillaskyoutogivehimalift.D．Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.B．Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.C．Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.D．Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriesliveinharmony.22．（8分）TopSummerMusicFestivalstoTraveltoSummeristhebesttimeofayearformusiclovers,especiallyifyoulovetheoutdoorconcertscene.Festivalseasonisjustkickingoff,andthereisalottolookforwardtointheupcomingmonths.PrimaveraSoundTokickoffthesummer,there'snobetterplacethanBarcelona.Ontheconcertlineup,you'llfindbandslikeTheZombies,ArcadeFire,andBonIver.Thentakesometimetotastethelocalfoodandwine.May31-June4;Barcelona,SpainMusicType:Rock,hip-hopPrice:$86—$323GovernorsBallOneofthegreatsummerconcertsinNewYorkCityisGovernor'sBall,whichtakesplaceinearlyJuneatRandall’sIslandPark.SomeoftheplayingartistsincludeTool,Phoenix,Lorde,Flume,andtheWu-TangClan.June2-4;NewYorkCity,NewYork,USAMusicType:Rock,hip-hop,popPrice:$105—$405BonnarooBonnarooisanothersummereventthatdrawsincrowdsofaround60,000eachyear.Someofthemostwell-knownmusicianswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChancetheRapper.June8-11;Manchester,Tennessee,USAMusicType:Rock,hip-hopPrice:$210-$554FireflyMusicFestivalManypeoplehaven'tthoughtofgoingtoDelawareforasummervacation,hutmid-Juneisagreattimetoplanthistripifyoulovemusic.Headlinersforthisyear’sslowareTheWeeknd,Muse,TwentyOnePilots,ChancetheRapper,andBobDylan.June15-18;Dover,Delaware,USAMusicType:Blues,rockPrice:$179-$4991、Whichconcerthasthecheapestticket?A．Bonnaroo.B．GovernorsBall.C．PrimaveraSound.D．FireflyMusicFestival.2、WhatisspecialaboutFireflyMusicFestival?A．ItperformsBlues.B．Itispopularwithtravelers.C．Itisheldinsummer.D．Ithasmanyfamousmusicians.3、WhencanyouenjoyFlume'sperformance?A．OnMay31.B．OnJune3.C．OnJune9.D．OnJune15.23．（8分）AnewrestaurantinIndonesiaisonamission(使命)tosupportlocalstrappedinpoverty,manyofwhomareearninglessthan$25amonth,byprovidingthemwithanalternativewaytopayfortheirfood.TheMethaneGasCanteen,runbyhusbandandwifeteamSariminandSuyatmi,islocatedinanunexpectedplaceforaneatery—JatibarangLandfill.Thelandfillisamountainofpurifyingwaste,wherepoorlocalsspendtheirdayscollectingplasticandglasstosell.Meanwhile,thecouple,whospent40yearscollectingwastebeforeopeningtherestaurant,isbusycooking.Whatmakestherestaurantunusual,asidefromitslocation,isthatnocashisrequiredtopayformeals.Poorpeoplehavetheoptiontopayfortheirfoodwithrecyclablewasteinsteadofcash.Sariminweighstheplasticcustomersbringin,calculatesitsworth,andthendeductthatvaluefromthecostofthemeal,givinganyextravaluebacktothecustomer.Theschemeispartofthecommunity’ssolutiontoreducewasteinthelandfillandrecyclenon-degradableplastics.“Ithinkwerecycle1tonneofplasticwasteaday,whichisalot.Thisway,theplasticwastedoesn’tpileup,driftdowntheriverandcauseflooding,”saidSaimin.“Itbenefitseveryone.”Therestaurantseatsabout30peopleandservesmealsthatcostbetween$0.40and$0.80each.SinceopeningthecanteenSariminandSuyatmihaveseentheirdailyincomemorethandoubleto$15aday.“I’mhappytoseeourcustomersenjoyingtheirmeals,”SarimintoldNHKWorld.“Thepoormustalsohavetherighttoenjoyhealthyeating.Iwanttogivethemthatchanceasmuchaspossible.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutJatibarangLandfill?A．ItisagoodplaceforpeopletoeatmealsB．ItisaplacewherelocalscollectplasticandglasstosellC．ItisamountainwhichattractsmanytouristsD．Itisamodemplasticrecyclingplant.2、WhatmakestheMethaneGasCanteendifferent?A．Itslocationandthewaytopayformeals.B．Thedeliciousfoodandthekind-heartedowner.C．Itslocationandthosestrangecustomers.D．Itscustomersandthewaytopayformeal.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A．Increase B．ReplaceC．Remove D．Equal4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．SariminandSuyatmirecycleplasticwasteonlytomakemoney.B．Theplasticwastemaycauseflooding.C．Therestaurantseatsaround30peopleatpresent.D．SariminandSuyatmihaveseenanincreaseintheirincome.24．（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.25．（10分）Everest121minAdventure/Biography/DramaStoryline:AgroupofclimbersstarttheirfinalclimbtothesummitofMountEverest，thehighestpointonEarth.Withlittlewarning，aviolentstormstrikesthemountain，swallowingtheadventurers...Director:BaltasarKormakurStars:JasonClarke,AngPhulaSherpa,ThomasM.WrightAddtowatchlistWarRoom120minDramaStoryline:TonyandElizabethJordan,seeminglyhaveitall--greatjobs,abeautifuldaughter,theirdreamhome.Inreality,theirmarriagehasbeenawarzone.WithguidancefromMissClara,anolder,wiserwoman,Elizabethdiscoversshecanstartfightingforherfamilyinsteadofagainstthem.Director:AlexKendrickStars:PriscillaC．Shirer,T.C．Stalligs,KarenAbercrombieAddtowatchlistStraightOuttaCompton147minBiography/Drama/MusicStoryline:In1987,fiveyoungmen,usinghonestrhymes,puttheirfrustrationandangeraboutlifeintothemostpowerfulweapontheyhad:theirmusic.StraightOuttaComptontellsthetruestoryofhowtheseculturalrebels（叛逆者）stooduptotheauthoritiesthatmeanttokeepthemdownandformedtheworld’smostdangerousgroupN.W.A．Director:F.GaryGrayStars:O’SheaJacksonJr.,CoreyHawkins,JasonMitchellAddtowatchlistAWalkInTheWoods104minAdventure/Biography/ComedyStoryline:AfterspendingtwodecadesinEngland,BillBrysonreturnstotheUS,wherehedecidesthebestwaytoconnectwithhishomelandistohiketheAppalachianTrail.HetravelswithKatz,oneofhisoldestfriends.Thetroubleisthatthetwohaveacompletelydifferentdefinitionoftheword,“adventure”.Therealfunbegins...Director:KenKwapisStars:RobortRedford,NickNolte,EmmaThompsonAddtowatchlist1、Ifyoupreferfamily-themedmovies,whichoneshouldsee?A．EverestB．WarRoomC．StraightOuttaComptonD．AWalkInTheWoods2、WhatisN.W.Aaccordingtothepassage?A．AmovieclubB．AmusicgroupC．AnadventureteamD．Acharityorganization3、WhydoesBillBrysonhiketheAppalachainTrail?A．ToaccompanyhisfriendKatzB．ToexerciseandkeephimselffitC．TostrengthenhisbondwiththeUSD．Tohaveanadventureinthewoods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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。TherearenooceanwavesinSt.Louis.Wehavetodrivealongwaytogettotheocean.Everysummerweputourstuffandourselvesintothecaranddrive1,000milestoreachVeroBeach,Florida.Oncewegetthere,it’sallabout1atthebeach.I’vewantedtobea2foralongtime.MymomusedtosurfwhenshelivedinFloridaduringcollege.I3mymomtoletmesurf,andshepromisedtofindasurfing4forme.Hefoundmeinstead.Onedaywhenmymomwastakinganoldsurfboardtoasurfshopfor5,asurfer6thedooropenforherandhelpedhercarrytheboardinside.Theystarted7andshelearnedhe’sasurfing8Mymomaskedhimifhehadany9workingwithpeoplewithdisabilities.Hedidandtoldherhewouldlovetoworkwithme.That’showI10myfriend,CoachBillBolton,in2014.FirstCoachBilltaughtmethepop-up.IhadsomuchfunsurfingwithCoachBillin2014,11Ididn’tmakeitto12ontheboard.WhenwewenttoFloridathissummer,Ihadmoresurfing13withCoachBill.Weworkedhardonthesandandinthewater.Onourthirddaytogetherwe14oursurfboardsoutpastasandbarwheresmallwaveswere15Icameclosetostandingeachtime,andonthelast16ofthedayIgotuponmyfeetandstayedup!Iwasso17!SowasCoachBill.Wewenttothesamesurfingspotthenextday.Guesswhat!I18somanytimesandrodewaveafterwave.CoachBillcalledmea“surfgoddess”.Itwasoneofthe19daysever!Ihopemystory20youtogosurfingortotrysomethingnew.Iknowyoucandoit.1、A．fun B．failure C．trial D．sunlight2、A．swimmer B．rider C．surfer D．player3、A．reminded B．encouraged C．told D．begged4、A．fellow B．coach C．a(chǎn)dviser D．driver5、A．exhibition B．money C．repair D．a(chǎn)dvice6、A．held B．kept C．let D．made7、A．greeting B．laughing C．walking D．talking8、A．student B．lover C．instructor D．guard9、A．trouble B．interest C．record D．experience10、A．met B．hired C．thanked D．rewarded11、A．however B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．but12、A．lying B．floating C．standing D．moving13、A．lessons B．pleasure C．skills D．tasks14、A．picked B．took C．removed D．threw15、A．falling B．breaking C．rising D．floating16、A．minute B．wave C．try D．part17、A．happy B．shocked C．joy D．frightened18、A．felldown B．failed C．a(chǎn)cted D．gotup19、A．longest B．greatest C．hardest D．fastest20、A．inspires B．pushes C．leads D．influences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）ChinesePresidentXiJinpinghaspraisedagroupofmiddleschoolstudentsfortheireffortsinsatellitedesign.Hesaidhewaspleasedwiththeircuriosityandbraveryin1．(science)exploration.ThepresidentalsowishedtheteachersandstudentsinBayiSchool2．happynewyear.Ximadethepraiseinaletter3．(write)tothestudentsinBeijing'sBayiSchoolonSaturday.Asmallsatellitedesignedanddevelopedbythem4．(send)intospacelastWednesdayatTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenter5．itwasdesignedtooperateinorbitfor180days.Threemonthsago,Xireturnedto6．(he)highschool,tovisitalaboratoryandtalktoteachersandstudents7．weredesigningthesmallsatellite.Thepresidentsaidhewas8．(extreme)gladtoknowthatthesatellitedesignedbythestudentswouldbelaunchedandcalledonthemtobecome9．(build)ofthecountry.Xiwarmlyencouragedthestudents10．(study)scienceandcontributetothedevelopmentofChina.Hehopedthatthestudentswouldkeephungryforknowledgeanddeveloptheirnationalspirit.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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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）不計分。LangPing,theheadcoachofChina’snationalwomen’svolleyballteam,arrivedatmyhighschoolinSep17、Atabout9o’clock,alltheSenior3studentgatheredintheschoolstadium,waitingforthearrivalofLangPingandherteam、ThemomentLangsteppedintothestadium,nobodycouldstayseating、WeclappedwildaswesawtheschoolmastertakeLangtohisseat、ThemLangsharesherlifewithusinherspeech、Shesaiditwasfaithandcouragehadledhertohersuccess、AstheSenior3student,Ithinkitwasnotonlyafortunateexperienceforme,butalsoapowerfulone,asLang’swordsgavemestrength、Iwillkeepitinmindwhatshetoldus:Trustingyourselfandfighteverystepofthewaytowin!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）請你圍繞“建設(shè)節(jié)約型社會，從我做起”的主題，根據(jù)下面所給出的要點提示，用英語寫一封倡議書。要點提示：1.節(jié)約用水，避免不必要的浪費；2.節(jié)約用電，離開時確保關(guān)燈和其他電器；3.節(jié)約紙張等學(xué)習(xí)用品；4.主動向父母及周圍親朋宣傳節(jié)約能源的思想。不能逐條翻譯，注意句子連貫、要點齊全。字數(shù)120左右，開頭己給出。Dearfellowstudents,Ourgovernmentisaimingtobuildasaving-basedsociety.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、B5、B6、D7、D8、D9、A10、D11、B12、B13、C14、A15、C16、C17、A18、B19、C20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、A3、B4、C22、1、C2、A3、B23、1、B2、A3、C4、A24、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,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It'll