2026屆貴州省劍河民族中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin2．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken3．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive4．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．a(chǎn)lthough D．once5．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup6．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise7．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled8．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask9．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom10．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．a(chǎn)daptB．exposeC．exploitD．a(chǎn)ttach11．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could12．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can13．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which14．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome15．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads16．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby17．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended18．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout19．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so20．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what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）City：HangzhouLaunched：2008Size：2，965stations/69，750bikesPrice：﹩32.61deposit（押金）+timechargeWhiletakingalookatthiscity，youmayseethebestbikesharingintheworld．Asthesecondontheplanetbysize，theHangzhouPublicBicycleSystemisoneofthemostcommonandusefulshares，largelybecauseit'scombinedwithpublictransportation：asinglecardcanbeusedinsubway，bus，taxiandbikesharing．Residentsandtouristscanputdownadepositof200ChineseYuan（about﹩33）andrideforanhourforfreeinthissceniccity．Eachadditionalhourcostsonly﹩0.15．Itwasalsothefirstnew﹣generationbike﹣sharingsysteminChina．By2020it'sprojectedtohave175，000bikes．City：BarcelonaLaunched：2007Size：420stations/6，000bikesPrice：﹩61.93peryearBarcelona'sBicyclingProgramdevelopedSpain'sbike﹣sharingbusinessinabigway．Thisprogramtookofflikewildfireonwheels，andbecausefourtimesbiggerinoneyear．Itinspireddifferentcopycatprogramsalloverthecountry．Today，Spainhas132bike﹣sharingsystems．Theprogramisoneoftheworld'smostrespectedandpopularshares．Butitisonlyopentoresidentsandtouristsarenotallowedtouseit．City：ParisLaunched：2007Size：1，751stations/23，900bikesPrice：﹩38.52peryear/﹩2.26perdayParis'sbike﹣sharingisthestaroftheworld．Launchedin2007，itistheworld'slargestoutsideofChina．CheapbyAmericanstandards，youcanridearoundParisona€1.7daypass﹣﹣﹣thefirsthalfhourofeachtripisfree．Becausethissystemcoversthecitywithanaverageof50stationspersquaremile，it'safavouritewithbothlocalsandtourists．1、WhatdoweknowaboutBarcelona'sBicyclingProgram？A．IthasdriventhedevelopmentofSpain'sbike﹣sharing．B．IthasoncebeenruinedbyfireaccidentsC．Itispopularamongtravellers．D．Itconsistsof175，000bikes．2、HowmuchshouldyoupaytorideasharedbikeinParis？A．Nothingforanhour．B．﹩61.93peryear．C．﹩2.26perday．D．﹩1.7perday．3、WhatdotheHangzhouPublicBicycleSystemandParis'sbikesharinghaveincommon？A．Theyareopentobothlocalsandtourists．B．Thehavethesameamountofstations．C．Theywerefoundedinthesameyear．D．Theyrequireadepositofover﹩30．22．（8分）Anerve-zapping（電擊神經(jīng)）headsetcausedpeopletogetridoffatinasmallpreliminarystudy.Sixpeoplewhohadreceivedthestimulation（刺激）lostonaverageabout8percentofthefatontheirtrunksinfourmonths,scientistsreportedattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscience,Theheadsetstimulatedthevestibularnerve（前庭神經(jīng)）,whichrunsjustbehindtheears.Thatnervesendssignalstothehypothalamus,abrainstructurethoughttocontrolthebody’sfatstorage.Bystimulatingthenervewithanelectricalcurrent,thetechniqueshiftsthebodyawayfromstoringfattowardburningit.Sixoverweightandobesepeoplereceivedthetreatment,consistingofuptofourone-hour-longsessionsofstimulationaweek.Becauseitactivatedthevestibularsystem,thestimulationcreatedthesensationofgentlyrockingonaboatorfloatinginapool,saidthestudy’sco-authorJasonMcKeownoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Afterfourmonths,bodyscansmeasuredthetrunkfatforthesixpeoplereceivingthetreatmentandthreepeoplewhoreceivedunrealstimulation.Allsixinthetreatmentgrouplostsometrunkfat,despitenothavingchangedtheiractivityordiet.Incontrast,thoseintheunrealgroupgainedsomefat.Researcherssuspectthatchangesinthesetoflife-sustainingchemicaltransformationswithinhumancellsarebehindthedifference.“Theresultswerealotbetterthanwethoughtthey’dbe,”McKeownsaid.Earlierstudiesfoundthatvestibularnervestimulationcausesmicetodropfatandpackonmuscle,resultinginwhatMcKeowncalledSchwarzeneggermice.Thoughsmall,thecurrentstudysuggeststhattheapproachhaspromiseinpeople.McKeownandhiscolleagueshavestartedacompanybasedonthetechnologyandplantotestitfurther.1、Whatisanelectricalcurrentusedfor?A．Causingthebodytobumitsfat.B．Controllingthebody’sstorageoffat.C．Seeingiftheheadsetwillbeaffected.D．Speedingtheprocessofone’sdigesting.2、What’stheprobablereasonforthedifferentresultsinparticipants?A．Thelengthofstimulationtheyreceived.B．Thetypeofstimulationtheyreceived.C．Thedifferenceintheirvestibularsystem.D．Thewaychemicalsprocessintheirbody.3、WhichistrueaboutMcKeown’scurrentfindings?A．Theyhaveakindofpracticalvalue.B．Theygoagainstthoseofearliertestsonmice.C．Theywerewidelyrecognizedatthemeeting.D．TheyhavebeentestedbyMeKeown’scompany.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ThescienceofzappingfatB．AnewtrialofweightlossC．ZappingcertainnervesleadstofatlossD．Exerciseforweightlossandgetfit23．（8分）Ifyoufeelyourselfturningintoanoldgrouch(脾氣壞的人),don’tworry—happinessisjustaroundthebend.Asurveyhasfoundthatalthoughhappinessdipsinthoseintheir30sand40s,peoplestarttofeelmorecontentwithlifeaftertheageof50.Howeveraneconomistfoundthatolderpeoplewillneveragainregaintheexcitementofyouth.Ratheritisthoughtthatwithage,individualsbecomemorepragmaticabouttheupsanddownsthatlifebringsandaccepttheirfortune.HequestionedthoseinBritain,SwitzerlandandGermanyandappliedthefindingstopeople’slifecycle.Mr.VanLandeghem,29,said:“Ahappinesscurvedoesnotnecessarilyimplythata65-year-oldprefershisownlifetothelifeofa25-year-old.”“Boththe25-year-oldand65-year-oldmightagreethatitisnicertobe25thantobe65.Butte65-year-oldmightneverthelessbemoresatisfied,ashehaslearnedtobesatisfiedwithwhathehas.”Itwassuggestedthemid-lifehappinessdipisbecausethisiswhenpeoplehavethemostresponsibilities—takingcareofafamily,payingamortgage(抵押貸款)andhavingademandingcareer.Themiddle-ageddipinhappinesswasalsocomparedtothatoflosingacloserelativeorsuddenlybecomingunemployed.Thestudyisjustoneofmanyputforwardasanindicatorofwhatmakesforahappylife.Psychologistsconcludedthathavingmoneymakesyouhappier,butonlyifyouhavealotmorethanyourfriendsandneighbors.Atthesametime,you’dbetterhaveenoughtietoenjoyyourselfinsteadofspendingallyourtimeonmakingmoney.Separateresearchfoundthatowningthehouseofyourdreams,thecaryoualwayslongedforandhavingmillionsinthebankdoesn’tstopthatdesiretokeepupwiththeJoneses(攀比).AndiftheJoneseshavemorethanyoudo,you’llbemiserable.Itseemsenvyatbeinglowerinthesocialpeckingorder(權(quán)勢等級)reducesthesatisfactionofbeingwelloff.Ifyoujustdowhatyouloveandyouaregoodat,whichsocietyalsovaluesmuch,youmayhaveahigherprobabilitytobehappy.Butifyourjobpaysless,howcanyousticktoitindisregardofresponsibilities?Happinessmeansdifferentthingsfromdifferentpointsofview,andpointofviewgrowsfromone’sexperienceandknowledge.Perhapsitcomeswithyouwhenyoudon’tneedtothinkaboutadultproblemsorwhenyouarewiseenoughtounderstandwhatsatisfactionis.1、Theunderlinedword“pragmatic”inparagraph2maymean________.A．realisticB．concernedC．nervousD．careful2、Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheir30sand40s________.A．mayfeelitmoredifficulttoexperiencehappinessB．maysensehappinessdeclinesowingtoothercomplicatedfactorsC．starttorealizeresponsibilityandriskmeanhappinessD．mayassociatehappinesswithmoneyandstatusandriskpursuinghappiness3、Itisimpliedinthepassagethat________.A．happinesscomeswhenyoucomplainlessB．lifeisfullofupsanddownsinfactC．a(chǎn)senseofresponsibilitybringsyouhappinessD．competingwithothersoftenmakesyoublue4、Whatmakesforahappylife?A．One’sfamily.B．One’smoney.C．One’swisdom.D．One’sstatus.5、Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe________.A．happinessisU-shapedB．happinessisanexperienceC．happinessmakesyousatisfiedD．happinesscanbewonbyyourself24．（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）Fivethousandsquaremetersofolddamagedcars，motorcyclesandboatsfillthisjunkyard.Foracasualonlooker，thismightbeaverysadsight.ButforAndy.it'sarealtreasure.“I’vebeenajunkhoarder(囤積者)formywholelifeandIlikefixingupwhatshouldn’tbethrownaway.Around200oldcarsendupinthisjunkyardeveryweek.Someofthemaresoldforparts，othersgetrepaired，andstillothersarebeyondrepair.”HisfatherBobbystartedthebusinesssome50yearsagoandstillspendseverymorningthere.Thefatherandsonhaveverydifferentapproachestotheirwork.TheygotaDeancabthatwasgettingthrownawayandthatwasthefather’sproject，whichAndydidnotwanthimtodo.“HedidbasicallytheoppositeofeverythingItoldhimandIthinkhediditjusttomakememad.Hedumpedatonofmoneyintothiscar，butintheenditwouldn’trun.”Andysaidjokingly.TheunusualfamilybusinessattractedtheattentionofaTVcrew.That’showtheshowJankaEmpirecametobefeaturedonanetworkoftheDiscoveryChannel.Thisshow，fiveyearsofshoo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B．Thefamilybusiness.C．Theshiningappearance. D．Thenoiseoftheengine.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）IrememberthefirsttimeIgotonahorse.WhenIwasalittleboyagedtwo,mymomagreedtoletmetakeashort1andthatwasit!Fromthenon,Imademyparentsalmost2constantlybeggingforahorse.WhenIwasfour,IwasstruckbythediseaseMutism,inwhichchildren3speakingincertainsocialsituations.Iwentdays,weeks,monthswithouta(n)4atschool.Atmost,Imight5haveawordwithafriend.I6silentlythroughschooluntilIwastenwhenapsychologisthadanidea.HeaskedmewhatI7morethananythingelseintheworld.Consideringmyhesitation,thepsychologist8metowhispertheanswerinmymother'sear,"Ahorse."Iwastogetalittlehorse,butIhadalistofweeklytasksIhadto9.Ihadtoanswerthephonefivetimesperweek,somethingIhad10donebefore.Ihadtosayonewordtomyteacheratschoolandthelistwasnot11.Idideverythingthatwasaskedofmeandthedayfinally12.Igotmyowndreaminghorse.HisnamewasSequoia,whomIfellinlovewith13.WhenIwasinSequoia's14,Iforgotallaboutmyproblemsandfeltstrongand15.IhavegraduallygotridofMutismandnowIamafully16memberofsociety.Withmyhorses,I17throughamaster'sdegree.18Imightnothavegotit.IfeelI19mylifetothehorsesandItrytogiveitbacktothemeveryday.Theyhavegivenmethebest20Icouldeverimagine,mylife.1、A．rideB．flyC．walkD．running2、A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．worriedC．crazyD．sorrowful3、A．beginB．stopC．imagineD．enjoy4、A．signB．smileC．a(chǎn)ctionD．sound5、A．willinglyB．completelyC．quietlyD．loudly6、A．toleratedB．sufferedC．putD．pulled7、A．wantedB．hatedC．knewD．grasped8、A．trickedB．pushedC．forbadeD．encouraged9、A．quitB．a(chǎn)ccomplishC．readD．enjoy10、A．evenB．everC．a(chǎn)lreadyD．never11、A．meaningfulB．importantC．completeD．satisfying12、A．cameB．passedC．wentbyD．caughton13、A．regularlyB．silentlyC．graduallyD．immediately14、A．presenceB．mindC．positionD．control15、A．confusedB．surprisedC．secureD．convenient16、A．isolatedB．participatingC．expectingD．a(chǎn)bandoned17、A．madeitB．putinC．likeitD．takeit18、A．ThenB．ThusC．BesidesD．Otherwise19、A．subscribeB．submitC．oweD．contribute20、A．lessonB．giftC．messageD．a(chǎn)dvice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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Wearewhatweeatbecausewhatweeateverydayhas1．greatimpactonourhealth.Therefore,weshouldmakeeveryefforttochangeourbadeatinghabits.2．weallknow,bakedorfriedfoodsmaybe3．(taste),buteatingtoomuchofthemwill4．(probable)resultinsomeillnesses.Moreover,junkfoodthatcostsusagreatdealofmoneybutisnothealthy.5．(compare)withpeopleinthewest,Chinesepeopleusedtoeatmoregrainandvegetablesbut6．(little)meat,whichisagoodeatinghabit.However,thingsarequitedifferentnow.Withtherapideconomic7．(grow)ofourcountry,nowwearealsoeatingalotoffoodhighinsugarandfat.We8．(run)theriskofeatingunhealthilywithoutconsideringthebalanceofourdiet.Thefoodwechooseaffectsourhealth,sowemustkeepit9．mindthatthefoodwechooseshouldgiveusthenutrientsthat10．need.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處語言銪誤，毎句中最多有兩處。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。LastSaturday,eightystudentsfromourschoolpayavisittoLiaoningScienceandTechnologyMuseum、Themuseum,whichmaintaskistospreadtheknowledgeofscienceandtechnology,coversareaof15,000squaremeters、Themomentwhenweenteredthemuseum,theexhibitioncaughttheirattention、Inthemuseum,wesawthelatestprogressesinscienceandtechnology、Moreover,wedidanamazedscientificexperimentbyourselves、Whatappealedforusmostwasthe4Dfilmwhichmadeusfeelwewereinrealevents、Thoughthevisitingtimewasslightshort,wegainedalot、Itissoaninstructiveactivitythatwehopemorewillbeorganizedinthefuture、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。下面是你班班會上以“中學(xué)生是否能佩帶手機”為題進行討論的情況。請你寫一封信給21stCentury報的編輯說明該情況，并表明你自己的觀點。比例40%學(xué)生贊同60%學(xué)生不贊同贊同的理由：1.便于同親友聯(lián)系；2.可以上網(wǎng)查資料；3.儲存有用信息。不贊同的理由：1.手機輻射對人健康有害；2.響鈴影響自己和他人學(xué)習(xí)。注意：1.要包含所有的要點，但不要逐條翻譯；2.字數(shù)約100字。參考詞匯：輻射radiationDearEditor,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、B5、A6、B7、C8、B9、C10、C11、B12、B13、A14、B15、C16、B17、D18、C19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、A22、WhenSeattle-basedpoetHeatherMcHughwon$500,000fromtheMacArthurFoundation,shedidn’tbuyaMaseratiorflytoParis.Instead,sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedteachingcollegecoursesandwritingpoetry.Itwasn’tuntilabouttwoyearslater,in2011,thatshefinallyfiguredoutwhattodowithit.ShediscoveredtherearemillionsofcaregiversintheUnitedStatestakingcareofthechronically（長期地）illordisabled.“It’saheartbreakingcontractoflove,”shesays.Soin2012,HeatherformedCaregifted,anon-profitorganizationthatoffersaseven-day,all-expenses-paidvacationtoVancouverIslandtopeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.”It’shardphysical,psychological,andemotionalwork.“It’scleartheydeserveandneedarespite,”shesays.TriciaEisner,asinglemotherof19-year-oldtriplet（三胞胎中的一個）boys，twoofthemwithsevereillness,wasoneofthefirstcaregiverstogoonvacation,in2013.WhenTriciagotaphonecallsayingCaregiftedwantedtosendhertoEastport，Maine，she“couldn’tbelieve”someonewouldpayforhertogoonavacation;disbeliefgavewaytoconcernabouthersons.Butaftertwodaysaway,theworrywasgone.nAfterbeinginMainebymyself,withnobodytotakecareoforthinkaboutexceptmyself,Irealizedthatrockwasgone,"saysTricia.Shewasafraidtheheavinesswouldreturnwhentheweekwasover,buttohersurprise,ithasn’tbeenbacksince.Heathersays,“Everybodyneedsrestorativetime.Forsome,it’slife-extending.”Triciaandtheotherguestsaren’ttheonlyonestobenefitfromCaregifted；Heatherhastoo.“IthoughtIwasthequeenoflove,beingapoet,”Heathersays.“ButIdidn’tknowathingaboutloveuntilImetthesepeople.”5、WhomisCaregiftedintendedfor?A．Thedisabled.B．Thekids.C．Thecaregivers.D．Thepatients.6、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“respite”inParagraph2probablymean?A．rewardB．restC．jobD．promotion7、HowdidTriciafeelafterstayinginMainefortwodays?A．Concerned.B．Relieved.C．Excited.D．Doubtful.8、Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Peoplebenefitwhentheygive.B．Poetsarefullofloveandhelpful.C．Caregiftedislife-extending.D．Heatheroncelackedlove.23、1、A2、B3、D4、C5、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-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperforminga