福建省三明市三地三校2026屆高三上英語期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit2．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot3．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the4．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should5．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible6．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．a(chǎn)saresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords7．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would8．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were9．---I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?---Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo10．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised11．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．a(chǎn)mnotinvited12．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone13．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless14．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went15．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall16．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．a(chǎn)gainst C．from D．over17．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？18．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat19．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying20．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TheanalysisinTheLancetlooksatobesity(肥胖)trendinover200countries.IntheUK,oneinevery10youngpeopleaged5to19,isobese.Obesechildrenarelikelytobecomeobese–adults,postingthematriskofserioushealthproblems,sayexperts.Researchersbelievewideavailabilityofcheap,latteningfoodisoneofthemaindrivers.Althoughchildobesityratesappeartobestabilizinginmanyhigh-incomeEuropeancountries,includingtheUK,theyareacceleratingatanalarmingrateinmanyotherpartsoftheworld.ThelargestincreaseinthenumberofobesechildrenhasbeeninEastAsia.ChinaandIndiahaveseenrates“balloon”inrecentyears.PolynesiaandMicronesiahavethehighestrateofall—aroundhalfoftheyoungpopulationinthesecountriesisoverweightorobese.Theresearcherssaythatifcurrentworldtrendscontinue,“obese”willsoonbemorecommonthan“underweight”.“Wehavenotbecomemoreweak-willed,lazyorgreedy.Therealityisthattheworldaroundusischanging.”DrFionaBullfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationsuggestedtoughmeasurestoprevent“calorie-rich,nutrient-poorfood”andentouragemorephysicalactivity.“Butsofar,justover20countriesaroundtheworldhaveintroducedataxonsugarydrinks,”shesaid.DrAlisonTedstone,chiefnutritionist(營養(yǎng)學(xué)家)atPublicHealthEngland,said,“Oursugarreductionprogrammeandthegovernment’ssugartaxareworld-leading,butthisisjustthebeginningofalongjourneytomeetthechallengeofageneration.Theevidenceisclearthatjusttellingpeoplewhattodowon’twork.Whileeducationandinformationareimportant,deeperactionsareneededtohelpuslowercalorieconsumptionandachievehealthierdiets.”1、Whatmainlycontributestochildobesityaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Childrendon’ttakeenoughphysicalexercise.B．Childrenaredriventoconsumecheapdiets.C．Childrenbecomemoreweak-willedandgreedy.D．Childrencanreachcheapandfatteningfoodmoreeasily.2、HowcanwedescribechildobesityratesinFrance?A．Alarming.B．Steady.C．Slow.D．Ballooning.3、WhatmayDrFionaBullthinkofthesugartax?A．Itisworld-leading.B．Itisnoteffectiveenough.C．Itneedstobepromotedfurther.D．Itshouldbemadetobelesstougher.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Englandisthefirsttotaxsugarydrinks.B．Solvingtheproblemofchildobesityisahardnut.C．Educationplaysasmallroleincontrollingchildobesity.D．Peopleshouldbetoldaboutthedangerofbeingoverweight.22．（8分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:08702439000Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:08708509191Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:02074019919Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．08708509191 B．02074945061C．08702439000 D．020740199192、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.23．（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.24．（8分）Ifyou’veevernoticeduneasinessinyourpuppyaroundanunwelcomehouseguest，youmightbeontosomething．Anewstudyfoundthatdogscanreallysensebadbehaviorinhumans，andarelesslikelytoaccepttreatsfromthosepeople．Forthestudy，whichwaspublishedintheJanuaryeditionofNeuroscience&biobehavioralReviews，researcherssetupasceneinwhichadogwatchedhisownertrytoopenacontainerwhiletwoactorswereonset．Inaseriesofthreetriesoneoftheactorswouldhelptheowneropenthecontainer，respondneutrally(中立地)，orrefusetohelpopenthecontainer．Theotheractorrespondedpassivelyinallthreetries．Ateachendofthetry，bothactorswouldofferthedogatreatatthesametime．Inthetrieswheretheworkingactorhadrespondedeitherhelpfullyorneutrally，thedogwasequallylikelytoacceptatreatfromeitherofthetwoactors．Inthethirdtrywherehehadrespondedrudely，thedogwasmorelikelytochoosethepassiveactor．JamesAnderson，apsychologistwhoworkedonthestudyatKyotoUniversity，toldtheNewScientistthatthedogsmostlikelyhaveasimilarabilitytonoticebadbehaviorinhumansashumanbabiesdo．“Ifsomebodyisbehavingbadly，theyprobablyendupwithsomesortofemotionalreactiontoit,”hesays．Babieshavebeenshowntobegintomakethesetypesofconnectionsaroundageone．Sowhileyoucan’taskyourdog’sopinioneverytimeyou’refacingadifficultsituation，youcanconsiderhisjudgmentofyournewfriendswhenthinkingaboutwhethertheyarekindornot．Ofcourse，we’11suggestdoingsoaccordingtothesituationandyourownconsideration，butitwouldn’thurttotakenote!1、Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyshow?A．Dogscanreadhumans’thoughts．B．DogsareunwillingtoaccepttreatsfrompeopleC．Dogscansenseunfriendlinessofhumans．D．Dogsfeeluneasyaroundstrangepeople．2、Inthethirdtry，whywasthedogmorelikelytochoosethepassiveactor?A．Thedogwantedtopleasehim．B．Histreatsappearedmoreattractive．C．Hisactionstayedthesameduringthreetries．D．Thedogconsideredtheotheractorrude．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword”they”inParagraph3referto?A．Humans．B．Dogs．C．Babies．D．Psychologies．25．（10分）TheNationalPostalMuseumisdividedintogalleriesthatexploreAmerica'spostalhistory.Visitorswillhaveafullpictureofthecreationandfantasticvarietiesofpostagestamps.WorldofStampsVideoimagesbringstampstolifeandattractvisitorswhoexplorethesurroundingdisplays.Visitorsencountertheworld’sfirstpostagestamp—the1840PennyBlackandlearnhowitrevolutionizedcommunication.Stampimages,includingDr.MartinLutherKing’s“Ihaveadream”speechandthestampthathelpedraisealmost$72milliondollarsforbreastcancerresearch,explainhowstampshaveshapedhistoryandhonoredpeopleandplacesworldwide.GemsofAmericanPhilatelyVisitorshavetheopportunityofexamining13ofthemostrareandhighlyvaluedstampsintheworldofthestampcollection,includingthemostfamousAmericanstampofall,the1918InvertedJenny.AvideoexplainswhytheInvertedJennyandotherstampsdisplayedherearethemostvaluable.Thetreasuresinthisareaarerarelyavailableforpublicviewing.EachtellsastoryaboutanimportanteventinUShistory.MailMarksHistoryThemarkingsonmailprovidevaluablecluestothesurprisingwaysmailhasbeentransportedovertime,includingchallengesandevendisastersencounteredalongtheway.Youwillunderstandthesemarkingsbyfollowingthejourneysofthreehistoricletters.ConnectwithUSStampsVisitorsexploretheirownconnectionswithstamps.Atthreetouchscreentables,theycreatetheirownstampcollectionbasedonthetopicsthatinterestthemmost.Theycanalsocreatetheirownstampdesigns.Visitorshavethechancetoviewvideosinwhichstampdesignerstalkabouttheircraft,stampcollectorsexplainwhattheycollectandwhy,andfootage(片段)showstheprocessofmakingstamps.1、WhatcanyoudoatWorldofStamps?A．Photographsomenicestampsondisplay.B．Learnmoreaboutthegreatimportanceofstamps.C．Donatemoneytocancerresearch.D．ListentoaspeechbyMartinLutherKingonvideo2、WhatcanyouseeatGemsofAmericanPhilately?A．SomefamousdesignersintheUS.B．SomenewlyreleasedstampsintheUS.C．SomeofthemostvaluableUSstamps.D．Someimportantpublicreviewsofstamps.3、Wherecanyouseehowstampsarecreated?A．ConnectwithUSStampsB．GemsofAmericanPhilatelyC．MailMarksHistoryD．WorldofStamps4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anofficialreport.B．Anexhibitionguide.C．Anannouncement.D．Anartshowreview.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Six-year-oldMatthewParkerwasinneedofakidney(腎)transplant,andhisfamilylookedalloverthecountryforasuitabledonor.Upto80peoplesigneduptogiveupaliving1forthefirst-grader.Coincidentally,theperson2todonateakidneytoMatthewwashisteacher,LindesyPainter.Matthewhadbeenonthetransplant3foralongtimeanddevelopedantibodies(抗體)tomostkidneys,itwas4tofindamatchforhim.Thedoctorhadwarnedthefamilytohe“5”andusedtheterm“needleinahaystack”(干草堆）severaltimes.When6wereaskedtobetested,Painterwasthefirstonetosignup.7theteacherlearnedtheresult.shehadtogetseveraltestsdone.Shewasastonishedwhenshegota8backsayingshewasa“perfect9.”Paintermadethedecision10.SheknewthatMatthew'skidneyswere11，andsheempathized(同情）withanyonegoingthroughthis.Itwasespeciallyhardforherto12oneofthemsufferingthesamepains.“Iwatchmyhealthy,active,loud,wildchildrenrunningaround,”Shesaid.“Matthew13toliveanormal，healthy，activelifelikemyboys.”Matthewwasso14tolearnthathisteacherwouldbedonatingakidneytohimthathe15her.Hismotherwasdeeply16toLindseyPainter,sayingherson'sdonorwasa“17”and“givingperson”fordoingthis.Theoperationsforthekidneydonation18inthefollowingmonth.Matthew'smothersaid,“Myson'snewkidneymeansaspecial19betweenstudentandteacherthatgoesfar20theclassroom.”1、A．personB．organC．a(chǎn)nimalD．plant2、A．chosenB．supposedC．forcedD．required3、A．bedB．machineC．listD．team4、A．difficultB．vitalC．effortlessD．impossible5、A．optimisticB．sensitiveC．fantasticD．realistic6、A．competitorsB．teachersC．volunteersD．Partners7、A．WhileB．OnceC．AfterD．Before8、A．MarkB．callC．letterD．book9、A．matchB．candidateC．motherD．participant10、A．wiselyB．sensiblyC．lightlyD．willingly11、A．failingB．hurtingC．shrinkingD．disappearing12、A．controlB．predictC．imagineD．a(chǎn)ccept13、A．strugglesB．managesC．regretsD．deserves14、A．PuzzledB．excitedC．satisfiedD．worried15、A．fearedB．huggedC．missedD．ignored16、A．sorryB．friendlyC．politeD．grateful17、A．reliableB．selflessC．passiveD．cheerful18、A．tookplaceB．cameaboutC．setoffD．brokeout19、A．a(chǎn)ppreciationB．a(chǎn)greementC．bondD．distance20、A．a(chǎn)boveB．fromC．intoD．beyond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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WolfWarriorII(《戰(zhàn)狼Ⅱ》)issuchahitthatithasputChinainthe1．(globe)spotlight(公眾關(guān)注).It'salsothefirstfilm2．(taste)successbothintermsofboxofficeearningsandpromotingChinesevalues.Thefilmfocuseson3．rescueoperationinAfrica,ledbyLengFeng,playedbyWuJing,thewriter4．directorofthefilm.Itisbasedonthetrueeventsofthe2011evacuation(撤離)ofChinesepeoplefromLibya.Itdescribes5．theChinesegovernmentmanagestoprotectoverseasChinese6．(city).Just7．themessageattheendofthefilmreads:"Whenyouencounter(遇到)dangerinaforeignland,donotgiveup!Pleaseremember,atyourback8．(stand)astrongmotherland."China's9．(rise)militarypoweranditspositiveroleintheworldhavebroughtoutabiggersenseof10．(proud)amongyoungpeopleinChina.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(Λ)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Lastweek,allofusweretoldprepareforanexhibitionofourunderstandingoftraditionalChineseculture、Afterknowingthat,wehadaheatdiscussionattheclassmeeting、Verysoon,ideaslikePekingOpera,HanClothing,andChineseKungfucometoourminds、Withtheideasgathering,westartedtotaketheaction、SomesearchedontheInternetformoredetails,whenotherssetaboutdrawpicturesontheblackboard、Thankstomyhardwork,ourdesignfinallywontheheadteacher’sapproval、WewerenotonlyproudaboutourteamworkbutalsodeepimpressedbythegreattraditionalChineseculture、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，請根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇日記。1.今天心情不好，因?yàn)橛⒄Z考試沒考好。2.你的朋友Lin知道情況后邀請你去他家，這是你第一次去他家。3.吃過晚飯，Lin和你進(jìn)行了面對面的交談，鼓勵(lì)你不要失去信心。4.你的感受。注意：1.詞數(shù)110左右。2.開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：邀請inviteNov.1FridayWindy_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、A5、B6、D7、D8、C9、D10、A11、C12、B13、A14、B15、B16、B17、A18、A19、C20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、B3、C4、B22、1、C2、D3、B23、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,ta