B
At five o’clock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clock tells them they’re done.
These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows on that clock-based work schedules hinder (阻碍) creativity.
Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., research from 10 a.m. to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.
What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar and Anne, they had participants organize different activities—from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga—by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under “clock time” vs. “task time”. They found clock-timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task-timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come up.
The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. Smart companies, they believes will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies. This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. It'll make the tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.
25. What does the author think of time displayed everywhere？
26. How do people usually go about their work according to the author?
27. What did the researchers find in their experiments about clock-timers?
28. What do the researchers say about today's business culture?
根据文章第2段New research shows that clock-based word schedules hinder morale(士气)and creativity.可知time displayed everywhere对有创意的工作有不好的影响.
文意理解题。根据文章第2段New research shows that clock-based word schedules hinder morale(士气)and creativity.可知time displayed everywhere对有创意的工作有不好的影响.
对文章的细节把握不到位致误。
根据文章根据文章第3段They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning. 根据粗体字可知他们通常两者联系起来考虑.
文意理解题。根据文章第3段They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning. 根据粗体字可知他们通常两者联系起来考虑.
对文章上下文意思的理解不清致误。
本题根据文章They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. 可知Task timers没有什么创造力，这正是clock-timers所具有的.
文意理解题。根据文章They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. 可知Task timers没有什么创造力，这正是clock-timers所具有的.
文章的细节把握不清致误。
本题根据文章根据文章第五段The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. 可知调查专家认为完成任务的组织方式会更趋向于undervalued and under-supported的情况，所以答案选C.
文意理解题。根据文章第五段The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture.可知调查专家认为完成任务的组织方式会更趋向于undervalued and under-supported的情况，所以答案选C.
文章的上下文细节的联系理解不到致误。