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1、Unit 3 单元综合A When its five oclock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clocks tell them theyre done. These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cellphones and computers. That may be a bad thing
2、, particularly at work. New research shows that clock-based work schedules get in the way of 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 o
3、f things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, and 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? B
4、etter at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities from project planning, holiday shopping to yoga by time or the to-do list to measure how they performed under clock time vs task time”. They found
5、clock-timers to be more efficient(有效率的) but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task-timers were happier and more creative, but less productive. They tended to enjoy the moment when something good was happening, and seized opportunities that came up. The researchers argue t
6、hat task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and not be supported in the business culture. 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 peopl
7、e will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when we are performing a job that requires more creativity. Itll make those tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.1.What does the author say about clock-based work?A.It makes workers very ti
8、red.B.It reminds workers to come to the office on time.C.It makes workers aware of the precious time.D.It may have a bad effect on the creativity.2.What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers?A.They seized opportunities as they came up.B.They always got t
9、heir work done in time.C.They tended to be more productive.D.They could control their life.3.What do the researchers suggest?A.Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.B.It is important to keep a balance between work and life.C.Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.D.A
10、 scientific standard should be adopted in job judgement.BBefore leaving work, Steve Lee likes to use his cell phone to turn on his heat and air conditioning system at home. So by the time he gets through traffic into his front door, the temperature inside is perfect. You may wonder what a so-called
11、smart home can do inside.Lee works for a company called Smarthome. com, testing and living with many of his companys home automation gadgets (自动化小配件），like this multifunction touch screen that controls devices around the house and even connects to the Internet traffic cameras. “I have cameras, and th
12、ey follow all the way down the freeway to work，” said Lee with pride. “Whats going on at home when you are away? No problem, install some wireless cameras and controllers and from any computer in the world with an Internet connection you can watch your house.”“You can check on the house，and I can lo
13、ok at the temperature. Believe it or not, if I want to turn on lights ahead of time，I can，” added Lee.We sat in Steves California kitchen and with the right password，turned on the kitchen counter lights at his boss house in Wisconsin. Steve did have permission to log on(登录).“If you do know the passw
14、ord and you want to play a trick on your wife, you could turn lights on and off remotely. ”This new technology, which can automatically turn on water sprinklers when humidity is low, or turn off a pool pump when it is not in use, is no longer expensive. Several hundred dollars for a basic system is
15、enough and it is not hard to install.Sure the convenience is nice but many people who like the security advantages like making sure kids are safe with the help of camera monitors and bedside alerts. “I can notice that maybe one of my children wakes up in the middle of the night once the light switch
16、 is turned on.”What a smart home cant do is to get you a snack and you have to leave the couch for that.1.What does the underlined word “password” in Paragraph 5 mean?A.Security code.B. Crossword.C. Passport.D. Touch screen.2.What can be inferred from this passage?A.Steves boss trusted him very much.B.Steve doesnt like to play jokes on his family.C.Steve could log on his boss home because he had been g
