2023-2024學(xué)年開卷教育聯(lián)盟高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年開卷教育聯(lián)盟高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot2．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where3．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen4．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.5．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however6．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks7．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted8．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t9．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required10．We

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun12．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn13．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup14．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked15．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that16．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday17．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what18．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering19．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught20．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich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）StartingCyclingWehavetwoservicesdesignedtogivepeopletheconfidenceandknowledgetocyclesuccessfully.LessonsAllourinstructorshavebeentrainedtoNationalStandardslevelof“Bike-ability”.Thismeansyouwillbetrainedtoastandardconsistentacrossthewholecountry.Therearethreelevelsofskillstoprogressthrough.Childrenwouldstartlevels1&2,progressingfromtheplaygroundorparktocycleonlessbusylocalroads.Teenagerandadultbeginnerscanalsolearnlevels1&2inanoff-roadandquietenvironment.Confidentteenagersandadultscanbroadentheirskillsbylearninglevel3,usingmulti-laneroadsandlargerroundabouts.Weprovidebothcompletepackagesoflessonsforthebeginnerorindividuallessonstailorstotheclient.Whatevertheneedwecanaddressandpracticeuntilperfect!Costis＆30perhour.GuidedRideWeknowthatridingontheroadsinLondoncanbescary,andifyouhavetonavigate(確定行車路線)aswellitcanbecomearealhardtask!TheGuidedRideservicetakesallthestressoutofitforyoubyprovidingthefollowing:Routeplannedinadvancetosuityourskilllevel.Routemapprovidedtoyou.Cycleandequipmentchecked.Wewillteachyouasimplemethodtocheckbasicroadworthiness(車輛性能)ofyourbikethatyoucanperformonaweeklybasis.Routediscussedandfocusgiventoanyareasrequiringspecialattention.Cyclealongwiththeinstructorclosebehind.Herethetrafficcanbecontrolledbytheinstructorandriderobserved.WecurrentlycoverLondonZones1&2.Pleasecontactusifyourrequirementsareoutsideoftheseareas.Cost＆30perhour.1、Wherecanlevel1&2lessonsforadultbeginnersbecarriedout?A．Offroad. B．Nearlargeroundabouts.C．Onbusylocalroads. D．Onmulti-laneroads.2、WhatservicesdoestheGuidedRideprovide?A．Theycheckyourcycleandequipmenteveryweek.B．TheyhelpyoutobefamiliarwithallLondonroads.C．TheyletusersexperiencethebusiestroadinLondon.D．TheyensureusersridesafelyinLondonzones1&2.3、Whoisthetextprobablyintendedfor？A．Bikeridinglovers. B．Childrenandteenagers.C．TravelersinLondon. D．Parentslovingcycling.22．（8分）Inmymemory,wintersalwaysusedtobereallyunpleasant.Youhadtobundleupjusttokeepwarmwhenyouwentoutside.Youwereoftencold,wet,slipontheice,andyou’darrivehometoanice-coldhouse.Andthatwouldmeanturningontheheatingandwaiting.It’samiracleyoudidn’tgetcoldtothebone.Fortunately,thingsdon’thavetobesochallenginganymore.Technology,engineringanddesignhaveadvancedgivingusnewsolutionstooldproblems.Itmeansdealingwithwinterneedn’tbelikeskatingonthinice.Withasmartthermostat(溫度自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)器),ourhomescanbewarmwhenweneedthemtobe.Manymodelsfeaturesmartphoneappsthatallowyoutocontroltemperatureremotely,sowecanwarmupthehousebeforewearrivehome.Accordingto,Tado’smodelfeaturesvoicecontrol,whiletheNest‘leans’yourhabitsandautomaticallyheatsthehomeforyou.Clotheshavebeengivenanupgrade,too.Electronicthermaljackets,sweatersandcoatsheatupwhenyouturnthemon.Whatbetterwaytokeepwarminthedeadofwinter?Atthetouchofabutton,orthroughanapponourphones,theclothinggeneratesheatfromelementsplacedinside.Manymodelsofferthreelevelsofheatingwhichstaywarmforover12hours..Finally,thereistheclothingforthehead,beaniesandEarmuff,thatfeaturespeakersincludedinthefabricusingBluetoothtechnologysowecanlistentoourfavouritemusicor,insomecases,haveaphonecallusingthein-builtmicrophone.Allwhilekeepingtheheadwarmandavoidingacold.Formany,thethoughtofwinterusedtobeenoughtomaketheirbloodruncold.Butusingtechnology,lifeneedn’tfreezeup.Withtherightsolutions,there’snoreasonwhywintercan’tbereally,reallycool.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“bundleup”meaninPara.1?A．Fixanairconditioner. B．Takeahotbath.C．Runalot. D．Putonmoreclothes.2、Howdoeselectronicthermalclothingwork?A．Theequipmentplacedinsidetheclothingproducesheat.B．Itneedstobewarnedupbeforebeingused.C．Thethermostatheatupautomaticallywhenthetemperatureislow.D．Itkeepswarmforover12hoursafterbeingchargedfoxanhour.3、Fromthepassage,wecanleanthefollowingstatementsEXCEPTthat________.A．Tado’smodelcanbecontrolledbysayingsomethingtoit.B．withthein-builtspeakerandmicrophone,BeaniesandEarmuffsuserscanhaveaphonecall.C．technologycandonothingtomakewinterlessrough.D．Bluetoothtechnologyisusedintheclothingforthehead.4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．ASmartThermostat B．AModernwinterC．Waysofkeepingwarm D．Anunpleasantwinter23．（8分）Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“peak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,"HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”1、Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto.A．usefortheirschoolworkB．a(chǎn)ccesstheInternetC．workathomeD．connectthemtolibraries2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A．Allteachersusecomputers.B．1500studentshavelaptops.C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D．Studentstherecandoeverything.3、Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan.A．a(chǎn)ttendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB．travelaroundtheworldC．getinformationfromaroundtheworldD．havefreelaptops4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theprogramissuccessful.B．Theprogramisnotworkable.C．Theprogramistooexpensive.D．Wedon'tknowtheresultoftheprogramyet.24．（8分）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland’sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththeadvice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it’sthought-provoking(引人深思的)—especiallytotoday’sAmericans.Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it’smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe’reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(種族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayrejectwhatthey’velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeingdifferentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere’ssomehopeforrevivingandgoodmanners.Goodmannersdon’tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother25．（10分）Haveyoueverwonderedwhatwildanimalsdowhennooneiswatching?Lowcost,dependableandsmallmoderncamerasofferedabighelp.Camerasplacedinhard-to-reachplaceshaveshoteverythingfromsmalldesertcatstolargersnow-lowingcatsinthenorthernRockyMountains.Scientistshavebeenabletodocumentthe“private”momentsofwildlifewithleadingtechnology.GrantHarrisisagovernmentbiologistwiththeUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceinAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Inhiswords,“there’snodoubtthatthesewildcamerasareimportanttoolstolearnnewinformationonwildlife.”Harrissaidsomeimageshelpscientistsseetheeflectsofclimatechange.ResearcherswiththeWyomingMigrationInitiative,orWMI,areamongthoseusingwildcamerasalongwithglobalpositioningsystems,orGPS.ButWMIdirectorMatthewKauffmansaysasthosedevicesarelimited,soistheamountofinformationtheycangatherfromGPS.However,camerascanbeleftinverywildareasfordays,weeksorevenmonths.Theycanprovideinformationonhowmanyanimalsaremovingoveragivenperiodoftime.Puttingthosecamerasinplacerequirescarefulplanning.Wildvideocanshowdetailsaboutanimalbehavior.However,wildcamerashavetheirproblemstoo.Animalssuchaswolverinesandbearssometimesattackthem.Scientistsdonotknowiftheattacksaretheresultofangerorinterest.Also,thedeviceshavebecomepopulartoolstohelphunterslookforanimals.Somepeoplearguethatitisunfairtousethecamerasthatway.Evenwithsuchproblems,wildcamerasareclearlyanimportantscientifictoolinresearchingwildanimals.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“document”inparagraph2mean?A．Remind. B．Enrich.C．Appreciate. D．Record.2、Whichisadisadvantageofwildcameras?A．Theycannotbeleftinthewildoveralongperiod.B．Theycannotbeplacedinhard-to-reachareas.C．Theyprovidelimitedinformation.D．Theymightbestolenbypeople.3、Whydosomepeopleargueagainstusingwildcameras?A．Itisdifficulttofixthecameras.B．Ithelpshuntersfindanimalseasily.C．Itishardtoachievecarefulplanning.D．Itmakesanimalsinterestedinthecameras.4、Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardswildcameras?A．Doubtful. B．Positive.C．Uncertain. D．Uncaring.第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Doyouthinkyouhavewhatittakestobeasuccessfulscientist?Asuccessfulscientistisgenerallyagoodobserver.Hemakesfull1ofthefactsheobserves.Hedoesn’tacceptideaswhicharenot2onobviousfacts,andtherefore3toacceptauthorityastheonlyreasonfortruth.Healwayschecksideas4andmakesexperimentstoprovethem.Theriseof5sciencemayperhapsbeconsideredto6asfarbackasthe7ofRogerBacon,thewonderfulphilosopherofOxford,wholived8theyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablythefirstinthemiddleagestosuggestthatwemustlearnscience9observingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimself10manyimportanttruths.Galileo(1564-1642),however,wholivedmorethan300yearslater,wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmeninItaly,France,Germany,andEngland,11begantoshowhowmanyimportant12couldbediscoveredbyobservationbydegrees.BeforeGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfellmore13towardstheearththansmallones,14Aristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothe15oftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwo16stonesandprovedAristotlewaswrong.ItwasGalileo’s17ofgoingdirecttonature,andprovingour18andtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthediscoveriesofmodernscience.What19thosepeoplegoodscientists?FromtheexampleofGalileo,weknowitclearlythatsuccessfulscientistsarethosewhoseobservationshave20betterresults.1、A．useB．timeC．speedD．trust2、A．reliedB．basedC．insistedD．centered3、A．refusesB．desiresC．intendsD．regrets4、A．casuallyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．secretly5、A．naturalB．physicalC．a(chǎn)ncientD．modern6、A．dateB．keepC．lookD．come7、A．studyB．timeC．yearD．birth8、A．bothB．eachC．betweenD．a(chǎn)mong9、A．inB．withC．onD．by10、A．broughtB．discoveredC．tookD．gave11、A．whoB．whenC．thatD．where12、A．truthsB．problemsC．peopleD．subjects13、A．slowlyB．rapidlyC．lightlyD．heavily14、A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．becauseC．whenD．if15、A．placeB．footC．topD．ceiling16、A．bigB．smallC．equalD．unequal17、A．spiritB．skillC．theoryD．discovery18、A．plansB．opinionsC．worldD．a(chǎn)bility19、A．makesB．preventsC．considersD．promises20、A．foreseenB．rejectedC．producedD．challenged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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhichisthemostsignificantclassicalChinesepainting?AccordingtoPaulDenlinger,1．visitedChinamanytimeswhenyoung,itshouldbeAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.This2．(create)datesbacktotheNorthernSongDynasty.Thispaintingisimportant3．severalreasons.First,upuntilthistime,almostallChinesepaintingsarelandscapes,4．(contain)nooronlyafewimagesofpeople.Second,thisisthefirstscroll(卷軸)painting5．(describe)bothChineseurbanandsuburbanlifeduringtheperiodinthecapital,Bianjing,Third,thepaintingis6．(high)detailedandfeaturesshopsofallkindsanddifferenteconomicactivitiesinandoutofthecity.PeopleareabletoseetheChinesetechnologyofthetime,whichhelpsthem7．greatdealinunderstanding8．theChineselived.TheBeijingPalaceMuseumkeepsthe9．(origin)Songpaintingandoneofitsfamouscopies——theQingversion10．(hold)intheNationalPalaceMuseuminTaipei.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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句最多有兩處。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(hào)（∧），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。Theseday,peoplebreaktrafficrulesandlitteredeverywhere.Itdoesseriousharmwithourlife.Ithinkpeopleshouldmakeaefforttochangethissituation.Asforhim,Iwillbeartrafficrulesinmind.IfIrideabike,I’llnevercrossaroaduntilthetrafficlightturngreen.IfIwalk,Iwillforgettousethezebracrossing.Meanwhile,Iwillmakeitasmydutytohelpkeepourenvironmentcleanorhealthy.Iwillhelpcleanuptheroadsidelitterwheneverpossibly.Ihopemybehaviorwillmakeadifference.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，明天就是你的生日了，而且高考很快就要到了，你有很多話想對(duì)父母說。請(qǐng)你以書信的形式按照以下要點(diǎn)給父母寫一封信。詞數(shù)：100-120寫作要點(diǎn)：1.感恩父母；2.對(duì)父母的期望；3.自己學(xué)習(xí)、人生的打算。DearMomandDad,Tomorrowismybirthdayandtheannualcollegeentranceexaminationisaroundthecorner.Onthisspecialday,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、A5、C6、B7、D8、A9、D10、D11、D12、D13、C14、B15、A16、C17、B18、D19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、A22、1、D2、A3、C4、B23、1、A2、C3、C4、D24、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(損耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeon(orevenjustopeninge-mailsfrom)careerwebsites,andresearchshowsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshavealsobegunsearchingforbadgeswipes(瀏覽痕跡)----employees’useofanIDtoenterandexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage---toidentifypatternsthatsuggestaworkermaybeinterviewingfora