2023届北京市第中高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

请考生注意：

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案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。

2.答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Wheneveryouapresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver'spointofview.

A.boughtB.haveboughtC.willbuyD.buy

2.Ihadhardlyrungthebellthedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.

A.beforeB.until

C.asD.since

3.一HowcanIwakeupsoearly?

—Setthealarmat5:00am・,youwillmakeit.

A.andB.but

C.orD.so

4.tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.

A.HavingexposedB.Beingexposed

C.ToexposeD.Exposed

5.Whydoesshealwaysdrivetoworkshecouldeasilytakethetrain?

A.unlessB.until

C.beforeD.when

6.Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecanit.

A.compareB.matchC.produceD.win

7.Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou'reexpectingtheanswer.

A.carefulB.commonC.instantD.general

8.・一Howoftendoyouworkout?

•-,butusuallyonceaweek.

A.Havenoidea.B.Itdepends.C.Asusual.D.Generallyspeaking.

9.Webecarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.

A.mayB.canC.mightD.should

10.HehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournaLonetobepublishedinthisissue）theothertointhenext.

A.turnoutB.comeout

C.bringout.D.leaveout

11.Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee.

A.whoisheB.whoheis

C.whoisitD.whoitis

12.Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive,

A.atallcostB.foralongwhile

C.inthelongrunD.bynomeans

13.Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.

......Goodevening.?

A.DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB.Whatwouldyoulike,please

C.IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD.Whoisthatspeaking,please

14.TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingattheirnames

hadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.

A.thatB.howC.whyD.whether

15.IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p・m・,manypeoplehavegonehome.

A.whosetimeB.that

C.onwhichD.bywhichtime

16.Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just.

A.facethemusicB.flyoffthehandle

C.eatyourwordsD.biteyourtongue

17.studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.

A.TeachingB.Taught

C.ToteachD.Teach

18.—Didyouenjoytheparty?

—Yes.Wewellbyourhosts.

A.weretreatedB.wouldbetreated

C.treatedD.hadtreated

19.Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,you

feelgreat,?

A.aren*tyouB.don'tyouC.doyouD.areyou

20.—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?

—Shewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperiment

A.whenwasitthatB.itwaswhenthat

C.itwaswhenD.whenitwasthat

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21.（6分）OPENINGSANDPREVIEWS

AntliaPneumatica

InanewplaybyAnneWashburn,directedbyKenRusSchmoll,agroupofestrangedfriendsgatherataTexas

farmhousetoburyoneoftheirpeers.(PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.212-279-4200.Inpreviews.)

BrightStar

SteveMartinandEdieBrickellwrotethisbluegrass-and-Americanamusical,inwhichamagazineeditormeetsa

soldierreturningfromtheSecondWorldWar.WalterBobbiedirects.(Cort,138W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)

TheCrucible

IvovanHovedirectsArthurMiller'sclassicdramaabouttheSalemwitchtrials,starringSaoirseRonan,Ben

Whishaw,CiaranHinds,andSophieOkonedo.(WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)

DryPowder

JohnKrasinski,ClaireDanes,andHankAzariastarinSarahBurgess'splay,inwhichanexecutiveata

private-equityfirm(私人股本公司)triestoreboundfromaP.R.disaster.ThomasKaildirects.(Public,425LafayetteSt.

212-967-7555.Inpreviews.OpensOct.28,2017)

TheFather

FrankLangellastarsinaplaybytheFrenchwriterFlorianZeller,translatedbyChristopherHamptonand

directedbyDougHughesforManhattanTheatreClub,aboutaneighty-year-oldmanwhoislosinghisgriponhisown

lifestory.(SamuelJ.Friedman,261W.47thSt.212-239-6200.PreviewsbeginOct.28,2017)

1、Ifyou'reinterestedinAmericanmusic,wherecanyougetentertained?

A.PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.B.Cort,138W.48thSt.

C.WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.D.Public,425LafayetteSt.

2、Ifyouwanttopreviewaplaynow,whichofthefollowingisnotavailable?

A.BrightStarB.TheCrucible

C.DryPowderD.TheFather

3、Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassageisto.

A.informB.entertain

C.persuadeD.describ

22.(8分)Centuriesago,thesecaveswereplacesofworship(祭祀)forBuddhistmonks.Todaythey'rehomes

for200poorAfghanfamiliesandoneclassroom.

FereshtaAhmadiwasabletostayinschoolafterherfamilymovedtothecavesaboutadecadeago.She9snowa

senioratanall-girlshighschoolinBamyanbutshefelttheneedtoeducatethechildrenofcavesettlers.So6yearsago,

shetransformedherlivingspaceintoaclassroom.

For2hourseverydaysheteaches30primaryschool-agekidsdifferentsubjectsincludingEnglish.Shesaysshe

wantstogiveanopportunitytothechildrenwhodon'thaveaccesstomainstreamschools.

“Cavesettlersarenodifferentfrompeoplewholiveinmoderncommunitiesorpeoplewholiveinfancyapartments

andbuildings.They,toocanstudy,cangotopublicschoolsandtakeprivatecoursessotheybuildtheirabilitiesand

development.^

Usingherownmoney,theyoungteacheropenedasmalllibrarywith200bookstoimprovethereadingskillsofher

students.Shehopestoexpandhercaveclassinthefuture.uMyplanistochangemysmallcoursetoabigschooland

theremustbesomeassistancefromgovernmentand/orotherorganizationssothatIcantakemyservicestothenext

level.”

Thechildreninthisclassroomarehappytogetaneducationandtheyhavebigdreamsforthefuture.uWestudy

differentsubjectshere,forexample,Dari,math,English,drawingandreading,Iwanttobecomeadoctorinthefuture

andservemypeople/9saidoneofthestudents.

Yearsofconflictandpovertyforcedthesefamiliestoseekrefuge（避难所）intheseancientcaveswithnobasic

facilitiesand,previoustoAhmadfsinitiative（自发性）,nochanceofgettinganeducationforthechildren.Afteran

AfghanservicebroadcastreportaboutAhmadfsschool,Afghanistan^MinistryofEducationofferedtohelpherinher

efforts.

1、WhatdoesAhmadithinkvitalforthechildren?

A.Asecureincomeinthefuture.B.Theiradmissiontocollege.

C.Acomfortablelivingspace.D.Theiraccesstoeducation.

2、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Ahmadihasbeenhonored.B.Themassmediaarepowerful.

C.Ahmadi'splanispromising.D.AllAfghansarelefthomeless.

3、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesAhmadi?

A.Adventurous.B.Selfless.C.Innocent.D.Aggressive

23.（8分）Childrenallovertheworldwhohavetriedthepotatoorlemonbatteryexperimentsknowthatan

electricalcurrentcanbegeneratedbycreatingareactionbetweenthefoodandtwodifferentmetals.However,

researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundawaytoharvestpowerfromtrees.Theyusethe

samemetalforbothelectrodes（电极）specificallyinordernottoconfusethiseffectwiththepotatoeffect.

Whileprovingthattreescanprovideasourceofpowerisasignificantstep,akeyquestionremains:canthetiny

voltage（电压）producedbyatreebeusedforanythinguseful?Nowscientistsaredebatingoverhowtousethispower

sourceforhumanbenefits.

Themostpracticalthingisfirealarmforforestdepartment,originatingfromthetreeitself.Treeselectricpower

canchargeabattery.Thisbatteryinturnwillbeconnectedtoasmallsensor.Thissensorwillpowerabriefradio

transmission（传送）.Thatradiosignalwilltransportdailysoilandairconditionmeasurementstoanetworkofmuch

larger,solarpoweredForest-Serviceenvironmentalmonitoringstations.Thosesensorswiltalsogiveoutacrisissignal

intheeventofasuddenrisein-airtemperature-thatmightindicatetheoutbreakofaforestfire.

“Itrulybelieveithaspotential,"saidVictoriaHenderson,branchchiefforequipmentandchemicalsattheForest

ServicedNationalInteragencyFireCenter.uIfthiscanenhance（提高）ourexistingtechnologytoadegreethatwould

gainusalotmorefireprotection,thenwe'dlookataplantopurchaseitforournationwideinfrastructure（基础设施），

whichishuge."

ResearchershavediscoveredthatthegreaterthepHdifferencebetweenthetreeandthesoilthemoretheenergy

willbeproduced.Someresearchersalsoadmitthat“treepower"isn'taspracticalassolarenergy,butbelievethatthe

systemcouldbescaled-upasalow-costoptionforpoweringtreesensorsthathelpdetectenvironmentalconditionsor

forestfires,Usingtheelectronicoutputtokeeptrackofatree'shealthisanotherpossibility.

1、Whydoestheauthormentionthepotatobatteryexperimentinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhatitis.

B.Tostresstheimportanceofelectricity.

C.Tointroducethepowersourcefromtrees.

D.Toencouragepeopletotrythisexperiment.

2、Whatdoweknowaboutthefirealarmmentionedinthethirdparagraph?

A.Thefirealarmcanmakeaveryloudsound.

B.Smokefromafirecancausethealarmtogooff.

C.Theelectricpoweritneedscomesfromthetree.

D.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheforestdepartment.

3、What'sVictoriaHenderson'sattitudetowardsthefirealarmsystem?

A.Cautious.B.Favorable.

C.Disapproving.D.Unconcerned,

4、Whatcausestreestocreateelectricalcurrents?

A.Thesensorimplantedinthetree.

B.Thenewwayadoptedbytheresearchers.

C.Thespecialmetalusedinthebatteryexperiment.

D.ThepHdifferencebetweenthesoilandthetrees.

24.（8分）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland'sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththe

advice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,ifs

thought-provoking（弓|人深思的）一especiallytotoday'sAmericans.

Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it'smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowe

countmannersasameasureofsuccess?

Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,it

seems,doeseveryoneelse-including,unluckily,ourchildren.

Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe'reseparated

bydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutes

thatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorher

gestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howhe

respondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.

Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic（种族的）groupsthat

studentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmay

rejectwhatthey'velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeing

differentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere'ssomehopeforrevivingandgood

manners.

Goodmannersdon'tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmore

meaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowusto

relatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.

1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?

A.Handsomeincome.B.Anacademicdegree.

C.HighranksintheofficeD.Politebehavior.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.treattheabsenceofmannersdifferently

B.rejecttheabsenceofmanners

C.opposebadmannerssomehow

D.partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners

3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?

A.Goodmannersmakespeoplethoughtful

B.Goodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothers

C.Goodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselves

D.Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother

25.（10分）EarlyintheIliad,Homer'sepicpoem（史诗）aboutthelegendary,TrojanWar,thereoccursafamous

anecdoteknownasthecatalogueofships,whichnamesalltheGreekleadersandcontingents（d、分队）whocametofight

atTroy.Beforeunfoldingthisimpressivemusterroll（花名册）,Homermakesaspecial,publicappealtotheMusesto

ensurehegetsthefactsright:

Tellmenow,Muses,whohaveyourhomesonOlympus-foryouaregoddesses,andever-present,andknowallthings,

andwehearonlyrumour:nordoweknowanything

Theselinesreflectacentralclaimofepicpoetry—thatthroughtheinspirationoftheMuses,daughtersofMemory,

itcanpreservetheknowledgeofpeopleandtheeventsofthepast—aformidablepowerinthenon-literate,oralcultures

inwhichtheIliadevolved.TheIliadwascomposedaround750-2BC,butitsoriginslieatleastsomefivecenturies

earlier,deepintheMycenaeanBronzeAge-theworldtheIliadpoeticallyevokes.

TheIliadiskeenlyawareofitsroleasthekeeperofmemory,andcredibilityiscentraltoitsstorytelling.Theepicis

aworkoffiction,andrelatestheeventsofafewweeksinthetenthandfinalyearoftheTrojanWarfoughtbetween

GreeksandTrojansoverbeautifulHelen,theGreekqueenwhodesertedherhusbandtoelopewithaTrojanprince.Its

castofcharactersincludesnotonlywarriorsandtheircaptivesandfamilies,buttheimmortalOlympiangods,who

performmanysupernaturalactsinthecourseoftheireagerparticipationintheactionaroundTroy.

TheIliadhasthereputationforbeinganexclusively（专门地）maleepic,weakonfemalecharacters,buttochoose

onlyoneexample-Homer'sdelicatecharacterizationofHelenasawomandrivenbyreluctantremorseful（悔恨的）

passionisashauntingly（萦绕心头地）credibleasanyAnnaKarenina.

Longinus,ascholarinthe1stCenturyADwrotethatinrecordingashedoesthewoundingofthegods,their

quarrels,vengeance,tears,imprisonmentandalltheirpassionsHomerhasdonehisbesttomakethemenintheIliad

godsandgodsmen.ThescenebetweenAchillesandPriamdisplaysthisinversionandcrystalliseswhattheIliadpoets

hadlearnedinthecourseoftheepic'sJourney.Thatthegodsvveworshipmightnotanswer,andonoccasionhumanity

mustrisetofilltheirplace.Thatgloryiscloselyassociatedwithpainfulloss.Thatthevictorsharesthehumanityofthe

mostvulnerableofthevanquished（战败者）;thatthereisnosuchthingaspurevictoryinwar.

1、TheIliadaboutthelegendaryTrojanWar,mightdatebackto.

A.thethirdcenturyBCB.theseventhcenturyBC

C.theeighthcenturyBCD.thethirteenthcenturyBC

2、Accordingtothepassage,.

A.beingreliableisessentialtothestorytellingoftheIliad

B.TrojanWarbetweenGreeksandTrojanslastedoveradecade

C.TrojanWarendedowningtotheOlympiangods'absence

D.beautifulHelenisawomanworthrespectingintheIliad

3、WhydoestheIliadhavethereputationforbeinganexclusivelymaleepic?

A.Becauseitfocusesonlyonmenandwar.

B・Becausetoofewfemaleswerewelldepicted.

C.Becauseitscastofcharactersincludesonlymales.

D.BecauseHelenwasdescribedasapassionatewoman.

4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn'tagreewiththeauthor'，idea?

A.Purevictoryinwardoesnotexistatall.

B.Gloryisnaturallyaccompaniedwithsaddeningloss.

C.Thevictorgainseverythingwithoutanyemotionalloss.

D.Boththevictorandthevanquishedsharethesamehumanity.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

26.（30分）Asmyhusband,Doug,stoodonthebusyNewYorkcitystreettostopataxi,Itriedtoprotectmy

daughterfromthecoldDecemberwindandrain.Iputmyheaddowntokissher1face.

Frustratedandwet,myhusbandgaveuphisattempttohailataxi.Iknewthefeeling.Justafterherfirstbirthday,

weweretoldourdaughterKatiehasa2brainillness.Sincethatmoment,DougandIfeltlike3ina

marathonracewherethefinishlinekeptdisappearing.WeknewKatiewasrunningoutof4,Ithadtaken

monthsbeforewefinallyhadanameforthe5.butweweretoldonlyafewspecialistsintheworldknewhowto

6it.Now,aswefinallyfoundabrilliantdoctorto7ourgirl,wewereinastrangecityinthecoldrain.

Justatthemoment,amiddle-agedwoman8andsaid,66Pardonme?MayIofferyoua（n）9?

Beforewecouldsay10,shecontinued,sreallyno11forme.Justgetin.”

ItwasthenthatInoticedherthickIrish12.which13meuplikehotsoup.We14said,

“Thanks!RooseveltHospital,pleaseJaswegotinhercarfortheride.

“Areyougoingforthebaby?"sheaskedus.

Inoddedmyhead,holdingbackmy15.

Atthehospital,we16heradozentimesfortheride.Asthewomanhuggedme,Inoticedherfacewas___

17withtears.Shepromisedtoprayforusbeforesheleft.

AfterthreemorevisitstoNewYorkandtwomore18surgeries（手术）,Katieiscured.Butthevoiceofthe

IrishAngelstillrangasaconstant19ofatinyrayoflightthatappearedinour20days.

1、A.smilingB.tinyC.roundD.beautiful

2、A.rareB.simpleC.normalD.natural

3、A.passers-byB.judgesC.lawyersD.runners

4、A.moneyB.confidenceC.timeD.courage

5、A.raceB.illnessC.doctorD.challenge

6、A.fixB.checkC.reachD.explain

7、A.protectB.meetC.encourageD.save

8、A.pulledoverB.putupC.turneddownD.stoodby

9、A.rideB.seatC.carD.umbrella

10、A.nothingB.anyoneC.anythingD.someone

11、A.differenceB.questionC.troubleD.loss

12、A.appearanceB.accentC.customD.hair

13、A.pickedB.calledC.wokeD・warmed

14>A.normallyB.simplyC.angrilyD.regularly

15、A.tearsB.angerC.smileD.surprise

16>A.respectedB.praisedC.thankedD.accepted

17、A.annoyedB.disappointedC.happyD.wet

18、A.eyeB.brainC.kidneyD.heart

19、A.warningB.effortC.reminderD.exercise

20、A.busiestB.luckiestC.happiestD.darkest

第二节(每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27.(15分)语法填空。

Itwasraininglightlywhen11.(arrive)inYangshuojustbeforedawn.ButIdidn'tcare.Afewhours2.,I'dbeenat

homeinHongKong,with3,(it)chokingsmog.Here,theairwascleanandfresh,evenwiththerain.

rdskippednearbyGuilin,adreamplacefortouristsseekingthelimestonemountaintopsanddarkwatersoftheLi

River4.arepicturedbyartistsinsomanyChinese5.(painting).Instead,IfcdheadstraightforYangshuo.Forthose

whoflytoGuilin,ifsonlyanhouraway6.carandoffersallthesceneryofthebetter-knowncity.

Yangshuo7.(be)reallybeautiful.Astudyoftravelers8.(conduct)bythewebsiteTripAdvisornamesYangshuoasoneof

thetop10destinationsintheworld.AndthetownisfastbecomingapopularweekenddestinationforpeopleinAsia.

Abercrombie&Kent,atravelcompanyinHongKong,saysit9.(regular)arrangesquickgetawayshereforpeople

10.(live)inShanghaiandHongKong.

第四部分写作(共两节)第一节短文改错(满分10分)

28.(10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每

句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Iamgladtohearofyouagain.Youwanttoknowthateverythingisgoinginourschool.Inshortly,allisimproving.In

thepast,teachershadalwayskeptonexplainingthepointsinclass.Ourstudentsjustlistenedandtooknote.Butnow

weoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves.Beforeclass,weenjoydifferentkinds

ofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework.Forexample,wecanreadwhatweareinterestedin.Wecangotothe

libraryorsurfInternetforvariouskindsofinformation.Wearenowmastersofstudy,butwearehappy.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是你校的学生会主席李华。为了丰富同学们的课外生活，提高同学们的英语交际能力，学生会成

立了一个英语学习俱乐部。请你写一封英语邀请信，邀请同学们参加，内容应包括：

1.俱乐部成立的目的；

2.准备开展的活动；

3.邀请大家积极参加。

注意：词数100左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：课外的一extracurricular礼堂一auditorium

Boysandgirls,

I'mLiHua,thechairmanofstudentunion.

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、D

2、A

3、A

4、B

5、D

6、B

7、C

8、B

9、D

10、B

11、C

12、C

13、A

14、D

15、D

16、D

17、C

18、A

19、B

20>D

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、B

2、D

3、A

22、1、D

2、C

3、B

23、1、C

2、C

3、B

4、D

24、Imaginethatyou'relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:

“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren'tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou'realways

opentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.

"We'venoticedthatyou'respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerand

whetheryou'rehappyhere,“shesays.Uh-oh.

Ifsanawkwardscene.Attrition（损耗）hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostof

losinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhich

workersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitorto

well-designedanalysesofemployees'socialmedialives.

Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon't

liketheirboss,don'tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheld

steadyforyears.

NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbut

alsoat-when."We'velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey9redoingcomparedwithother

peopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,who

headsCEB'sHRpractice."We'velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”

Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhether

employeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeon(orevenjustopeninge-mailsfrom)careerwebsites,

andresearchshowsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshavealsobegunsearchingfor

badgeswipes(浏览痕迹)employees9useofanIDtoenterandexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage-toidentify

patternsthatsuggestaworkermaybeinterviewingforajob.

4、WhatcanweinferaboutLinkedlninthetext?

A.ane-mailB.ajobfromtheInternet

C.aworld-famouscompanyD.aprofessionalsocialnetwork

5、Accordingtothepassage,howcancompaniespreventworkersfromquitting?

A.Companiescananalyzeworkers9socialmedialives.

B.Companiesneedtofindoutworkerslikelytoquit.

C.Companiesmusttrytoreducethecostoflosinggoodworkers.

D.