山东省临沭一中2024年高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷含解析

山东省临沭一中2024年高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat2．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes3．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though4．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would5．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered6．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly7．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought8．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a;/9．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered10．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat11．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine12．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch13．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path14．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This15．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable16．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached17．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent18．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark19．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why20．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.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）GetInvolved!MakeaDonation!Sowhatisrewilding?Imagineournaturalhomesgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespecies(物种)diversifyinginsteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestoration.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.Whyisrewildingimportantandnecessary?●Ournaturalecologyisbroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetoexisthavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendestroyedandtherehavebeennolivingcreaturesanymore.●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.Manywonderfulspecieshavedeclinedoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargeanimalsthananyEuropeancountry.●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredators(食肉动物),driveecologicalprocesses.Theirlosshasworsenedourlivingsystems.●Naturelooksafterus.Goodnaturalecologycanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventfloodingandstorecarbon.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.Whatarechallenges?Asalong-termproject,our“rewildingbritain”hasitschallenges.Manypeoplearenotinterested,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorsbecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!Makeadonation.Helpusbringbacklivingsystemsandrestorewildnature!Withyourhelpwecan...●Openupnewchancesforrewildingandpushforchange.●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.Thanksforyoursupport.1、Whichofthefollowingistheresultofrewilding?A．Speciesbecomevarious. B．Alotofanimalsdisappear.C．Environmentsaredestroyed. D．Naturaldisastershappenregularly.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneofthechallengesatpresentis_______.A．people'sdoubts B．alackofvolunteersC．ashortageoftime D．farmers'disagreement3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewproject.B．Tocallonpeopletogivemoney.C．Towarnpeopleofthenaturalecology.D．Toconvincepeopletochangetheirmind.22．（8分）LagoonBar,IcelandBlueLagooninIcelandistrulytheplacewhereyoucangetridofalltroubles.Herethewarmthofhotspringsgetsyouclosetonature.Awonderfulbarisopenedamongthehotsprings.Whileyou’resittinginthehotwater,waitressesbringyouarangeofcocktails.Whattoorder:cocktail“BlueLagoon”andwhitewine.BaobabTreeBarWineCellar,SouthAfricaInthehollow(洞)ofahuge6,000-year-oldbaobabtreeyoucannotonlydrinkacocktail,butalsorestfromtheheatofLimpopoProvince.OncethissafeheavenwasknownonlytotheBushmen,butnowthisancienttreeisthetouristdestinationforallkindsoftourists.Whattoorder:anythinginaglass.TheBirdsvilleHotelandPub,AustraliaAttheedgeoftheSimpsonDesert,amongthesanddunes(沙丘),whicharethefavoritespotforthemice,thereisahotelandapub.Thewallsofthisbararedecoratedwitholdhatsandpostersofbeer,theoldestofwhichdatesfrom1884.Mostvisitorsofthisbuildingaretheamateursofracing.TheycometothisvillagefortheSeptembercompetition.However,thepubisnotemptyalsoonothermonths:theairstrip(飞机跑道)islocatednearby,sothosewhogetofftheplanearegoingtohaveaglassortwoofbeerfirst.Whattoorder:apintofbeer.Floyd’sPelicanBar,JamaicaItappearsthatthesehugepalmleavesandtrunksfellintotheoceanlongtimeago.Theyfloatedonthewavesandthenpiledupyearbyyear,stickingoutoftheocean.That’sprobablyhowthePelicanBar,locatedaboutamilefromthesouthwestcoastofJamaica,isbuilton.Someofitsvisitorshavenoroomtobefittedinsidethebar,andtheyjustdrinkstandinginwaist-deepwater.Whattoorder:cocktail“PelicanPerfection”.1、WhatcanavisitororderinLagoonBar?A．Redwine.B．Anything.C．Beer.D．Whitewine.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheBirdsvilleHotelandPub?A．Itwasopenedin1884.B．Itisthefavoritespotforthemice.C．ItisbusyinSeptembereveryyear.D．ItislocatedinthecenteroftheSimpsonDesert.3、WhatisFloyd’sPelicanBarbuilton?A．Oldhats.B．Sanddunes.C．Anancientbaobabtree.D．Palmleavesandtrunks.23．（8分）Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athistycrow(乌鸦)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.1、HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah’sexperiment?A．Bybreakingthetube.B．Bydroppinginerasers.C．Bystandingonthewood.D．Byremovingthewood.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandledawkwardly”inparagraph4?A．Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B．Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C．Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.D．Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．StoriesofAesop’sFables.B．Thedevelopmentofcrows.C．Crows’intelligence.D．Human-animalcommunication.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.B．Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.C．Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D．Thestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.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(种族的)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）Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.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）Learningasecondlanguagefuelschildren’sintelligenceandmakestheirjobprospectsbrighter.1thefactis,inU.S.A,asinmanyotherEnglishspeakingcountries,speakersoftwoormorelanguagesareinthe2.Eighty-fourpercentofUSpeoplearemonolingual(speakersofonlyonelanguage).Thisleavesasmallnumberwho3tospeaktwoormorelanguages.Nomatterhowproudpeopleareoftheirculturalroots,tospeakanything4Englishisamarkerofdifferencehere.That’swhyfourteen-year-oldUmaris5whenpeoplecommentonthefactthatheisabletospeakArabic.Umar’smotherpointsout:―InU.S.A,it’snot6forkidstobebilingual.But,ifyouspeakanotherlanguagetoyourchildreninU.S.A,itisthoughtthatyouarenothelpingthemto7society.Butinfact,thegeneral8amongexpertsisthatlearningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren.Expertsbelievethatbilinguals–peoplewhospeak9languages–haveaclearlearningadvantage10theirmonolingualschoolmates.This11onhowmuchofeachlanguagetheycanspeak,notonwhichlanguageisused,12theyarelearningArabic,French,Chineseoranyotherlanguage.VinssMillon,aprofessorofForeignLanguageTraining,says:―Alotofstudieshave13thatchildrenwhospeakmorethanonelanguagesometimeslearnonelanguagemore14,butintheendtheydoaswellastheirmonolingualschoolmates,andoftenbetter,inothersubjects.Theviewisthatthereisa(n)15fromtheeffortoflearninganotherlanguage.Afewother16agreethat“Bilingualstendtouselanguagebetterasawhole.Theyalso17greatercreativityandproblem-solvingability,andtheylearnfurtherlanguagesmoreeasily”.Withallofthebenefits,whydowenotshowmore18forlearningotherlanguages?Parentsandteachers19inbilingualeducationsayitispressurefromfriendsatschool,general20tootherlanguagesinEnglish-speakingcountries,andproblemsintheschoolsystemthataretoblame.1、A．And B．So C．But D．Thus2、A．minimum B．maximum C．minority D．majority3、A．claim B．pretend C．decide D．plan4、A．morethan B．lessthan C．ratherthan D．otherthan5、A．excited B．embarrassed C．disappointed D．appreciated6、A．common B．unusual C．unique D．general7、A．fitin B．buildup C．contributeto D．figureout8、A．distinction B．commission C．announcement D．agreement9、A．one B．two C．three D．more10、A．beneath B．beyond C．over D．of11、A．determines B．focuses C．comments D．depends12、A．if B．whether C．when D．because13、A．rejected B．released C．revealed D．reminded14、A．slowly B．rapidly C．easily D．efficiently15、A．outcome B．improvement C．advantage D．tendency16、A．parents B．learners C．schoolmates D．professors17、A．display B．produce C．inspire D．discover18、A．concern B．respect C．enthusiasm D．intelligence19、A．involved B．impressed C．competing D．replacing20、A．opinions B．obstacles C．senses D．attitudes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）Mobilephonesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularnotonlywith1．(grown-up)butalsowithstudents.Meanwhile,theyalso2．(become)aproblemformiddleschoolsinthepastfewyears.Somechildrenhavegotmobilephones3．Christmasorbirthdaygifts,andmorewillstillwantthem.ManylikeSMSbecauseitis4．(ease)andquick.Someparentsfelthappybecausetheycouldcommunicatewiththeirchildren.Someteacherssaidmobilephoneuse5．(be)adistraction（分心的事）tostudentsduringschoolhoursand6．alsogavethemmuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Sometimesstudentsmightusephonemessages7．(cheat)duringexams.Anewstudyfoundthatsometeenagerssendingmessagesinclassevenhurttheirfingersbecausetheycan'tstop8．(send)SMS.Manyteacherssuggestedthatstudentsshouldnothavephonesatschool,butiftherewasagoodreason,theycouldleavetheirphonesatschooloffice.Andeventheycanusethetelephoneintheteachers’officeinstead.Manypeoplethinktheyunderstandthereason9．parentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavethem,buttheyagreeschoolsshouldtellthestudents10．(use)theirmobilephonesatpropertimes.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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。LastMonday,myauntwenttoattendameeting.Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch.Therefore,whenitwastimetopaythebill,shecouldn’tfindherpurse.Shethoughtitmusthavestolen.Justthen,amaninhisearlytwentycameupandpaidforher.Myauntwasverygratefully.Theytalkedabouteachotherforawhileandmyauntfinallyrealizewhohewas.Abouttenyearsbefore,myauntcollectedsomemoneytohelpingaboy.Thatyoungmanwastheboy.Myauntdidn’trecognizeher,butthekindnesshadneverbeenforgotten.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。春节临近，你所在的城市将举行年画展览。你得知你的外教Jenny对中国传统文化很感兴趣。请写一封信，邀请她参现展览。内容如下：1.展览的时间和地点；2.简要介绍年画；3.简要介绍展览内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJenny,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、C5、A6、D7、D8、B9、C10、C11、B12、D13、A14、A15、C16、D17、D18、C19、B20、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、A2、D3、B22、1、D2、C3、D23、1、B2、D3、C4、A24、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(损耗)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.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphon