浙江省杭二中2024年高考考前模擬英語試題含解析

浙江省杭二中2024年高考考前模擬英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got2．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold3．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening4．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked5．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where6．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．has D．have7．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need8．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who9．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never10．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which11．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted12．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should13．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on14．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding15．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo16．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded17．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen18．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what19．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing20．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover100yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover100yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(對手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．a(chǎn)nunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．a(chǎn)nypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover100yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.22．（8分）Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplaceforhumanstolive.Moreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappier,healthierpeople.AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffield,England,forinstance,revealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity(生物多樣性),thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being(健康)ofthecity’scitizens.InParis,researchersfoundthatgettingcitizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatime,atleast.FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.“SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecondWorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtime.Thisprovidelocalecologistwiththeidealconditionstodevelopanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlin,”saidJensLachmund,asociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.ThepioneeringworkinBerlinbadseveralconsequences,especiallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaceswithinthecity,suchastheSudgelandeNature.“Berlinhasindeedbenefitedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurbanecology,”saidLachmund.TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddard,abiologistattheUniversityofLeeds,andhiscolleaguesconfirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspacewithinanurbansetting.Goddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobalanalysisofbirdandplantdiversity,quantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworld.“Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-being,”saidGoddard.Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfacearea,yetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNations,some3.6billionpeople(justover50%oftheglobalpopulation)nowliveinurbanareas.By2050,thisfigureisexpectedtoriseto6.3billion.Withoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompany,itisadarkfuture.1、ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween.A．Citizensandtheirwell-beingB．greenspacesandurbanwildlifeC．urbanecologyandcitizens’well-beingD．functioningecosystemsandthenaturalword2、WhatwouldbeGoddard’sattitudetowardsBerlinswork?A．Cautious.B．Admiring.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．thenegativeeffectofoverpopulation.B．theimportanceofurbanecosystems.C．theseriousproblemsofcitylife.D．therapidgrowthofurbanareas.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?B．ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?C．Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?D．Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?23．（8分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere’snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks.youcan“borrow”people.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe“books.”Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopic.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPISD(創(chuàng)傷后遺癥),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RomniAbergelandhiscolleagueshostedafour-dayeventduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,hopingtoraiseawarenessamongyouthaboutdepression,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Checkouttheorganization’sFacebookpagetoseewhentheHumanLibrarymightbearrivingnearyou.1、WhatshallwedobeforegoingtotheHumanLibrary?A．Bringabook.B．Getalibrarycard.C．Gooversomelisteninghabits.D．Makeanappointment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inparagraph2mean?A．True.B．Obvious.C．WrongD．Quick.3、WhydidRormiAbergelfoundtheHumanLibraryOrganization?A．Heexpectedtoanswerdifferentquestion.B．Hewantedyoungpeopletopayattentiontodepression.C．HesuccessfullyheldaneventinNorthernEurope.D．HehadsetuptheHumanLibrariesallovertheworld.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．ALibraryinDenmarkB．HumanLibraryOrganizationC．HumanLibraryIsNearYouD．“Borrow”PeopleInsteadofBooks24．（8分）LostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(層疊)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.1、（小題1）WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A．TosurvivethewarB．Tosearchforalostcity.C．Toprotecttheircountry.D．Toavoiddangerousanimals2、（小題2）Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A．TheWhiteCityB．CanopusandHeracleionC．MachuPicchuD．Troy3、（小題3）WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A．ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B．ItconsistedofninecitiesC．Ithadahistoryof5,000yearsD．Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.25．（10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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）NottoolongafterIhadbeguntodriveasateenager,someonepulledoutofaparkinglotontotheroadinfrontofme.Ireacted36andpulledupveryclosebehindherjusttoshowmyirritation(怒氣)andletherknowshedidn't"just37withthat!"We'veallbeentherewith38incidentsandreactions.Mymotherwaswithme,andtoldmetoturnintothe39parkinglot.Safelythere,sheaskedmewhyI40thatladyhadpulledoutinfrontofmepurposely.41rude,powerplayIguessed.Momsaidthatmaybeshehadjusthadsomebad42,maybeshewaslatepickingupherchildandwasdistracted(分心).Thinkofallthe43ofwhysomeonedoessomethinglikethat.It'susuallynotonpurposebutwhatIdoasareactionisonpurpose.ShealwayssaidthatI44tothinkabouttheothersidebeforeI45.Usuallythereactioncausesmoreofa46.Iaminmyfiftiesnow,andtothisday,thathasalways47myheadwheneverthose48happen.I've49mychildrenthesamething.Weoftenseeandhearabout"roadrage."Nomattertowhat50that"rage"istaken,mychildrenwillsaysomethinglike,"TheyneedGrandma'swords!"Asadults,Idon'tseethemreactasmostofusdo51theirfirstreactionisalwaysangerandirritationthey52itand53whattheotherperson'sproblemmightbe.Eveniftheotherdriverreallymightbe54ordoinga"powerplay,"nomore55reactionswilloccurbecauseoftheirirritation.1754．..A．calmlyB．quickly C．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．carefully1755．.A．getupB．getawayC．getdownD．getalong1756．.A．similarB．terribleC．rudeD．familiar1757．.A．firstB．farthestC．lastD．nearest1758．.A．suggestedB．complainedC．thoughtD．concluded1759．.A．AlwaysB．JustC．AlmostD．Still1760．.A．impressionB．gradesC．skillD．news1761．.A．lessonsB．purposesC．possibilitiesD．reasons1762．.A．usedB．neededC．preferredD．reminded1763．.A．decideB．driveC．reactD．do1764．.A．problemB．threatC．messD．result1765．.A．happenedtoB．cameacrossC．passedbyD．flashedthrough1766．.A．a(chǎn)ccidentsB．incidentsC．a(chǎn)ffairsD．quarrels1767．.A．noticedB．givenC．taughtD．passed1768．.A．degreeB．measureC．stepD．a(chǎn)ction1769．.A．a(chǎn)ssoonasB．incaseC．a(chǎn)sthoughD．eventhough1770．.A．getB．setC．makeD．catch1771．.A．questionB．wonderC．forgetD．know1772．..A．troublesomeB．politeC．rudeD．warm1773．.A．casualB．dangerousC．a(chǎn)mazingD．cautious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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Inthepasthundredyears,there1．(be)frequentnaturaldisastersworldwide,suchasfloods,droughts,typhoons,earthquakes,landslides,forestfires,of2．somearemadeworseorevencausedbyhumanactivities.Moreandmoreevidencesuggeststhatnatureispayingus3．.TakeTyphoonMangkhut（山竹）forexample.InSeptember,2018,heavydownpours4．(strike)China,causingscoresof5．(die)andseveredamageafter6．(hit)thePhilippinesandHongKong.ThehorribleTyphoonhaveleftusdeepinthought.Weshouldtakemeasures7．it’stoolate.Moreimportantly,muchmoreeffortsshouldbemade8．(protect)ourenvironment.Weshouldkeepinmindthatdestroyingenvironmentmeansdestroying9．(we).Wehumanbeingsaresupposedtolive10．(harmonious)withnature.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計分。Amongthefourseasonsinayear,summerismyfavorite,thatmakesmefree,excitedandenergy、Whensummervacationcameeveryyear,wecandoallthatwecan’tdoduringourschooltime,goshoppingwithfriends,swimminginwarmwaterandevenhikingandcampinginthedeepvalleys、Theseactivitiesleadmetoenjoyfullfree、Wecanfindusinanexcitingworldeveryday,withthesunshiningbright,treesgrowingbetterandflowerscomingoutofwithallkindsofcolors、SummermakesmefullofenergyandwefeelIhavethestrengthtodomostdifficultthingsinmylife、Ilikesummerbetter,andwhataboutyou?第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你叫李明，已滿18歲，正讀高三，平時喜歡上網(wǎng)、聽音樂和、打籃球，性格外向，樂于助人。暑假期間，你在報紙上看到一個超市招兼職銷售員，請你寫封信給人事部經(jīng)理申請這份工作，一是為了鍛煉自己，二是為了積累工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，為將來步入社會做準(zhǔn)備。隨信附上你的電話（66885592）以及電子郵箱(liming@)注意：1.字跡工整，詞數(shù)為120左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)DearManager,I’mLiMing,an18-year-oldstudentinSenior3.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourstrulyLiMing

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、B5、D6、B7、B8、B9、C10、A11、A12、C13、B14、A15、D16、C17、D18、C19、C20、A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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、C4、D22、1、C2、B3、B4、A23、1、C2、D3、B4、D24、1、2．A3、【小題2】B【小題3】【小題3】D25、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(orevenjustopening