山東省青島市第二中學(xué)2025屆高三第二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)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday2．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent3．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where4．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some5．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped6．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup7．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched8．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded9．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening10．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can11．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded12．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation13．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting14．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion15．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen16．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance17．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．a(chǎn)ny D．some18．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved19．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done20．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld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）SeveralJobsThatWillBeAutomatedByArtificialIntelligence(AI)AndRobotsTranslatorImagerecognitionsoftwareandvoicerecognitionsoftwarearebringingsomemajoradvancestolanguagetranslation．ApplicationslikeGoogle’sWordLenscantranslatewordsfromsignsanddocumentsinrealtimeandtherealealotoftranslationappsthatallowyoutotypeinawordorphraseandwilltranslateitforyou．Somewillevenspeakthephraseforyouandrawword-to-wordtranslationwillbefullyautomatedsoon．FastfoodworkersAutomatedorderingboothshavealreadymadetheirwayintoafewMcDonald’srestaurantsaroundtheworld，andcookingpositionscouldberemovednext．Theboothsprobablycan’thandlecustomerserviceproblemswell，sotelevideosystemscouldbringinanofficeemployeetodealwithcomplaints．FieldtechnicianNewadvancesintheInternetofThingscouldmakethisworkobsolete．Low-costsensorscombinedwithhighavailabilitycellular／satellitecommunicationsandcloudtechnologyarebeingstartedtoautomateandalarmthesesites，andcanbecheckedandmaintainedfromadesktopormobiledevice．SalesrepresentativeBut，e-commerceischanginghowwemakepurchasingdecisions，especiallythosewherethereisn’tmuchdifferentiationamongthemajorcompetitors．Ifyou’resellingahigh-differentiationproductand／orahigh-price，low-volumeproductyouhavesomejobsecurity，butifyou’resellingahigh-volume，low-differentiationproduct，youbetterstartpolishingyourresume，saidDougCamplejohn，CEOofFliptop．“Thesekindofproductsalesareallmovingonline．”1、WhatcanGoogle’sWordLensdo?A．Translatebyimageandvoicerecognitionsoftware．B．Speakthephraseorwordforyou．C．Makereal-timetranslation．D．Allowyoutotypeinawordorphrase．2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondpart?A．Alltherestaurantsownautomatedorderingbooths．B．Serviceproblemscan’tbehandledautomatically．C．CookswillnotbeautomatedbyAIandrobots．D．CustomerswillhavenocomplaintsbecauseofAI．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsolete”meaninPart3?A．Abandoned． B．Welcome．C．Forbidden． D．Efficient．22．（8分）JohnH．JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918．HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix．Hewasreachingthehighschoolage，buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks．Fortunatelyhehadastrong﹣willedcaringmother．Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes，"Son，youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve．"Shetoldhimnottodependonothers，includinghismother．"Youhavetoearnsuccess，"shesaid．"Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon'tsucceed，buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard．"Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation．Shealsoknewthatbelievinghardworkdon'tmeaneverything．Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson，whowasthen15，toChicago．Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor．John'smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork．ButhereJohncouldgotoschool，andherehelearnedthepowerofwords﹣asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolhiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks．Whileothersdiscouragedhim，John'smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby．"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"Shealsolethimpawn（典當(dāng)）herfurnituretogetthe﹩500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine．ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful．Healwayskeepshismother'swordsinmind．"Son，failureisnotinyourvocabulary!"NowJohnH．Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica﹣worth﹩150million．1、WhydidJohn'smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?A．hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoungB．lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometownC．JohnneededmoreeducationbadlyD．therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown2、John'smother．A．didn'tbelieveinordependonothersB．thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeC．believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghardD．thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"mean?A．ifyoutry，youwouldsucceedB．a(chǎn)failureisdifficulttobeat，evenifyoutryC．a(chǎn)tryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureD．nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry．23．（8分）AmericanRosalieStokeisoneofthemillionsofcollegestudentswithabrightfutureaheadofher.ShewasborninBaltimore,Maryland.ShestudieschemicalengineeringattheVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity,alsoknownasVirginiaTech.Butthe22year-old’spathtocollegewasverydifferentfromthemajorityofAmericanslikeher.IntheUnitedStates，itiscommonforyoungpeopletocompletefouryearsofhighschoolatage17or18.Aftertheyfinishhighschoolinthespring,thosewhodecidetoattendcollegeusuallydosotwo-tothree-monthslater.However,Stokelearnedaboutadifferentwayofdoingthingsfromanolderstudent.Thatstudentsaidthatbeforegoingtocollege,sheworkedforayearhelpingwithchildcareforafamilyinGermany.ThisideaappealedtoStokeverymuch.StokeisinherthirdyearofstudiesatVirginiaTech.Shetookagapyearin2013.“ItjustsoundedlikeareallygreatideatohaveayearofftofigureoutmoreofwhatIwantedtodoincollegeandafter,”shesaid.So,afterfinishinghighschoolin2013,Stokedecidedshealsowantedtotakeagapyearbeforestartingcollege.Infall2013,StokeconnectedwithafamilyinBarcelona,Spain.Theyagreedtoletherlivewiththemandpaidherasmallamounttohelpcarefortheirchildrenforsevenmonths.StokestudiedSpanishduringherfreetimeinBarcelona.Shethenusedmoneyaswellasmoneyfromherparentstotravelfortwomonths.StokesaidthatshefeltdifferentwhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStatestobeginherstudiesatVirginiaTechin2014.Shesaidshefeltateaseandthatsheknewmoreaboutherselfasaperson.Also,whentalkingwithfriendswhowentstraighttocollegefromhighschool,shefoundmanyhadadifficulttimeintheirfirstyearofcollege.1、WhereisStokeuniquecomparedwithmosthighschoolstudents?A．Sheputmoneybeforeeducation.B．Shehadabrightfutureaheadofher.C．Shevaluedpracticemorethantheory.D．Shedidn’tentercollegedirectlyafterhighschool.2、HowdidStokedetermineherstyleofcollegeeducation?A．Shediditquitebyaccident.B．Shewantedtoputoffhercollegegraduation.C．Shewasnotsatisfiedwiththetraditionalway.D．Sheneededtomakeenoughmoneyforcollege.3、WhatdidStokeandtheolderstudenthaveincommon?A．TheybothstudiedSpanishintheirfreetime.B．TheybothworkedforaGermanyfamily.C．Theybothlookedafterkidsforothers.D．TheybothstudiedatVirginiaTech.4、WhatwasStoke’sattitudetowardsherexperiencebeforecollege?A．Cautious.B．Confident.C．Ambiguous.D．Regretful.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）WelcometoSunBrightHotel,NewYorkIntroductionThishotelisperfectforstudenttravelersonalowbudgetortravelerslookingforaninexpensive,limitedservicehotel,andwantingtostayinNewYorkCity.Thesleepingroomsaresmallandquippedwitha13-inchTVwithcable.Guestswalkuponeflightofstairstoreachtheroomsandthelobby(大廳)onthesecondfloor.Nobathroomintherooms,andtheyarelocatedineachfloorandshared.Thereisnorestaurantinthehotel,buttherearemanyAsianrestaurantswithinatwo-minutewalkfromthehotel.Thehotel’slocationinChinatownprovidesitsguestswithworld-classeaterieswithinblocks.ItisalsoonlyblocksfromgreatItalianrestaurantsinLittleItaly,approximatelyafive-minutewalkfromthehotel.LocatedinManhattan’sChinatowndistrict,thehotelisawalkingdistancetomanyfamoussupermarketsonCanalStreet,LittleItaly,Tribeca,SoHoandtheFinancialDistrict.RoomandAccommodationConnectionforlaptopAirconditioningSatellitetelevisionDirectdialphoneAutomaticwake-upcallLocationandContactInformationAddress:140HesterStreetNewYorkNY10013UnitedStatesHotline:400-830-2353Email:hotels@Bookyourroomhere!1、Wecanlearnthatthehotelis.A．fashionableB．plainC．highD．grand2、Whatserviceisprovidedinthehotel?A．DeliciousbreakfastB．FreeWi-FiC．Automaticwake-upserviceD．Fitnessequipment3、Wecaninferthatitisveryconvenientforguestsinthehotelto.A．seeafilmB．a(chǎn)ttendaconcertC．visitazooD．goshopping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）ItwasonasunnySaturdayafternooninthespringof1949thatIlearnedanimportantlifelessonaboutjudgingothersbytheirphysicalappearance.Asasenioratschool,Iworkedparttimeasasalesmanin1center.Thejobprovidedapleasantworkingenvironmentandamodest2.Myweeklypaycheck3abasesalaryandcommissions(傭金)earnedonthe4ofradiosandmusicrelatedaccessories(配件).Formaximum5atacquiringcommissions,especiallyonsalesofhigher-priceditems,twootherteenagesalesmenandIusedthe“up”system,takingturnsgreeting6enteringtheshop.Onthat7afternoon,atall,unshavenmanwalkedinwearingclothingmore8foryardworkthanforshopping.Thisslim,9fellowwasmy“up”,butafterglancingathis10,quicklyconcludedmy11wouldbemoreprofitablyspentwithanotherapparently12customer,soIlookedatmyco-workerNormanandsignaledthatIwasgivingupmy13tohim.Norman14asthisunseemlylookingfellowwalkedtotheradiodisplay.ThenthisfellowpointedattheTrans-Oceanicandaskedwhetherhehadsixin15.Normanlooked16,thenturnedandwentintothestoreroom.Heimmediately17andsaidthatthereweresix.ThenthebuyeropenedhischeckbookandwaitedforNormantowritethe18.AndIwasaskedtohelpcarrythesixTrans-Oceanicboxestothebackseatofthebuyer’scar19nearby.Eversincethatnotableafternoon,someyearsago,Ihavecarefully20judgingothersonlyontheirappearance.1、A．musicB．sportsC．drawingD．dancing2、A．productB．incomeC．pensionD．profit3、A．determinedB．a(chǎn)djustedC．combinedD．contributed4、A．spreadB．focusC．recordD．sale5、A．freedomB．purposeC．fairnessD．expression6、A．farmersB．customersC．workersD．educators7、A．unbearableB．uncomfortableC．unreasonableD．unforgettable8、A．coolB．suitableC．responsibleD．a(chǎn)vailable9、A．raggedB．politeC．proudD．crazy10、A．statusB．movementC．expressionD．a(chǎn)ppearance11、A．effortsB．rewardsC．trendD．safety12、A．busyB．wealthyC．plainD．common13、A．turnB．causeC．bondD．plan14、A．a(chǎn)pologizedB．compromisedC．pretendedD．a(chǎn)pproached15、A．storeB．exchangeC．a(chǎn)dvanceD．demand16、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．frightenedC．a(chǎn)mazedD．disappointed17、A．stoppedB．trembledC．returnedD．forgot18、A．bonusB．receiptC．discountD．comment19、A．soldB．insuredC．parkedD．selected20、A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．consideredC．riskedD．a(chǎn)voided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）AhorsenamedJusticesueshisformerownerWhenJusticewasdiscoveredonthepropertyofhisformerownerinWashingtonCounty,Oregon,the8-year-oldhorsewas1．extremelybadshape.Hewasverythinandhadsufferedseverefrostbite(凍傷).Hewasalsocoveredwithliceandhadaseriouscaseofrainrot,abacterialskininfectionthatcausespainfulscabbing(斑疤).AneighborreportedJustice’sconditioninMarch2017.Thehorse,whohadbeenleftformonthswithoutadequatefoodandshelter,2．(take)inbySoundEquineOptions,arescueandrehabilitationorganization,3．hereceivedmedicaltreatmenttosavehislife.InMay,Justicebecamepartytoagroundbreakinglawsuit4．(sue)hisformerowner“torecoverthecostsofhisongoingmedicalcareandhispainandsuffering,”accordingtoTheAnimalLegalDefenseFund(ALDF),alegaladvocacygroupforanimalsthatisrepresentingJusticeinhislawsuit.“ALDFdecidedtorepresentJusticeinthislawsuitnotonlybecauseofhisgreatneed,butalsobecausewefelthe5．win,”ALDFattorneySarahHannekentellsMNN.“Oregonhasexemplary(典型的)animal-protectionlaws,and,giventhedetailsofJustice’ssituation,wedeterminedhehasastrongcaseunderalegaltheorycalled‘negligence(疏忽)perse.’”AccordingtoHanneken,“Negligenceperseisadoctrinethatessentiallysays,‘6．youarenegligentandbreakalawresultinginsomeonegettinghurt,theinjuredpersonwhowasprotectedbythatlawcansueyou.’”Thecaseisbackinthenewsnowbecause7．defendant(被告)filedamotiontodismissthecase.ADLFexpectedthis,andisfightingtokeepthecaseincourt.Ahearingwillbescheduled8．(decide)thenextstep.Thisisthefirsttimethedoctrine9．(apply)toananimal.Ifthelawsuitissuccessful,accordingtoALDF,it“wouldbethefirsttoestablish10．a(chǎn)nimalshavealegalrighttosuetheirabusersincourt.”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短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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。Yesterdaywasmybirthday、Ialwaysspentaspecialdaywithmyfamily,theclosestoneswhoIcouldsharemyjoyandhappiness、WhenIwokeupinthemorning,Ifoundonthedeskwassomenewclothesandanotewhichsaid、“Getdressingandcomeoutside、”Idid,andbeforeIgotoutsideIfoundmyfatherwait、HetookmetoahugeamusementparkIhaveneverbeento、Weboughtticketandentered、IwentdirecttothemainrollercoasterwhichIhadbeenhopingtorideitforyears、Itturnedouttobeagreatbirthday、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）隨著科技的發(fā)展，手機(jī)移動(dòng)支付逐漸盛行，人們對(duì)此看法不一。下面是你班班會(huì)上以“手機(jī)移動(dòng)支付”為題進(jìn)行討論的情況。請(qǐng)你以李明的名義寫一封信給21stCentury報(bào)的編輯，說明該情況并表明你自己的觀點(diǎn)。理由60%學(xué)生贊同1.簡(jiǎn)單易操作，不需要攜帶現(xiàn)金或銀行卡；2.大至商場(chǎng)小至路邊攤都能使用，快捷方便；3.……。40%學(xué)生不贊同1.存在安全問題，如個(gè)人信息泄露，資金盜用等；2.導(dǎo)致過度消費(fèi)；3.……。個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)1.……；2.……。（注意事項(xiàng)）1.文章需包括所有的要點(diǎn)，但不要逐條翻譯；2.詞數(shù)150詞左右，信的開頭和結(jié)尾已寫好，不計(jì)入總字?jǐn)?shù)；4.參考詞匯：移動(dòng)支付mobilepayment攤販stallholder1.不必寫標(biāo)題；2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。Deareditor,Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,mobilepaymentisgainingpopularityinChina.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiMing

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、A5、D6、C7、C8、B9、B10、A11、D12、B13、A14、C15、D16、A17、A18、A19、B20、D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、C2、B3、A22、1、C2、D3、D23、1、D2、A3、C4、B24、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---toidentifypatternstha