2023屆安徽省合肥市眾興中學(xué)高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when2．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone3．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need4．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout5．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)ccurate D．cautious6．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses7．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading8．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick9．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although10．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift11．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can12．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot13．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome14．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating15．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．a(chǎn)dministrationC．requirements D．restrictions16．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic17．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough18．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which19．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填20．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．a(chǎn)ccount D．suggestion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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother22．（8分）Whatcanbebetterthanasweettreatwithhealthbenefits?Asithappens,ourfavouriteFebruaryfood,chocolate,hasafewshinningcharacteristics.ItcomesfromtheTheobromacacaotree(foodfortheGods),fromabeanthatgrowsonthattropicaltree.ChocolateoriginatedinMexicoandCentralandSouthAmerica,butWestAfricanowproducesmostoftheworld’scocoa.LookforfairtradechocolatethatmeetsenvironmentalandlabourstandardsatnaturalfoodsmarketsinKitsilanoandtheWestEnd,atKarmavoreinNewWestminsterandatNature’sFareMarketsthroughouttheprovince.Darkorsemisweetchocolateistypicallyavegan(素食)product.Becausechocolatecontainsantioxidants（抗氧化劑）thatpreventtheoxidation（氧化）ofLDL(bad)cholesterol（膽固醇）,ithasgainedareputationofbeingbeneficialforourhearthealth.Eateninanappropriateamount,chocolatemaylowerbloodpressure.Chocolateisalsoasourceofiron–a“preciousmetal”whenitcomestohumanhealth.Aspartofredbloodcells,ironplaysacentralroleintransportingoxygentothebodyandcarryingawaythewasteproductcarbondioxide.Eachday,welosetinyamountsofironincellsthataremissingfromskinandtheinnerliningoftheintestine(腸壁).Ifourintakeisnotenoughtoreplaceourlosses,atiredfeelingandsensitivitytocoldmaydevelop.Withfurtherconsuming,peoplefeelexhausted,chillyandevenheadaches;theskinmayappearpale.Sinceironabsenceissuchanobviousconditionandeasilydiagnosed,ifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutyourironlevel,havealabtestdone.Wearegoodatrecyclingiron,however,lossesmustbereplaced.TwooftheChocolateButterBallsintherecipe(食譜)belowwillprovideonequarteroftherecommendedintakeofeightmgironfortheday.1、Whichregionproducesmostoftheworld’scocoanow?A．MexicoB．CentralAmericaC．SouthAmericaD．WestAfrica2、Whyischocolatebeneficialforourhearthealth?A．ItcontainsantioxidantsB．Itcomesfromthecacaotree.C．ItoriginatesinMexico.D．Itisasweettreat.3、Whatdoes“chilly”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．easytobeangryB．havingafeverC．sensitivetocoldD．feelingtired4、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Abiologytextbook.B．Ahealthmagazine.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Atravelbrochure.23．（8分）Foodproductiondoesgreatharmtoourenvironment.Therearemanyproceduresinvolvedinthemanufactureoffoodthatresultingreenhousegasesandotherpollutants.Someproceduresrequiretheconsumptionoflargeamountsoffossilfuels,suchasthetransportationandstorageoffoodproducts.Otherfactorsthatcausegreatdamagetoourenvironmentincludetheoveruseoffreshwater.Theproductionofbeefismoredamagingtotheenvironmentthanthatofanyotherfoodweconsume,Raisinglargenumbersofcattlerequirestheproductionoflargeamountsoffoodfortheanimals.It’sestimatedthatproducingonepoundofbeefrequiressevenpoundsoffeed.Landuseisalsoaproblem.Ifthecattlearefree-rangecattle,largeareasoflandarerequiredforthemtoliveon.Thishasledtodisastrousforestcuttingandthelossofrareplantsandanimalspecies,particularlyintropicalrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmerica.Anotherproblemspecifictobeefproductionismethaneemissions(甲烷排放).Althoughmanypeopleareawareofthedamagingeffectsofcarbondioxide,theydon’trealizemethane’sglobalwarmingpotentialis25timesworse,makingitamoredireproblem.Unfortunately,beefconsumptionisgrowingrapidly.Thisistheresultofsimplesupplyanddemandfactors.Specifically,therearetwomaincausesofdemandthatareencouragingtheproductionofmoresupply.First,theincreaseintheworldpopulationmeanstherearemorepeopletoconsumemeat.Thesecondfactorissocioeconomicadvancement.Ascitizensindevelopingnationsbecomefinanciallystable,theycanaffordtobuymoremeat.Therefore,onewaytoreducethegreenhousegasemissionsisforpeoplearoundtheworldtosignificantlycutdownontheamountofbeeftheyeat.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Raisingfree-rangecattleiseco-friendly.B．Peoplecutdowntreesforanimalhabitats.C．Producingbeefcandamagetheenvironment.D．Carbondioxidecausesfarmoreharmthanmethane.2、Theunderlinedword“dire”inPara.4means.A．urgentB．commonC．typicalD．a(chǎn)voidable3、Beefproductionisgrowingrapidlybecause.A．morepeopleareindemandofbeefB．developingcountriesraisemorecattleC．morelandisavailabletoraisecattleD．thecostofraisingcattleisrelativelylow4、Theauthorwritesthisarticleto.A．describetheboomingofthebeefproductionB．emphasizetheadvantagesofbeefproductionC．condemnthedeforestationoftherainforestD．a(chǎn)rgueforadecreaseinbeefconsumption24．（8分）PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightonthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost￡169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost￡118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid-oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡f62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availableforf420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.1、AtW,youcan________.A．findaroomclosetothestationB．findaroomwhichcostslessC．knowhowtokilltimeD．knowwhenandwheretherewillbeevents2、“Farringdon”inParagraph5ismostprobably________.A．a(chǎn)nidealholidaydestinationB．thenameofarailwaystationC．a(chǎn)hotelawayfromthetrainstationD．thetubelinetoCoventGarden3、ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat_________.A．liesonthegroundfloorB．providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsC．islocatedincentralLondonD．costsoverf100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember25．（10分）Asayoungchild,AnnMakosinskiwouldspendhoursexperimentingwithhertoysandothereverydayobjectsaroundhertocreateherowninventions.Nowafirst-yearArtsstudent,Makosinskiisawell-knowninventor.ShewontherecentSustainableEntrepreneurshipAwardofExcellence,whichrecognizescreativebusinesssolutionstosocialproblems--thesamerecognitionwasgiventoBarackObamain2014.Hertwoinventions—theHollowFlashlightandthee-Drink—havebeencausingexcitementinternationallysincetheircreation.WhenMakosinskiwas15yearsold,shecreatedaflashlightpoweredbytheheatofone'shand.Thisinventionwastheresultofa9thgradescienceproject,buthergoalwastoofferapracticalsolutiontopeoplewithunlimitedaccesstopowerandelectricity.“OneofmyfriendsfromthePhilippinestoldmethatshefailedschoolbecauseshehadnolighttostudywithatnight,sothatwaskindoftheinspiration.”Makosinskiexplained.At12thgrade,Makosinskithenwentontocreatethee-Drink.Itisacoffeecupthatharveststheextraheatofahotdrinkwhileitcools,storesitaselectricityinaninternal(內(nèi)置的)batteryandmakesitavailabletochargeanexternaldevicesuchasaphone,whoselifecannowbelongerbyapproximately10to30minutes.“Myfavoritepartofcreatinginventionswouldbewhenyouhadtheideaandyouhavetophysicallybuildit，anditdoesn'tworkout,”shesaid.“Soyouhavetofigureoutdifferentwaystosolveit.Alotoftimes,I'llgiveupandI’llcomebackafteracoupleofdaysandI'lltakeitupagain.”Heradvicetootherstudentinnovators?“Startnow.There’snothingholdingyouback.Actually,youcandowhateveryouwant.”Makosinskisaid，“Ifyouwanttomakesomething，followyourheart,thengoahead.Ifthere'ssomethingyoureallywanttodo,youwillmaketimeforitandyouwillfindtimeinthedaytodoyourschoolwork.”1、Makosinskycreatedthepowerlessflashlightmainlyto________.A．satisfyherdesiretocreateinventionsB．settleproblemsinstudyforherfriendC．helpthosewhoareshortofelectricityD．finishtheassignmentofascienceproject2、Whichofthefollowingismainlyexplainedinparagraph4?A．Howthee-Drinkwasinvented. B．Whythee-Drinkwascreated.C．Whatthee-Drinkbrings. D．Howthee-Drinkworks.3、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．PopularInventionsbyaTeenagerGirlB．TeenagerGirlAdvancinginCreationC．ValuableAdvicefromaCreativeGirlD．AwardsGiventoaYoungInventor第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）BigCityBusDriverWhenIwas20,IwenttostaywithafriendfortwoweeksinVancouver.Myfriendworkedduringtheday,soIdecidedtogo1onmyown.IknewwhereIwasandwhereIwantedtogo,theVancouverAquarium（溫哥華水族館）.Itsounded2.ButsoonIwascompletely3.Iboardedabus,figuringitmustdoacircle,right?Irodeagoodhalfhourbeforebecomingimpatientandthengot4.Iwalkedquiteawhile,upanddownvariousblocks,buthadnoideawhereIwas.I’velivedinatinytownallmylife,rarelyleavingit.Beinga“smalltowngirl”,IadmitI’mfairly5aboutcitylife.Peopleathomealwaystoldmecitypeoplewerecoldandunconcernedaboutothers,soIwasafraidto6toanyone.Igotonanotherbus,andthenanotheragain.Finally,afterhours,IdecidedtogetonONEbus,andstayon7Irecognizedsomething.Irodeoverhalfanhour.Nothingeverseemed8.WhenIbecametheonlypassengeronthebus,Ibegantoget9.Ihadnocellphone,anddidn’teven10myfriend’sofficetelephonenumber.AsIwasabouttogiveupandleavethebus,thedriverasked11Iwantedtogo.Itoldhimtheaquarium,andhelaughed,sayinghisbuswouldn’tgoanywherenear.I12backinmyseat,reallyafraidandupset.HeaskedwhereIwasfrom,andItoldhimwhathadhappenedandnowIjustwantedtogobacktomyfriend’splace.13,thedriverpulledthebusoverandcalledmetothefront.Hegavemedetailed14astowhichbusestotake,andhowtounderstandthebussystem.He15printedthebusticketsIneededfromhismachine.Iwasshocked.Hespentagoodtwentyminutes16me,tellingmeeverythingIneededtoknow.Beforegivingmethetickets,Ithankedhimrepeatedly,andaskedhimhowmuchI17fortickets,“Nothing.Justgetyourselftoyourfriend’shome.”Thankstohis18,Iwasabletomakemywaybacktomyfriend’shouse.Idon’tknowwhatIwouldhavedoneifthatdriverhadnottakenthe19tohelpme.Whatpeoplehadtoldmewasnottrue.Citypeople20,justlikethedriver.Ineverdidlearnhisname,butI’llalwaysrememberhim.1、A．marchingB．shoppingC．cyclingD．exploring2、A．simpleB．specialC．farD．true3、A．lateB．tiredC．a(chǎn)loneD．lost4、A．upB．offC．overD．a(chǎn)bout5、A．guiltyB．impatientC．ignorantD．serious6、A．walkB．nodC．talkD．write7、A．becauseB．untilC．thoughD．a(chǎn)fter8、A．familiarB．interestingC．necessaryD．ordinary.9、A．scaredB．surprisedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．curious10、A．callB．noticeC．tellD．know11、A．howB．whyC．whetherD．where12、A．lookedB．sankC．droppedD．kept13、A．ObviouslyB．AmazinglyC．GraduallyD．Usually14、A．a(chǎn)ppointmentsB．positionsC．instructionsD．requirements15、A．onlyB．everC．a(chǎn)lmostD．even16、A．withB．onC．a(chǎn)tD．to17、A．boughtB．owedC．orderedD．charged18、A．courageB．honestyC．kindnessD．trust19、A．timeB．painC．placeD．risk20、A．serveB．behaveC．careD．understand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）Hi!Mynameis“computer”,andIwasborn1．1642.Intheearlyyears,Idevelopedvery2．(slow).Later,Iwaschangedalot3．thehelpofpeople.Mymemorybecamesolarge4．Icouldn’tbelieveit.ButIwasalwayssolonely5．(stand)therebymyself.Sincethe1970s,Ihavebecomeimportantin6．(communicate).Ilovebeingusedtoconnectthepeople7．a(chǎn)ren’tcloseenoughtospeaktoeachother.Inaddition,Ihavebeenputintorobots,andIhaveevenbeen8．(send)toexploretheMoonandMars.Anyhow,mygoalis9．(provide)humanswithalifeofhighquality.Now,Iamfilledwith10．(happy).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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（＾)，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）不計分。DearEditor,I'mwritingtotellyouaboutashockedincidentthathappenedinBeijingZoointheafternoonofFeb23rd、IwasvisitingthezoothatafternoonwhileIheardbearsroaringterribly、Ihurriedtotheplacewherethebearslivedat、Isawtheblackbearbadlyinjuredandoneofthemrollonthegroundpainfully、Itwashurttooserioustomoveafoot、Thepeoplearoundwasshocked,angryandblamingthewrongdoer、IlearnedthatwasastudentfromafamousuniversityinBeijingwhocausedthetrouble、Hepulledsulfurandacidontothebearsorpretendingtofeedthem、Whatanshame!Animalsareourfriendsandsomethingmustbedonetopreventthemfrombeinginjured、SincerelyYoursLiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，暑假期間你與父母乘飛機去了西藏旅游，美麗的風(fēng)景和當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦臒崆樽屇懔鬟B忘返。請你給在美國的筆友Betty寫一封郵件，敘述你的所見所聞，并發(fā)表感想。內(nèi)容要點如下：1.欣賞高原風(fēng)光(如高地、雪山等)；2.去當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窦易隹?，體驗當(dāng)?shù)仫L(fēng)俗，品嘗美食；3.在導(dǎo)游陪同下參觀布達拉宮和西藏博物館，購買紀念品，并到離拉薩不遠的羊八井溫泉沐浴。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：布達拉宮thePotalaPalace；拉薩Lhasa；溫泉hotspring；高地highlandDearBetty,Duringthesummerholiday,IwentonatourofTibet,knownas“theroofoftheworld”withmyparentsbyplane.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C3、A4、B5、A6、B7、B8、B9、A10、C11、A12、C13、C14、A15、D16、C17、B18、C19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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)ca