河北衡中清大教育集團2023年高考英語三模試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．since2．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s3．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit4．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding5．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit6．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each7．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongasD．a(chǎn)sthough8．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs9．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail10．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday11．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those12．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious13．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what14．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general15．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso16．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s17．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who18．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich19．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking20．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway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）Forseveralmonths,CarahasbeenworkingupthecouragetoapproachhermomaboutwhatshesawonInstagram.Notlongago,the11-year-oldgirl,likealltheotherkidsinthisstory,discoveredthathermomhadbeenpostingherphotosformuchofherlife.“I’vewantedtobringitup.It’sstrangetoseemyselfupthere，andsometimestherearepicturesIdon’tlikeofmyself，”shesaid.Likemostothermodemkids,Caragrewupimmersedinsocialmedia.Whilemanykidsmaynotyethaveaccountsthemselves,theirparents,schools,sportsteams,andorganizationshavebeenorganizinganonlinepresenceforthemsincebirth.Theshockofrealizingthatdetailsaboutyourlifehavebeensharedonlinewithoutyourpermissionorknowledgehasbecomeanimportantexperienceinthelivesofmanyteenagers.Recentlyaparentingblogger(博主)wroteinaWashingtonPostessaythatdespite(不顧)her14-year-olddaughter’shorroratdiscoveringthathermotherhadsharedyearsofhighlypersonalstoriesandinformationaboutheronline,shesimplycouldnotstoppostingonherblogandsocialmedia.ThewritersaidthatpromisingherdaughterthatshewouldstoppostingaboutherpubliclyontheInternet“wouldmeanshuttingdownavitalpartofmyself,whichisn’tnecessarilygoodformeorher.”averageparentsdothesame.There’sevenaspecialwordforit:sharenting.AlmostaquarterofchildrenbegintheirdigitalliveswhenparentsuploadtheirphotostotheInternet,accordingtoastudyconductedbytheInternet-securityfirmAVG.Thestudyalsofoundthat92percentofkidsundertheageof2alreadyhavetheirownuniquedigitalidentity.1、HowdoesCarafeelabouthermom’sbehavior?A．It’saggressive. B．It’sappropriate.C．It’sannoying. D．It’sfavorable.2、Whydidtheparentingbloggerpostaboutherdaughteronline?A．Becauseitfilledupherblog. B．Becauseitshowedoffhersuccess.C．Becauseitrecordedherstories. D．Becauseitmeantalottoher.3、Whoarefondofsharenting?A．Aquarterofstudents B．Mostordinaryparents.C．Kidsundertheageof2. D．Somecrazybloggers.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Children’sNewTrouble B．SocialMediaC．Kids’OnlinePeformance D．MommyBloggers22．（8分）Anovelisastorytransmittedfromthenovelisttothereader.Itoffersdistractionandentertainment.Butitcanalsobesomethingmorepowerful—awaytolearnabouthowtolive.Justreadattherightmomentinyourlife,andanovelcanchangeit.TheNovelCureisareminderofthatpower.Itisregardedasagranddisplayofliteraryfictionandacelebrationofthepossibilitiesofthenovel.Tocreatethisapothecary（藥房）,theauthorshavesearchedthroughtwothousandyearsofliteraturefornovelsthateffectivelypromotehappiness,health,andsanity（神志清醒）,writtenbybrilliantmindswhoknewwhatitmeanttobehumanandwrotetheirlifelessonsintotheirfiction.Theauthors,EllaBerthoudandSusanElderkinbegangivingnovelstoeachotherwheneveroneofthemseemedinneedofapush.In2008theysetupabibliotherapyservicethroughaculturalenterprise,andsincethenhavebeenprescribingbookstocustomersallovertheworld.Bibliotherapydoesnotdiscriminatebetweenpainsofthebodyandpainsofthehead(orheart).Awarethatyouarenotbraveenough?PickupToKillaMockingbirdforaninjectionofcourage.Experiencingasuddenfearofdeath?ReadOneThousandYearsofSolitudeforsomeunderstandingonthelargercycleoflife.Whateveryourconditionis,thetreatmentissimple:anovel(ortwo),tobereadregularly.Sometreatmentswillleadtoacompletecure.Otherswilloffercomfort,showingthatyouarenotthefirsttoexperiencetheseemotions.TheNovelCureisalsofilledwithusefullistsrecommendingthebestnovelstoreadwhenyouarestuckintrafficorcan’tfallasleep,themostimportantnovelstoreadthroughoutyourlife.Brilliantinconcepts,TheNovelCurebelongsoneveryone’sbookshelfandineverymedicinecabinet.Itwillmakeeventhemostwell-readfictionloverpickupanovelhe’sneverheardof,andseefamiliaroneswithneweyes.Mostly.itwillreaffirmliterature’sabilitytodistractandtransport,toresonate（共鳴）andreassure,tochangethewayweseetheworldandourplaceinit.1、Whatdoesthe“power”inparagraph2referto?A．Thepowerofthenovelisttotransmitastorytothereader.B．Thepowerofthenoveltodistractandentertainthereader.C．Thepowerofthenoveltocreatesomanytreatmentforthereader.D．Thepowerofthenoveltotellushowtoliveandchangeourlives.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouthinkis“Bibliotherapy”?A．Atreatmentthathelpsyoutofindthemeaningoflife.B．Amethodthatmakesyoutoresonatewiththecharactersinthenovel.C．Atreatmentthatrequiresyoutostayinthebookshopandtoreadmanybooks.D．Amethodtoaddressyourphysicalorpsychologicalproblemsbyreadingcertainbooks.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinTRUEaboutTheNovelCure?A．Itishardforbookwormtofindthebookappealing.B．Itsauthorsmusthavescannednumerousliteratureworks.C．AllofthenovelsprescribedinitcanofferyouacompletecureD．Itdividesourpainsintopainsofthebodyandpainsofthehead.4、YoucanfindthearticleonallofthefollowingwebsitesEXCEPT________A．B．http://C．http://D．http://23．（8分）I’vebeenresearchingmyfamilytreesince1998，andI’velongbeencuriousaboutDNAasawaytolearnmoreaboutmyroots.Thetechnologyhascomealongwayinthelastdecade,andit’sbecomemoreaffordabletoo.Finally,IwentaheadandorderedaY-DNAtest.TheresultscameinmyemailinboxfromtheDNAlab!WhenIloggedintoseetheresults,thereare29livingpeopletodaywithwhomIshareacommondirectmaleancestorinaboutthelast1,000years.TheyliveinIreland,England,Scotland,SouthAfrica,theUnitedStatesandprobablyelsewhere.Ihadtwoclosematches,andtherestweremoredistant.TheybothliveinIreland!WhatmakestheconnectiontothesetwomensointerestingisthatmostIrishgenealogical(族譜的)recordswereburnedinfiresinDublinanddon’texisttoday.Withoutthem,it‘shardtotraceIrishrootsanyfurtherbackthanthe1800s.I’vewrittenemailstobothofthemandhopetohearback!IdidsomemoreresearchonmyY-DNAandfoundmydirectmaleancestorswereCeltics.TheyseemtohavelivedinWesternEuropeatthetimeofAncientRome.MigrationpatternsshowthatmyDNAgrouplikelyoriginatedinWesternAsia,livingthere20,000and30,000yearsago.TherearerelativeswithsimilarDNAgoingthousandsofyearsbackinwhatisnowIran,India,Syria,IsraelandTurkey.IwassoexcitedbytheseresultsthatIdecidedtotracemymotherlylinetoo.MyDNAisalreadyatthelab,sonowIjusthavetowaitanothermonthorso,andI’msuretofindmoreinterestingthings.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofdoingaY-DNAtest?A．TosatisfyhiscuriosityaboutDNA．B．Toknowmoreabouthisancestors.C．Tofindhisfamiliesseparatedlongago.D．TorewritegenealogicalrecordsinIreland.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“matches”inparagraph3?A．friendsB．relativesC．a(chǎn)ncestorsD．competitions3、Wheredidtheauthor’sfamilyrootin?A．Ireland.B．WesternAsia.C．AncientRome.D．WesternEurope.4、HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheresultsoftheDNAtest?A．Inspired.B．Relieved.C．Confused.D．Discouraged.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）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouandgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don,tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon,tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don,tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon,tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn,ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don,tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt,salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don,tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don,tgetangryShoutingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon,thelpwhendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolved(解決)betterandsooner.1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A．checkbeforecutofftimeB．donotcallthehotelaheadC．a(chǎn)relateincheckingoutD．negotiatewiththeclerks2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Leavingsomethingbehind.B．Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C．Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D．Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A．Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly.B．Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C．Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers.D．Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A．Travel. B．Nature.C．Lifestyle. D．Fitness.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）Asdarknessfell,hundredsofpeopleintheSwissvillagelefttheirhouses.Theywerestaring36atthemountaintopinthedistance.Itwascoveredwith37,beautifulanddangerous.ThehugemountainiscalledMatterhorn.Mountainclimbershad38thetop,usingthesouthernroute.Butnoonehadeverdaredtotryawinterclimbingupthe39side.Butnowonemanwasdaringtotrythe40route.HewasWalterBonatti,agreatmountainclimberfromItaly.Fortwodayshehadclimbed.Thevillagepeoplehadwatchedhim41.Nowtheywerewaitingtoseehis42.Ifheplannedto43thenextday,hewouldlightagreensignal.Aredlightwouldmeanthathewas44.Atinygreenlight45highonthemountainside.Bonattiwasnotgivingup!Thepeople46.Thenextdayhe47hiswayupward.Hewassolonelyandsotired!Buthewouldnotgiveup.Againthatnighthelitthe48light.Inthemorning,Bonattilookedup.Hecouldnotseethetop,butheknewhewas49there.50theclimbwaspainful,hemovedup.Bonattihadspentmonths51fortheclimb.Wasthetrainingenough?Didhehavethestrengthand52toclimbtothetop?Hewasfinallyatthetop!Newsabouthis53wasradioedtotheworld.Thetripdownthesouthern54waseasy.Hewaswarmlywelcomedinthevillage.Hehaddonethe"55",andwouldbewellrememberedasaclimberofalltime.1、..A．up B．down C．back D．forward2、..A．greentrees B．flowers

C．rocks D．iceandsnow3、.A．passed B．reached C．climbed

D．watched

4、.A．eastern B．western C．northern D．southern

5、.A．different B．difficult C．easy D．same

6、.A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．carefully C．patiently D．eagerly7、.A．signal B．flag

C．face D．figure8、.A．godown B．comeback C．goon D．giveup9、.A．turningaround B．turningback C．movingup D．indanger

10、.A．raised B．rose C．disappeared

D．a(chǎn)ppeared11、.A．cheered B．shouted C．laughed D．jumped12、.A．stopped B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．continued D．ended

13、.A．green B．yellow C．blue D．red

14、.A．a(chǎn)lready B．surely C．a(chǎn)lmost D．nolonger15、.A．Because

B．Though C．Since D．When16、.A．a(chǎn)sking

B．planning C．preparing D．training17、..A．money B．wish C．effort D．skill18、.A．victory

B．climb C．courage

D．thing

19、..A．pace

B．route

C．path D．passage20、..A．necessaryB．great

C．important

D．impossible

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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ifyoumakeacareerchoicewhileyouarestillinhighschool,youwillsavetimeandmoneyinthelongrun.Studentswhodonotplanaheadmaydelaystartingcollegeortakeextracourses1．(give)themselvestimetomakeuptheir2．(mind).U.S.NewsandWorldReports3．(say)thattheaverageannualtuitionatafour-yearcollegeis$35,000.Ifyouspend4．extrayearinschool,youmayhavetotakeoutadditionalloansorpayextramoneytocoverthecost.Choosingacareerwhileyouareinhighschoolalsogivesyoutimetoexploreyour5．(choose)industry.Ifyoufindacareer6．soundsinteresting,youcanfollowsomeoneinthefieldandseewhatitis7．(real)liketohavethatjob.Youcanalsoapply8．a(chǎn)chancetogetaninformalpositionrelatedtoyourdesiredindustry.Thiswillhelpyoubuildaprofessionalnetworkevenbeforeyougraduatefromhighschool.Professionalcontactsarevery9．(value),especiallywhenyouarelookingforajobinyourfield.Ifyoudoasmuchasyoucantobuildanetwork10．youarereadyforajob,youwillbemorelikelytosucceed.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。Ihavealwaysbeenthebigfanofmusic,buttobehonestIdon’tknowanypersonwhomhaseveropenlydislikedit、It’soneoftruefriendinlifebecauseitcanbeenjoyedbyanyoneandeveryone、Withbooks,youhavetobeabletoread,andmusichasnolimits,nospecialconditionsandwaseasilyenjoyedbyall、Idon’tthinktherearemanythingsinlifeforwhichhavesuchadirectlyandclearinfluenceonone’sfeeling、Obvious,however,therearesomepeoplewhoaremuchinfluencedbymusic,andofcourseitdependswhatsortofmusicthey’reinto、Watchpeoplereacttooneoftheirfavoritesongsisactuallythebestthingever、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，正在英國某中學做交換生。你從網(wǎng)上看到一則廣告：布朗先生要找一個人周末幫助他照看寵物狗。請根據(jù)下面的要點提示，給他寫封信詢問有關事宜。1．寫信的目的；2．說明你的優(yōu)勢；3．詢問工作相關事項。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Brown,MynameisLiHua._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.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、A2、A3、A4、C5、C6、D7、B8、B9、D10、C11、C12、C13、B14、C15、C16、D17、C18、C19、C20、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、1、C2、D3、B4、A22、1、D2、D3、B4、C23、1、B2、B3、B4、A24、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,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointin