上海丰华中学新高考英语二模试卷及答案解析

上海丰华中学新高考英语二模试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof2．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t3．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where4．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could5．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what6．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure7．Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should8．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow9．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that10．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended11．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in12．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because13．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where14．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon15．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended16．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew17．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork18．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat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）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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother22．（8分）Ifyouareastudent,youmaybeprobablyrequiredbyyourteachertoreadquicklyinclass.Youhavebeentaughttoskimorscan,tolookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandtheimportantpointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodstrategywhenyouarepressedfortime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam,buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.Inresponsetothis,somethingcalledthe"slowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopular.Theideaisthatpeopleshouldshutofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasurereadingagoodbook—slowly!Inmanycitiesthereareevenslowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacafe,notdiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeopleconcentrate,relaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize.Thislastpointisimportant.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters’emotionsandtoseetheworldthroughtheireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstill,foronething.Anditcanseemboringwhencomparedtotheexcitementofplayingvideogames.But,forme,readinghasbeenanenduringpleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthecompanyofpiratesandheroes,ofevilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoenabledmetounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.Outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slowly”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.1、Whenyouarehavinganexam,it'sacknowledgedthat________.A．readingslowlyisthebestwayB．readingwordforwordisagoodmethodC．readingfastisagoodstrategyD．readingcasuallyisawonderfulchoice2、WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsof"slowreadingmovement"?A．Enjoyingthepleasureofreadingagoodbookslowly.B．Helpingpeoplerefreshandrelax.C．Understandingthecharacters'emotionsmoreaccurately.D．Gettingthemainideaofthearticlequickly.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathize”(para.3)mean?A．Benefitfromsomething.B．Feelsympathyforsomebody.C．Beinterestedinsomething.D．Sharefeelingswithsomebody.4、Whydoesthewritercallreading“aneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls”?A．Becausethereisnoneedtobuildwallsforthebooks.B．Becausealibrarycardiswhatyouneedtoenjoyreadinginthelibrary.C．Becausereadingenablespeopletobetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.D．Becausetherearethousandsofinterestingpeopleinthebookswhocanhelpyouescape.23．（8分）Littleblacktaxis,oftenrun-downandfallingapartfromdecadesofuse,haveforalongtimebeenamainfeatureofCairo’schaoticurbanlandscape.Buttheirdaysmaybenumbered,thankstoanewtaxireplacementprogrammeaimedatknockingoutolder,potentiallyunsafevehicles.Thegovernment-sponsoredaction,launchedearlierthisyear,allowsdriversoftaxis20yearsorolder,mostlyFiatsandPeugeots,totradetheircarsforshinynewall-whiteonesatgenerousratesoffinancing.Driverscanchoosebetweenfivedifferentlocallymanufacturedcarmodels.Accordingtoofficials,morethan11,000brandnewtaxis,sportingtrademarkcheckedstripesonthesides,havealreadyhitthestreetsofthecapital,andthey’vebeenwelcomedenthusiasticallybypassengers.Manypeoplesaythatnotonlyarethenewtaxismorecomfortable,buttheyalsomakethestreetsofCairofarmorepresentable.Furthermore,taxifareshaveonlyincreasedbyasmallamount.Thepoorconditionofmostblackandwhitetaxisisalmostlegendary.Passengersoftenhavetodealwithwindowsanddoorsthatdonotopenandclose,andheavy,thickpetrolgases.Airconditioningisunheardof.Thenewall-whitetaxis,meanwhile,arecleaner,morefuel-efficientandprovideairconditioningonrequest.Furthermore,allthenewtaxiscomeequippedwithfunctioningfaremeters,whichavoidsargumentsandsometimesfightswithpassengers!Thegovernmenthopestoreplaceallofthecapital’s40,000elderlyblackcabssoon,butnoteveryoneinCairowillbehappytoseethemgo.HotelmanagerIbrahimAl-Toukhysaysthattheoldblackcabswereweakandrun-down,andmaybeevenalittledangerous,buttheywerepartofthecity,andpartofCairo’scharacter.1、Whichofthefollowingscanreplacetheunderlinedword“chaotic”inparagraph1?A．disorderly B．fantastic C．busy D．silent2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewtaxis?A．Theyaremuchmorepresentable.B．Theirpassengershavetopaydramaticallymore.C．Theyaremuchmoreenergy-saving.D．Onlyfewofthemprovideairconditioning.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．TheroadtrafficconditionofCairo.B．AtaxirenewalprogrammelaunchedinCairo.C．TheproblemswitholdblackCairotaxis.D．VariousviewsonthenewtaxireplacementinCairo.24．（8分）Therearebillionsofpeopleonthisplanet,andmanyofuslovetoeatmeat.In2018alone,theaverageAmericanwillconsumemorethan100kgsofredmeat,accordingtoareportfromtheUSDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA).Atthesametime,theenvironmentalimpactcausedbymeatconsumption–waste,animaltreatment,healthissuesandeventhegreenhousegaseffects–hasgivenrisetoanumberofstartups（新兴企业）lookingforwaystofillourgrowingdemandformeat.Butcanthedemandbefilledinasustainableandaffordableway?Abunchofcompaniesarenotonlyoptimisticbutareworkingtomakethishappensooner.Allofthesecompaniesharvestcellsfromanimalsandgrowtheminalab.Forexample,SanFrancisco-basedMemphisMeatsisdevelopingcell-basedmeatsinitslaboratoriesbymanufacturingfatandmusclecellswithoutrequiringanyanimals.Anddon’tworryifyou’renotameatlover.StartupssuchasJetEat,whichisbasedinIsrael,areworkingonfoodproductsgrowninlabsthatareplantbasedandproducemeatsusingnaturalingredientswhilestillmaintainingflavor,consistencyandthe“overallsensoryexperience”.Asyoucanimagine,thereareplentyofhurdlesfacingtheindustry.Educatingthepublicisabigone.Anothercontroversialissueisthelabellingoftheproducts.MeatindustrytradegroupshavebeenpressingtheUSDAtomorestrictlyregulatealternativemeats,labeledas“imitationproducts”.Manyofushaveconcernsaboutthechallengesfacingfuturegenerationsasourglobalpopulationswellsandtheearth’snaturalresourcesshrink.Thegoodnewsisthatthereareplentyofcompaniesaroundtheworld–likethoseproducinglab-grownmeats-whoareworkingtosolvesomeoftheseproblemsandmakeafewbucksintheprocess.Nothingwrongwiththat.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A．Protectingthemeatindustry.B．Promotingahealthylifestyle.C．Reducingmeatconsumptiongradually.D．Meetinghumandemandsformeatsustainably.2、WhatkindofmeatdoesJetEatproduce?A．Ittastesasgoodasrealmeat.B．Itisharvesteddirectlyfromanimals.C．Itlookslikeplantscompletely.D．Itcontainsfatandmusclecells.3、Accordingtothepassage,howcanconsumerstellthelab-grownmeat?A．Byreceivingpubliceducation.B．Byreferringtothelabel.C．Byobservingitclosely.D．ByconsultingtheUSDA．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Extraordinaryjobsdonebynewstartups.B．Lab-grownmeatreadytofeedtheworld.C．Effectivestrategiesappliedwhenshopping.D．Theexistingthreatfacedbyhumans.25．（10分）Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（学者症候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（显出差异）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．amazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differences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）Ilearnedmyfirstlessonatameeting.AswesataroundthetableIheardMeg,whowas1arecentoperation,talkingtoJudith,themanagerofourproject.“Thankyousomuchfor2mydaughterstotheirdancelessonslastweek.”Judithsaid,“Itwasnothing.”Knowinghow3Judith’sschedulewas,IfoundherdrivingMeg’schildrentolessonsunbelievably4.IwasabouttosaymoreaboutthiswhenDonna,anothercolleague,enteredtheroom5.Sheapologizedforbeinglate,sayingshejusthostedalunchforherfriendswhowereoverseventy.“Thatissoniceofyou,”Isaid,6howbusyshewas,howshedidn’tliketocookandclean.“Oh,”shesaid,wavingherhand,“Itwasnothing.”7,Icouldstilltellthe8inhervoice.Shedidgainasenseofsatisfactionfromtheentertainmentofferedtoherfriends.Seeingtheir9tohelpothersselflessly,Istartedthinkingabouttheconceptof“nothing”,thispeacefulandgenerouswayofliving—haditreallybeennothingorweretheysimplysayingthat?It10tomethatonceIspentawholeafternoonafterworkhelpingafriend11aspeech.I12hertorearrangethesequenceofthestoriesinthelecturetomakeitsoundmore13.Afterthefifthtry,shefinally14it.Shehuggedmewith15,sayingthankstome.Ismiledandsaiditwasnothing.Suddenly,Irealizedthathelpingsomeonewasreallysomethingtome.Ilearnedthatgivingfromtheheartdoesn’t16meansacrificeandhardwork.The17isfindingsomethingwelovetodoandfindingsomeonewho18thatsomething.Ourgenerositycanbenefitothers19ourselves.Onceyouhaveagood20ofit,it’snothing.Andit’sreallysomething.1、A．adaptingtoB．recoveringfromC．goingthroughD．rejoicingin2、A．guidingB．fetchingC．drivingD．dragging3、A．tightB．commonC．strangeD．practical4、A．ridiculousB．energeticC．tiresomeD．generous5、A．disappointedlyB．angrilyC．hurriedlyD．unexpectedly6、A．ignoringB．forgettingC．knowingD．predicting7、A．MoreoverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Somehow8、A．regretB．sadnessC．surpriseD．pleasure9、A．willingnessB．ambitionC．promiseD．progress10、A．referredB．occurredC．appearedD．seemed11、A．putupB．prepareforC．giveawayD．dealwith12、A．beggedB．invitedC．recommendedD．sponsored13、A．sensibleB．confusingC．sensitiveD．typical14、A．gotB．meantC．caughtD．made15、A．gratitudeB．worryC．concernD．apology16、A．normallyB．accidentallyC．possiblyD．necessarily17、A．treatB．trickC．plotD．plan18、A．needsB．admiresC．lovesD．defends19、A．onaccountofB．aswellasC．exceptforD．regardlessof20、A．orderB．glimpseC．commandD．impression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）Longjingtea，alsoknownasWestLakeDragonWelltea，isnamed1．itsproductionregion—LongjingVillageofWestLakeinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.WestLakeDragonWellteahastoppedlistof2．tenmostfamousteasinChina.ThesuperiorgeographicalenvironmentandgoodqualitywaterresourcesaroundWestLakehavecontributedmuchtothegrowthofLongjingtea.LegendhasitthatEmperorQianlong3．(visit)LionPeakMoutainduringhisHangzhoutravels,andhesawseveral4．(lady)pickingtheteaatthefootofthemountain.Hewassointerestedinitthathedecidedtohaveatryhimself.5．pickingthetea，hereceivedthenewsofhismothersillness,sohe6．(careless)puttheleavesinhisrightsleeveandleftHangzhouforBeijing.Hevisitedhismotherimmediatelyuponhis7．(arrive)inBeijing,andEmpressDowagersmeltthefragranceoftheleavesinhissleeveandwantedtohaveataste.EmperorQianlongorderedsometeaforEmpressDowager，andshefound8．(she)completelyrefreshedafter9．(drink)acupoftea，andsheevenpraiseditasatreatmentforallills.Fromthenon，ShiFengLongjingtea10．(list)asthetributetea(贡茶）especiallyforEmpressDowager.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。LiMingaswellashisclassmatesarealwayshelpingothers、OnMayDay,hisclasswenttotheSeniorCenteranddidsomevoluntaryworks、Onarriving,theywereallwarmwelcomed、Thentheybegintowork,cleaningthewindowsandsweptthefloor、Everythingdone,wesatintheyardreadingnewspaperstotheelderly、Themanagerherepraisedandthankedthem、Theyfeltveryproudbecauseofwhattheydidbroughtjoytoothers、Fromtheirexperience,I'velearnedthattheelderlyshouldbepaidmoreattention、SoI'vemadeapromisewhichIwillgivetheelderlyasmuchhelpasIcan、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，刚到美国PetaSchool做交换学生（exchangestudent)。你听说学校将与MaxwellSchool进行一场篮球比赛，请给班上同学Andrew发一封邮件，邀他陪同观看。内容包括：1.比赛的时间和地点：3月18日晚7:00，本校体育馆：2.你的请求及原因。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.邮件格式已为你写好。DearAndrew,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、C3、C4、B5、B6、D7、A8、B9、B10、C11、B12、B13、D14、B15、D16、C17、B18、D19、A20、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、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,saysBrianKr