2025届安徽省阜阳市高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

2025届安徽省阜阳市高三第二次调研英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding2．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished3．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat4．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting5．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch6．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate7．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where8．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when9．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what10．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized11．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned12．We___havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t13．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught14．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then15．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize16．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened17．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run18．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that19．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover20．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup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）Iwasinthemiddleofasweetdreamwhenanoisestartledme.Bam!Bam!Itsoundedlikeahammerpoundingonatoughnail.Bam!Bam!BAM!Whocouldbehammeringatthreeinthemorning?ItmustbeCharlieagain,makinganotherinvention.JustasIwasputtingonmyslippersandclothes,thenoisechanged.Isatattheedgeofmybedandlistened.Tick!Tick!Tick!Itremindedmeofmyfirstwristwatch.Itsregularpacehadalwayshelpedmcfallasleep.Istarteddozingoff,dangerouslyleaningtotheleft,whenthetickingstopped.Itwasnowreplacedbyabuzz,similartothenoisecomingfromabeehiveinmidsummer,onlylouder.IshiveredI’mallergictobees!Evenjustthinkingaboutitorhearingabeelikesoundmakesmeswell.“That’sit!”Ishouted,nowwideawake,“Ican’ttakeitanymore!”Imarchedtothenextapartmentandknocked.Myneighborimmediatelyopenedthedoor.Hiscurlybrownhairwasstickingupeverywhichway.Heworebaggystripedpantsandalooseshirt.“Hi,there,Lucy!What’sup?”heasked.Ipointedatmynoiselesswatch.“Doyouknowwhattimeitis?”Hegrabbedmyarmandglancedatmytimepiece.“Oh,my!Ididn’trealizeitwasthatlate.I’mbusyworkingonamachinethatcancureinsomnia(失眠).It’salmostfinished.Youwanttoseeit?”Ishouldhaveknown.Hislastinventionwassupposedtogetridofbadsmells,butitwaspoweredbyrotteneggs.1、Whatmadetheauthorsleepyagain?A．Thetickingsound.B．Thecomingofthebees.C．Thesmelloftherotteneggs.D．Hisneighborssilence.2、WhatwasCharliedoing?A．Hewasinventingawristwatch.B．Hewasworkingwiththebees.C．Hewasmakinganewmachine.D．Hewasfixingabrokenclock.3、HowdidCharliefeelwhenhesawtheauthor?A．Scared.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Disappointed.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutCharlie’slastmachineinthelastparagraph?A．Itdoesn’twork.B．Itmakesaloudnoise.C．Itgivesgiveoffterriblesmellswhileworking.D．Itisthelatestmachinethatcancureinsomnia.22．（8分）Bikingalongthebeach.Workingonapuzzlewiththefamily.Readingonthecouch.Theseapparentlyordinaryactivitiesaren’tjusttime-killers—theycanbelifesavers.Studiesshowthathobbieshavelong-lastingandpreventativeresults.Peoplewhoplaypuzzlegamesandreadhavelessmemorylosswhentheygetolder.“Areallygoodhobbytotallyabsorbsus,”saysGailMcMeekin.“Italsogivesussomethingtolookforwardtoandfocuson.”Thatbreakfromeverydaysadnessisperfectforapersonwhojuggleswithcareersandfamilylife.Havingahobbymakesthatheavyloadalittleeasier,asitsetsasidetimeforbothamentalbreakandfocusesonanactivitythepersonloves,onethatisseparatefromofficeandparentalduties.“It’sverysadwhenIseeclients(当事人)whohavebeenlaidoffshowthatworkwasthecentreoftheirlivesandtheyhavenohobbiestoturntoforsupport,”Gailsays.“Entertainmentgivesusrestandafreshperspective,”saysGall,whonotesthatlotsofcreativeideasappearwhenpeopletakeabreakandlistentotheirintuition(直觉).Danielle,blogger,madeherblogginghobbyacareerafewyearsago,andinthemeantimefoundahobbysheneverexpectedtogetinto:clothingdesign.“Havingahobby,especiallyacreativeone,haspositivelyimpactednotonlymyworklife,butmypersonallifeaswell,”Daniellesays.“Thetrick,”shesays,istofindoutwhereyouarespendingtimedoingthingsthataren’tfulfillingtoyouandtakethattimetodosomethingyouloveinstead.”“Learntobeanexpertpublicspeakersoyoucangivebetterpresentationsatwork;startascrapbooking(剪贴本)withyourkidssoyoucanspendtimewiththemandbecreative...”Danielleoffers.Gailalsosuggestsdevelopingahobbythatpromotessocializationwithfriends.Thisisanopportunitytobecomepartofapowerfulsupportsystem,whichisimportantforemotionalhealth.Attheveryleast,it’sagoodwaytochatwithagolffriendwhilewalkingthecourseandforgettingalongdayatwork.1、WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mean?A．Quitone’scareertopursueone’shobby.B．Struggletoabalancebetweenworkandfamily.C．Preventusfromtakingupourhobby.D．Attachmoreimportancetoworkthanfamily.2、WhatdoweknowaboutDanielle?A．Shemakesalivingbywritingblogs.B．Designingclothesishercareer.C．Shesupportsherfamilybybeingapublicspeaker.D．Shespendstimedoingwhatshehasnointerestin.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A．Itsourresponsibilitytosocializewithothers.B．Developingahobbyisveryimportant.C．Ourfeelingsaredeterminedbyourhobbies.D．Webenefitfromahobbyoftalkingwithothers.4、Accordingtothepassage,thebenefitahobbybringsisthat.A．wecanconcentratemoreonourjobsB．wecanenjoyourselvesinthewildC．wecanthinkinamorecreativewayD．wecanavoidbeinglaidoff23．（8分）AbrahamLincoln,aself-taughtlawyer,waselected16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesinNovember1860,shortlybeforetheoutbreakoftheCivilWar.Lincolnprovedtobeasmartmilitarystrategistandacompetentleader:HisEmancipationProclamation(解放宣言)pavedthewayforslavery’sabolition,whilehisGettysburgAddressstandsasoneofthemostfamousspeechesinAmericanhistory.InApril1865,withtheUniononthebrinkofvictory,AbrahamLincolnwaskilled;hisuntimelydeathmadehimaherotothecauseofliberty,andheiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestpresidentsinU.S.history.OnJanuary20,1981,Reagantookoffice.Only69dayslaterhewasshotbyawould-bekiller,butquicklyrecoveredandreturnedtoduty.Hisgraceandwitduringthedangerousincidentcausedhispopularitytosoar.Attheendofhistwotermsinoffice,RonaldReaganviewedwithsatisfactiontheachievementsofhisinnovativeprogramknownastheReaganRevolution,whichaimedtomotivatetheAmericanpeopleandreducetheirrelianceuponGovernment.Hefelthehadfulfilledhiscampaignpledgeof1980torestore“thegreat,confidentroarofAmericanprogressandgrowthandoptimism.”WhenGeorgeW.Bush,attheageof54,becamethe43rdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,itwasonlythesecondtimeinAmericanhistorythatapresident’ssonwentontotheWhiteHouse.JohnQuincyAdams,electedthesixthpresidentin1824,wasthesonofJohnAdams,thesecondpresident.WhileJohnAdamshadbroughtuphissontobepresident.GeorgeBush,the41stpresident,insistedhewassurprisedwhentheeldestofhissixchildrenbecameinterestedinpolitics,becamegovernorofTexas,andthenwentontothewhiteHouse.BarackObamaservedasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisstoryistheAmericanstory—valuesfromtheheartland,amiddle-classupbringinginastrongfamily,hardworkandeducationasthemeansofgettingahead,andthebeliefthatalifesoblessedshouldbelivedinservicetoothers.WithafatherfromKenvaandamotherfromKansas,PresidentObamawasborninHawaiionAugust4,1961.Hewasraisedwithhelpfromhisgrandfather,whoservedinPatton’sarmy,andhisgrandmother,whoworkedherwayupfromthesecretarialpooltomiddlemanagementatabank.1、Ofthefourpresidents,whoisregardedasanexcellentpublicspeaker?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.2、WhenDonaldReaganlefttheWhiteHouse,hefeltthat________.A．heregrettedhavingbeenelectedPresidentB．hestillhadmuchtodoforthecountryC．hehadkepthispromisetothepeopleD．hewasbecomingmorepopularwiththepeople3、Whichofthefollowingpresidentstookofficefirst?A．GeorgeWBush. B．JohnAdams.C．JohnQuincyAdams. D．GeorgeBush.4、Ofthefourpresidents,whosuccessfullyrealizedhisAmericanDream?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.5、Ofthefourpresidents,whowasnotabletofinishhistermofservice?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.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(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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother25．（10分）InChina，chainrestaurantsespeciallythebigmultinationalonesarecool．GoingtoStarbucks，forexample，isastatussymbol．Itnotonlysays，"I'mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffee，"butalso，"I'mcosmopolitan（见多识广的）enoughtobepartofglobalization．"WhereIcomefromintheUK，however，chainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet（美食的）．ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear'sDaywhennowhereelseisopen，orwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan'tstandhearing，"I'mhungry!"anylonger．Inmyowncase（withregardstoMcDonald's），achainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirst"date"．Evenattheageof13，Iknewtogivetheguythe"let'sjustbefriends"phonecallthenextday．IntheUK，independentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscene．Nowadays，aLondonerwhosays"let'smeetforacoffeeatMonmouth"（anindependentcafe）ismuchcoolerthanonewhosays"let'sgotoStarbucks"．EvenifMonmouth'scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensive，there'sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren'tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations．Ofcourse，therearechainstoresallovertheUK；youcan'tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffee．Butnumbersdonotadduptogoodtaste．Ido，however，haveaconfession（坦白）．AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch．I，too，haveretreatedtoMcDonald's．1、ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______．A．therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeigncultureB．therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurantsC．theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatusD．theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？______A．TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefood．B．BranchesofMonmouth'scafecanbefoundallovertheUK．C．MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear'sDayintheUK．D．ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant．3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______．A．theauthordoesn'tlikefoodfromPizzaHutB．theauthordoesn'tliketofollowfashiontrendsC．manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorqualityD．manyBritonsdon'tlikebigcorporations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）GrowingRootsWhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbournamedDrGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’d1known.WhenDrGibbswasn’t2lives,hewasplantingtrees.Thegooddoctorhadsome3theoriesonplantingtrees.Hebelievedin“Nopains,nogains.”Henever4hisnewtrees,whichwas5manypeople.OnceIaskedwhy.He6thatwateringplantsspoiledthem,andthatifyouwaterthem,eachfollowingtreegenerationwill7weakerandweaker.Soyouhavetomakethings8forthem.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreescould9shallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsin10ofwater.Icametounderstandthathemeantdeeprootsweretobe11.IplantedacoupleoftreesandItookgoodcareofthem.Twoyearsof12hasresultedintreesthatexpecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblows,they13andtrembletheirbranches.FunnythingsaboutthosetreesofDrGibbs’.Thelackofwaterseemedto14theminwayscomfortandeasenevercould.Iusedto15formysonsthattheirliveswillbeeasy.But16I’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimeto17myprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet18,andI’mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortisseldommet.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,19whenthewindsblow,wewon’tbe20away.1、A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly2、A．valuing B．making C．enjoying D．saving3、A．exciting B．dull C．interesting D．terrible4、A．watered B．raised C．loved D．sheltered5、A．against B．beyond C．within D．from6、A．wondered B．answered C．doubted D．guessed7、A．grow B．change C．appear D．show8、A．harmful B．favourable C．tough D．wonderful9、A．leadto B．resultfrom C．putin D．carefor10、A．charge B．favour C．honour D．search11、A．treasured B．challenged C．respected D．liked12、A．education B．information C．preparation D．devotion13、A．dance B．shake C．spread D．lift14、A．harm B．raise C．benefit D．hurt15、A．pray B．apply C．stand D．call16、A．perfectly B．formally C．obviously D．lately17、A．attend B．say C．change D．keep18、A．hardships B．worries C．bosses D．jobs19、A．or B．so C．and D．but20、A．given B．sent C．broken D．swept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）Whentalkingaboutclassicalmusic,whatcanyouthinkof?Isitabigorchestrawithanoldguyinablacksuit1．wavesastickinfront?Youare2．(part)right.Butthereisalotmoretoit.Classicalmusiccanbeassimpleasjustonesingersingingasong.Itcanalsomean3．orchestrawithhundredsofmusicians.Classicalmusiccanexpressanidea,exploreathemeorletoutemotions.Ithasrootsinthetraditionsof4．(Europe)artandconcertmusicwithahistoryofmorethan1,000years.Classicalmusicisusually5．(serious)thanothertypesofmusic.Listenersaresupposed6．(stay)quietandstill.Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsarecrazyaboutclassicalmusic7．(composer),suchasMozart,ChopinandBeethoven.Theythinktheirmusiccanmakethemcalmdown,sleepwell8．becomesmarter.Theycanperformbetterintestsaswell.Besides,accordingto9．(they)musicalpreference,itispossibletotellthetypesoftheirpersonality.Professionalsliketeacherscanusethepersonalityinformationtodeterminewhethertheyhaveaparticularmusictalent,whichtheynever10．(know)before.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。WhenIstartedtolearnEnglish,IwastellingthatspokenEnglishisveryimportant、Instead,IwasnotinterestedinitbecauseIthoughtitwasofnouseful、Myfriendsdidn’tagreewithmeandsuggestedIwenttotheEnglishcorner,whattheybelievedcouldhelpmedevelopmyinterestinspokenEnglish、Ididgotherebutwassoshytosayaword、MyEnglishteacheradvisedmepreparesometopicsandmaterialsaheadofthetime、NowIkeeponspeakingEnglishwheneverpossiblyandgototheEnglishcornerregularly、ThankstomyfriendsandEnglishteacher,IhavefallenforlovewithspokenEnglish、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校学生会暑期将组织“丝绸之路”沿线国家考察活动，留学生也可参加。请你用英语给对此次活动感兴趣的留学生Jenkins写封电子邮件，告之相关内容：1.活动安排(参观、交流等)；2.报名条件(年龄、身体状况等）；3.报名方式。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、B5、C6、C7、D8、B9、B10、D11、B12、C13、B14、C15、D16、D17、A18、D19、A20、C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、1、A2、C3、B4、C22、1、B2、A3、D4、C23、1、A2、C3、B4、D5、A24、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,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearne