内蒙古呼伦贝尔市莫力达瓦旗尼尔基一中2025届高考英语一模试卷含解析

内蒙古呼伦贝尔市莫力达瓦旗尼尔基一中2025届高考英语一模试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot2．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore3．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding4．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto5．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf6．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should7．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened8．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave9．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins10．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway11．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit12．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting13．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after14．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest15．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful16．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be17．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward18．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen19．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad20．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted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）Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell．Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads．Thereviewexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain．AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthereview,"morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter．"Smell,whichdictates（决定）theunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10，000distinctsmells．Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome．ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuckweretogetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearchonthenatureofthisextraordinarysense．Thesetwoscientistswerethefirsttodescribethefamilyof1，000olfactory（嗅觉）genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks．Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview，smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers．Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads．Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecanallmakedriversfeelhungry，andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites．Incontrast，thesmellsofpeppermintandcinnamonwereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevelsaswellasreducedrivers'impatience．Similarly，thesmellsoflemonandcoffeeappearedtopromoteclearthinkingandmentalfocus．However，thewaygenesregulatesmelldiffersfrompersontoperson．AstudybyresearchersinIsraelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactorygeneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers．Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem．TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors．1、WhatdidRichardAxelandLindaBuckfindout？______A．Thetypeoffoodsmells．B．Thelogicalpartofhumanbrain．C．Thenatureofhumanolfactorysystem．D．Therelationshipbetweenfoodandfeelings．2、Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopleconcentrate？______A．Bread． B．Fastfood．C．Pizza． D．Coffee．3、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph？______A．Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells．B．Everypersonhasadifferentpatternofgenes．C．Somepeoplecanrecognizeupto50smells．D．Therearestillsomeolfactorygenestobefoundout．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Logicandbehavior． B．Smellanditsinfluence．C．Senseabilityandfoodtastes． D．Olfactorygenesanditssystem．22．（8分）Ifwatchingkidsisn’tquitethepart-timejobyou’dwanttokeepyourselfbusywithduringthesummerholidays,thenherearesomeofthecoolestjobsforteens.CampCounselor(辅导员)Thoughit’skindofababysittingjob,it’smuchmorefunasitexposesyoutomanyskillssuchasteamworkingandmanyotheractivities.Anotheradvantageofthiskindofjobisthatyouaremorelikelytomakenewfriendsasyouwillbeworkingwithanumberofpeople.LifeGuardThiswillnotbeajobforanyoneasitisquitedemandingwhenyou’rereallyneeded.Undercalmconditions,thejobinvolvessittingbythepoolsideasyouwatchoverswimmersandhelpingthemincaseofemergencies.Forlifeguardtasks,specialtrainingandcertificationsarerequired.DogWalkerForanimallovers,youhavenotbeenleftout.Thisjobinvolvestakingcareofdogsandwalkingthem.Funasitis,dogwalkingcanbeaboringexerciseespeciallyifyouhavemorethanonedogtowalk.Asforthisjob,youneedtoadvertiseyourselfinyourneighborhoodbyusingflyersorapproachingdogownerstoaskiftheyneedyourservices.Retail&FoodServiceIfyouare14andabovethenyoumayconsidergettinga“real”jobasastoreorrestaurantattendantthissummer.Creatingaresume(简历)foryourselfwithalltherequiredinformationsuchascontactinformationandanyskillorworkingexperiencethatyou’dlikeyouremployertoknowaboutisimportant.1、Asacampcounselor,wecan.A．havechancestomakemorenewfriendsB．earnmuchmoremoneythanotherjobsC．getarealjobinastoreorrestaurantD．learntostaycalmincaseofemergencies2、Whichjobrequiresmakingyourselfknowntoneighbors?A．CampCounselor.B．LifeGuard.C．DogWalker.D．Retail&FoodService.3、What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toencourageteenstotakesummerjobs.B．Torecommendcoolsummerjobstoteens.C．Towarnteensoftherisksinsummerjobs.D．Tointroducesummerjobsforteenstoparents.23．（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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother24．（8分）Whileweatherforecasterscanmakefairlyaccuratepredictions,there'salwaystheriskyou'llbecaughtoutwhiledrivingintherain.ButthedaysofhavingtoquicklycloseyoursunroofcouldsoonbeathingofthepastthankstoJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnology.Thefirmisdevelopingcarsthatcanadaptautomaticallybyclosingwindowsandroofsorstartingtheheateriftheydetectbadweatherisontheway.Theweatherforecastingsystemusesasetofairpressure,humidity（湿度）andlightsensors（传感器）tohelpitsvehiclespredictchangesinconditionsandadapttothem.Carsequippedwiththesystemcouldmakeslightchangestotheairconditioningifitfindstheweatherisgettingwarmerduringajourneyorincreasethecabintemperatureifitwillgetcolder.Theforecastmayindicatethereisapossibilityofoneormoreweatherconditions,suchasrain,withinaperiodoftime,suchasfiveminutes.Thevehiclemaythenadapttothelocalweatherconditions.Inparticular,itmaycloseoneormorewindows,orclosearoofofthevehicleinresponsetoaforecastbeingasignofrain.Similarlywindowscouldbedarkenedusingelectrochromic(电致变色的)glasstoimprovevisibilityifbrightsunshineisforecast.Althoughitsunclearwhetherthistechnologywillmakeitswaytoaproductionvehicleanytimesoon,suchasystemwouldbeadvantageousonautonomousvehicles.Sincethere'snohumandriverpresent,thesystemwillallowthevehicletomakeitcomfortableforitspassengers,basedoncurrentweatherconditions.Itcanalsomakethevehiclesaferifitknowsrainorsnowiscoming.1、HowwillJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnologybenefitdrivers?A．Vehiclescanautomaticallydrivethemselves.B．Vehiclescanfindpositionsandroutesthemselves,C．Vehiclescanactasmobileweatherforecastingstations.D．Vehiclescanopenwindowsandsunroofsautomatically.2、Whatisthefeatureoftheglassofavehiclewiththenewtechnology?A．Itcanhelpadjustthetemperature.B．Itcanstillbeclearinrainydays.C．Itistoostrongtobreakintopieces.D．Itscolourcanchangewiththesunshine.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheweatherforecastingsystemfromthetext?A．Itisintelligentenoughtostopraining.B．Itmakesthedrivermorecomfortable.C．Itcan'tpredicttheweatheraccurately.D．Itmakesautonomouscarssaferinbadweather.4、Wheremightthetextbetakenfrom?A．Abookreview. B．Asciencereport.C．Asciencefiction. D．Atravelbrochure.25．（10分）Asuccessfulbusinessman,addressingthecommercialclubofhiscity,toldastoryofanorphan(孤儿)namedJim.Jimwas12yearsold,whowasthelaughingstockofthewholetown.Heneverrememberedhavingakindwordspokentohiminhiswholelife.OnedayasJimwalkeddownthestreet,hesawsomeflowersslipfromalittlelady’sarmsjustinfrontofhim.Jimgathereduptheflowersandreplacedtheminherarms.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy.”shesaidkindly,andwentonherwayaftergivinghimabrightsmile.Jimwasamazed.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheardinhiswholetwelveyearsofexistence.Hestoodandstaredafterheruntilshewasoutofsight,thenhemadestraightforastream.Hesatdownonthebankofthestreamanddidsomethinking.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy,”hethought.Finallytheboypulledfromhispocketsapieceofbrokenmirrorandlookedathimself.Hesawnothingbutdirt.Hewentdowntothewaterandwashedhisfacecarefully,almostpainfully.Thenhelookedagain.Hescarcelyrecognizedhimself.Hestoodstraightandlookedupinsteadofdownforthefirsttimesincehecouldremember.Afeedingofself-respectawokewithinhisbeing.Atthatmomentthecourseofhislifewaschanged;adeterminationtobeworthyofthekindwordsspokentohimbythelittlelady,andtopassthemon,tookpossessionofhissoul.AftertellingthisstoryofJim,thespeakerpausedandthenheshockedtheaudiencebysaying,“Gentlemen,Iwasthatboy.Thatgentlewomanimplantedinmylifethefirstseedofkindness.AsatributetohermemoryIhavetoldyouthisstory.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thelaughingstock”inparagraph2?A．Jimlikedplayingjokesonothers.B．Jimwasalwayslaughedatbyothers,C．Jimwasgoodatmakingothershappy.D．Jimhadinterestintellingfunnystories.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethelady?A．Brave.B．Clever.C．Friendly.D．Honest.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Jimwantedpeopletosaykindwordstoothers.B．Theladybecameveryfamousbecauseofthatstory.C．ItwasthefirsttimeforJimtotellhisstorytoothers.D．Jimmadeatotofmoneybytellinghisstoriestoothers.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AStoryofJimB．AGoodLadyC．AKindWordD．ASuccessfulBusinessman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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Thoughshehadbeeninacoma（昏迷）fornearlysixmonths,itwasstilla1whenmygrandmotherpassedaway．Iwasnotyetthirteenwhenshe2．I'dunderstoodthatdeathawaitedher,butinthosefirstmomentsofknowing,Icouldnot3that"eventually"hadfinallycometopass．Friendscametothefuneralhometopaytheirlastrespectstomygrandmotherandtoshowtheirsupportformymother．Not4wheretobeorwhattodo,Istayedofftotheside．The5finallyendedwiththearrivalofmyfriendKelly．KellyandIhadbeenfriendseversinceshewasthreeandFour．Wewere“home"friends,thekindwhorodebikestogetherafterschool,went6toaKFCafewblocksaway,eventhoughweweren'tallowedtoleavetheblock．Atthefuneralhome,Kellycamerighttome．InherhandsweretwopackagesofM&M's．Kellyknewthatwasoneofmy7．Wehadoftentakenlongtripstothestorefor8．Wesatintheback,eatingM&M'sandtalkingquietly．A9experiencehadsuddenlybecomeeasiertobear,withachildhoodofferingofchocolatesandthe10ofadevotedfriend．Tryingtocomeupwithsomethingtoofferaheartbrokenpersonis11．Kellyhadunderstood,evenattwelve,thattherewasn'tmuchshecoulddotoreducemypain12betherewithmeandbringsomethingthatjustmightmakeme13．Now,wheneverKellyandIfindourselvesatfuneralhomeforfamilymemberofours,theotherhasalwaysshownup14M&M's,asmallofferingof15totaketheedgeoffthehoveringsorrow．We've16thatwhenwe'reold,theonewhodiesfirstwillhaveacrazyoldladythrowingM&M'sintohergrave．M&M'swill17besignificanttome．Theywill18methatevenwhensomethingaspainfulandpowerfulas19comestoclaimwhat’smostimportanttome,therewillalwaysbeKelly…andherchocolate．M&M's,melt（溶解）inyour20,notinyourhand．1、A．shock B．topic C．story D．custom2、A．returned B．died C．cried D．recovered3、A．tell B．pretend C．find D．believe4、A．knowing B．seeing C．guessing D．planning5、A．activity B．introduction C．ceremony D．awkwardness6、A．directly B．separately C．secretly D．hurriedly7、A．collections B．favorites C．presents D．choices8、A．dolls B．pens C．dresses D．chocolates9、A．valuable B．familiar C．painful D．previous10、A．duty B．dream C．company D．greeting11、A．strange B．clever C．difficult D．reasonable12、A．but B．or C．so D．and13、A．think B．wonder C．smile D．jump14、A．for B．with C．at D．by15、A．cheer B．excitement C．reward D．patience16、A．worried B．remembered C．suspected D．joked17、A．even B．always C．also D．merely18、A．warm B．promise C．recur D．remind19、A．darkness B．pressure C．death D．failure20、A．mouth B．heart C．arms D．eyes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）BorninEnglandin1944,IanWilmut1．(know)astheleaderoftheresearchgroupthatfirstclonedafemalelamb2．(call)Dollyin1996.Dollybecamefamousandpicturesofherappearedonthe3．(cover)ofmagazinesallovertheworld.The4．(possible)ofreproductionwithoutamaleandfemalebeinginvolvedalsomadeherthefocusofamoraldebate.Forscientists,however,thecloningofdollyusingtheDNAofanadultcellwasabreakthrough5．showedthecloningofspecialanimalswaspossible.However,6．Wilmutthinksunlikelyishumancloning.Hesays7．(undertake)theprocedurewithhumanswouldrequire29surrogate(替代的)mothersand300eggs.Ofthose29,28wouldbebound8．(experience)failureandsufferphysicallyandemotionally.Hesaysheisalsoconcernedaboutthepsychologicaland9．(society)consequencesaclonedmighthavetogothrough.Forthesereasons,heisnot10．favorofit.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。LiDanwastryingtowakeupfromhersleep.Shesatupslow,yawningwithhereyesclosed.Thoughsheknewthatshewouldbelaterfortheballetlessonifshedidnothurryup,butshewasstillverysleepy.Shefallsbackonthebedandwentbacktoasleep.Sheevenbegantodream,andinherdream,shewasdancing.ShebecameaelegantswaninTchaikovsky’sballetSwanLake.Thenhismothercameintotheroom.AnnoyingtoseeLiDanstillsleeping,shesaidinaloudvoice,“LiDan,getup!”LiDanstruggledtogetoutofbed.Atlast,afteraquickbreakfasts,LiDanleftherballetlesson.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）《英语周报》针对一些学生在学习英语中存在的困难举行征文比赛。请根据所给提示写一篇短文，与大家分享一下你学习英语的方法。可适当发挥，不少于100个字数。写作提示：①众所周知，兴趣是最好的老师。因此，培养对英语的兴趣非常重要。②记住尽可能多的单词和短语也是非常重要的。③必须养成经常使用英语的好习惯。④如果可能的话，与讲英语的当地人进行交流是非常好的。⑤只有坚持以上几种方法，我们才能学习好英语。MyWaysofLearningEnglish__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、A5、A6、C7、A8、C9、A10、C11、C12、B13、C14、C15、B16、A17、D18、D19、B20、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、C2、D3、A4、B22、thenherearesomeofthecoolestjobsforteens☞B选项TorecommendcoolsummerjobstoteenshowMatthewHensonmetRobertPeary23、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’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecompa