河北省保定市曲阳一中2025届高考仿真卷英语试卷含解析

河北省保定市曲阳一中2025届高考仿真卷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．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth2．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none3．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding4．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a5．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual6．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled7．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses8．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard9．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should10．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which11．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow12．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding13．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how14．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith15．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent16．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever17．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no18．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding19．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless20．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before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）ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.22．（8分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中风).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客户)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.23．（8分）At9:30a.m.onaWednesdaymorning,Ireceivedanotification(通知)thatI’dalreadypickedupmyphone30timesthatday!“11leftuntilyougooveryourgoalof41pickups,”myscreenread.“Putyourphonedownuntil9:52a.m.!Enjoyyourtimelivinginthemoment.”TheseupdatesweresentviaMoment,anappthattracksmyscreentime,createdbyKevinHoleshin2014tofighthisowndeviceaddiction.Hewasworkingasanindependentappdeveloper,spendinghourseachdaystaringatscreens.Afterwork,Holeshfoundthathewaslookingmindlesslyonlineinsteadoftalkingtohiswifeortakinghisdogsforawalk.“IwantedawayofseeinghowmuchtimeIwassinkingintomyphone,”hesaid.“SoIcameupwithsomethingthatcouldmonitormyscreentime.”Holeshfoundthathewasspending75minutesonhisphoneaday.Headdedafunctiontotheappthatinformedhimwheneverhisscreentimewasmorethan40minutes.“Myphonewouldmakeasoundlikeabee,andI’dgoanddosomethingelse.Itwaslikealittleangelonmyshoulderpushingmeintherightdirection,”hesaid.Holeshfiguredthatifthesystemworkedforhim,itwouldworkforothers,andlaterthatyearhemadeMomentafreeapp.Todate,ithasbeendownloaded8milliontimes.Beside,Momentalsohasa“coach”function,offeringguidedprogramstohelpusersfocusandbemoreproductive,for$7.99amonth.“Iamsomuchhappier,Isleepbetter,Ireadmore,Itakebettercareofmyself,andmostofallIampresentinmyday-to-daylife,”Jack,ausersaid.SimilarcommentsonMomentreflectagrowingconsciousnessaround“digitalwellness”,thenamegiventolifestylepracticesthatencouragehealthydeviceuse.1、WhatdoestheinspirationofMomentcomefrom?A．Thecreator’sownexperience.B．Thesoundmadebyhoneybees.C．Complaintsfromfamilymembers.D．Thewidespreaddigitaladdiction.2、WhatdoesMomentdoattheexpectedscreentime?A．Monitorthescreenandkeeparecord.B．Makeanoisetoremindtheuser.C．Turnoffthephoneimmediately.D．Forcetheusertotakearest.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A．Persuadereaderstobuytheapp.B．Providereaderswithsomeadvice.C．Recommendacoachtothereaders.D．Introducemoreinformationoftheapp.4、Inwhichpartofawebsitewillyoufindthistext?A．FashionandBusiness. B．SportsandEntertainment.C．HealthandLifestyle. D．ArtandDesign.24．（8分）Inthefamousfairytale,SnowWhiteeatstheQueen'sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse(诅咒);inShakespeare'snovel,Romeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpellets(药丸)thatcontainedmercury(水银),believingthatitwouldmakethemimmortal,buttheydiedafterward.Poison(毒药)haslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistory,anditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevil,dangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?Anexhibition,ThePowerofPoison,openedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork,intendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsetting,whereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:caterpillars(毛毛虫),frogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogs,forinstance,aren'tmuchbiggerthanacoin,buttheirskiniscoveredwithapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves,andasinglefroghasenoughvenomtokill10grownhumans."Poisonscanbebadforsomethings,"MichaelNovacek,seniorvicepresidentofthemuseum,toldNBCNews."Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers."Apoisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancer,whichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.Thebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicine.Believeitornot,manysubstances(物质)thatweregularlyingest(摄入)-chili,coffeeandchocolate-owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulating(提神的)effectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"immortal"inParagraph1mean?A．happy B．notmoralC．livingforever D．sick2、WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?A．Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.B．Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.C．Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.D．Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGoldenpoisonfrogisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．Itsskincancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves.B．It'saboutthesizeofacoin.C．It'sthemostpoisonousanimalondisplay.D．Youcanonlyseeitinarainforestsettingofthemuseum.4、Thestimulatingeffectsofcoffeecomefrom________.A．naturalpoisonmadebytheplant B．thesubstancesthatweregularlyingestC．chemicalsproducedbypoisonousinsects

D．itsspecialflavor25．（10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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother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）完形填空Thismorning,Iarrivedatmyofficeearliertocatchuponsomeemails.Onthewayto1,Icouldn’t2itwhenIsawsomebeautifulflowersatthegrocerystore.Ipickedsomeup,3afewchocolatebars.Withtheofficesoempty,Idecidedtotakethe4toputthechocolatebarsonsomedesks.Istartedheadingtowardsareas5noonehadcomeyet.I6oneandasmilecardontheCEO’sdesk.AndthenIwenttohis7deskandplacedonethere,andquicklyputathirdoneonthedeskofaquietgentleman.Later,Ienteredthekitchen,8twocupsofwaterandwalkedintothe9Itookouttheflowersfrommybagand10themintwobunches,oneineachcup.Withalittlesighof11,Isteppedoutoftherestroomandlookedaround.Theofficewasstill12emptyandthepeopleclosesttomewere13withaMondaymorning“Howwasyourweekend?”14I15andwentbacktomydesk.Itstruckmethatmyhousematewhohadpackedmylunchformeso16todaysnuck(偷偷地给)achocolatebarinthere,soI17placeitonthedeskofourreceptionisttocompletethecircleasIheadedoutoftheofficethisevening.Ourreceptionistisalwaysthefirstpersonintheoffice,andshealways18mewithasmilewhenIcomein.Maybetomorrowmorning,this19cangreether.Ihaveno20howtheyfeelwhenreceivingthegifts,buttheywillsurelysmile!1、A．work B．job C．company D．business2、A．stop B．help C．get D．afford3、A．regardlessof B．alongwith C．exceptfor D．insteadof4、A．adventure B．authority C．possibility D．opportunity5、A．when B．because C．though D．where6、A．chose B．placed C．delivered D．carried7、A．wife’s B．manager’s C．assistant’s D．director’s8、A．discovered B．ordered C．filled D．emptied9、A．restroom B．meetingroom C．smokingarea D．officeroom10、A．applied B．adjusted C．arranged D．attached11、A．regret B．concern C．relief D．excitement12、A．especially B．thoroughly C．totally D．pretty13、A．concerned B．accustomed C．limited D．occupied14、A．conversation B．congratulation C．consideration D．condition15、A．amazed B．smiled C．delighted D．celebrated16、A．sweetly B．obviously C．wildly D．fortunately17、A．need B．could C．must D．dare18、A．waves B．nods C．greets D．meets19、A．gift B．performance C．flower D．method20、A．opinion B．point C．view D．idea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）TheMid-AutumnDayisaveryimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.Ittakesitsnamefromthefactthatit1．(celebrate)inthemiddleoftheautumnseason.TheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe2．(eight)lunarmonth.ThedayisknownastheMoonFestival,asatthattimeoftheyearthemoonisatitsroundestand3．(bright).Itisaneveningcelebrationin4．familiesgathertogetherandeatmooncakes.Besides,5．(make)thehousemorebeautiful,peoplewillhangredlanternsinfrontofit.Onthatday,peoplelookbackonthepastandlookforwardtothefuturetogether.Childrenwillplaywiththeirown6．(toy)andenjoythemselves.TheMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationsdateback7．morethan2,000years.Theword“Mid-Autumn”first8．(appear)inthefamousancientbookZhouLi.However,itwasnotuntiltheearlyTangDynastythatpeoplecelebratedthedayasatraditionalfestival.Itbecamean9．(official)establishedfestivalduringtheSongDynasty,andhasbecomeaspopularastheSpringFestivalsincetheMingandQingDynasties.Celebrationshavecontinuedeversinceandmorecustomsfor10．(mark)thisoccasionhavebeenformed.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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearJohn,Thankyouforyourinvitationtodinneratyourhometomorrowevening、Unfortunately,itismuchtomyregretwhichIcannotjoininyouandyourfamily、Iwillbefulloccupiedwithanimportantexamcomethedayaftertomorrow、Ifeltterriblysorryformissingthechanceofsoahappyget-together、Ihopethatallofyouenjoyingagoodtime、IsitpossibleforyouandItohaveaprivatemeetingafterward?Ifso,pleasedon’thesitatetotellmeyourpreferabledates、Iameagerforapleasantchataboutyou、Pleaseallowmesaysorryagain、Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Edward正在学习汉语，希望你推荐一个适合他学习汉语的网站。请你根据以下内容，给他回复邮件。推荐网站：网站内容：1.主要是对话、文章和习俗等；2.有电影、歌曲等相关资源；3.有在线老师答疑，全部免费。注意：1.词数120左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、C5、B6、B7、B8、A9、C10、A11、C12、A13、A14、A15、C16、A17、A18、C19、D20、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、1、C2、B3、C4、A22、1、B2、A3、D4、C23、1、A2、B3、D4、C24、1、C2、A3、B4、A25、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