江西省豐城市東煌外語實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校2023屆高考沖刺模擬英語試題含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup2．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy3．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．a(chǎn)roseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated4．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh5．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked6．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough7．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall8．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．a(chǎn)reworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked9．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance10．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched11．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby12．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．a(chǎn)s B．whoC．whom D．whose13．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout14．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas15．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing16．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it17．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．a(chǎn)lways D．even18．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended19．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom20．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Afewmonthsago,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,whichIreallycouldn’tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,IhadtoregretfullycancelandonlythendidIrealizetheroom,whiletransferabletoanotherperson,couldn’tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn’trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig’slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe“bigweekend”,IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI’dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree“staycation”.Aftertryingahandfulofpeople,allofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomnotgotowaste.That’swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrongway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseithitme.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter“theyhadablast”.1、Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A．hadatightbudgetforhisholidayB．boughthisflightticketusingcashC．plannedtogoonbusinessinChicagoD．ordereda4-daygetawayfromawebsite2、Whatwastheauthor’sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A．Makingthetriphimself.B．Doingafavortoafriend.C．Complainingtotheauthority.D．Gettinghismoneyback.3、Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A．Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B．Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.C．Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D．Heuseditfordomesticviolence.4、Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A．theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultB．theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC．thewomenweregratefulfortheroomD．theshelterwasaskingformorerooms5、Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?A．Richandconsiderate.B．Fortunateandhumorous.C．Kind-heartedanddetermined.D．Modestandoptimistic.22．（8分）Mostofushavebeeninthissituation:You'reonyourwaytoyourfriend'shouse,thenyousuddenlyaskyourself,"DidIremembertoturnthelightsoff?”Forthosewith"smarthomes",however,thiswouldn’tbeaproblem.Overthelastfewyears,smarthometechnologyhasbecomemorepopular.Thankstouser-friendlyproductslikeintelligentlightingandheatingcontrollers,peoplecancontrolnearlyeveryelectricalitemintheirhomesfromanywhereintheworld.Whilesmarthomesaren'tnew,companieslikePhilips,AmazonandXiaomihavefinallybroughtautomationtoeverydaypeoplewithaffordableproductslikeartificialintelligence(AI)speakersandsensors.“Theobviousmessageisthatyoucanstopwastingenergy,”TomKerber,directorofresearchforU.S-baseddigitalcompanyParksAssociates,toldTheGuardian.Andthetechnologyalsohasmoremeaningfuluses.InNorway,forexample,onecompanyisusingsmarttechtomakelifeeasierforitselderlycustomers.Abilia'ssystemallowscarerstocheckuponpatientsthroughatabletonawallinsidetheirhome.Thedevicesendspatientsremindersabouttasks,suchaswhentheyneedtotakemedication(冥想).Itcaneventellcarersifthere'sanyunusualactivityinthehomethatcouldbelife-threatening.“Thiskindofsystemallowspeopletotakecareofthemselves,whichisthemostimportantthing,”Abilia'svicepresident,OysteinJohnsen,toldtheBBC．"Italsosavesthegovernmentmoney.InNorway,itcosts1millionkroner(about0.8millionyuan)peryeartohavesomeoneinacarehome.Thissystemcosts15,000kronerayear.”So,forthosewhohavealready"gonesmart",williteverbepossibletogobacktodothingsintheold-fashionedway?"Ithinkitwouldbedifficult.Whenwegotoafriend’shouseoronvacationwefindourselvesexpectingthehousetodothingsforusthatweshoulddo,"Poulson,35,aseniorprogrammanagerfromSeattle.,U.S.,explained.1、Whatarethefirstandsecondparagraphsusedfor?A．Introducingthetopic.B．Describingthesituation.C．Advertisingsmarthomes.D．Puttingforwardtheauthor'sopinion.2、WhatdoPhilips,AmazonandXiaomihaveincommon?A．Theyarealldesigningsmarthomes.B．TheyareallU.S-baseddigitalcompany.C．They'vealladvancedinsmarttechnology.D．They'veallreceivedaffordableproductsautomatically.3、WhatdoesAbilia'ssystemallowuserstodoinNorway?A．Totakecareofthemselves.B．Tobuyuser-friendlyproducts.C．Tocontrolheatingandcooling.D．Toswitchlightsthroughatablet.4、what'sPoulson'sattitudetosmarttechnology?A．Cautious.B．FavorableC．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.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(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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother24．（8分）Iwaitedhalfanhour,settheboard,andsatinthestudio,reviewingmyquestionsuntilthetelephonelinesflashed.“Hello?”“ThisisConnieChung.I’msosorryI’mlate.”ConnieChungwasoneoftheonlyfourwomenanchors（主播）tomakeitintotheclubofmajoreveningnetworktelevisionnews.Foralmostanhourwetalkedabouttheindustry.WhenIaskedifsheeverhadaninstructorthroughouthertrials,sheturnedaroundandofferedtoinstructme.WhenIaskedwhyshedecidedtodoit,shesimplyreplied,“Becauseyou’regood.”ThatafternoonIrushedhomeandtoldmymotherwhathadhappened.Withoutlookingup,shejustsaid“Goodforyou.”Hearingthis,Ifeltasenseofloss.Herconsistentresponsealwaysmademefeelunder-appreciated.UntilthenIhadbeensearchingforsomethingthatIwouldneverget—thatsenseofloveandacceptanceinahousefullofnegativity（消極）.IknewIneededtogetridofallthenegativityinmylifefirst,soIpackedmybagsandwalkedoutofthehouse,thinkingariskwouldallowmetoopenmyselftotheworldagainandreceiveallthepositiveenergythatIneeded.Thenradiobecamemywayofconnectingwithothers.Myabilitytobookhigh-levelguestsandcelebrities（名人）wasgraduallyrecognizedandeventuallyallthewordsofencouragementfrompastguestsandcolleagueshelpedmetore-buildmyconfidencelevels.“Icandothis,”Ikepttellingmyself,andpushedevenhardertofindmynextaim.Peoplehadfaithinme,soIdevelopedfaithinmyself.Theirpositiveattitudestowardsthemselvesandtowardsmehelpedmedevelopmyownpositiveattitude,leadingtoproductiveinteractionswithcelebritiesandaddingtomylistofinstructors.ImaynothavestartedlifesurroundedbypositivitybutIsurelyfeelthatIamsurroundedbyitnow.It’samazinghowpositivitybuildsonitself.1、Whatwastheauthorprobablydoingatthebeginningofthetext?A．Hewaspreparingforashow. B．Hewaslookingforaninstructor.C．Hewaswaitingtobeinterviewed. D．Hewasbroadcastingnewsinthestudio.2、Howdidtheauthor’smotherreactwhentoldaboutConnie’sdecision?A．Shefeltexcited. B．Shedidn’tbelieveit.C．Shewasverygrateful. D．Shedidn’ttakeitseriously.3、Whydidtheauthorleavehome?A．Tobroadenhisview. B．Toescapepunishment.C．Tokeepawayfromnegativity. D．Tosetupahomeofhisown.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheStrengthofPositivity B．MyGoalinCareerC．MyAbilityinManagement D．TheFriendshipBetweenAnchors25．（10分）“Sorryseemstobethehardestword”—thatisoneofEltonJohnsmostpopularsongs.Butnoteverypublicfigureseemstofinditsotoughtosaythatpowerfulfive-letterword.Inrecentdayspublicfigures,frompoliticianstostars,haveallpubliclyexpressedremorse.Butwithsomuchremorse,howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse?Specifically,sayingsorryshouldbearealizationthatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehashurtsomeoneandyouwanttomakeamends.“Peoplewantstheresponsetobepersonaltothem.Theywanttofeelthatthey’rebeinglistenedtoandtakenseriously,”saysMartinStone.Firstly,itisimportanttoshowthatyouunderstand.Itisvitalthatanygrouporapersonmakinganapologyunderstandsthefocus—isitsorryforthewayit’sactedorisitsorrythatthecomplainantfeelsthewaytheydo?Watchoutforthespeedofresponse.Thequickertheapologycomes,thebetteritindicatesthatthepersonmakingithasfeltanimmediatesenseofguilt.Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforclues(線索)toseeifheorsheisbeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing“actedout”,andareoftenaccompaniedbytoomanyunnaturalgestures.Forasincereapology,itisalsoimportanttoavoidpromisesthatcan’tbekept.Don’tsaythatyou’llmakesurethatthiswillnothappenagainifyourenotconfidentthatitwont.Itcouldcomebacktobiteyou.Anddorememberthattheuseof“but”canhugelychangethetone(語氣)ofanapology.AsStonepointsout,“I’msorrybut...”soundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren’tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”probablymean?A．Feelings. B．Appereciation. C．Regret. D．Sympathy.2、Whichofthefollowingindicatesit’saperformedapology?A．Swearingitwillnothappenagain. B．Avoidingeyecontactwiththelistener.C．Showingyouunderstandhis/herfeelings. D．Payingattentiontothelistener’sreaction.3、Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A．Theattitude. B．Thetoneofvoice.C．Thebodylanguage. D．Thechoiceoflanguage.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainwhatagoodapologyis.B．Todiscusshowtogiveaformalapology.C．Toshowwhyweshouldapologizeinlife.D．Toteachushowtotellifanapologyissincere.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）In2014,myboyfriendleftme.Whatmadeit1wasthathedecidedtoendourrelationshipinDecember,weeks2bothmybirthdayandChristmas.Dadsentmesomemoneyforthe3tocheermeup.Withit,Icouldhavedonemany4things,suchasaddingittomysavingaccount,butIdidn't5,IboughtmyselfFrenchcookinglessons.I’dgotothelessonsevery6morning,andourlittlegroup,12ofus,wouldlistensleepilyto7ofdifferentrecipes.Afterwards,wewould8withanotherstudentandtrytomakeourdishestogether,whichusually9topleaseanyoneelse.Eachweek,thesamefaceswould10toembarrassourselvesbeforetheprofessionalchefsandcooksomethingthat11lookedlikeFrenchdishes.Althoughtheclassesdidn'tturnmeintoa12,they,asamatteroffact,gavemea13totalktopeoplewhoweren’tco-workersorfriends,helpingme14aboutmyself-pity.Itgavemea(n)15totakeiteasyonaFridaynight,andgetoutofthehouse16onaSaturdaymorning.Theworldcansometimesfeelverycoldandcruel,sowe'drememberto17ourselves,everyonceinawhile.I'llalwaysbe18tothefewclassesthatItook.AtatimewhenIwasfeelingsosad,itcheeredmeuptobe19and"irresponsible".And20Istilldon'tknowhowtoprepareaFrenchrecipeproperly,I'mstillgladIgottoeat,drinkandlaughwithallthosefriendlypeople.1、A．betterB．publicC．worseD．surprising2、A．a(chǎn)headofB．a(chǎn)sofC．regardlessofD．outof3、A．meetingB．holidaysC．offersD．discounts4、A．interestingB．excitingC．easyD．responsible5、A．OtherwiseB．InsteadC．StillD．So6、A．SaturdayB．FridayC．ThursdayD．Sunday7、A．secretB．inventionC．celebrationsD．descriptions8、A．putoffB．gooffC．pairoffD．sendoff9、A．failedB．usedC．deservedD．served10、A．dareB．gatherC．prepareD．expect11、A．regularlyB．quiteC．hardlyD．constantly12、A．lawyerB．cookC．teacherD．speaker13、A．chanceB．riskC．testD．room14、A．worryB．setC．careD．forget15、A．a(chǎn)pologyB．causeC．excuseD．dream16、A．tiredlyB．sleepilyC．quicklyD．proudly17、A．treatB．cureC．quitD．limit18、A．trueB．a(chǎn)ddictedC．gratefulD．a(chǎn)llergic19、A．dutifulB．emotionalC．carefulD．disappointed20、A．sinceB．becauseC．ifD．though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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）I’mJanHasek,1．oldminerfromtheCzechRepublic.InApril1945I2．(hear)somethingexplodeatmidnight.Igotupand3．(run)outside.Thesoundcamefromamine4．hadn’tbeenusedforalongtime.5．(Sudden)IsawsomeGermansoldiersbythelightofthemoon.Theyweretakingwooden6．(box)fromtrucksandputtingtheminthemine.AweeklaterIdecided7．(go)andseeformyself.Tomysurprisetheentrancetotheminewasclosed.Somepeoplesay8．theAmberRoomandsomegoldwereburied9．themine.Ithink10．mightbeso,astheAmberRoomhasneverbeenfound.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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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(jì)分。Yesterday,TomandIwerewalkingdownthestreetwhenwesawtheoldmanfalloffhisbike.Isuggestedwecarriedtheoldmantohospital,andTomdidnotagree.HehadlearntfirstaidsoIsaidthattheoldmanmustn’tbemoving.Weshouldleavehimwhathewasandcheckhimfirst.Seeingthattheoldmanwasn’tbreathing,TomasksmetocalltheFirst-AidCenterandheusedthemouth-to-mouthwaymaketheoldmanbreathe.Soontheoldmanbegantomoveonalittleandthedoctorsalsoarrived.Theysaidwhatwehaddonewereright.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）根據(jù)題目所提出的具體要求，在答題紙上寫出一篇連貫完整的短文。詞數(shù)不少于80。假如你是李華，你的澳大利亞筆友Jack對近期你在學(xué)校參加的社團(tuán)活動很感興趣。請寫一封郵件做介紹，內(nèi)容包括：1）社團(tuán)名稱；2）至少三個(gè)社團(tuán)活動；3）你的收獲和感受。郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearJack,How’severythinggoing?I’mexcitedtotellyou______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、B5、A6、A7、B8、C9、C10、B11、B12、B13、D14、D15、A16、B17、B18、C19、C20、B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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、B4、C5、C22、1、A2、C3、A4、B23、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,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtime