2025屆遼寧省阜蒙縣育才高中高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

2025屆遼寧省阜蒙縣育才高中高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準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．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should2．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen3．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin4．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those5．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While6．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen7．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold8．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto9．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit10．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t11．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t12．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who13．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom14．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve15．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that16．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot17．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious18．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted19．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical20．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）AstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)maysoonbeabletoturntheirusedforksandknivesintotoolsandsatelliteparts.TethersUnlimitedInc.,anaerospacetechnologycompany,hasdevelopedasystemthatcombinesawasterecyclingmachinewitha3Dprinter.Astronautswillputwasteitemsmadeofplasticintotherecyclingmachine,calledthePoistrusionRecycler.Whentheypressabutton,theRecyclerwillmeltdowntheplasticandturnitinto3Dfilament(長絲).Thefilamentwilleusedina3DprinterontheISS-calledtheRefabricator-tomaketools,sparepartsandsatellitecomponents.Thewastewillcomefrompackagingmaterials,foodcontainers,traysandeatingutensils(器具)usedontheISS.Astronautcurrentlyusedisposablewetwipestocleantheirfoodcontainersandutensils.Theusedwipesarestoredastrash(垃圾),andreplacementwipesmustbesentuptotheISSoncargomissions.Byrecyclingoldfoodcontainersandutensils,astronautswillreducetheamountoftrashtheyproduce.TogetridoftrashfromtheISS,astronautloaditintoemptycargocapsules(航天艙)andreleaseitintospace.ThecapsulesburnupwhentheyenterEarth’satmosphere.TurningtrashintousefulnewitemswillalsohelpNASAsavemoneybecauseastronautswillneedfewersupplies.Itcostsabout$6,000foreverykilogramlaunchedintoorbit.Thesebenefitswillbeevenmoreimportantforlongermissionsinthefuture-suchasthetwo-yearjourneytoMars.Astronautswillbeabletorecycleoldwastematerialsintonewtoolsandpartsastheyneedthem.Tethershavesuccessfullytestedthesystemsinitslaboratory.TheywilltestitontheISSinlate2018.ThecompanyisalsodevelopingaversionofthesystemforusehereonEarth.1、Whatmaterialaretheforksandknivesforastronautsmadeof?A．Gold.B．IronC．Plastic.D．Wood.2、Atpresent,theastronautsmainlygetsuppliesby.A．3DprintersB．reusingtheoldonesC．collectingfromthespaceD．thecapsuleslaunchedfromtheearth3、Whatcanthenewtechnologyhelptheastronautsdo?A．Reusethetrash.B．SendthetrashtoMars.C．Takethetrashtotheearth.D．Loadthetrashintoemptycapsulesandthrowitaway.4、Whatisthebiggestbenefitofthenewtechnologymentionedinthetext?A．ItcansavesomespacefortheISS.B．Itcangavemoretimefortheastronauts.C．Itcanprovidemoreconditionstoexplorespace.D．ItcanhelptoreducethejourneyfromEarthtoMars.22．（8分）In2013，areportfromTheNeroEnglandJournalofMedicineshowedthatincreasedbodyweightisrelatedtothedeathrateforallcancers.Thisisbasedonastudyinvolvingabout900,000people,spanningmanyyears.Thestudy,startedin1992bytheAmericanCancerSociety,includedmenandwomenfromall50states.Theyoungestparticipantswere30yearsold,andtheaverageagewas57.ByDecember2008,24%oftheparticipantshaddied,justaquarterofthemfromcancers.Inanalyzingtheresults,researchersattemptedtotakeaccountofsuchpotentialfactorsassmokingdrinkingalcohol,takingaspirinandawidevarietyofotherfactorsthatmightotherwiseaffecttheresults..Theresultsareclear:themoreyouweigh,thegreateryourriskofdyingofcancerwillbe(upto52%higherformenand62%forwomen).Inmenaswellaswomen,theonlycancersthatdidnothaveastrongconnectionwithweightwerelungcancerand-braincancer.Forwomen,thestrongestcorrelationwithweightwasuterinecancer(子宮癌),whichis6.5timeshigherforwomenwithaBMI(BodyMassIndex)of40ormore.Formen,itwaslivercancer,whichis4.5timeshigherinmostobese(肥胖的)men.Smokerstendtobemoresuccessfulinkeepingweightoffthannon-smokers,slightlyreducingtherisk.Butmanyofthemdon’thavegoodlungs.Thus,inanotherway,theyalsofacerisks.Asforwhyextraweightleadstoexcesscancerdeathrate,there’snoclearagreement.ButthedecreaseinvitaminDinobesepeopleseemsalikelyfactor.VitaminDisknowntohavearoleinpreventingcancer.Also,thereisasimplefactthatobesitymakesthemanagementofcancermoredifficult.Althoughfornowthereisnosimpleanswertowhyobesityincreasesaperson’scancerrisk,allweknowforcertainisthattheriskisreal.1、Thepassageismainlyconcernedwiththerelationshipbetween________.A．dietandcancerB．bodyweightandcancerC．sexandcancerD．smokingandcancer2、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlythrough________.A．timeorderB．spaceorderC．analysisandcomparisonD．figuresandexamples3、Theunderlinedword“spanning”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A．lastingB．includingC．happeningD．changing4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?A．Thereisaclearexplanationconcerningwhyobesityleadstomorecancers.B．Generallyspeaking,womenfacefewerrisksofdyingofcancerthanmenC．WomenwithaBMIof40dyingofuterinecanceraremorethanotherwomen.D．Smokersarestilllikelytofacerisksofdyingofcancerthoughkeepingweightoff.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）TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthatthediseasepolioisnolongerwidespreadinIndia.In2009，halfoftheworld’scasesofpoliowerethere.ButIn2011,therewasonlyonenewcaseofpoliointhecountry.Polioiscausedbyavirus.Itspreadsveryquicklyfromonepersontoanother.Victimsoftenlosetheuseoftheirarmsandlegs.Inthemostseriouscases,poliocankillaperson.Twenty-fiveyearsago,polioaffectedabout200,000childreninIndiaeachyear.TheUnitedNationschildren’sorganization,UNICEF,sentteams.ofhealthworkersintolocalvillages.Teammemberstoldfamiliesintheirneighborhoodabouttheimportanceofgivingliquidmedicinetochildrentoprotectthemagainstpolio.Butitwasnoteasyatfirst.Amembersaid,“Theyusedtothinkthatourchildrenwillnotbeabletohavechildrenwhentheygrowupiftheygetthedrop.Theyusedtothinklikethis.Butnowtheydon’t.Nowtheyallowtheirkidstogetthedrops.”Nowthingshavechanged.AsmaKhatunisamotherinthetownofGhaziabadinthenorthernstateofUtterPradesh.Shesaid,“Wheneveranyonecomes,wegetthechildrenvaccinated(接種疫苗).Evenifnobodycametoourhouse,wewouldsendourchildrentoaclinictogetvaccinated.AlocalMuslimleadersaysthevaccinationcampaignhasbeensuccessfulbecauseitissupportedbyreligiousleaders.Hesaid,“ThepoliovaccinationcampaignhasbeensuccessfulherebecauseourMuslimscholarsarewithus.Withtheirsupport,weareabletomakepeopleunderstandthatgivingchildrenthevaccineisbeneficialandcrucial.”TheIndiangovernmenthasnowlaunchedanewcampaigntovaccinate170millionchildrenundertheageoffive.Thecampaignwilltargetnewbornbabies,migrantsandpeoplelivinginpoor,crowdedareaswherethediseasespreadsmorequickly.1、Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Totelltheworldhowtofightagainstpolio.B．TotellusgoodnewsaboutfightingagainstpolioinIndia.C．Toprovethatwithgoodmethodspoliocanbeprevented.D．ToexplainwhypeopleinIndiaarenolongerafraidofpolio.2、WelearnthatwhenparentsinIndiawerefirstadvisedtogettheirchildrenvaccinated,they.A．didn’tbelieveitcouldpreventpolioB．becamerelaxedandbelieveditwouldworkC．wereafraiditwoulddoharmtotheirchildrenD．wereafraiditwouldmaketheirchildrendie3、WhatisMuslimleaders’attitudetowardsgettingchildrenvaccinatednow?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Uncaring.D．Worried.4、Weknowfromthelastparagraphthatthenewcampaign.A．wasstartedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationB．issuccessfulmainlybecauseofMuslimscholarsC．aimsat170millionchildrenundertheageoffiveD．mainlytargetspeoplelivinginpoorandcrowdedareas25．（10分）Five-year-oldPrisillaPerez,astudentatMeadorElementarySchoolinWillis,wasunhappywithherrecenthaircut,whichresultedfromaseveredisease.WhenstudentsinherclassstartedcallingPrisillaaboy,shefeltashamed,oftencryingandlosingfocusinschool.Herteacher,ShannonGrimm,sympathizedwithherunhappiness.GrimmandPrisilla’smomwereconcerned,buttheirideasdidn’twork.“Wehadclassroomdiscussionsabouthowgirlshaveshorthairandboyshavelonghair,andIshowedthemphotosofmoviestarswithdifferentlooks,”Grimmsaid.“However,itwasn’tsinkingin.”GrimmthoughtaboutPrisillathroughoutwinterbreak,andonemorning,shehadanidea:Cutoffherhair---ascarythoughtforGrimm,whoworeherhairlongandtookprideinit.“I’veneverhadshorthair,andIstressedaboutitfortwoweeksbeforemakingadecision,”shesaid.OnJan.4,Grimminvitedahairstylistfriendtoherhome.“Itoldhimtokeepgoing,evenifIcried,”shesaid.Theclasslovedtheirteacher’snewdo,especiallyPrisilla,whoexcitedlyranofftheschoolbusthatafternoonyelling,“Mom,Ms.Grimmcutherhair!”Theteacheralsoboughtmatchingbowsforherselfandthegirl,sotheycouldstyletheirhairtogether.InFebruary,theteacherrecommendedPrisillafortheschooldistrict’sStudentoftheMonthAward,butduringtheMondayceremony,shereceivedasurprise“heromedal”fromthegirl.“Nowwehavematchingawards,”saysGrimm.Prisilla’smother,Maria,saidthatGrimm’sthoughtfulnessbroughthertotears.“Iwasshocked.Iwascrying.Icouldn’tbelieveit---shedidsomethingIwouldn’thavethebraverytodo.Iwillneverforgetthat.”1、WhywasPrisillaunhappyatschool?A．Shewasn’tsatisfiedwithherteacher.B．Shecouldn’tconcentrateinclass.C．Shewaslaughedatbyherclassmates.D．Shecouldn’tgetonwellwithothers.2、WhatmadeGrimmhaveherownhaircut?A．Praisefromherstudents. B．Devotiontoherstudents.C．RequestofPrisilla’smother. D．Suggestionfromthehairstylist.3、WhatcanweknowaboutGrimm?A．ShehadherhaircuttogetherwithPrisilla.B．Sheexpressedhersincerethankstoherpupils.C．Shehesitatedalotbeforehavingherhaircut.D．Shewonagoldmedalforfacingdifficultiesbravely.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．HowGrimmhelpedherstudentout. B．WhatproblemPrisillahadatschool.C．WhyPrisillawontheMonthAward. D．WhenGrimmgothernewhairstyle.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）I’dgonefromatinyvillageschoolwithatotalof60studentstoahuge-schoolwiththousandsofpupils.Iwasalittlefishinaverybig1.Ilivedtoomuchofmyfirstyear2doinganythingwrong.Ijustdecidedtobethewallflowerwhenit3classdiscussionandansweringquestions.Iwasalwaystheonethat4didn’tlooktheteachersintheeye5theyaskedmetoanswer.Ilistenedwell,and6everythingin,butIalwayslikedtobeaspectator（旁觀者）.Itishardnotto7whatothersmaythinkofyouwhenyouarespeakinginfrontofmany8.Itdidtakelongformetofeel9withteachersandmakefriendswithclassmates.Somepeople10straightintoanewlearningenvironment.11,mostarenervousandfeeltheydon’tfitin.It’scompletely12,soitshouldnotbeaworrytoyou.Be13andyouwilladapttothenewschool.Schoollifeis14youmakeofit.Some15it;someloveit.Butit’sonlywhenyouleavethatyoucanreallyappreciatehowschool16youintothepersonyoubecome.It’ssoimportantto17yourselfoutofyourcomfortzone.Ifyouareshy,tellyourselfyouwillraiseyour18atleastonceeverylesson;ifyouarequick-minded,trytogiveotherpeoplea(n)19.Intime,youwill20howmuchyouloveditorhatedit.1、A．class B．school C．lake D．house2、A．infearof B．infavorof C．inhonorof D．indangerof3、A．gotto B．referredto C．turnedto D．cameto4、A．sharply B．purposely C．hopelessly D．searchingly5、A．incase B．sothat C．themoment D．soonafter6、A．wrote B．brought C．took D．got7、A．doubt B．apply C．check D．care8、A．teachers B．classmates C．adults D．friends9、A．angry B．popular C．disappointed D．comfortable10、A．slide B．fit C．change D．turn11、A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Meanwhile12、A．normal B．strange C．awkward D．interesting13、A．proud B．practical C．private D．positive14、A．what B．how C．which D．when15、A．like B．ignore C．accept D．hate16、A．forces B．develops C．places D．teaches17、A．push B．take C．kick D．remove18、A．voice B．question C．hand D．head19、A．answer B．chance C．hug D．smile20、A．forget B．forgive C．realize D．remember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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ClassicalChinesepoetryistraditionalChinesepoetry1．(write)inClassicChineseandtypifiedbycertaintraditionalforms.Many2．(poem)comefromparticularhistoricalperiods,suchasthepoetryoftheTangDynastyandtheverseofSongDynasty.3．(it)existencedatesbacktoatleastasearlyasthepublicationoftheClassicofPoetryorShijing.Thereare4．(vary)combinationsofformsandgenres,mostof5．aroseattheendoftheTangDynasty.DevelopmentofClassicalChinesepoetry6．(active)continueduptotheyearof1919,whentheMayFourthMovement7．(take)place,andisstillpopulareventoday.ClassicalPoetrycreatedduringthis2,500yearperiodhasbeendevelopingcontinuously,8．(produce)agreatdealofdiversity-classifiedbybothmajorhistoricalperiods9．dynasticperiods.OfthekeyaspectsofClassicalChinesepoetryisitscloseinter-relationshipwithotherformsofChineseart,suchasChinesepaintingandChinesecalligraphy(書法).ClassicalChinesepoetryhasprovenlohaveastronginfluence10．poetryworldwide.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DuringtheholidayItakepartinaspecialsummercamp、ThereImetagirlfromCanvey,atownontheThames,whereistotheeastofLondon、Asahost,IshowedhimaroundsuchplaceastheGreatWallandtheSummerPalace、Shewasdeeplyimpressingbythegreatsights、Ialsotoldheraboutthegreatchangesthathadbeentakenplaceinthepastfewdecades、ShesaidBeijingwasquitedifferentfromthatshehadexpectedandthatitwasverybeautifully、Meanwhile,IimprovedmyspokenEnglishinherhelp、Ithinksummercampisveryvaluable、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，欲邀請在你校學習的英國交換生Leslie參加本周五下午5:00由學校聘請的民間藝人張師傅執(zhí)教的手工課---捏泥人（clayfigurine）。請根據(jù)漢語提示，給她寫一封電子郵件，內容包括：1.目的：弘揚“泥人”文化，傳承民間藝術；2.時間、地點和授課教師；3.要求：（1）尊重藝術；（2）細心觀察；（3）精心制作；（4）保持衛(wèi)生等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearLeslie,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourssincerelyLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、A5、D6、C7、D8、A9、C10、A11、A12、B13、B14、B15、C16、C17、A18、A19、B20、A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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、D4、C22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、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,orwithwheretheyt