四川省巴中市2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題含解析

四川省巴中市2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why2．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what3．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where4．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable5．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．a(chǎn)sthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase6．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash7．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff8．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．a(chǎn)s D．until9．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed10．—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what11．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle12．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked13．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup14．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous15．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether16．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving17．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot18．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation19．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes20．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show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）WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there’dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”she’dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda(汽水)wentupmynose.ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery(墓地).Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser(募捐活動(dòng)).Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.1、Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snoseonetime?A．Hewastalkingfast. B．Hewasshocked.C．Hewasinahurry. D．Hewasabsent-minded.2、WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Heenjoyedthedrink. B．Hewantedtobehelpful.C．Hetookthechancetorest. D．Hetriedtopleasehisdad.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”?A．recoverfromhersadness B．moveoutoftheneighborhoodC．turntoheroldfriends D．speakoutaboutherpast4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?A．Openuptoothers. B．Dependoneachother.C．Payforother’shelp D．Careaboutoneanother.22．（8分）Anewprogrammakesfindingfriendsintheschoolcafeteriaapieceofcake.“SitWithUs”helpsstudentswhohavedifficultyfindingaplacetositfindawelcominggroupinthelunchroom.Theappallowsstudentstorecognizethemselvesas“ambassadors,”therebyinvitingotherstojointhem.Ambassadorscanthenpost“openlunch”events,whichsignaltoanyoneseekingcompanythatthey’reinvitedtojointheambassadors’table.NatalieHampton,a16-year-oldfromCalifornia,isthedesignerofSitWithUs;whichwaspostedonSeptember9.Shewasinspiredtocreateitaftersheatealoneherentireseventhgradeyear.ThesituationleftHamptonfeelingvulnerableandmadeheratargetforbullying(欺負(fù)).Hampton,nowajunior,isattendingadifferentschoolandistryingsocially.Yet,thememoryofsittingaloneandbeingbulliedstillaffectsher,especiallysincesheknowsherexperienceisn’tanisolatedone.Hamptonsaidthereasonwhyshefeltanapplikethiswasnecessary,isbecauseitpreventskidsfrombeingpubliclyrejectedandbeingconsideredsocialoutcastsbytheirclassmates.“Thiswayit’sinsecretIt’sthroughthephone.Nooneelsehastoknow,”sheexplained,“Andyouknowthatyou’renotgoingtoberejectedonceyougettothetable.”Whenstudents—especiallythe“coolkids”—standuptobuilying,ithasanimportanteffect.Duringa2015-2016schoolyear,over50NewJerseymiddleschoolsprovidedtheirmostsociallyablestudentswithsocialmediatoolsandencouragementtodealwithit,andsawareductioninstudentconflictreportsby30percent.Hamptonsaidthatsincesheopenedtheapplastweek,she’salreadygettingpositiveresponsesfromherclassmates.“Peoplearealreadypostingopenlunchesatmyschool,”shetoldtheprogram.“SoI’mhappythatthingsarealreadykickingoffwithagreatstart.”1、WhomayneedSitWithUs?A．Astudentlonelywheneating.B．Astudentwithbadeatinghabits.C．Astudentlikingcreativeactivities.D．Astudentfondofsocialgatherings.2、WhenonepostsanopenluncheventonSitWithUs,itshowsheorshe.A．isinlowspiritsB．needsprotectionC．wantstohavefriendsD．willtreatotherstoabigmeal3、Theunderlinedword‘“it”(inPara.4)referstotheproblemof.A．encouragingothersB．cheatingothersC．bullyingothersD．helpingothers4、WhatdostudentsthinkoftheappSitWithUs?A．Theywelcomeit.B．Theyarecrazyaboutit.C．Theyhesitatetoacceptit.D．Theyholdamixedopiniontoit.23．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried24．（8分）InformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.270、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray25．（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(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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Recently,apictureofasoakingwetfatherholdinganumbrellaforhissoninNewYorkstreethasspreadwidelyontheInternet.The1movedcountlessnetizens,commenting“Father’sloveisas2asamountain.”Thenameof“FatherUmbrella”isLiuQiao,3toldthereporterthephotoswere4onSeptember10th.Becauseofthesuddenrain,heonlytooka(n)5umbrellaintheofficeto6hissonatthekindergartengate.“Myhomeisnear,sothereisnoneedto7rain.”LiuQiaosaidgivingtheonlyumbrellatohissonintherainwasavery8instinct（本能）andgettingpraisedsowidelywas9hisexpectation.Somenetizensquestioned,“Whydidn’the10hisson?”LiuQiaothinkshehasbeencreatingthebest11forthissoninsteadofdoingallthethingsforhimandlethim12forhimself.“Iwanthimtodothings13,soIdidnotholdhimandtheschoolbagwasalso14him.Butafterallhewastooyoungto15cold,soIheldanumbrellato16himfromtherain.”Netizen’sinterpretationofthispictureis:“Asafather,hecan17hisson,buthissonmustwalkhimself.Dad’s18handisthecause,therighthandthe19,backingonthewindandrain…The‘umbrellafather’shows‘Dadcan’tgiveyouthebest,20givesyouall!”Andthisalsoletscountlessfriendssay,“Itmeltstheheartdown.”1、A．sceneryB．signalC．sceneD．sign2、A．a(chǎn)mazingB．greatC．proudD．hard3、A．whoB．thatC．whomD．which4、A．takenB．chosenC．broughtD．bought5、A．uselessB．extraC．commonD．spare6、A．bringupB．takeupC．pickupD．turnup7、A．stopB．a(chǎn)voidC．frightenD．worry8、A．willingB．strangeC．naturalD．curious9、A．withinB．underC．onD．beyond10、A．holdB．tellC．helpD．consider11、A．needsB．dreamsC．belongingsD．conditions12、A．changeB．workC．earnD．battle13、A．byhimselfB．ofhimselfC．tohimselfD．fromhimself14、A．inB．onC．byD．a(chǎn)t15、A．refuseB．defeatC．ignoreD．resist16、A．stopB．breakC．protectD．ban17、A．shelterB．understandC．raiseD．concern18、A．warmB．bigC．leftD．calm19、A．patienceB．hopeC．diligenceD．honesty20、A．thenB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．thus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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空OliverTwistandotherboysintheworkhousewereallowedonebowlofsoupandnomore,exceptonspecialholidays.Theyslowly1．(starve)forthreemonthsuntilfinally,theybecamequitewildwithhunger.Oneday,theboysdecidedtochooseonetowalkuptothewardenaftersupperandaskformore.Theywrote2．(they)namesonpiecesofpaperandpickedoneout.Andtheboy3．waschosenwasOliverTwist.Theeveningarrivedandthesoupwasservedanddisappeareddowntheboy’sthroats.Desperatewithhungerandmisery,Oliverwalkedtowards4．masterwithhisbowlandspooninhishandandtoldhimthathewantedmorefood.Thewardenwasso5．(astonish)thathehadtoholdontothepot6．support.Nosoonerhadtheboyaskedagain7．thewardenhithimontheheadwiththesoupspoonandthenseizedOliver’sarmswhile8．(shout)forMr.Bumble.ThemanagersallagreedthatOliverwould9．(hang).Thenthelittleboywas10．(immediate)lockedinasmallroom.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處；每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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。OncetherewasataletellofaspiderwiththenameAnansi.Hewonderedwhattobemoreintelligent.Hewentaroundthevillagetocollectforwisdomwithabasket.Soonhisbasketwasfull.Tohideitonthetopofthetreewiththebaskettiedtothefrontpartofhisbody,hefoundhardtoclimbthetree.Thenheryoungestsonwalkedby,“Whynotcarryabasketonyourbackinstead?”Followinghisadvice,Anansiclimbedthetreeeasily,andhewasn’thappy.“Ihavecollectedsomanywisdom,butmybabysonisstillwisethanme.Takebackyourwisdom!”Hethrowthebasketofwisdomintotheair.Andthat’showwisdomwentallovertheworld.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李明，將于今年從雙流外語學(xué)校畢業(yè)。你從報(bào)紙上得知Kmart公司要招聘一名英文秘書，你很感興趣。請(qǐng)給該公司寫一封求職信，包括下列要點(diǎn)：1.年齡；2.學(xué)習(xí)情況及英語水平；3.興趣和特長；4.性格特點(diǎn);注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語和結(jié)束語已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearSir/Madam,IlearnedfromthenewspaperthatyourcompanyneedsanEnglishsecretary.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiMing

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、A5、B6、B7、B8、D9、A10、A11、D12、B13、A14、D15、D16、A17、A18、C19、A20、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、B2、B3、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、C4、A23、1、B2、C3、A24、270、B1、C2、B3、A4、D25、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’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecompari