2023-2024學(xué)年廣東湛江市大成中學(xué)高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年廣東湛江市大成中學(xué)高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．a(chǎn)chieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved2．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly3．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general4．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas5．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto6．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith7．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped8．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what9．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection10．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout11．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof12．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether13．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue14．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however15．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen16．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must17．---Whereisyournewhomenow?---Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving18．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout19．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade20．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe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）ThebestpasswordmanagersLastPassPerhapsthebest-knownpasswordmangermadenewslastNovemberbyannouncingthatitsappwouldbefreeacrossallplatforms.“ByofferingLastPassforfreeacrossallyourdevices,we’remakingitthatmucheasierforeveryonetomakegoodpasswordhabitstherule,whileresettingtheexpectationsofwhatagreatpasswordmanagementexperienceshouldbeinamulti-deviceworld,”JoeSiegrist,vicepresidentofLastPass,wroteinablogpost.DashlaneYouneedtopay$39.99fortheupdatedversion,whichallowsyoutosync(同步)andsharewithallyourdevices.Thefreeversionisgreatifyoujustneedthemanagerononedevice.Dashlaneprovidesadashboardthatjudgeshowsecureyourpasswordsare,soyoucanseeinrealtimeifyournewpasswordismoresecurethantheoldone,andit’llautomaticallychangeyourpasswordforyouifneeded.KeepassOnebigreasonwhymightchooseKeepassisthatKeepassdoesn’tuseacloudtokeeptrackofallofyourpasswords.Instead,allyourinformationiskeptonyourowncomputer.That’sbadnewsifyourcomputerdiesorgetsstolenandyouhaven’tbackeditup,butifyou’recautiousaboutacloud-basedsystem,thisopen-sourceplatformmightbethewaytogo.StickyPasswordIfsafetyandsecurityareyourbiggestconcerns,StickyPasswordisagoodoption,especiallyconsideringitsteamfromAVGTechnologies.PerhapsitsbiggestfeatureisthatyoushouldsyncyourdevicesusingyourownWi-Fi,meaningthepasswordswouldn’teverleaveyourhomenetwork.1、LastPassisakindofpasswordmanagerthat_____.A．wasdesignedlastNovemberB．helpsusersdevelopgoodlivinghabitsC．offersusersgoodmanagementexperienceD．helpsusersexperiencepasswordmanagement2、WhatisanadvantageofDashlane?A．UserscangettheupdatedversionforfreeB．IthelpsuserschangethepasswordregularlyC．UserscanuseitontwodifferentdevicesforfreeD．Ithelpsusersevaluatethesafetyofthepassword3、OnemaychooseKeepassif___________.A．heisafraidofhiscomputerbeingstolenB．helikeskeepinghisinformationinhisowne-mailC．hedoesn’ttrustthesafetyofthecloud-basedsystemD．hedoesn’tlikespendingmoneyonpasswordmanagers4、WhatwillbeadvisedtodowhenpeopleupdateStickyPassword?A．ConsiderthesafetyofitsteamB．UsethenetworkintheirownhomesC．KeepthenewpasswordwrittendownD．CalltheengineersfromAVGTechnologies22．（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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother23．（8分）ThefirstsixmonthsIwasmarried,Itrulywantedtoscreamandpullmyhairout.MyhusbandandIreallyhadsomeall-outbattlesabouthisparents(regardingfinances,wherewewouldlive,religiousissues,etc.).Unfortunately,hewascompletelyoblivioustohowIfeltorthatanythingwastrulywrong.WhenIwasgoingthroughallofthiswithmyhusband,Ireallyfeltsoalone.IthoughtIwascrazy/selfishtofeelthatwayandoftenblamedmyself.Atfirst,IcalledhimaMama’sBoyandtoldhimIfeltlikeIwasalowprioritytohim.This,ofcourse,didnotgooverwell...soIchangedmydirection.I’vebeenmarriedforthreeyearsnow,andJenna’sbookplayedabigroleingainingmyhusband’sloyalty.IstartedoutbymakingadecisionthatIwouldnotberate(責(zé)怪)myhusbandforhisfamily’sactions.Afterall,hecan’thelpwhathisrelativesdo,andtoblamehimforotherpeople’sactionswouldn’treallybefair.Secondly,ImadearesolutionthatIwouldNEVERletthemcreateanargumentorproblembetweenmyhusbandandme...thiswasreallyagroundbreakingmomentforme.Afterall,itwasinmypowertocontrolwhatitemsbecameissuesinmymarriage.Iwouldn’tallowpettystuffhisfamilydidtoupsetourbalance...thatwouldjustgivethemmorepower,control,andinfluence.Thistookalotoftime,butoncemyhusbandrealizedthatIwastakingthehighroad,hestartedlisteningtomemore.Ipromised“forbetterorforworse”andIdecidednottoletmyin-lawsmakeitworse.Asanewbride,IhadnoideawhatIwasinforintermsoffamilymanagement,andevennowItaketimetore-readcertainsectionsfromJenna’sbookperiodically.Itistakingtimeandpatiencetogainmyhusband’sloyalty,andit’sanongoingprocess—butIthinkit’swellworthit.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Thewriteragreedwithhermother/father-in-lawinreligion.B．Thewriterfeltreallyhappythefirstsixmonthsshewasmarried.C．Moneymightbenoproblemforthewriter’sfamily.D．Herhusbanddidn’tcareabouthersomuchasexpected.2、Whichofthefollowingcolumnnamesbestsuitsthepassage?A．Amethodofsoundincomeandenvironmentforemployees.B．Aninspirationofhappymarriageforeverforgentlemen.C．Asourceofhopeandencouragementforwives.D．Interestingstoriesaboutfamilyrelationships.3、Whatdoestheunderlined“that”refertointhe2ndparagraph?A．Allowingpettystuff.B．Blamingherhusband.C．Creatinganargument.D．Upsettingtheirbalance.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardJenna’sbook?A．Critical.B．Objective.C．Suspicious.D．Appreciative.24．（8分）Justayearago,thecolorswerebrightunderthewaves.Nowit’sgray—theMaldivianreefisdead.Thecoraliskilledbythepressureofrisingtemperatures.Coralreefsareareasunderwaterwheresmallcreatureslive.Thecoralishardmaterialformedonthebottomoftheseabytheskeletonsofthosecreatures.Buttheworldhaslostabouthalfitscoralreefsinthelast30years.Scientistsareworkingtopreventtheirdestruction.Duetoglobalwarming,over90percentofcoralsareexpectedtodieby2050.“Tolosecoralreefsistofundamentallyunderminethehealthofaverylargeproportionofthehumanrace,”saidRuthGates,directoroftheHawaiiInstituteofMarineBiology.Whyarecoralreefsimportant?Coralreefssupportafourthofallmarinespecies,aswellashalfabillionpeopleworldwide.Theyserveasbarrierstoprotectcoastlinesfromthestorms.Theyprovidebillionsofdollarsfromtourism,fishingandothertrade.Theyarealsousedinmedicalresearchforcuresfordiseases.“Everyoneshouldbeconcerned,”saidbiologistOveGuldbergatAustralia’sUniversityofQueensland.“Thisisnotjustsomedistantdivedestination.Thisisthebasicstructureoftheecosystemwedependon.”Theoceanisgettingwarmer.ArisingtemperatureofjustonetotwodegreeCelsiuscanforcecoraltoexpelthealgae(驅(qū)逐海藻)thatlivethere.Thisleavestheirwhiteskeletonsuncovered.Itisaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Sixteenpercentoftheworld’scoralsdiedofbleachingin1998.Theproblemhasbecomemuchworseinrecentyears.“We’velost50percentofthereefs,butthatmeanswestillhave50percentleft,”saidRuthGates,whoisworkinginHawaiitobreedcoralsthatcanbetterwithstandincreasingtemperatures.Sheisalsotryingto“train”coralstosurviverisingtemperatures.Gatessaysitistimetostart“thinkingoutsidethebox”—findcreativewaystohelpthem.1、Theunderlinedword“undermine”inparagraph2means___________.A．weaken B．regain C．promote D．overlook2、What’sthemajorconcernofthescientistslikeOveGuldberg?A．Peoplewon’tfindadivedestinationinthefuture.B．Theefforttosavecoralswillturnouttobefruitless.C．Thedestructionofcoralreefswillaffecttheearthecosystem.D．Thebrightseahaslostitscharmbecauseofthosedeadcorals.3、Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout___________.A．theharmofalgae B．theprocessof“bleaching”C．theimportanceofcoralreefs D．thechangeofoceantemperature4、RuthGates’attitudetowardstheprotectionofcoralsis___________.A．proud B．cautious C．optimistic D．casual25．（10分）Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian’sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian’sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo!”hesaid.“I’mBrian.I’mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn’ttheearlybirdgettheworm?”Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.1、Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A．hegotuplate B．hewasseriouslyillC．hewascaughtinatrafficjam D．hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob2、Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A．Itistheearlybird.B．Itisimportantinourlives.C．Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.D．Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3referto?A．charge B．triedtosetC．gaveup D．triedtoholdback4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B．Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D．Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.第三部分語(yǔ)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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Thesubjectofwhatseparatesartanddesignhasbeendebatedforalongtime.Artistsanddesignersbothcreatevisualworksusinga/an1knowledgebackground,buttheirreasonsfordoingsoare2different.Somedesignersconsiderthemselvesartists,butfewartistsconsiderthemselves3Sowhatexactlyisthedifferencebetweenartanddesign?Perhapsthemostfundamentaldifferencethatwecanallagreeonistheir4Typically,theprocessofcreatingaworkofartstartswithnothing,ablanksheetofpaper.A5ofartisbornfromavieworvaluethattheartistholdswithinhimselforherself.Theycreatethearttosharethatfeelingwithothers,to6theviewerstorelatetoit,learnfromitorbe7byit.Themostrenownedandsuccessfularttodayissomethingthatestablishesthestrongest8connectionbetweentheartistandtheir9Bycontrast,whenadesignersetsoutto1011startingpoint,whetheramessage,animage,anideaoranaction.Thedesigner’sjobisn’ttoinventsomething12,buttocommunicatesomethingthatalreadyexists,forapurpose.Thatpurposeisalmostalwaystomotivatetheaudiencetodosomething:buyaproduct,usea13,visitalocation,orlearncertaininformation.Themost14designsarethosethatmosteffectively15theirmessageandmotivatetheirconsumerstocarryoutatask.1、A．unique B．separate C．shared D．a(chǎn)ccepted2、A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily3、A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers4、A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost5、A．love B．type C．part D．work6、A．stop B．a(chǎn)llow C．require D．move7、A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged8、A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional9、A．supporters B．a(chǎn)udiences C．buyers D．enemies10、A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw11、A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive12、A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new13、A．phone B．service C．language D．name14、A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual15、A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicate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）Asteenagers,wedohavesometroubleswhengrowingup,butwecangetrid1．themcorrectlyandwisely.First,someofusareupset2．theirbodyimagesandlooks.It’sunnecessaryandit’snotimportantatall.Weneedn’tcareaboutit.Itisone’sinnerbeauty3．matters.Second,wesometimesseemtobe4．(understand)byourteachers,parentsandclassmates.5．(face)withthis,wecanfind6．propertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,7．(try)toremovethemisunderstanding.Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,8．makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourageourselvestoworkefficiently,fullof9．(determine).Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?10．longaswehavedonesome,that’senough.Andwecanlearnhowtospendmoney.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下面一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。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。Tenyearsago,IwasluckyenoughtohaveanopportunitytostudyinEnglandasainternationalstudent.Iwenttooneofthemostfamousschoolthere.Onthefirstday,IwassuchnervousthatIfeltmyheartbeatenwildly.Iwasafraidtoexpresstomyself,becauseIhavenevercommunicatedwithstrangersinEnglishbefore.Therefore,myteachersaidIhadtointroducemeinfrontoftheclass.Assoonasthefirstwordflewoutmymouth,Ifeltrelaxingimmediately.IwashappyIfinallymadeit.It’saspecialday,whichIwillneverforget.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，請(qǐng)你給英國(guó)朋友寫(xiě)一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：你們?cè)嗉s7月份一同爬長(zhǎng)城；由于你自身某種原因（請(qǐng)說(shuō)明具體原因），你無(wú)法按原計(jì)劃前往；表達(dá)你的歉意并建議將旅行推遲到8月份。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50；2.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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、C3、B4、B5、C6、D7、A8、A9、B10、A11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、A18、B19、C20、D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、D2、D3、C4、B22、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,orwithwherethe