2025屆內(nèi)蒙古太仆寺旗寶昌一中英語高三第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典試題含解析

2025屆內(nèi)蒙古太仆寺旗寶昌一中英語高三第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典試題注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that2．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich3．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．a(chǎn)ddress4．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since5．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall6．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．a(chǎn)ccount D．suggestion7．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough8．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake9．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why10．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient11．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking12．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat13．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe14．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore15．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had16．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．a(chǎn)catch-22B．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)sacredcowD．a(chǎn)MickeyMousecourse17．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．a(chǎn)s B．whoC．whom D．whose18．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase19．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent20．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash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）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．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother22．（8分）ThemostpowerfulrockettoleaveEarthsincetheApollomissionslaunched(發(fā)射)fromFloridaonFebruary6．Whatwasthelaunchtryingtoachieve?TheFalcon(獵鷹)Heavytestflightwasmostlyaproof-of-concept，showingtheworlditispossibletosuccessfullyflyarocketwiththreere-usableboosters(助推器)beyondorbit．SpaceXbillionaireElonMusksaidthatthecompanyplannedtoaimtherocketsotheelectriccarreachedMars’(火星)orbitalpatharoundthesunaboutsixmonthsafterlaunch．Headdedthatthecarcouldpassclosetotheredplanetasitcrosseditsorbit，thoughheadmittedthiswas‘extremelyunlikely’．WhatdoesSpaceXgainfromtheflight?SpaceXwasbuiltaroundtheideathatreusablerocketscouldgreatlyreducethecostofcarryingcargo(貨物)intospaceforpayingcustomers，suchassatellitesorspacestationresupplies．ShowingthatthehugeFalconHeavyrocketactuallyworksisimportantifSpaceXplanstosellcargospaceonthecraftinfuture，withthecompanyplanningtochargecustomers$90millionperflight．HasSpaceXachieveditsgoals?MuskrepeatedlywarnedFalconHeavywouldlikelyexplodeonthelaunchstationasaresultofitshugepower．SpaceXhadslightlyovercookedoneoftherocket’sboosterburns，sendingthemaincapsuleoutofitsplannedtrack．Thecarwilllikelyendupfurtherintothesolarsystemthanintended，missingMars．Inshort，therocketmadeitbeyondEarth’sorbit—SpaceX’sprimarygoal—butmisseditstargetstore-landallthreeboostersandsendMusk’sTeslatoMars．Doesthatmatter?SpaceX’sfailuretore-landallthreeofitsboosterswillbeaconcernforpotentialcustomers．Despitethefaults，thelaunchhasstillbeenpraisedbyindustryexpertsasagame—changerbecauseofitspotentialtomotivatethecompanytotheveryforefrontofthemoderndayspacerace．Onceitironsouttheerrors，SpaceXwilloffercargoridesaboardthemostpowerfuloperationalrocketintheworld．1、WhydidSpaceXlaunchtheFalconHeavy—themostpowerfulrocket?A．Toflyarocketwiththreere-usableboostersbeyondorbit．B．Totestthefunctionofhiseclecticcar—Tesla．C．TosendtheelectriccartotheorbitalpathofMars．D．TohelpthegovernmenttoexploretheMars．2、Whateffectwillthereusablerocketsbring?A．Thecostofsatellitesorspacestationresupplieswillbereduced．B．Morecustomerscanaffordthespaceflightinthefuture．C．SpaceXwillgainlessprofitfromtheflight．D．Theywouldlikelycauseexplosion．3、WhatgoaldidSpaceXachieveinthelast?A．Itsentthemaincapsuleintoitsplannedtrack．B．Thecarendedupfurtherintothesolarsystemasintended．C．TherocketmadethecarbeyondEarth’sorbit．D．Itre-landedallthreeboostersandsentMusk’sTeslatoMars．4、HowwouldtheprofessionalsfeelaboutthefutureofSpaceX?A．It’sunexpected．B．It’sambiguous．C．It’sdiscouraging．D．It’shopeful．23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andinconvenienttooperateandcarry,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toovercomethedrawbacks,wecreatedGazeSpeak,whichisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointinghissmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondstoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencesystemisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、What’sthemajorfunctionofParagraph1?A．Toarousethereader’sconcern.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．TostatehowGazeSpeakappworks.D．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.2、TheGazeSpeakappisdesignedto.A．converteyemovementsintoletters,wordsandsentencesB．helpALSsuffererscommunicatewithothersC．useartificialintelligencetocontrolacameraD．beusedbythepeoplewhotalkwithALSsufferers3、TheGazeSpeakappisaneye-trackinginputsystemwhichis.A．expensiveB．inconvenientC．notrobustD．Portable4、Theartificialintelligencesystemisabletopredictthewordsby.A．selectingtherightlettersthrougheyemovementsB．pointingsmartphoneatthespeakerC．stickingacharttothesmartphoneD．showingfourgridsofletterstothelisteners24．（8分）AmphoraareclayjarsoriginallyinventedinEgypt.TheyweresousefulforstoringandtransportingwineatthetimethattheywereeventuallyadoptedbyalloftheculturesaroundtheMediterranean.It’suncertainwhentheyfirstarrivedinRome,butGreekcolonistsinsouthernItalymayhavebeenthefirsttointroducethem.Previously,winehadbeenstoredinleathersacks,butamphoraofferedseveraladvantagestotheRomans.Theywereairtight,strong,relativelylightweight,andhadtwolargehandlesthatmadethemeasytocarry,animportantfeatureatatimewhenalmosteverythinghadtobetransportedbyhand..Likemodernwinebottles,aphorahadlong,narrownecksthatlimitedtheamountofwineexposedtotheopenair.Similartomodernwinebottles,mostamphorasbecamegraduallythinnerattheend.Itmadethemeasytoburyintheground,whichkeptthemcoolduringthewarmmonths.Sealingupthetopofanamphorawasamajordifficultyandavarietyofmethodswereused.TheEgyptiansstoppedtheirswithleavesandreedscoveredwithclay.TheGreeksandRomansusedragsandcorksometimes.Noneofthesetechniquesprovidedanairtightseal,soAleppoPineresin（松脂）wasusedtosealthegapsaroundthetop.Itbecamesopopularthatresinwassometimesaddedtothewineinordertoimproveitsflavor.TheRomanwriterPlinytheElder,writinginthefirstcentury,recommendedaddingresintowineandbelievedresinmadefromtreesinthemountainscreatedabetteraromathanresinmadefromtreesinthelowlands.Thougheachamphorawasconstructedbyhand,theyweresurprisinglyuniform.Romanamphorasheldonecubicfootofliquid,exactlysevengallons,andeventuallybecameastandardunitofmeasurementthroughouttheRomanEmpire.UnlikeGreekamphora,Romanamphoraswerenotdecorated.Beforeitdried,eachamphorawasgivenastampwiththenameoftheworkshopwhereitwasmanufacturedortheworkshop’sowner.Oncetheamphorawasfilled,itsweightandcontentswerepaintedontheside.1、Whatdoesanamphoralooklike?A．B．C．D．2、WhydidAleppoPineresinbecomepopularinRome?A．Itimprovedtheflavorofwine.B．Itprovedthebestcoverforamphoras.C．Itmadeamphoraslastalongertime.D．Itwasusedfordecorationbywomen.3、WhatcanweinferaboutRomanamphorasfromthelastparagraph?A．Theyhadbeautifuldesigns.B．Theyhadroughappearances.C．Theywereofthesamesize.D．TheywereasymbolofstatusfortheRomans.4、Whatdoestheword“aroma”inparagraph3mean?A．Market.B．Smell.C．Sound.D．Picture.25．（10分）BooksYou’llNeedForYourShelfInFall2017?SwingTime-ByZadieSmithTheauthorofcountlessessayshasanewworkoffictionontheway,and,onceagain,she’slookingatyoungwomenofcolorfindingtheirlivesastheygrowintoadulthood.InSwingTime,it’stwofriendswhoshareapassionfordancing.Asthewomenreachtheir20s,theypartways—buttheirfriendshipcontinuesthroughouttheirlives.?AnotherPlaceYou’veNeverBeen-ByRebeccaKauffmanHercollectionisasetofconnectedstories,eachaboutayoungwomannamedTracywholivesandworksasawaitress.ThestoriesfollowTracyfromchildhoodtopresentday,throughpartiesintotheworkingworld.SomeareshowedbyTracyherself,butwe’regivenafullerviewofhercharacterfromstoriestoldfromeyesofothers.?Moonglow-ByMichaelChabonMichaelChabondrewinspirationforhisnewnovelfromstorieshisgrandfathertoldin1989—storiesofacolorfullifethattouchedonunexpectedbitsofhistory.ItpromisestobearallofChabon’sbestqualities:amazingaccounts,realandknowablecharacters,andatasteoftophumor.?WhateverHappenedtoInterracialLove?-ByKathleenCollinsKathleenCollinsdiedin1988atjust46.Writtenseveraldecadesago,thestoriesofferanhonest,artfulpeepholeintothethoughtsandexperiencesoftheblackpeopleandwomenaboutwhomCollinswrites.1、IfAndywantstoreadsomethingfunny,whosebookcanberecommended?A．ZadieSmithB．MichaelChabonC．KathleenCollinsD．RebeccaKauffman2、InwhichpartofalibrarycanweprobablyfindSwingTime?A．MathB．WomenC．HistoryD．Medicine3、ThebookAnotherPlaceYou\eNeverBeeniswrittenbyfollowing.A．orderoftimeB．orderofspaceC．orderofimportanceD．orderofemergency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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Weexperiencedandunusualweekendlastmonth!Earlyinthemorning,wewenttothecountryandspentawholedaywildflowers.thecarfullofweweregoinghome.Onourwayback,mywifeabookshelfoutsideafurnitureshop.“Buyit,”mywifesaidatonce.“We’llithomeontheroof-rack（車頂架）.I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.”Tenminutes,wewerebackwiththebookshelfintheflowersontheroof.InthegatheringdarknessIdrove.Otherdriversseemedunusuallythatevening.Theevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Ihadthoughtcarryingfurniturewasagoodidea.Afteratimemywifesaid,“There’salonglineofcars.Whydon’ttheyovertake（超車）,Iwonder?”Justatthattimeapolicecardid.Thetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslytheypassed.Butthen,withakindsmiletheyaskedustotheircarthroughthebusytraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.Oneofthecametome.“Right,sir,”hesaid,“Doyouneedanymorehelp?”Iwasabit.“Thanks,officer,”Isaid.“Youhavebeenverykind.”Hewasstaringatourcar,firstattheflowers,thenatthebookshelf.“Well,well,”hesaid,.“It’sabookshelfyou’vegotthere!Wethoughtitwassomethingelse.”Mywifebegantolaugh.SuddenlyIunderstoodthepolicedrovehere.Thetruthme.Ismiledattheofficer,“Yes,it’sabookshelf,thanksagain.”ThenIhomeasfastasIcould.1、A．growingB．pickingC．buyingD．selling2、A．ForB．AsC．WithoutD．With3、A．booksB．flowersC．fruitsD．vegetables4、A．noticedB．heardC．watchedD．felt5、A．postB．carryC．sendD．hold6、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．laterD．a(chǎn)go7、A．quicklyB．quietlyC．carelesslyD．slowly8、A．politeB．worriedC．rudeD．frightened9、A．driversB．policeC．cleanersD．villagers10、A．behindB．a(chǎn)headC．besideD．a(chǎn)long11、A．goB．stopC．overtakeD．a(chǎn)rrive12、A．whileB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)sD．before13、A．takeB．followC．moveD．push14、A．officersB．passers-byC．driversD．ministers15、A．puzzledB．excitedC．depressedD．delighted16、A．coughingB．laughingC．cryingD．shouting17、A．howB．whatC．whoD．why18、A．pleasedB．fooledC．interestedD．hit19、A．soB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．or20、A．droveB．walkedC．flewD．left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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Formanyyoungpeople,goingtouniversityisoneofthemostimportant1．(stage)oftheirlives.Itisthetimewhenyoungpeoplewillmoveoutof2．(they)hometolivewithotherpeople,oftenstrangers.3．(especial)intheU.S,peopleoftentravelveryfar4．hometostudy.Itisatimetobe5．(independence).Atuniversity,youwill6．(teach)bylecturesandprofessorswhoareleadingfiguresintheirstudy.Theopportunitytolearnfromandtodiscusswiththemis7．drivessomepeopletoapplytouniversity.Studentsarerequiredtochooseamajorthattheywishtostudy.Apartfromthe8．(academy)benefit,lifeatuniversityalsocanallowstudents9．(develop)theirinterestsinmanyfields.Therefore，universityisaplace10．youattainknowledge,developyourvaluesandacceptthosewhomaybedifferent.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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Microbloghasbecomemoreandmorepopularinourlife、Itisveryconvenientofpeopletoexpresstheirfeelingsinstantatanytime、Besides,itprovidedachanceforpeopletoreleasetheirinnerstress、Byshowingtheirheartfeltemotionsonthemicroblog,theirfriendscanknowaboutourconditionandoffertotimelyresponse、Besides,microblogcanalsobepotentiallydangerous、Itmaygiveuppeople’sprivacyandothersignificantinformations、Andsometimesitistotalwasteoftime、Inmyopinion,althoughmicroblogprovidesuswithsomeconcernsaswellasemotionalcomfortandlargequantitiesofinformation,weshouldbecarefulwhileusedit、153第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，從互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上看到一個國際中學(xué)生家教組織將面向中國招聘兼職中文家教(tutor)的廣告，歡迎中國學(xué)生參加。請寫一封電子郵件申請參加。內(nèi)容主要包括：自我介紹（包括中英文能力）；參加意圖（幫助別人學(xué)習(xí)中文和推介中國文化）；希望獲準(zhǔn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.郵件開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總次數(shù)。DearSirorMadam,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、B5、C6、D7、A8、B9、C10、C11、D12、D13、B14、D15、B16、A17、B18、C19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeon(orevenjustopeninge-mailsfrom)careerwebsites,andresea