2025届安徽省师范大学附属中学高考仿真卷英语试题含解析

2025届安徽省师范大学附属中学高考仿真卷英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail2．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford3．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where4．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address5．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept6．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup7．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular8．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever9．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on10．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen11．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must12．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow13．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway14．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing15．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking17．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how18．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime19．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought20．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）HaadFarang(HaadSaiYao),KohMukThissmallbutstrikingbayinThailandhaswatersfreefromriptides（激流）,makingitsafeforfamiliestoplaywaterinthesun.Asitsnicknameimplies—FarangisThaiforforeigners—you'llfindalargeconcentrationofbackpackershere.Still,withonlyacoupleofsimplefoodshops,it'safarcryfromthenoisesofChawengbeachonKohSamuiorKamalaonPhuket,whichmakesittobeoneofthetoptouristdestinations.Rentaseakayak（皮划艇）(100baht,whichisaround￡2anhour)andgoaroundthecomertoThamMorakot(theEmeraldCave),awindingcavethatopensuptoa.baywalledbythickleavesandoftenvisitedbygroupsofmonkeys.Itisveryinspiring,buttofullyappreciateit,besuretopreparealighttoavoidknockingintocavewallsandotherkayaks.Toavoidbeingcrowded,makethetripinthelateafternoon.WheretoeatTheKoYaoViewpointHotelisthebestplacefortourists.DrinkthesweetcocktailsinfavourofanicyChangbeerandsitinthelastraysoftheday.WheretostayCheaperhotelsofcomparablequalityaresetslightlybackintheforest,butifyouwantbeachfrontaccessit'sworthchoosingoneofthebasichotelsatKohMookCharlieBeachResort(bungalowsfrom￡32).GettingthereFlyfromBangkoktoTrangwithAirAsia(from￡30),thentakeaone-hourTigerlineshipfromHatYaoPier(￡19).Besides,afive-hourshipfromPhuketatRassadaPier(￡41)goesdirectlytotheislandandwilldroppassengersatHaadFarang.Formoreinformationandservice,pleaseclickhere.1、WhatismostlikelytoattractmanypeopletoHaadFarang?A．Itsriptides.B．Itsscenery.C．Itssimplefoodshops.D．Itsquietenvironment.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheThamMorakot?A．Ithaswindingriverssuitableforboating.B．Therelivegroupsofmonkeysinsideit.C．Touristsneedtotakecarewhenswimminghere.D．Therearefewerpeopleinthelateafternoon.3、Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageofthehotelsbackintheforest?A．Theyarenearthesea.B．Theyarenotexpensive.C．It'sveryquietthere.D．It'sofhighqualitythere.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Travelmagazines.B．Newspapers.C．Internet.D．TravelAgencynotes.22．（8分）EverylivingthingonEarthiseitheraplantorananimal,right?Wrong!Manyorganisms(有机体)inourworldareneither.Someofthemfloatthroughtheair,andsomeliehiddenintheground.Theydonotneedsunlighttosurvive,andiftheweatherbecomestoocold,theycanbecomeinactiveuntilconditionsimprove.Whatarethese?Theyarecalledfungi(菌类),andyouseethemalmosteveryday.Manykindsoffungiseemdisgusting,suchasthegreenblackthingsthatappearonthefoodwhicharelefttoolongintherefrigerator.Butotherkindsarenotsobad.Forexample,theyeast(酵母)thatisusedtomakebreadandmushroomsarebothfungi.Whatmakesfungidifferentfromplantsandanimals?Ananimalcanmovearoundbyitself.Fungigetaroundtoo,buttheydon’thavefeet,wings,ortails.Theyhavetowaitforwindorsomeotheroutsideforcetomovethem.Plantsaredifferentfromfungibecausetheyhavechlorophyll(叶绿素).Ithelpsthemmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlight.Fungidonothavechlorophyll.Somefungiarebad,whileothersarenot.Somefungicausediseases,suchasathlete’sfoot,whichmakesfeetuncomfortable.Otherkindsoffungicanbeusedtomakemedicines,whichhavesavedmanylives.Fungicleanupmorethanwounds,though.Theyaretheworld’sfirstrecyclers.Withoutfungi,ourworldwouldbeamess.Sincefungicannotmaketheirownfoodasplantsdo,theymustgettheirfoodelsewhere.Manyfungigettheirfoodfromdeadplants.Theybreakthemdownandturnthemintosoil.Thefungigetameal,andtheworldgetsahousecleaning.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgusting”mostprobablymean?A．strong.B．unpleasant.C．active.D．small.2、Accordingtothepassage,.A．fungicanmoveeverywherebythemselvesB．fungiareunabletosurviveincoldconditionsC．somefungicanmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlightD．somefungiareusefultohumansandtheenvironment3、Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Inasocialreport.B．Inabiologybook.C．Inageographymagazine.D．Inafarmingbook.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(种族的)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）Forallthetechnologicalwondersofmodemmedicine,healthcare-withitsfaxmachinesandclipboards(写字板)—isoutofdate.Thisoutdatederaisslowlydrawingtoacloseastheindustrycatchesupwiththeartificial-intelligence(AI)revolution.EricTopol,anexpertinheartdiseaseandenthusiastfordigitalmedicine,thinksAIwillbeparticularlyusefulforsuchtasksasexaminingimages,observinghearttracesforabnormalitiesorturningdoctors'wordsintopatientrecords.Itwillbeabletousemassesofdatatoworkoutthebesttreatments,andimproveworkflowsinhospitals.Inshort,AIissettosavetime,livesandmoney.ThefearsomepeoplehaveisthatAIwillbeusedtodeepentheassembly-linecultureofmodemmedicine.Ifitgivesa“giftoftime”todoctors,theyarguethatthisbonusshouldbeusedtoextendconsultations,ratherthansimplyspeedingthroughthemmoreefficiently.Thatisafineidea,butashealthswallowsanever-biggershareofnationalwealth,greaterefficiencyisexactlywhatisneeded,atleastsofarasgovernmentsandinsurersareconcerned.Otherwise,richsocietiesmayfailtocopewiththeneedsofageingandgrowingpopulations.Anextrafiveminutesspentchattingwithapatientiscostlyaswellasvaluable.TheAIrevolutionwillalsoenablemanagerialaccountantstoadjustandevaluateeveryaspectoftreatment.Theautonomyofthedoctorwillsurelybeweakened,especially,perhaps,inpublic-healthsystemswhichareduty-boundtocutunnecessarycosts.TheHippocraticOath(誓言)holdsthatthereisanarttomedicineaswellasascience,andthat“warmth,sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon'sknifeorthechemist'sdrug”.There'slotsofsenseinit:thepatientsofsympatheticphysicianshavebeenshowntorecoverbetter.Yetasthesupplyofhumancarersfailstosatisfythedemandforhealthcare,thefuturemayinvolveconsultationsonsmartphonesandmeasurementsmonitoredbychatbots.Theconsideratelywarmedstethoscope(听诊器),placedgentlyonapatient'sback,maybecomearelicofthepast.1、What'sDrTopol'sattitudetowardAI'scomingintomedicine?A．Concerned. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Cautious.2、Whatdoestheauthorofthetextattachmoreimportanceto?A．Medicalcosts. B．Nationalwealth.C．Longerconsultation. D．Greaterefficiency.3、WhyistheHippocraticOathmentioned?A．ToprovethebrightfutureofAI.B．Toshowtheadvantageofahumandoctor.C．Toexplainmedicalequipmentismoreimportant.D．Toargueahumandoctorperformsaswellasarobot.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthcareandAI B．AIanditsapplicationsC．DoctorsandPatients D．DrTopolanddigitalmedicine25．（10分）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand­upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheadsoff.Themainreasonwhythosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn'tonlyfunny,butitalsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren'tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon'tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscourageyoufrommakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson'semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．Onlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaugh.B．Manyfactorsleadtopeople'slaughing.C．Funnythingscanmakepeoplelaugh.D．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians'happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．Annoy. B．Blame.C．Lookdownon. D．Makeupto.4、Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B．C． D．第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）SleepinginClassIcanstillrememberitasifithappenedyesterday.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad1mostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithfriends.Nowjust2myfirstclassofthedaymyeyelidswerefeeling3andmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka4.Afewminutes’naptimebeforeclasscouldn’t5,Ithought.Boom!Iliftedmyheadimmediatelyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmyheart6quicklytryingtofindthecauseofthe7.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingbackatmewitha8,boyishsmileonhisface.Hehad9droppedthepileoftextbookshewascarryingontoMsdesk.“Goodmorning!”hesaid,stillsmiling.“I’mgladtoseeeveryoneis10.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromtheshockofmyprofessor’stextbook11either.Itwas12fromtheattractivediscussionheled.Withknowledgeandgoodhumor,hemadethematerialcomealive.Hisinsightswerefullofbothwisdomandlovingkindness.I13theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle14andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthan15inclassthatday,too.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doit16,andmakeitan17ofyourlove.Whatagloriousplacethisworldwouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Whatabeautifulworldwecould18ifeverydoctor,teacher,musician,cook,waitress,poet,miner,farmer,andlaborermadetheirworkanexpressionoftheirlove.Don’tsleepwalkyourwaythroughlifethen.19!Letyourlovefillyourworkandyoursoul.Lifeis20shortnottoliveitwell.1、A．usedupB．stayedupC．mixedupD．takenup2、A．beforeB．duringC．afterD．over3、A．lighterandlighterB．widerandwiderC．smallerandsmallerD．heavierandheavier4、A．pillowB．bedC．toolD．waste5、A．breakB．shockC．hurtD．pass6、A．jumpingB．strikingC．movingD．beating7、A．accidentB．lessonC．actionD．noise8、A．sadB．evilC．naughtyD．silly9、A．intentionallyB．accidentallyC．naturallyD．obviously10、A．presentB．awakeC．sleepyD．attentive11、A．bombB．instructionsC．alarmo’clockD．hitter12、A．evenB．insteadC．stillD．therefore13、A．leftB．attendedC．missedD．entered14、A．smarterB．strangerC．braverD．prettier15、A．nottalkingB．notlearningC．notfightingD．notsleeping16、A．witheffortB．withpressureC．withdesireD．withjoy17、A．aimB．expressionC．acceptanceD．offer18、A．describeB．createC．changeD．ruin19、A．CheerupB．HurryupC．WakeupD．Lookup20、A．soB．asC．tooD．such第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Englishisalanguage1．(speak)allaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan42countries2．themajority(大多数)ofthepeoplespeakEnglish.MostnativespeakersofEnglish3．(find)intheUK,theUS,Canada,andmanyothercountries.Intotal,formorethan375millionpeopleEnglishistheirmothertongue.4．equalnumberofpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage.However,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage5．(be)morethan750million.Inonlyfiftyyears,Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemost6．(wide)spokenandusedintheworld.ForeignstaffinChinaarenotrequested7．(learn)Chinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentscantalkwiththem8．(use)English.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongs9．theradiooruseEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday,10．willbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asthesayinggoes,filialpiety(孝顺)isthemostimportantinallvirtues、RespecttheelderlyisaChinesetradition,whatisvaluedbyallChinese、Itisalsoveryimportantforthesocietytodevelophealthy、Tocaretheeldersnotonlyinvolveachildandafamily,butalsobenefitsthesocietyandthecountry、Sothisproblemhasbecomeaheatingissue、Aschildren,theyshouldtakecareofitseldersinmaterialandspirit、Foranexample,theyoughttogobackhomeoftenseetheirparentsandaccompanythem、Asthegovernment,theyshouldperfectthelaw,becausethesystemwasfarfromperfect、What’smore,thegovernmentshouldprovideassistancewiththeelderly、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）某英文网站要举办主题为保护环境的征文大赛，请你以Wecanhelpprotecttheenvironment为标题写一篇短文参賽，内容包括:1.环境污染越来越严重；2.作为学生，我们应该怎样保护环境；3.号召同学们从现在做起。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、D5、B6、A7、B8、C9、B10、D11、B12、A13、A14、B15、regularA．productionB．1anguageC．popularD．minute2．weightA．heightB．ceilingC．foreignD．neighbour3．specialA．musicalB．oceanC．medicineD．biscuit4．perfectA．electB．preventC．effectD．problem16、B17、A18、B19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、D3、B4、C22、【推理关系】题干Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgusting”mostprobablymean?☞文章内容notbad和disgusting是反义词☞B.选项unpleasant【名师点睛】猜测词义题之依据反义词和对比关系猜测词义依据反义词和对比关系猜测词义运用对比手法描述事物或现象是文章写作的一种常用的修辞手法。在这种修辞手段下，作者常借用一些信号词来提供相反信息，从而表明一个词与前面的另一个词互为反义。常用的信号词有：but/yet/however/nevertheless;while/butotherwise/orelse;unlike/instead/ratherthan;bycontrast/comparedto;onthecontrary/ontheotherhand等。1、D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Theydonotneedsunlighttosurvive,iftheweatherbecomestoocold,theycanbecomeinactiveuntilconditionsimprove.”可知B是错误的。根据第三段可知这些菌类也移动但要靠风或其他的外力，自己不能，故A是错误的。根据第三段说菌类靠叶绿素来获得能量，故C是错误的。根据最后两段可知有些菌类不仅可用于制造药物，它还能给世界清洁，因此答案D符合题意，故选D。2、B推理判断题。本文主要讲述了地球上的真菌的种类，如何生存，对人类及环境的作用等知识。因此它属于生物学内容，有可能出现在生物书上，故选B。23、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(损耗)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.”Technologyalsoprovidesc