2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認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．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether2．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t3．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when4．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could5．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation6．Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please7．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when8．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose9．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.10．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that11．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission12．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.13．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when14．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup15．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained16．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld17．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious18．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright19．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit20．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup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）We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.1、Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?A．HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B．Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C．HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D．“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.2、Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A．Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B．Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C．Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D．Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.3、Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A．Astrongsenseofguilt.B．Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C．Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D．Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB．MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC．UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCaliforniaD．ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio22．（8分）Electronicdevicescanseemlikea“thirdparty"insomerelationshipsbecausesomepartnersspendmoretimeonthemthanwitheachother.WhenAmandaGao,a26-year-oldwhite-collarworkerinBeijing,wenttoahotpotrestaurantwithherboyfriendonFridaynightseveralweeksago,sheexpectedthattheywouldhaveagoodtimetogether.Toherdisappointment,however,itdidnotturnoutthatwaylater.Assoonastheywereledtotheirseatsandshebegantoorderdishes,heburiedhimselfinhismobilephone“Itseemedthathisphonewasmakingitswaybetweenus.AdatethatshouldhavebelongedtousturnedintoonewheremyboyfrienddatedathirdpartyandIfeltleftout."Gaosaid.somepeople,likeher,havefoundthatelectronicshavebeensabotaging(破壞)theirromanticrelationships.Astudy,publishedinthejournalPsychologyofPopularMediaCultureinApril2017,questionednearly200collegeagedadultswhowereincommittedrelationshipstoreportontheirandtheirpartner’ssmartphonedependency.Theresultsshowedpeoplewhoweremoredependentontheirphoneswerelesssureabouttheirrelationships,andpeoplewhoconsideredtheirpartnersexcessively(過度地)dependentontheirdeviceswerelesssatisfiedintheirrelationship.LinYuan,arelationshipadvisorinBeijing,notedthatasmoreandmoreelectronicscomeoutandspiceuppeople’slives,theyareatthesametimebecomingathirdpartyinrelationships,especiallyforyoungpeople.Linsaidsheknewofsomepeoplewhosuggestthatelectronicsshouldbekeptoutofbedrooms,whichsheconsideredchallengingandhardtobeputintopracticeformostcouples.Sherecommendedthatifpeoplearefeelingneglectedintheirrelationship,theyneedtorespectfullylettheirpartnersknowtheirfeeling.“Communicationisalwaysthebestandthemostefficientway,”shesaid.1、WhatisGao’sfeelingwhenenteringtherestaurantwithherboyfriend?A．DisappointedB．ExpectantC．AnnoyedD．Uneasy2、WhichofthefollowingmayLinYuanagreewith?A．Gao’sboyfriendisaddictedtoplayinggamesB．MostcouplescankeepelectronicsoutofbedroomsC．PartnersshouldcommunicatemoretounderstandeachotherbetterD．Couplesshouldstopusingelectronicstoavoidtheproblemmentionedabove3、WhywasthecaseofAmandaGaomentioned?A．Toexplainwhothe“thirdparty”isB．TostresstheimportanceofelectronicdevicesC．ToencourageadvisorstotalkaboutthecaseD．Tointroducethephenomenaofexcessivelydependingonelectronics4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Aredeviceskillingromance?B．HowtobeatsmartphoneC．TheromanticstoryofMissGaoD．Therelationshipbetweenmanandsmartphone23．（8分）Don'tgetmadthenexttimeyoucatchyourteenagertextingwhenhepromisedtobestudying.Hesimplymaynotbeabletoresist.AUniversityoflowa(UI)studyfoundteenagersarefarmoresensitivethanadultstotheimmediateeffectorrewardoftheirbehaviors.Thefindingsmayhelpexplainwhytheinitialrushoftextingmaybemoreattractiveforadolescentsthanthelong-termpayoffofstudying."Fortheteenager,'therewardsareattractive."saysProfessorJatinVaidya，anauthorofthestudy."Theydrawadolescent.Sometimes,therewardsareakindofmotivationforthem.Evenwhenabehaviorisnolongerinateenager'sbestinteresttocontinue,theywill,becausetheeffectoftherewardisstillthereandlastsmuchlongerinadolescentsthaninadults."Forparents,thatmeanslimitingdistraction(分心的事情）soteenagerscanmakebetterchoices.Takethehomeworkandsocialmediadilemma:At9p.m.,shutoffeverythingexceptacomputerthathasnoaccesstoFacehookorTwitter,theresearchersadvise."I'mnotsayingtheyshouldn'tbeallowedaccesstotechnology,"Vaidyasays.Butsomehelpinnettingtheirconcentrationisnecessaryforthemsotheycandevelopthoseimpulse-controlskills.”Intheirstudy,Vaidyaandco-authorShaunVeceranoteresearchersgenerallybelieveteenagersareimpulsive（沖動的)，makebaddecisions，andengageinriskybehaviorbecausethefrontallobes（額葉）oftheirtrainsarenotfullydeveloped.ButtheUIresearcherswondered.whethersomethingmorefundamentalwasgoingonwithadolescentstocausebehaviorsindependentofhigher-levelreasoning."Wewantedtotrytounderstandthebrain'srewardsystemhowitchangefromchillhoodtoadulthood,"SaysVaidya,whoaddstherewardcharacterinthehumanbrainiseasierthandecision-making.“We'vebeentryingtounderstandtherewardprocessinadolescenceandwhetherthereismoretoadolescencebehaviorthananunder-developedfrontallobe,”headds.Fortheirstudy,theresearcherspersuaded40adolescents,aged13and16,and40adults,aged20and35toparticipate.Inthefuture,researchershopetolookintothepsychologicalandneurological（神經學上的）aspectsoftheirresults.1、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Theinitialrushoftextingislessattractiveforadolescentsthanthelong-termpayoffofstudying.B．Always,rewardsareattractivetoteenagers.C．Resistancecanbecontrolledwellbyadolescents.D．Gettingrewardsisthegreatestmotivationforadolescentstostudy.2、WhichstatementagreeswithVaidya'sidea?A．Theinfluenceoftherewardisweakinadolescents.B．Parentsshouldhelpchildreninmakingdecisions.C．ChildrenshouldhaveaccesstotheInternet.D．Childrenneedhelpinrefocusingtheirattention.3、Whatresultdoesteenagers'brainunderdevelopmentleadto?A．Doingthingsaftersomethought.B．Makinggooddecisions.C．Joiningindangerousactions.D．Escapingriskybehavior.4、Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A．Bymakingacomparisonofbrainexaminations.B．Byexaminingadults’brain.C．Byexaminingteenagebrain.D．Bybuildingthetrain’srewardsystem.24．（8分）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin101.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.16、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.25．（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）WhenIwas10,Iwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Duringtreatment,Iunderstoodeverythingbutthe1ofmycase.ItwasnotuntilrecentlythatIrealizedhowsickIwasthen.ThisNovemberof2015will2myfiveyearsoffchemotherapy(化療)andIwillbefinally3ofcancer.Iknowsickchildrenoftenfeltblue.Inordertohelpbrightentheir4,IcreatedaprogramthroughwhichIbroughtcelebrities(名人)children5andrespectedtovisittheminhospitals.The6Ireceivedfrombeingableto7upthechildren’sdaywasindescribable.Thisfall,Iwill8myjunioryearofhighschool.IlovelearningandItruly9thetimespentinschoolbecauseduringchemotherapytreatmentsIwasoftentoo10toattend.Anotherbigpartofmylifeis11activity.Duringmytreatmentitwasveryhardformetowalk—letalone12.Afterfinishingchemotherapymymain13wasbeingabletorunandplay14again.I’moverjoyedtosayI’vebeenableto15thataim.Beingabletostandonthecourtandplaysportsagainisa(n)16feeling.Tomeit’simportanttoconvey(傳達)a17ofpositivityandhopethatanyonecanmakethemostofanysituationinlife.Manydon’t18andthinkit’sstrangewhenIsaythis,butI’mtrulygratefulthatIhadcancer.Havingexperiencedthat,Ihavebecomebrave19havealsogainedappreciationforlife.Iknowwithdeterminationeveryonecanfollowtheir20.1、A．developmentB．nameC．seriousnessD．cause2、A．markB．endC．beginD．reward3、A．warnedB．informedC．suspectedD．cured4、A．futureB．spiritsC．roomsD．way5、A．attractedB．impressedC．admiredD．missed6、A．respectB．joyC．giftD．education7、A．makeB．clearC．cleanD．light8、A．enterB．leaveC．visitD．drop9、A．killB．saveC．treasureD．waste10、A．weakB．youngC．lazyD．busy11、A．mentalB．indoorC．physicalD．social12、A．swimB．runC．jumpD．lie13、A．goalB．taskC．problemD．idea14、A．cardsB．chessC．sportsD．music15、A．furtherB．kickC．setD．achieve16、A．puzzlingB．amazingC．satisfyingD．touching17、A．messageB．noteC．wordD．wish18、A．speakB．apologizeC．understandD．remember19、A．andB．butC．orD．so20、A．stepsB．examplesC．suggestionsD．dreams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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ThefirstUNChineseLanguageDay1．(observe)onFridayatUNHeadquartersinNewYorkin2010.2．theworld'smostwidelyspokenlanguage,itseemsappropriatethatMandarin(普通話)hasonedayeveryyeardedicated(把…專用于)toit.This3．(official)markeddayofMandarinlanguagecelebrationwassetbytheUnitedNationsasawayofcelebratingthelanguage'shistoryand4．(contribute)totheworld.Itishopedthathavingonedayeveryyear5．(celebrate)Mandarinwillencouragemorepeoplearoundtheworldtotakeitup.WithChinalikelytobecomethe6．(large)economyintheworld,itisimportantthatthewiderworldbecomesinterestinglymoreperfectinthiswonderfullanguage.EveryyearUNChineseLanguageDay7．(fall)onApril20.Agreatwaytoget8．(involve)inthecelebrationistojoinaMandarinclassorattendoneofthemanyConfuciusInstitutes(孔子學院)9．aresetupincountriesaroundtheworld.ThenumberofpeoplelearningChineseison10．increaseinChina'sneighboringcountries,suchasKorea,Japan,andVietnam.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僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearSir,I’mLiMing,astudentfromNo.2MiddleSchool.I’mwritingtorecommendmeasavolunteerfor2022WinterOlympicGamestobeheldinBeijingandZhangjiakou.Herecomesmyadvantages.Tobeginwith,Ilovesportsandplaysportshasbeenanimportantpartofmylife.However,IhaveagoodcommandofEnglish,thatmakesiteasierformetocommunicatewithforeignguests.What’smore,Iamfriendlyandpatient,butIcangetalongwithotherseasy.Moreimportantly,Iconsideritagoodchancetoserveforoursocietyanddevelopmyability.Iwouldappreciateitifyoucangivemeachance.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiMing第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）隨著社會的發(fā)展，網絡的流行，許多網絡不文明用語也在網上流傳開來。假定你是李華，最近學校的校報正在征集英文稿件，請你就“網絡不文明用語”話題寫一篇英文稿件，內容要點如下：1.現狀；2.危害（損害網絡環(huán)境，影響身心健康等)；3.提出建議（遠離不文明用語，共創(chuàng)網絡文明環(huán)境等）。注意：1.詞數：100左右；2.參考詞匯：網絡環(huán)境theInternetenvironment不文明的uncivilized_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、C5、B6、B7、B8、C9、B10、D11、D12、B13、C14、A15、A16、D17、A18、B19、C20、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、A4、B22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、1、B2、D3、C4、A24、16、C1、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’velearnedtofocusonmom