Question

Are you a problem shopper? The answer is “Yes”, if you or someone else thinks that you sometimes get carried away with shopping. In other words, do you or does someone else think you are busy in extreme shopping? If people have regrets later about their shopping, or have an “out-of-control” feeling about the quantities of what they buy or the amount of money they use, they may be considered to be problem shoppers.

Extreme shopping can lead to a more serious problem — addictive shopping. Addictive shoppers feel driven by the desire to shop and spend money. They experience great tension which drives them to shop and spend money and they feel a “rush” during the time they are occupied with the shopping activity.

Extreme or addictive shopping may result from long-time unpleasant feelings, of which anxiety, pain and shame are common ones. When we feel bad inside, we often do something to make ourselves feel better. In this case, we often go shopping.

A few people shop to relieve their boredom or emptiness. For some people, the motivation is a desire for status, power, beauty or success. Some love to shop as it makes them feel valued in the eyes of the shop assistants. Others shop simply because it makes them forget, at least temporarily, tension, fear or unhappiness in their life.

Besides, shopping malls are designed to encourage continual shopping. For instance, there are some malls where you can’t see clocks displaying the time because they don’t want you to become too aware of the time you spend there. What’s more, food courts, coffee shops and restrooms are provided, so you don’t have to leave the mall because of your physical needs.

Therefore, once you become aware of how market forces work, you will certainly come to control your shopping behavior. For example, how much time you will spend and what areas you will visit can be decided before you enter the mall. Keep a written account of what items you will buy and how much money you will spend. Make a plan for what you are going to buy before you feel the urge to shop and then stick to it. That is vital for gaining self-control.

1.Which of the following people may not be problem shoppers?

A. Those who cannot control the amount of money they use.

B. Those who just walk around the shopping malls.

C. Those who are occupied in too much shopping.

D. Those who feel sorry for their shopping.

2. According to the passage, what may not result in addictive shopping?

A. The awareness of how market forces work.

B. The desire for status, power, beauty or success.

C. Boredom, emptiness, tension, fear or unhappiness in people’s life.

D. Long-time bad feelings of anxiety, pain and shame.

3.What does the author suggest to control our shopping behaviour?

A. Never going to the shopping malls because there are many tricks.

B. Applying for a credit card before we go shopping.

C. Making the shopping time as short as possible.

D. Making a shopping list before we go shopping.

4.The author writes this passage to _______.

A. inform the shopping malls how to attract more shoppers

B. provide solutions to the problem shopping

C. scold the problem shoppers

D. tell a shopping story

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文，介紹了購物狂的表現，并闡述了人們購物的原因以及應對購物可以采取的解決方法。

1. 考查細節(jié)理解。以下哪一種人不是購物狂。 根據文章第一段“you are busy in extreme shopping? If people have regrets later about their shopping, or have an “out-of-control” feeling about the quantities of what they buy or the amount of money they use, they may be considered to be problem shoppers.”你及其忙于購物嗎？如果人們對他們所買的東西隨后感到后悔，或者對他們所買東西的數量或者買東西所用的錢感動不能控制，他們被看作是一個購物狂。故選B.

2. 考查細節(jié)理解。根據文章，什么不會導致購物上癮？根據文章的第二、三、四段 “Extreme or addictive shopping may result from long-time unpleasant feelings, of which anxiety, pain and shame are common ones.”購物上癮可能是由于長期不愉快的情緒，緊張；傷痛以及愧疚是其中非常常見的不愉快情緒�！癆 few people shop to relieve their boredom or emptiness. For some people, the motivation is a desire for status, power, beauty or success.” 一些人購物為了釋放他們的無聊與空虛；對于一些人來講，購物的動機是對地位，權利，美貌與成功的渴望。 “Others shop simply because it makes them forget, at least temporarily, tension, fear or unhappiness in their life. ”其他另外一些人購物是因為這使他們暫時忘記生活中的緊張，恐懼與不高興的事情。故選A.

3. 考查細節(jié)理解。作者建議做什么來控制購物？根據文章最后一段“Therefore, once you become aware of how market forces work, you will certainly come to control your shopping behavior.”因此，一旦你意識到市場是如何運作的你將一定會開始控制你的購物行為；“ Keep a written account of what items you will buy and how much money you will spend.”把你要買的東西以及你準備花多少錢記下來。故選D.

4. 考查推理判斷。作者寫這篇文章的目的是什么？最后一段中提到的建議就是為購物狂提供解決方法。故選B.

考點：考查人生百味類閱讀。