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閱讀理解 　　People can be addicted to(沉溺于)different things－e．g．a(chǎn)lcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television．People who have such an addiction are compulsive(強迫的)：they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy．According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders．They feel that they must spend money．This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonably．For compulsive spenders who buy on credit(以賒欠方式), charge accounts are even more exciting than money．In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything．Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy． 　　There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting．To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts．Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap．They want to believe that they are helping their budgets(預算), but they are really playing an exciting game．When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning．Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior：a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason． 　　It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people．Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business．They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods． 　　Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(療法)”to help individuals solve their personality problems．In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money． (1) According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ________． [　　] A． and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B． in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life C． just to meet his or her strong psychological need D． and feels he or she is cheated (2) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? [　　] A． People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things． B． Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people’s spending habits to increase sales． C． Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do． D． Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money． (3) What is the text mainly about? [　　] A． The psychology of money-spending habits． B． The habits of compulsive spenders． C． A special psychology of bargain hunting． D． The use of the psychology of spending habits in business． (4) From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters ________． [　　] A． are really unreasonable B． need special treatment C． are really beyond drugs D． can never get any help to solve their problems with money

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答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．B;
提示：

(1)	文章一開頭便把主旨介紹得很清楚：人們可能會沉溺于做各種事，以滿足自己的心理需求。
(2)	由文章的第三段“…use psychology to increase business”可知。
(3)	全文通過兩類人的購物事例來說明人們在購物時的一些特殊心理需求。
(4)	心理學家用“行為療法”來幫助有消費心理問題的人。