Question

【題目】 Shopping therapy (療法) is the practice of using the shopping experience to help overcome depression (沮喪) or other emotional problems. 【1】 Some experts think it happens as a result of deep- seeded human needs.

Many people benefit from shopping therapy. One of the most obvious things is the enjoyment people get from the items they buy. 【2】 When people shop, they often buy things they really care about on some level. For example, when people come home with a new shirt or a new computer, they assume that the item is going to improve their lives in some way. This can help reduce many feelings of unhappiness.

【3】 Some experts think humans are linked with the need to constantly achieve and fight for improvement. People make a decision to buy something, and then actually follow through this plan. This is one way people can take action to directly change their own lives.

People who don't actually have any money to buy things still benefit from shopping therapy. For them, simply browsing (瀏覽) can be a nice experience.【4】

The simple act of leaving home and spending time around other humans is another possible reason for the effectiveness of shopping therapy.【5】 Many people even use shopping as a specific social activity by bringing people they care about along with them and turning the process into a pleasant activity.

A. So shop until you start feeling better.

B. That’ s because it helps them form future shopping plans.

C. Many people shop for this reason without even realizing it.

D. Other people have the feeling of achievement after shopping.

E. Many people have gone into debt due to shopping therapy addiction.

F. There is sometimes a sense of community in the shopping experience.

G. Most people find joy in buying new things, no matter how small they may be.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】G

【3】D

【4】B

【5】F

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。本文主要介紹了購物療法，它是利用購物經(jīng)驗幫助克服抑郁或其他情緒問題的做法。許多人受益于購物療法。

【1】根據(jù)文章第一句“Shopping therapy is the practice of using the shopping experience to help overcome depression or other emotional problems.”可知，購物療法是利用購物經(jīng)驗幫助克服抑郁或其他情緒問題的做法，所以許多人出于這個原因購物，故選C。

【2】根據(jù)第二段第一句“Many people benefit from shopping therapy.”，是第二段的主題句，本段內(nèi)容都是在講述許多人從購物療法中受益，故選G。

【3】根據(jù)句子“People make a decision to buy something，and then actually follow through this plan. This is one way people can take action to directly change their own lives.”可知，有的人購物后有成就感。人們決定買東西，然后真正執(zhí)行這個計劃�？芍�這是人們可以采取行動直接改變自己生活的一種方式。故選D。

【4】根據(jù)本段前面幾個句子可知，那些實際上沒錢買東西的人仍然受益于購物療法。對他們來說，簡單的瀏覽是一種不錯的體驗，這還可以幫助他們形成未來的購物計劃，故選B。

【5】根據(jù)句子The simple act of leaving home and spending time around other humans is another possible reason for the effectiveness of shopping therapy.另一個可能的原因是離開家，花時間和其他人在一起。以及句子“Many people even use shopping as a specific social activity by bringing people they care about along with them and turning the process into a pleasant activity.” 許多人甚至把購物作為一種特定的社交活動，把他們關(guān)心的人帶在身邊，把這個過程變成一種愉快的活動�？芍�這正是購物中的社區(qū)感，故選F。