Question

The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs, but in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions. Some people are compulsive(難以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games

Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it's more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don't need. Even though they don't have enough money, they buy everything they want.

The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn't a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.

Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can ___________. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don't have. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt and get sent to prison.

1. List three activities that might develop into addictions based on the text. (Please answer within 8 words)

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2.What does the word ‘shopaholics’ mean? (Please answer within 13 words)

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3.What's the main idea of Paragraph 3? (Please answer within 8 words)

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4.Fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper words. (Please answer within 6 words)

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5. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Accordingly, these shopaholics should turn to a certain organization for help so that they can stop compulsive shopping.

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Answer 1

1.shopping, drinking, playing computer games, working, watching TV, taking drugs.

2.people who simply enjoy shopping and spending money without being able to stop.

3.The reason why some people/ shopaholics have shopping addiction

The possible reasons for shopaholism/ shopping addition

4.cause/ bring about/ result in many problems

5.If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit.

【解析】

試題分析：文中講述了一些令人上癮的東西，其中主要列舉了購物癖及其危害。

1.信息查找題。由第一段可知，共列了六種能夠讓人上癮的東西即shopping, drinking, playing computer games, working, watching TV, taking drugs.

2.信息歸納題。由下文They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it.可知這個單詞指的是那些喜愛購物而且不能夠為此停止花錢的人。故歸納填people who simply enjoy shopping and spending money without being able to stop.

3.信息轉(zhuǎn)換題。第三段第一句The question is: why do they have this addiction?提出了問題，下文都是對此做出的解答。所以變換一下表達方式就可以得出準確的答案。故填The reason why some people/ shopaholics have shopping addiction或The possible reasons for shopaholism/ shopping addition

4.信息歸納題。關(guān)鍵是上下文要連貫。上文提到，購物癖看起來是沒有害處的癮，但是……，所以要從有害的角度來說；下文也是從這個角度談?wù)摰�。故填cause/ bring about/ result in many problems。

5.信息查找題。Accordingly：根據(jù)情況來說，同原文中的“If this is the case”——如果這是事實的話，意思接近。 turn to…for help:求助…。找到這兩個關(guān)鍵地方就能準確找出答案。故填I(lǐng)f this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit.

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀