题目内容
9．The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs．（36）DSome people are compulsive （难以自制的） shoppers．Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work．Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games．（37）B Many people enjoy going to markets 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 so interested in shopping that they usually buy things they don't need．Even though they don't have enough money，they buy everything they want．
The question is why they have this addiction．There isn't a specific answer．Some people go shopping when they are sad，worried，upset or lonely．（38）C Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something．They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty．
（39）GSome 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．（40）F
A．Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs，it is difficult to get rid of．
B．Over the years，shopping has become a very common activity．
C．They use this activity as a way to forget their problems．
D．However，in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions．
E．People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to amuse themselves．
F．They get deep in debt，and can even go bankrupt （破产） and get sent to prison．
G．Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction，but it can bring out problems．
分析 本文主要介绍了在现代社会里，我们看到了许多新种类的成瘾．比如，喝酒吸毒就会成瘾．多年来，购物已经成为一种很常见的活动．有些人在难过、担心、生气、孤独的时候去购物，购物后感觉就会好些．购物上瘾似乎是一种无害的嗜好，但它能带来经济方面的问题．他们可能负债累累，可能会破产或者坐牢．
解答 DBCGF
36．D上下文串联．根据前句The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs．可知喝酒喝吸毒成瘾．而后面列举的是别的事情上瘾．D项：However，in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions．然而在现代社会里，我们看到了许多新种类的成瘾．符合文意．故答案为D．
37．B归纳总结题．本段说的是购物的事情．B项：Over the years，shopping has become a very common activity．多年来，购物已经成为一种很常见的活动．符合文意．故答案为B．
38．C承上启下题．根据前句Some people go shopping when they are sad，worried，upset or lonely．可知有些人在难过、担心、生气、孤独的时候去购物．根据后句Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something．可知购物后感觉就会好些．中间应该说用购物来排解以上的问题．故答案为C．
39．G联系下文题．后面说购物成瘾可能导致心理方面的问题．G项：Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction，but it can bring out problems．购物上瘾似乎是一种无害的嗜好，但它能带来的问题．符合文意．故答案为G．
40．F语境辨析题．前面说购物成瘾可能导致经济方面的问题．F项：They get deep in debt，and can even go bankrupt （破产） and get sent to prison．他们负债累累，可能会破产或者坐牢．符合文意．故答案为F．
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