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The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs. 1 Some 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.
2 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. 3
Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems.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. 4 They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. 5
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 also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.
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 they can even go bankrupt(破产) and get sent to prison.
G.It can also cause financial problems.
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第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. 71 According to the report,the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a pleasant one. 72 The population could be as large as 6300 million,almost 2150 million more than in 1985.More people would move into cities ,especially cities in developing countries.Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then.
73 Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people. 74 Poor farming ways are destroying large areas of crop land,changing farms into deserts.More farmland is lost as cities become larger and more houses are built.Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil.Many of the world's forests could disappear as more and more trees are cut down.Energy will continue to be a serious problem. 75 They only workde out the situation that exists today.By changing the situation,by settling the problems,the picture can be changed.There is still time for the nations of the world to work out a plan of action.But they warned that waiting too long to make de cisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.Food production will increase,but not enough to feed all the people. |
B.The report was a result of a three - year study. |
C.Later on,more reports came out one by one. |
D.The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. |
E.Experts believe enough food will be produced in developing countries very soon.
F.The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 may be wrong.
G.Little increase is expected in South Asia,Africa and the Middle East.