The best way to cure sadness is not shopping, according to a recent study. The so-called shopping method has become common practice these days, but that can put your wallet under a lot of pressure. So if you are sad and feel like shopping, don’t!
According to the recent study, sadness leads to self-focus (自我为中心的) thinking. In other words, sad people are willing to spend more money on the same thing than calm people.
"It is the result of sadness and self-focus, and it turns out that sadness leads to an increase in self-focus," said Cynthia Cruder. "What we think is that sad and self-focused people are feeling pretty bad about themselves, and one way to deal with this is buying material goods."
In a perfect situation, when you know you are sad, you should avoid(避免) making decisions and spending money. Sounds simple? Sadly, it is not. Most people don’t even know they’re sad, the study shows, and they are not aware that their feelings influence their decisions.
What to do? The study showed that those who watched a tragedy(悲剧) were more likely to spend three times more money for a simple bottle of water than those who watched a comedy. The solution: well, for starters, don’t go shopping! If you can’t help it, it is probably better to see a doctor.
1.When you can’t help shopping after feeling sad, you’d better _______.
A. talk to your friends
B. go to the store directly
C. go to bed and rest
D. go to hospital and get checked out by a doctor
2.We can learn from the passage that________.
A. sad and self-focused people are poor
B. sad people make important decisions easily
C. tragedies may make people buy more expensive goods
D. sad people are less confident than calm people
3.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Loss of Money Caused by Sadness
B. Shopping is Not the Best Way to Cure Sadness
C. A Study About How to Stay in a Good Mood
D. How to Make Decisions When You Are Sad
1.D
2.C
3.B
【解析】
试题分析:最近的一项研究表明治愈悲伤的最好方法不是购物,它只会让你买到昂贵的东西,最好的方法就是去看医生。
1. solution: well, for starters, don’t go shopping! If you can’t help it, it is probably better to see a doctor.结论是:对刚开始的人来说,不要去购物!如果你非去不可,最好去看医生。故选D。
2. study showed that those who watched a tragedy(悲剧) were more likely to spend three times more money for a simple bottle of water than those who watched a comedy.研究表明,看了悲剧的那些人买一瓶简单的水比那些看了喜剧的人要多花三倍的钱。所以此题选C。
3. best way to cure sadness is not shopping, according to a recent study.根据最近的一项研究表明治愈悲伤的最好方法不是购物。所以此段主题应选B。
考点:考查议论文阅读。
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