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  3. People can be addicted to different things-alcohol, drugs, even television. People who have such an addiction are (21) which

People can be addicted to different things-alcohol, drugs, even television. People who have such an addiction are (21) which

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问题     People can be addicted to different things-alcohol, drugs, even television. People who have such an addiction are  (21)   which means they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they  (22)   spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is  (23)  —impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that  (24)   credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.
    There is even a special psychology of  (25)   hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunter, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are  (26)  . They want to believe that they are helping their budgets.  (27)   they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are  (28)   . Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.
    It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and  (29)   use psychology to increase business. They  (30)   people’s needs for love, power or influence, their basic values and beliefs in advertising and sales methods. Psychologists often use a method called ’ behavior therapy’ to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.
选项 A、compulsory
B、compulsive
C、complacent
D、complicated
答案B
解析 此处四个选项为形似词，其含义却相差甚远，因此只要辨清含义，答案就明确了。compulsory意思是“义务的，强制的”；compulsive意思是“难以抑制的”，如compulsive eating(无节制的暴饮暴食)；complacent意思是“自满的”；complicated的意思是“复杂的”。结合空格前面addiction，以及其后由which引导的非限制性定语从句对于空格处内容的补充解释，可以确定答案为B。
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