安徽省屯溪第一中学2016届高三上学期第四次(12月)月考英语试题.docVIP

屯溪一中 2016届高三12 月月考英语试卷 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A. B. C. D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The holiday season always means you need to get some shopping done. People tend to buy impulsively (冲动地) for either an exciting product or an exciting price. Whether you are shopping online or in physical stores, here are some tips for you to control your impulses and stay within your budget. Physical stores are often designed or arranged to be full of temptations. Basic or cheaper products are at the back of the store, where shoppers can’t access them without first meeting more expensive products. Some stores are perfumed because pleasant smell has been shown to make people more impulsive. But if you have a plan and visit the stores with a more defined idea of what you want, then these tricks won’t work on you. Set up some rules for yourself. The Wall Street Journal recently followed some Americans into a grocery store, and observed their decisions. Some couples make a point of shopping together, so they can put checks on each other’s impulse. Others avoid using shopping carts, because they’re cautious of feeling the need to fill them up. Another Wall Street Journal column advises consumers to wait 20 minutes before buying. It takes about that long to cool off when we find a hot purchase. The column also advises shoppers to think about what they’re giving up to buy the product ― such as the peace of mind of no credit card balance, or a vacation or a car. Don’t shop when you are hungry or tired because we tend to confuse our needs. Avoid paying with apps or even using credit cards. When people can see real money leaving their hands it has a cooling effect on impulsive purchasing. When you are shopping on line, spending too much time digging through reviews can lead to over-thinking purchases and obsessing over factors that don’t really matter, warns an article in the Atlantic, so don’t do that. Sometimes, shopping around helps