培优练（七）　社会现象2025高考英语大二轮考前培优练外刊阅读热点话题练.DOCX

培优练（七）社会现象2025高考英语大二轮考前培优练外刊阅读热点话题练eq\a\vs4\al\co1(培优练（七）社会现象30分钟)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

AccordingtoastudydonebyUniversityofMichigan,shoppingtoreducestresswas40timesmoreeffectiveatgivingpeopleasenseofcontrolandshopperswerethreetimeslesssadthanthoseonlylookingatitems.

Morethanhalfofthe1，000consumerssurveyedbyCreditKarma,headresearcherofthestudy,saidtheyhaveshoppedtodealwithfeelingsofstressordepression.About48percentofmenand31percentofwomenwhohavestressshoppingsaidtheyhadpurchasedalcoholwhenstressed.About82percentofwomenspendonclothingcomparedto52percentofmen.Womenalsoleadshoppingforjewellery,42percent,comparedto22percentformen.

Insomesense,stressshoppingcanactuallyhelpyouliveahealthierlifebymakingsurethatyourbloodpressureislowered.Thesurveyfound82percenthadonlypositivefeelingsabouttheirpurchasesandthatthepositivemoodwaslong－lasting.However,stressshopping,formany,couldgrowintoadrivethatusesupmoney,causesconflict,andthereforeaddsgreatstresstolife.

Despitethein－timejoyfrompurchases,stressshoppingneverprovesalong－lastingcuretostressordepression.Actuallyitneedstobeavoidedanyhow.Whetheryou’repurchasingpresentsorbuyinggroceries，havingtheitemsyouneedwrittendownwillprovideyouwithbrightnesswhileshopping.Rewardyourselfforstickingtoyourlistandyou’llbemorelikelytocommittoit.

Inaddition,alwaysthinkaboutwhatyoustrugglewithmostfinancially.Doyouspendtoomuchmoneyatthemall?Eatingout?Vacations?Makealistofwhereyourmoneyisgoingandtakenecessarystepstoresistyourdesire.Forexample,ifyouspendtoomuchmoneyondiningoutonweekends,stuffyourcupboardwithfoodonFriday.Soyou’llbemorelikelytostayinandcook.Andyouneedtogiveuptheneedtokeepupwithothers.Everyone’sfinancialsituationisdifferentandcomparisonmayleadt