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A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money

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问题     A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain (1)_____ both on resources of consumers and on the motives that (2)_____ to encourage or discourage money spending.
    If an (3)_____ were asked which of three groups borrow most—people with rising incomes, (4)_____ incomes, or declining incomes—he would (5)_____ answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1997—2000, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the (6)_____. This shows us that traditional (7)_____ about earning and spending are not always (8)_____ Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up, they will (9)_____ to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. (10)_____ research surveys have shown that this is not always (11)_____ The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One (12)_____ attitude was ex-pressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. (13)_____, the rise in prices that has al-ready taken place may be resented and buyer’s resistance may be evoked.
    The (14)_____ mentioned above was carried out in America. Investigations (15)_____ at the same time in Great Britain, however, yielded results that were more (16)_____ traditional assumptions about saving and spending patterns. The condition most contributive to spending (17)_____ to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are (18)_____, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common (19)_____ policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of (20)_____ psychology.

选项 A、assumptions
B、ideas
C、thoughts
D、concepts
答案A
解析 语义衔接题。本句中出现了两处出题点，从第7题选项可以看出这里表示"传统的关于收入和消费的假定或观点"。单从本句来看，四个选项似乎都可以填入空白处，但紧接着下一句中就出现了An-other traditional assumption，是本句中内容的同义复现，由此可以判断这里填入assumptions正确。idea、thought和concept都有"想法"的意思。其中，idea的使用范围最广；thought一词指明显的智力活动，特别是指经过思考和推理后得出的结论，与单纯的观察、感觉或愿望不同；concept用于大范围内的成形的思想。这三个词放在句中，与下一句的traditional assumption不能构成复现关系，故排除。
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