ban [bæn]       v.取缔,查禁;(from)禁止 n.禁止,禁令
bank [bæŋk]         n.岸,堤;银行,库 v.存入银行
banker ['bæŋkə]     n.银行家
banking  ['bæŋkiŋ]      n.银行业
bankrupt ['bæŋkrʌpt]    a.破产的
bankruptcy ['bæŋkrʌptsi]      n.破产 v.使破产
banquet ['bæŋkwit] n.宴会,盛会,酒席
bar   [bɑ:]  n.条,杆,闩;酒吧;栅,障碍(物) v.闩上,阻拦
barrier ['bæriə]      n.栅栏,屏障;障碍(物)
bare [bɛə]       a.赤裸的,空的;稀少的,仅有的 v.露出,暴露
barely ['beəli]  ad.赤裸裸地,无遮蔽地;仅仅,勉强,几乎没有
bargain ['bɑ:gin]    n.廉价货;交易,契约,合同 v.议价,成交
bark   [bɑ:k] v.吠叫,咆哮 n.吠声,狗叫声
barrel ['bærəl] n.桶;枪管,炮管
barter ['bɑ:tə]  v./n.货物交换；易货贸易
base [beis]    n.基础,底部;根据地 v.(on)把…基于
basic ['beisik]  a.基本的,基础的
basis ['beisis]  n.基础,根据
basement ['beismənt]     n.建筑物的底部,地下室,地窖
bath [bɑ:θ]      n.沐浴,洗澡;浴室(池,盆) v.(给…)洗澡
bathe [beið]    v.游泳,洗澡,浸,弄湿
bathroom ['bɑ:θrum, -ru:m]   n.浴室;盥洗室,卫生间
bear [beə(r)]         n.熊 v.忍受,容忍;负担;结果实,生子女
birth [bə:θ]     n.出生,分娩;出身,血统
birthday ['bə:θdei]        n.生日
born [bɔ:n]     a.出身于…的,天生的,生来的
unbearable [ʌn'bɛərəbl]  a.不堪忍受的
beat [bi:t] n.敲打;(心脏等)跳动 v.打败;(心脏等)跳动
behalf [bi'hɑ:f]       n.利益
behave [bi'heiv]      v.举止,举动,表现;运转,开动（重庆MBA）
 
阅读理解：
People can be addicted to different things -- e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive: 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 must spend money．This compulsion, like most others, is 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 with credit, they can do anything．Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.

There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting．To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts．Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap．They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game．When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winners．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 advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people's needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their 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.

1. According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ______.
A．and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
B．in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
C．just to meet his or her strong psychological need
D．entirely with an irrational eagerness

2．The passage is mainly talking about ______.
A．the psychology of money-spending habits
B．the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
C．a special psychology of bargain hunting
D．the use of the psychology of spending habits in business

3．From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters ______.
A．are really unreasonable
B．need special treatment
C．can't be cured
D．can never get any help to solve their problems with money（重庆MBA）

答案解析：

1.解析：C正确
有购物癖的人为什么要花那么多钱呢？
文中说了是为了满足他们花钱的心理需要。

2．解析：A正确
这篇文章主要说的是什么？
其他选项都指谈到了一个方面，不能以偏概全。主要说的是钱的消费习惯，包括花钱如流水和买便宜货。

3．解析：B正确
文章最后一段说了心理学家对有购物癖的人和有买便宜货嗜好的人的治疗方法，这是可以直接判断出来的。A项不对，因为他们的行为的确不可理喻，但是不能说他们人本身不可理喻，理解是有偏差的。

参考译文：
人们会对不同的东西上瘾——例如酒精，药物，某些食物，甚至是电视。一些人强迫性地拥有某种癖好：他们有强烈的心理需要感觉他们必须得到满足。据心理学家所说，许多人有购物癖。他们觉得自己必须花钱。这种冲动，和大部分欲望一样，无法给予合理解释。对于使用信用卡消费有购物癖的人的人来说，赊账比现金更有刺激感。换句话说，有购物癖的人感觉使用信用卡可以做任何事。他们花大笔钱所带来的愉悦感实际上比他们买到东西带来的快乐要大的多。

买便宜货甚至也有一种特殊心理。当然为了省钱，大多数人都会买便宜的东西，低价产品和有折扣的产品。到处寻找便宜货的人却经常买他们不需要的东西，只是因为它们价格便宜。他们试图相信这是在缩减自己的预算，但是他们在玩一场刺激游戏。当他们买的东西比别人买的便宜时，他们就感觉自己是赢家。大多数人，专家表示，行为有两个解释：一个是为做的事找到的好理由，和真正的理由。

不仅是科学家，当然了商家们也了解这种消费习惯的心理。店铺、公司和广告商利用心理提高自己的业务额。他们在广告和销售手段当中考虑到人们对爱、力量或是影响力、基本价值观、信仰和观念等等的需求。

心理学家经常使用一种称为“行为疗法”的方法来帮助人们解决自身的个性问题。同样地，他们可以帮助人们知道他们在金钱方面有问题。（重庆MBA）

词汇及短语：
addiction: 瘾，吸毒成瘾；沉溺;癖好
compulsive: 上瘾的；强迫性的
bargain hunting: 买便宜货;趁低吸纳；在低价位购入
therapy:疗法