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A new study from the BBC shows that looking after money isn’t easy. Over 109,000 people took part in the BBC’s Big Money Test. It was one of the biggest ever studies on the psychology of money. One of the biggest findings is that money makes many people feel bad. Researchers say around 40 percent of us always worry about spending money; a third of us always worry about money; and the same percentage feel guilty(内疚的) when spending money on themselves.

The study also found that women like to go shopping to make themselves feel better about life, while men are more likely to save their money. Women are more generous(慷慨的) with their money and are also more likely to experience money problems.

The researchers also looked at ways shops try in order to make us spend our money. It showed how stores are always looking at new ways to make us buy things on impulse(冲动地). It asks why candies and chocolate are always by the checkout in supermarkets; “and why bread and milk are at the back of the shops, so you have to walk through as many aisles(通道) as possible to reach them”; and why the perfume and jewellery sections(香水珠宝专区) are always at the front of department stores.

The test says that buying things on impulse can be bad for our activities of looking after money—people who buy goods on impulse were three times more likely to go bankrupt(破产), and four times more likely to run out of money by the end of the week.

1.What does money probably bring to people according to the test?

A Happiness.

B Troubles.

C Worries.

D Sadness.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第一段的“looking after money isn’t easy”以及“money makes many people feel bad”以及最后一句中的“worry about”可推断，根据人们参与的调查研究结果显示，金钱有可能带给人们焦虑。故选 C。

2.Who are more likely to have money problems?

A Men.

B Women.

C Old men.

D Researchers.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Women are more generous with their money and are also more likely to experience money problems.”可知，女人最有可能遭遇金钱危机。故选 B。

3.What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A Candies.

B Aisles.

C Supermarkets.

D Bread and milk.

解析：选D。D 词意指代题。根据第三段的“why bread and milk are at the back of the shops”可知，牛奶和面包被放在商店的最后面，因此你需要走过多个过道才能拿到它们(其目的是让你经过更多货品，产生购物欲望)。故选 D。

4.Which of the following is TRUE？

A Men usually spend more money than women.

B Supermarkets try to sell as little food as possible.

C Buying goods on impulse makes people spend more.

D Few people feel it wrong to spend money on themselves.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“people who buy goods on impulse were three times more likely to go bankrupt, and four times more likely to run out of money by the end of the week”可知，冲动购物会让人花更多钱。故选 C。

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A Money is everything.

B Women like shopping.

C Men like saving money.

D Money makes us worried.

解析：选D。D 文章标题题。根据文章中心句首句可知，本文主要讲述的是一项关于金钱的心理学研究，研究结果表明，金钱可能让人们产生焦虑。故选 D。