句即为段落中收句。变换一下表达方式即可得到答案：The reason why some people/ shopaholics have shopping addiction. 或The possible reasons for shopaholism/ shopping addition.

2、句子填空题

本题考查逻辑思维能力。命题者往往抽出那些能上下连贯、融会贯通的词语或句子。答题时要理清作者的思路，不可偏离主题，尤其要注意把握上下文之间的逻辑关系（如并列、转折、递进、因果等）。解题步骤通常是先根据信息词确定所填内容的结构及形式，比如，填写短语还是精短的句子？然后依据上下文的呼应关系尝试添加。例如：

[1] Hello. It s one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it s one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That s unfortunate, because saying hello is more than just saying hello—it is recognition of another s worth. How might the world change—how might we change—if we mastered this word? To find out, I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here s what I ve learned. …

[4] It s a form of universal health insurance. It s impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure, relieve stress and boost happiness. Apparently, a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient (接受者).

[5] So maybe we can make the world a better place by____________. After a month of doing it. I feel lighter and more connected and I have a better sense of well-being.（节选自2009山东卷） Questions:

78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words.（within 5 words）

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[解题思路]由段落开头的信息词so，显然可知本句是基于前文所述得出的结论。本文谈论的话题由say hello展开，其大意是：say hello是我们咿呀学语时学说的第一句用语，却是我们长大后最不愿意说的一句话。我们应当重新审视它的价值。由第一段中的“That s unfortunate, because saying hello is more than just saying hello—it is recognition of another s worth.”和第四段中的“It s impossible to say hello without smiling.”可以推断此句的意思是“综上所述，通过问好我们也许会让这个世界变得更加美好”，这样，本句既能衔接上文，又顺理成章。因此答案为：saying hello/saying hello to each other/greeting each other.

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(1)词数不可太少。假如题目要求10词之内，答案通常要在6词以上。

(2)填入前要将答案放入空白处检验，看是否与前后内容贯通一气，能否再现作者原本想表达的思想或意图。

(3)命题者设空的切入点通常是：全文主题或中心思想；特定语段主题或中心思想；上下文照应的信息；语篇过渡语或衔接语；过渡语段中一致的信息等。

3、英文释义题

此题要求准确理解句意，难度不大，在某种程度上有给考生送分的因素。解题时要认真分析所给句子的结构、含义，找其替换句时要通读上下文，找准句子，不能少，也不可多。 例如：

An American friend of mine who was high up in a big corporation had worked out a way of heading a good of e-mails before most of us bad, even heard of the concept. If any information he was sent was vital enough, his back of response would ensure the sender rang him up, if the sender wasn't important enough to have his private numbers the communication couldn't be that important. My friend is now even more senior in the same company, so the strategy must work. Almost every week now there seems to be a report suggesting that we are all being driven crazy