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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、in comparison with
B、in combination with
C、in agreement with
D、in company with
答案C
解析 短语辨析题。正确解答本题需要对作者前面陈述的观点进行总结。作者在第二段中指出在美国进行的调查结果，说明了目前人们的观点与传统观点不一致。而本句中出现了however，表示转折，这说明在英国进行的凋查表明他们的观点与美国人的观点不同，由此得出英国人的观点与传统观点是一致的。in agreement with意为"一致"，如：His opinion is in agreement with mine．(他的意见和我的一致)。in comparison with意为"比较，对照"；in combination with意为"与…组合，联合"；in company with意为"和…一起"。这三个短语都没有"与…一致"的含义，因此不符合上下文语境。
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