第二篇</p> Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores
" q9 Y6 E+ E; v4 E$ ]! e When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college, shopping at second-hand clothing stores was just something he did - "like changing the tires on his car." He looked at his budget and decided he could save a lot of money by shopping for clothes at thrift shops.
7 f" z2 A7 t" }$ @- N "Even new clothes are fairly disposable (可丢掉的) and wear out after a couple of years," Barth said. "In thrift shops, you can find some great stuff whose quality is better than new clothes." `/ V% ?) c# \7 u
Since then, Barth, who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the US state of Florida, has found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing. Some people, like him, shop to save money. Some shop for a crazy-looking shirt. And some shop as a means of conserving energy and helping the environment.
$ ^$ O7 Z) h! j1 J% I: q, r9 Q0 R @6 y Pat Akins, an accountant at a Florida Salvation Army (SA) (救世军) thrift shop, said that, for her, shopping at thrift shops is a way to help the environment.
8 i8 c, `4 v% ^5 ?3 r6 A; Y& H# c "When my daughter was little, we looked at it as recycling," Akins said. "Also, why pay 30 dollars for a new coat when you can get another one for a lot less?"
% O2 A: k6 C: t Akins said that the SA has shops all over the US - "some as big as department stores." All of the clothes are donated (捐赠), and when they have a surplus (盈余), they'll have "stuff a bag" specials, where customers can fill a grocery sack With clothes for only 5 or 10 dollars.$ p! l1 }7 o, R0 @+ A1 m
Julia Slocum, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the US is the result of American wastefulness.
3 ~6 U J; h* S V$ z I’d say that second-hand stores are the result of our wasteful, materialistic culture," said Slocum, who works for a pro-conservation organization, the Center for a New American Dream. "Thrift shops prevent that waste from going to landfills (垃圾填埋场); they give clothing a second life, provide cheaper clothing for those who can't afford new ones and generate (生成) income for charities. They also provide a way for the wealthy and middle classes to shed (摆脱) some of the guilt for their level of consumption."
- h' }$ \: L) X3 e& c5 p6 Q; r* r- W; P 36 Which statement about Barth is NOT true?8 I3 r2 {7 J- G2 T
A He is 33 years old now.
6 n8 a5 l R* f7 g4 W' ?# S" F B He works at a Goodwill thrift shop.9 b* P* \* k9 V* S
C He works at a Salvation Army thrift shop.8 Z+ y. t" O& i, v/ m; s
D He was a college student many years ago
& T: k" T1 }& [ 37 When Barth was a college student, he often shopped at thrift shops1 u. |& K g4 F5 @' n0 b
A to save money.' p* q/ ^* {! u" X9 i) W
B to save energy.9 |, D3 R4 W2 S2 w* p
C to help the environment.
' L* o& f3 c( T, I9 }3 G+ D D to make friends with poor people.5 u# D8 c" Q+ y1 k
38 What does Akins do?$ _2 g. s4 B$ s: D5 V# i
A She is a soldier.3 u" \- o6 O( E A! F1 F
B She is an accountant; k- ~ Q" d- Y( A @6 x
C She is a saleswoman." e! S. ]3 N% _* x' u) K1 `
D She is a road sweeper.
9 C2 ^5 ]3 T7 N) H 39 Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT
- K6 R' @: W! N# m A give clothing a second life.
. c2 d$ p' j% B. A B generate income for charities.
3 |3 \$ O& O& F' }' ^+ B C provide cheaper clothes for the poor* s9 @7 F2 |. u+ H; ~# U6 Y; E4 E; Y
D stop rich people from wasting money7 z) @3 s+ V, e W9 ]7 k
40 The word "thrift "in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by3 i* A: s# j9 Z, b4 N
A charity.
' {" |; ^. T: F2 y9 _% C B one dollar.; ^5 u, n% j4 O3 A. U
C first class.$ d8 ^; `9 X1 @ P
% I8 i% k Q9 Q+ | D two dollars. |