第二篇 Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores
0 S) j% M } O# ] 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.
* ~3 j1 q& I8 C% G6 j4 m3 d “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.” 来自www.Examw.com
1 m7 l3 v9 W1 J+ v. Y' p/ s2 p 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. " _ s$ c9 c h$ A) K9 H; J- u
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. " t' ~, f8 j: Q9 w% W2 m0 X7 V
“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?”
* {# H( E9 s, z$ e9 d" |; ? 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. 0 h( w. A7 k1 z; u, ]( I/ Z
Julia Slocum,22,points out,however,that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the US is the result of American wastefulness.
( Q/ [& z" R5 [1 a) Z, e1 O 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.“
4 k- z/ C3 R3 f; W+ n/ v 36 Which statement about Barth is NOT true? 7 @" S2 ]; X* R, w
A He is 33 years old now.
, g& s; ]. j |! J2 k) {( [ B He works at a Goodwill thrift shop. ) ~; P: G' q% P8 X3 V. p# D
C He works at a Salvation Army thrift shop.
: o7 j% s* b. n, A D He was a college student many years ago
: t, `5 S4 y7 N3 ? 37 When Barth was a college student,he often shopped at thrift shops
8 d8 |$ N" W( h6 C/ W2 v A to save money.
4 d$ ^: I1 C, h5 s4 F7 w B to save energy.
% F# W: x3 Y7 @5 G C to help the environment. $ O2 {# ~8 Q/ j1 Z1 M9 w) I, _
D to make friends with poor people.
0 n2 J; {/ ^$ _ p; s- g2 j 38 What does Akins do? $ k7 m8 i# R7 y" E
A She is a soldier.
; ]) B# e1 [, j B She is an accountant , w7 G% U8 \ t* u1 x
C She is a saleswoman. . ^! P2 t6 U; y7 J; `3 j
D She is a road sweeper. 中华考试网(www.Examw。com)
3 Y6 A& U) k" G 39 Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT
# ]$ b& i8 k; b$ K6 T A give clothing a second life.
# G, D. F1 R9 O& ~ B generate income for charities. 3 o! I* ~+ y& i4 f
C provide cheaper clothes for the poor " ~! V, J, L9 R; H4 ?4 n
D stop rich people from wasting money
; o8 {4 M8 \' X7 c& i+ Y( \0 w. e 40 The word “thrift ”in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
7 f% A+ I) k) k$ g- a, X! u A charity. ; z7 q: X/ W( f, Q0 {5 m# G$ @ y
B one dollar. 5 b7 f' N$ S) h
C first class.
$ z# d3 y6 i* V4 l; i# Z; F D two dollars. |