职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答
案0524-44
1、Shopping at Second - hand Clothing Stores
When 33 years old Pete Barth was in college, shopping at second - hand clothing stores was just something he did－\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.
\new clothes are fairly disposable (用后即丢掉的) and wear out after a couple of years,\Barth said. \thrift shops, you can find some great stuff whose quality is better than new clothes.\
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.
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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.
\my daughter was little, we looked at it as recycling,\Akins said: \can get another one for a lot less?\
Akins said that the SA has shops all over the US－\as department stores\All of the clothes are donated (捐赠), and when they have a surplus (盈余), they'll have \specials, where customers can fill a grocery sack with clothes for only 5 or 10 dollars.
Julia Stocum, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second - hand clothing in the US is the result of American wastefulness.
\- hand stores are the result of our wasteful, materialistic culture,\said Slocum, who works for a pro - conservation organization, the center of a New American Dream. \垃圾填埋场), They give clothing a second life and provide cheaper clothing for those who can't afford to buy new ones
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and generate (创造) income for charities. They also provide a way for the wealthy and middle classes to shed (摆脱) the guilt for their level of consumption.\
Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT ____【单选题】
A.give clothing a second life.
B.generate income for charities.
C.provide cheaper clothes for the poor.
D.stop rich people from wasting money.
正确答案:D
答案解析:本题有一定难度，需要认真阅读文章，答案依据在文章最后一段。最后一段谈到，旧货店给了服装二次生命，
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职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案0524-44
