单选题 Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores
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.
"Even new clothes are fairly disposable(可丢失的)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".
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.
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.
"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?"
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,
Julia Slocum, 22points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the US is the result of American wastefulness.
"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 (垃圾填理场); they give clothing a second life, provide cheaper clothing for those who can't afford to buy new ones and generate(生气)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./

单选题 Which statement about Barth is NOT true?
A. He is 33 years old now. B. He works at a Goodwill thrift shop.
C. He works at a Salvation Army thrift shop. D. He was a college student many years ago.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 题意：下面关于巴斯的句子，哪个是不正确的?巴斯在救世军旧货店工作。
短文第一段第一句提到“33岁的彼鲁·巴斯在大学期间经常去逛二手服装店”，因此可以推断出A项和D项为正确的。第三段第一句话提到“巴斯在古得威尔旧货店工作”，推断C项正确。故选C。
单选题 When Barth was a college student, he often shopped at thrift shops
A. to save money. B. to save energy.
C. to help the environment. D. to make friends with poor people.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 题意：巴斯是大学生的时候，为了省钱，他经常在旧货店买衣服短文第三段第二句提到“一些像他一样的人，为了省钱去旧货店买衣服”，根据上下文可知此处他为巴斯，故选B。
单选题 What does Akins do?
A. She is a soldier. B. She is an accountant.
C. She is a saleswoman. D. She is a road sweeper.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 题意：阿金斯是做什么工作的?她是一个会计。
短文第四段第一句话提到“阿金斯是佛罗里达救世军旧货店的一名会计”，故选B。
单选题 Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT
A. give clothing a second life. B. generate income for charitiies.
C. provide cheaper clothes for the poor. D. stop rich people from wasting money.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 题意：除了阻止富人浪费钱，旧货店可以做以下每一件事。
短文最后一段提到“旧货店给了服装第二次生命，给那些买不起新衣服的人提供一些便宜的衣服，把一些收入捐赠给慈善机构”，并没有提到“阻止富人浪费钱”，故选D。
单选题 The word "thrift" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A. charity. B. one dollar. C. first class. D. two dollars.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 题意：第一自然段中的"thrift”可被charity一词替换。
A项意为“慈善”，慈善商店指主要出售一些人家捐赠的东西筹集款项，以供慈善事业之用。B项意为“一美元”，一美元店主要出售实用的一次性消费品和日常用品。C项意为“一等的，头等的”，D项意为“两美元”，均不能和“商店”构成搭配。第六段提到“救世军旧货店的所有衣服均为捐赠所得”，最后一段指出“旧货店所得的收入捐赠给慈善机构”，故选A。