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. "Evev new clothes are fairly disposable ( 用后即丢掉的） 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.，’ Since then, Barth, who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the U. S. state of Florida, has found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second-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 U. S. — “ 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 or10 dollars. Julia Slocum, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the U.S. 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 （垃圾填埋场）；they giveclothing a second life, provide cheaper clothing for those who can’t afford to buy 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.Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT 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.

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• 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 (用后即丢掉的) 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." Since then, Barth, who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the U.S. state of Florida, has found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second-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 U.S. --"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, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the U.S. 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 (垃圾填埋场) ; they give clothing a second life, provide cheaper clothing for those who can't afford to buy 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."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.

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• 下列关于垃圾填埋场对环境的影响表述正确的是（）。

  A、一座大型垃圾填埋场一般每天可接纳1000t左右的垃圾

  B、大量的腐臭气味，很容易影响填埋场附近或运输沿线居民的正常生活。在选址时一定要引起足够的重视

  C、生活垃圾会引来大批鸟类，废塑料袋与垃圾腐臭会飘送很远

  D、由于垃圾填埋场使用期限长达20～30年，因此应尽量避免决策失误

  E、一般垃圾填埋场要尽量不占农田

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• Shopping at Second-Hand Clothing StoresWhen 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."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 30dollars 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, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the USis 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 (摆胶) some of the guilt for their level of consumption."Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT（）
  A.give clothing a second life.B.generate income for charities.C.stop rich people from wasting money.D.provide cheaper clothes for the poor.

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  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一“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（可丢掉的）and worn 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一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一“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,22,points 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 the
  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." The word"thrift"in Paragraph 1 could be best replaced by__________.A:charityB:one dollarC:first classD:two dollars

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• 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 (用后即丢掉的) 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." Since then, Barth, who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the U.S. state of Florida, has found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second-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 U.S. --"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, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the U.S. 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 (垃圾填埋场) ; they give clothing a second life, provide cheaper clothing for those who can't afford to buy 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."Thrift shops can do everything EXCEPT ________（）
  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.

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