职称英语考试

【单选题】 Shopping at Second-handClothing Stores
When 33-year-old PeteBarth 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.
PatAkins, an accountant at a Florida SalvationArmy(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 ofAmerican 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, theCenter for a NewAmericanDream. "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.\
Thrift shops can do everythingEXCEPT
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.
网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
[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。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>