共用题干 第二篇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 atthrift 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.Someshop 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 (S A)(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." 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
正确答案是A