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1、試卷總分:100 得分:100閱讀文章后完成20小題1.Bargain FashionI Scavenging for hand-me-downs is a way of life for those who have few resources and need to put clothes on their backs. For others on the high consumer end, even though they have more income, its become a pastime. It s fun , its challenging and the clothes
2、 , they believe , make a fashion statement. Rummaging through thrift shops, combing weekend flea markets and yard sales , visiting vintage fashion stores, and even surfing the Internet has become a passion for people seeking out fashion treasures on the cheap.2 Some like to think of it as frugal liv
3、ing - a careful or thrifty way to live , a way to protect both their pocketbook , and the environment. With the growing concern for waste, some people feel this is one way they can do their part by recycling and reusing. In San Francisco, California , there are 1500 recycle shops, selling everything
4、 from used refrigerators to designer evening gowns. San Diego , California, b oa sts more than 2, 000 secondhand shops along with a quarterly newspaper called Second Hand News with a readership of thousands of people. This 56publication contains information on store listings , shop ratings , coming
5、events, arid news of trends in recycling. People from all sectors of society read Second Hand News to learn about whats happening in the secondhand scene. The interest is growing in the use of these shops - some drop off their goods that they no longer want or need , some come to browse and see what
6、 its all about, others come to search for that piece of clothing that will make them stand out in a crowd.3 Recycle centers and shops originated through community service organizations such as the YMCA, Salvation Army, Good Will and church groups. One such organization , the St.Vincent De Paul in Sa
7、n Diego, got its start in 1948 and is still doing a booming business today. Organizations such as these offer a wide range of goods and products from used household items to baby clothes. In many urban centers these types of shops cater to the needier segment of the population.4 But as recycling bec
8、ame fashionable during the 1980s , individuals opened secondhand shops geared to the middle and even upper classes of society. Shops like MichaeK s in downtown San Diego, Auntie Helens in New York, and Brother Bennie s in Los Angeles specialize in vintage clothing and accessories for both men and wo
9、men. They claim to stock secondhand goods of the finest quality at low prices. Choosing an evening gown at Michaels is almost like shopping at Harrods in London or Ba rneys in New York, except its a lot more exciting, says Gennie, a fashion model based in San Diego. You can choose from clothes that
10、lots of famous people owned, and theres a seamstress right there. to make adjustments. You even get the option of a full refund up to 1 1/2 hours a代er a purchase if you get it home and decide its really not for youshe explains.5 The recycle craze is not just all happening in the United States, it se
11、ems to have taken much ofHarrods in London or Ba rneys in New York, except its a lot more exciting, says Gennie, a fashion model based in San Diego. You can choose from clothes that lots of famous people owned, and theres a seamstress right there, to make adjustments. You even get the option of a fu
12、ll refund up to 1/2 hours after a purchase if you get it home and decide its really not for youshe explains.The recycle craze is not just all happening in the United States, it seems to have taken much of the whole world by storm. Some people in Tokyo, Japan make their living by what they call thrif
13、ting: Designers hire them to shop for treasures , which then form the basis of their next fashion collection. James Ashton says he1 s become a pro fe ssional scour. I go to clubs to see what the kids are wearing , then hunt down old fabric , a belt buckle or a cool sweater pattern at a flea market/
14、he explains. The designer then invents a new look using the goods the scout has gathered. Some are fashion wizards , others become famous just by copying thrift items, says Ashton.In London , England, hunting for vintage clothing and jewelry has become the in-thing to do. Helen, of Helen Uffner Vint
15、age Clothing , has a huge collection of garments from 1850 through the 1970s, some of which are for sale , others she rents out for use in feature films. A number of the costumes for Out of Africa , which set off a Safari fad , came from my collection / she exclaims. As your eye passes over the good
16、s in her shop you can guess that a vintage shoe collector would be delighted to see her shoe collection. On the rack are a pair of 1970s Charles Jourdan platform shoes with carved wooden chunky heels and braided, yellow patent leather straps. That same chunky look was revived in 1997 , a hot item in
17、 fashion circles the n. Now she says, This pair is just waiting for the right foot.The idea is to take fragments of the past to create an image for yourself. The look may or may not be selling in the designer boutique down the street, but you can still be satisfied knowing youve done your personal l
18、ook by yourself- and on the cheap to boot.they were like wild animals, scavenging for any left-over food they could find.A.A sking B.searching C.paying【答案】:B7.Bargain FashionI Scavenging for hand-me-downs is a way of life for those who have few resources and need to put clothes on their backs. For o
19、thers on the high consumer end, even though they have more income, its become a pastime. It s fun , its challenging and the clothes , they believe , make a fashion statement. Rummaging through thrift shops, combing weekend flea markets and yard sales , visiting vintage fashion stores, and even surfi
20、ng the Internet has become a passion for people seeking out fashion treasures on the cheap.Some like to think of it as frugal living - a careful or thrifty way to live , a way to protect both their pocketbook and the environment. With the growing concern for waste, some people feel this is one way t
21、hey can do their part by recycling and reusing. In San Francisco, California , there are 1500 recycle shops, selling everything from used refrigerators to designer evening gowns. San Diego , California, b oa sts more than 2, 000 secondhand shops along with a quarterly newspaper called Second Hand Ne
22、ws with a readership of thousands of people. This 56publication contains information on store listings , shop ratings , coming events, arid news of trends in recycling. People from all sectors of society read Second Hand News to learn about whats happening in the secondhand scene. The interest is gr
23、owing in the use of these shops - some drop off their goods that they no longer want or need , some come to browse and see what its all about, others come to search for that piece of clothing that will make them stand out in a crowd.Recycle centers and shops originated through community service orga
24、nizations such as the YMCA, Salvation Army, Good Will and church groups. One such organization , the St.Vincent De Paul in San Diego, got its start in 1948 and is still doing a booming business today. Organizations such as these offer a wide range of goods and products from used household items to b
25、aby clothes. In many urban centers these types of shops cater to the needier segment of the population.But as recycling became fashionable during the 1980s , individuals opened secondhand shops geared to the middle and even upper classes of society. Shops like MichaeL s in downtown San Diego, Auntie
26、 Helens in New York, and Brother Bennie s in Los Angeles specialize in vintage clothing and accessories for both men and women. They claim to stock secondhand goods of the finest quality at low prices. Choosing an evening gown at Michaels is almost like shopping at Harrods in London or Ba rneys in N
27、ew York, except its a lot more exciting, says Gennie, a fashion model based in San Diego. You can choose from clothes that lots of famous people owned, and theres a seamstress right there, to make adjustments. You even get the option of a full refund up to 1 1/2 hours after a purchase if you get it
28、home and decide its really not for youshe explains.The recycle craze is not just all happening in the United States, it seems to have taken much of the whole world by storm. Some people in Tokyo, Japan make their living by what they call thrifting: Designers hire them to shop for treasures , which t
29、hen form the basis of their next fashion collection. James Ashton says hes become a pro fe ssional scour. I go to clubs to see what the kids are wearing, then hunt down old fabric, a belt buckle or a cool sweater pattern at a flea market, he explains. The designer then invents a new look using the g
30、oods the scout has gathered. Some are fashion wizards , others become famous just by copying thrift items, says Ashton.In London , England, hunting for vintage clothing and jewelry has become the in-thing to do.Helen, of Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing , has a huge collection of garments from 1850 thr
31、ough the 1970s, some of which are for sale , others she rents out for use in feature films. A number of the costumes for Out of Africa , which set off a Safari fad , came from my collection / she exclaims. As your eye passes over the goods in her shop you can guess that a vintage shoe collector woul
32、d be delighted to see her shoe collection. On the rack are a pair of 1970s Charles Jourdan platform shoes with carved wooden chunky heels and braided, yellow patent leather straps. That same chunky look was revived in 1997 , a hot item in fashion circles the n. Now she says, This pair is just waitin
33、g for the right foot.The idea is to take fragments of the past to create an image for yourself. The look may or may not be selling in the designer boutique down the street, but you can still be satisfied knowing youve done your personal look by yourself- and on the cheap to boot.the costumes from Ou
34、t of Africa were borrowed fromshop.A.Helen Uffner Vintage.Charles JordanC.Michael s【答案】:A.Bargain FashionI Scavenging for hand-me-downs is a way of life for those who have few resources and need to put clothes on their backs. For others on the high consumer end, even though they have more income, it
35、s become a pastime. It s fun , its challenging and the clothes , they believe , make a fashion statement. Rummaging through thrift shops, combing weekend flea markets and yard sales , visiting vintage fashion stores, and even surfing the Internet has become a passion for people seeking out fashion t
36、reasures on the cheap.Some like to think of it as frugal living - a careful or thrifty way to live , a way to protect both their pocketbook and the environment. With the growing concern for waste, some people feel this is one way they can do their part by recycling and reusing. In San Francisco, Cal
37、ifornia , there are 1500 recycle shops, selling everything from used refrigerators to designer evening gowns. San Diego , California, b oa sts more than 2, 000 secondhand shops along with a quarterly newspaper called Second Hand News with a readership of thousands of people. This 56publication conta
38、ins information on store listings , shop ratings , coming events, arid news of trends in recycling. People from all sectors of society read Second Hand News to learn about whats happening in the secondhand scene. The interest is growing in the use of these shops - some drop off their goods that they
39、 no longer want or need , some come to browse and see what its all about, others come to search for that piece of clothing that will make them stand out in a crowd.Recycle centers and shops originated through community service organizations such as the YMCA, Salvation Army, Good Will and church grou
40、ps. One such organization , the St.Vincent De Paul in San Diego, got its start in 1948 and is still doing a booming business today. Organizations such as these offer a wide range of goods and products from used household items to baby clothes. In many urban centers these types of shops cater to the
41、needier segment of the population.But as recycling became fashionable during the 1980s , individuals opened secondhand shops geared to the middle and even upper classes of society. Shops like Michael s in downtown San Diego, Auntie Helens in New York, and Brother Bennie s in Los Angeles specialize i
42、n vintage clothing and accessories for both men and women. They claim to stock secondhand goods of the finest quality at low prices. Choosing an evening gown at Michaels is almost like shopping at Harrods in London or Ba rneys in New York, except its a lot more exciting, says Gennie, a fashion model
43、 based in San Diego. You can choose from clothes that lots of famous people owned, and theres a seamstress right there, to make adjustments. You even get the option of a full refund up to 1 1/2 hours after a purchase if you get it home and decide its really not for youshe explains.The recycle craze
44、is not just all happening in the United States, it seems to have taken much of the whole world by storm. Some people in Tokyo, Japan make their living by what they call thrifting: Designers hire them to shop for treasures , which then form the basis of their next fashion collection. James Ashton say
45、s hes become a pro fe ssional scour. I go to clubs to see what the kids are wearing , then hunt down old fabric , a belt buckle or a cool sweater pattern at a flea market, he explains. The designer then invents a new look using the goods the scout has gathered. Some are fashion wizards , others beco
46、me famous just by copying thrift items, says Ashton.In London , England, hunting for vintage clothing and jewelry has become the in-thing to do. Helen, of Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing , has a huge collection of garments from 1850 through the 1970s, some of which are for sale , others she rents out
47、for use in feature films. A number of the costumes for Out of Africa , which set off a Safari fad , came from my collection she exclaims. As your eye passes over the goods in her shop you can guess that a vintage shoe collector would be delighted to see her shoe collection. On the rack are a pair of
48、 1970s Charles Jourdan platform shoes with carved wooden chunky heels and braided, yellow patent leather straps. That same chunky look was revived in 1997 , a hot item in fashion circles the n. Now she says, This pair is just waiting for the right foot.The idea is to take fragments of the past to cr
49、eate an image for yourself. The look may or may not be selling in the designer boutique down the street, but you can still be satisfied knowing youve done your personal look by yourself- and on the cheap to boot.fashion designers hireto find interesting pieces for their fashion collection.fashion sc
50、outsmodelslocal shops【答案】:A9.Bargain FashionI Scavenging for hand-me-downs is a way of life for those who have few resources and need to put clothes on their backs. For others on the high consumer end, even though they have more income, its become a pastime. It s fun , its challenging and the clothe
51、s , they believe , make a fashion statement. Rummaging through thrift shops, combing weekend flea markets and yard sales , visiting vintage fashion stores, and even surfing the Internet has become a passion for people seeking out fashion treasures on the cheap.Some like to think of it as frugal livi
52、ng - a careful or thrifty way to live , a way to protect both their pocketbook and the environment. With the growing concern for waste, some people feel this is one way they can do their part by recycling and reusing. In San Francisco, California , there are 1500 recycle shops, selling everything fr
53、om used refrigerators to designer evening gowns. San Diego , California, b oa sts more than 2, 000 secondhand shops along with a quarterly newspaper called Second Hand News with a readership of thousands of people. This 56publication contains information on store listings , shop ratings , coming eve
54、nts, arid news of trends in recycling. People from all sectors of society read Second Hand News to learn about whats happening in the secondhand scene. The interest is growing in the use of these shops - some drop off their goods that they no longer want or need , some come to browse and see what it
55、s all about, others come to search for that piece of clothing that will make them stand out in a crowd.Recycle centers and shops originated through community service organizations such as the YMCA, Salvation Army, Good Will and church groups. One such organization , the St.Vincent De Paul in San Die
56、go, got its start in 1948 and is still doing a booming business today. Organizations such as these offer a wide range of goods and products from used household items to baby clothes. In many urban centers these types of shops cater to the needier segment of the population.But as recycling became fas
57、hionable during the 1980s , individuals opened secondhand shops geared to the middle and even upper classes of society. Shops like MichaeL s in downtown San Diego, Auntie Helens in New York, and Brother Bennie s in Los Angeles specialize in vintage clothing and accessories for both men and women. Th
58、ey claim to stock secondhand goods of the finest quality at low prices. Choosing an evening gown at Michaels is almost like shopping at Harrods in London or Ba rneys in New York, except its a lot more exciting, says Gennie, a fashion model based in San Diego. You can choose from clothes that lots of
59、 famous people owned, and theres a seamstress right there, to make adjustments. You even get the option of a full refund up to 11/2 hours after a purchase if you get it home and decide its really not for youshe explains.The recycle craze is not just all happening in the United States, it seems to ha
60、ve taken much of the whole world by storm. Some people in Tokyo, Japan make their living by what they call thrifting: Designers hire them to shop for treasures , which then form the basis of their next fashion collection. James Ashton says hes become a pro fe ssional scour. I go to clubs to see what
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