Kelly Trella has found a way to get rid of her 2-year-old son's old clothes; she swaps (交換) them. Trella was clearing her house when she came across a magazine article about ^ThredUP,a children's clothes swapping web- site. She signed up and has been swapping used clothes ever since.
ThredUP now has 15 ,000 members with another 1 ,000 being added each week. Founder and CEO James Reinhart says the company is trying to attract parents who are buying their children clothes for the new term. The existence of ThredUP is surely driven by the economy.
“These days people who once only dropped off clothes arebuyingthemtoo ,”saidJamesReinhart.“Morepeo- ple are more careful of what they spend,M he said. uThey (Mn’t have to worry about it before. They still want their kids to have those really nice things,but they don't have the money to do it. ”
ThredUP worked with a Boston charity to give $ 1 from every swap to the charity to help clothe children and buy them school supplies. The site sends 10 boxes online to each customer. The customers can put their used clothes into the boxes and browse (浏览) the website for what they want. Once a customer finds what he wants,he pays $13 for transportation. The customer who owns the clothes then is informed so he can send the clothes off. There are no photos of the clothes,so decisions are pretty much based on brands and descriptions.
"The first box I got,I paid $ 13 in total and I got 13 shirks. Of course,they have gone through the wash a couple of times,but they are of good quality,” Trella said. “You are giving and you are getting. It's nice to share."
The company relies on customer reviews to get rid of the people who are giving clothes that are in bad condition. There is trust involved for the people who use the site.
56. Kelly Trella found the way of swapping clothes
A. when surfing the Internet
B. on TV
C. in a magazine
D. when talking with friends
57. People who visit ThredUP are mostly.
A. students B. teachers C. children D. parents
58. If people want to swap clothes through ThredUP, they must first.
A. pay some money to the website
B. visit the website every week
C. become a member of the website
D. prepare some very nice clothes
59. The site sends 10 boxes online to customers so that they can .
A. put their used clothes in the boxes
B. browse the website for boxes of clothes
C. give $ 1 to help children buy school supplies
D. be informed when someone wants their clothes
60. Trella considers the Thred UP.
A. crazy B. beneficial
C. meaningless D. entertaining
56. C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的 “Trella was clearing her house when she came across a magazine article about ThredUP...”可知，她是在浏览杂志的时 候发现介绍旧衣交换的网站的，故选 C.
57. D解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第二 句中的“••• about ThredUP,a children's clothes swapping website. ” 以及第二段第二 句中的 “the company is trying to attract parents who are buying their children clothes for the new term. ”可知，该网站的主要访 问者是孩子的父母，故选 D.
58. C解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段 中的“She signed叩…”以及第二段中的 ThredUP now has 15. 000 members with another 1. 000 being added each week. ” 可推 断出，要在这个网站交换旧衣服，必须先成 为该网站的会员，故选C
59. A解析：细节理解题，根据第三段中的 44 The site sends 10 boxes online to each customer. The customers can put their used clothes into the boxes.可知选 A
60. B解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段 中 “ ‘ You are giving and you are getting. It's nice to share. ’”可知，Trella认为这种交换 很好，故选 B.
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It is very dangerous to experience sandstorm. Sand can get into the nose,eyes,mouth and lungs. If you happen to be caught in a sandstorm,you must protect yourself by wearing masks,scarves and so on.
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C. The sand in it can be blown up as high as 15 metres.
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