19．Thrift stores are a refuge （避难所） for countless items from landing in garbage piles．
Value Vitlage，for example，saves more than 650 million pounds of clothing from landfills（垃圾填埋场） each year!making it one of the largest recyclers of used garments in the world．
Their stores give a second life to 1.8 million pounds of clothes every day，which is equal to 600 mid sized cars．Almost 100 percent of clothing and textiles are recyclable，yet 85 percent of it ends up in landfills．It's estimated that the average person throws away 70 pounds of clothing a year．
Lindsay Coulter is the so called"queen of Green"with the David Suzuki Foundation，
educating people on how to live a greener life by making changes around the house．She says that donating and shopping at thrift stores is an excellent way to exercise all three of the three R's reduce，reuse and recycle．She says，"whether it's a purse or a pair of shoes，it's really worth considering going to thrift stores as another point of contact to help reduce your consumption．"
Coulter points out that since landfills are air-tight，textiles take longer to break down．
"I'd imagine things like an old towel，a rag or an old-shirt will last a really long time，"
she says．The beauty of thrift shopping is that the supply is never-ending，so if you don't find what you're looking for one day，it's likely to show up in no time．
One person who knows this quite well is Jodi Jacyk，costume specialist in the theatre
and film department at the University of British Columbia．She says the majority of items for the university's productions are purchased second-hand．Because of her shrinking budget，items like clothing and shoes are thrifted from Value Village．"We are constantly thrifting and we re-use costumes for many years．Thrift shopping is a much easier，cheaper way to do things．"she says．
The next time you need to lighten your closet，take the opportunity to go thrift shopping to lighten both your carbon footprint and your financial burden at the same time．
32．What is a"thrift store"according to the text？B
A．It deals with daily garbage．
B．It sells second-hand items．
C．It exchanges new clothes．
D．It donates used items．
33．Why did Lindsay Coulter advise shopping at thrift stores？A
A．To be friendly to environment．
B．To make a change of lifestyle．
C．To reduce the cost of the family．
D．To collect money for the Foundation．
34．What do we know about Jodi Jacyk？C
A．She doesn't budget carefully．
B．She complains a lot about her job．
C．She is a fan of thrift shopping．
D．She is known as"Queen of Green'．
35．What is the author's attitude toward thrift shopping？D
A．Conservative．B．Cautious．C．Doubtful．D．Supportive．
分析 本文主要介绍了一种节俭环保的购物方式--节俭购物．二手物品商店是数不清的垃圾堆里物品的避难所，每天给180万磅的衣服第二次生命，所以在二手物品商店购物是实行减少、再利用和再循环的一个极好的方法，作者认为节俭购物可以减轻你的碳足迹和你的财务负担．
解答 32．B 词义猜测题．根据第一段的"Thrift stores are a refuge （避难所） forcountless items from landing in garbage piles．Thrift stores是数不清的垃圾堆里物品的避难所"和"Theirstores give a second life to 1.8 million pounds of clothes every day，他们的商店每天给180万磅的衣服第二次生命"以及第二段的"Shesays that donating and shopping at thrift stores is an excellent way to..她说，捐赠和在thriftstores购物是一个很好的方式．"可知，thrift store是出售二手物品的商店，故选B．
33．A 细节理解题．根据第二段的"She says that donating and shopping at thriftstores is an excellent way to exercise all three of the three R's reduce，reuseand recycle．"可知，捐赠和在二手物品商店购物是实行减少、再利用和再循环的一个极好的方法．所以Lindsay Coulter建议在二手物品商店购物是为了环保，故选A．
34．C 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段的"We are constantly thrifting and we re-usecostumes for many years．"可知，她不断地淘旧货，而且多年穿旧服装．所以Jodi Jacyk是一个节俭购物迷，故选C．
35．D 根据最后一段"The next time you need to lighten your closet，takethe opportunity to go thrift shopping to lighten both your carbon footprint andyour financial burden at the same time．下一次，你需要减轻你的衣柜，抓住机会去节俭购物，同时减轻你的碳足迹和你的财务负担．"可知，作者对待节俭购物的态度是支持的，故选D．
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读，考查学生对细节的理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
