Question

【题目】 Out with the old, in with the new (旧的不去,新的不来). It's time to buy some new, fashionable clothes for the summer. But what do you do with your old clothes?

Every year in China, people throw away about 26 million tons of old clothes, according to the China Association of Resource Comprehensive Utilization. Most of them are buried (填埋) or burned as waste. It's a huge waste of energy.

"In many countries, charity shops collect and resell second-hand clothes," Zhao Guoliang, a professor at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, told Beijing Morning Post. "It's the best way to solve this problem."

In some countries, it can be fashionable to shop for used clothes at charity shops like Oxfam British singer Victoria Beckham said she had bought clothes from Oxfam. "It's amazing to see what people throw out and it's good to help such a great place," she told Heat magazine.

Recycling clothes is catching up in China. Fashion brand H&M is inviting people to put their old clothes into special boxes in their 45 stores in China. Some of the clothes will be resold after being cleaned. Some will be used to make other things, such as toys or cloth bags.

Another fashion brand JNBY also takes action. If people take the down jackets (羽绒服) they have worn to the stores of JNBY, they can get 200 yuan to buy the new clothes. The used down jackets will be cleaned and then given away to the people in need.

【1】People throw away about __________ million tons of old clothes every year in China.

A.21B.26C.45D.200

【2】According to the passage, Oxfam is a __________.

A.hospitalB.magazineC.websiteD.shop

【3】We can know from the last paragraph that H&M stores __________.

A.sell old clothes with toys or clothes bagsB.give people 200 yuan to buy new clothes

C.resell some old clothes after cleaning themD.give old clothes away to the people in need

【4】The writer writes this passage to __________.

A.suggest ways to deal with old clothesB.call on people to help the poor

C.encourage people to buy new clothesD.advise people to save their money

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了旧衣物的处理方式。文章以Oxfam、H&M等为例，号召我们合理利用旧衣物，节约能源保护环境。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段“Every year in China, people throw away about 26 million tons of old clothes”可知，在中国，人们每年会扔掉大约26吨的旧衣物。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段“…at charity shops like Oxfam”可知，Oxfam是一家慈善商店。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Some of the clothes will be resold after being cleaned”可知，H&M会将收集来的旧衣服清洗过后进行二次售卖。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。根据“But what do you do with your old clothes? …In many countries, charity shops collect and resell second-hand clothes”及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了旧衣物的处理方法，号召人们对旧衣物进行循环利用消费，因此作者写这篇文章的目的是为了告诉我们合理正确的处理旧衣物的方式。故选A。