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FannyMoizant, anonlinegroupthatsellsusedclothes from luxurybrands(奢侈品 牌), agreesthat“secondhand”ispartoffashionnow.
“Fashionhaschanged,”shetoldtheFinancialTimeslastmonth.”Peopleneed ourservice----theyneedaplacetoletgoandget ridofthisexcess(过剩).” Itwasn’t always thisway.Secondhand clothesusedtobemuchlesspopular. KerenCharles,37,fromtheUS,remembershowembarrassedshewasthefirst timesheentereda thriftstoremorethan20 yearsago.
“Ididn’twantanyonetoseeme,”CharlestoldCNN.“Inhighschool,people thought youwereeitherpoororhomeless.”
Now,thefashionfansaysabout97percentofherclothesaresecondhand.Her favorite findisa$5 blueeveningdressthat couldbeworthhundredsofdollars. Sowhat isathriftshop, exactly?
AccordingtotheUSAssociationofResaleProfessionals,athriftshopisrunbya not-for–profit（非盈利的）organizationtogetmoneytocharitablecauses. Theshops have becomepopularin recenttimesdueto economicreasons.
More customers began coming to thrift shops in the US at the start of the recession(萧条),accordingtoCNN.
AndnowsecondhandclothingandvintageitemsareshowingupinWesternhigh fashionandstreetwear.
Fashionable hip-hop artist Macklemore and Ryan Lewis even wore a 2013 BillboardMusicAward fortheirhit songThrift Shop.Thesongisabout“lookingfora comeup”(searchfor cheapthingsina thriftstore.
However,thriftstoreculturemaybegreatfornewshoppersandforbusinessbut it’snot so great forshopperslikeCharleswho are still“lookingforacomeup.” “Thecompetitionistoughnow,”shetoldCNN.“You’reinthethriftstores,and you’reseeingsomanyotherpeople,butit’sstillbetterthanshoppingatadepartment
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30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle? A.Vintage itemssellbetterthanother used clothes.
B.Thriftshops are anewformofshopsthathave appearedinthelast10 years. C.Thriftshops sellused clothesinorder tohelppeopleinneed.
D.Young peopleshow lessinterestinsecondhandclothingthanolder people. 31.Accordingtothearticle,secondhandclotheshavebecomepopularintheWest because
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A. there are morethriftstorestoshop in B. peoplehave toliveon lessmoney
C.artistsandstarsare oftenseen insecondhandclothes D. peoplenow carelessaboutothers’opinions 32.Theunderlinedword“Vintage”inparagraph15
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means“”.
A.oldbutexpensive B.largeandverybeautiful C.oldbuthighquality D. popularandnew
33.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout? A.Thepopularityofthriftstoreculture.
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B.Theimportanceof recyclingsecondhandclothes. C.Differentattitudestowardthriftshops. D.Theinfluenceoftheeconomyon fashion.
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10 分，每小题2 分）
Spidermanisoneofthe mostfamouscomicbook heroesof alltime.Hewas createdby Stan Leein1963 andwasfirst introducedtotheworld inthe pagesof Marvel comicbooks.
Spiderman’sstoryisthe storyofPeterParker,achildwho losthisparentsandlives withhis aunt anduncle.Peterisashy,quietboy wearingglasses andhas fewfriends. Oneday,on ahighschool class triptoasciencelab,hegetsbittenby aspecialspider. SoonPeter realizeshehasamazingpowers:he isasstrong andquickasaspiderand alsohasa type ofsixthsense. Heno longer needshisglassesandhecanusehissuper power tofly through thecitystreets!RememberingsomethinghisUncle Benhastold him,that“withgreatpower,theremustalso comegreatresponsibility,”Peterdecides tousehispowersto fight enemieswho do cruel thingstopeople.And so, Spiderman is born.
Lifeisnot easyforPetereven thoughhe isasuperhero. HeisinlovewithMary Janebut cannot tellherabouthisamazingpowers.Besides,hisbest friend Harryhates Spiderman!Peterisalso short ofmoneyand time.HehastosellphotosofSpiderman (himself!)toanewspaperandhekeeps losinghisotherjobsbecausehe’sso busy savingpeople!Yethehasto fightdifferentkindsof cruelenemies. 34.WhocreatedSpiderman?
35.WheredoesPetergoon hishighschoolclasstrip? 36.WhathappenedtoPeter afterhewasbittenby thespider? 37. How isSpidermanborn at last? 38.Whatkindoflife isPeterliving?
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五、文段表达（10 分）
39．根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容 不计入总
词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
假如你是李华，你们学校英文网站正在针对上网是否是一件好事展开辩论，
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