Question

“Clothes-swapping” has become an increasing popular activity for women in the United States. The women can give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return.

Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the area’s popular clothing-swap group.

Daphne Steinberg was having a very good day. “For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT，Ann Taylor is a really nice women’s designer and I’ll totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt myself. ”

Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high school’s debate team. It’s one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the “un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.

“I started doing this myself four years ago, and we’ve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”

She used the social media website meetup. com to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Ms Pratt says most of the members respect clothing swap rules. But she says competition for desirable fashion can be strong.

“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover (徘徊) over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out，some people tend to grab (抢夺) the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.”

1.We can learn from what Daphne Steinberg said that        .

A. she saved much more money than she had expected

B. it was the first time she had been to a clothes swap

C. the clothes swap was the largest ever in the area

D. she got some nice clothes at the clothes swap

2.What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. What Kim Pratt did to help others in need

B. What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothing.

C. How Kim Pratt helped a high school’s debate team.

D. How Kim Pratt started the clothing-swapping event.

3.The underlined word “publicize” in Paragraph 6 probably means “         ”.

A. observe    B. manage

C. advertise    D. prove

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Clothes-swapping is becoming increasingly popular with women.

B. Improper behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlled.

C. More clothing swapping events need to be organized

D. Clothes swaps often go out of control in the end.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文围绕一个“交换衣物”的活动。首先介绍了这个活动在美国女性间越来越流行，然后选取了一个活动参加者对活动的评论。然后介绍了“交换衣物”发起者的一些慈善行为，发起者利用网站推广活动，扩大影响，最后讲组织方将尽力阻止活动中不合适的行为。

1.考察推理判断。由第二段首句可知，Daphne在交换日非常高兴，她说“Ann Taylor是一个很好的设计师，我百分之百会穿着这件衣服去工作。我能够为工作做准备又不会花太多钱”。由此可以推断，她在衣物交换日得到了满意的衣服，故选D。

2.考察段意理解。第四段大意为Kim为高中辩论队组织募捐活动，这只是他们团队做慈善的一种方式，另一种是将没有交换出去的衣物送到收容所。可以看出第四段主要讲了Kim做了什么来帮助有需要的人。故选A。

3.考察细节推断。句意为，她用社交网站publicize活动，社交网站帮助他们从30个成员发展到了1300个。因此可以推断，publicize意为推广、宣传。A. observe 观察，B. manage管理，C. advertise登广告，D. prove证明。因此选C。

4.考察段意理解。最后一段大意为，“我们得告诉人们，不要总是围着带来衣物的新人转。当人们拿出衣服的时候，有时有些人像是抢免费东西一样争夺，我们要尽力避免这样的事情发生”，由此可以推断出B选项：“不正确的行为应该被控制”。