The tough economy is bringing new shoppers to...

The tough economy is bringing new shoppers to the secondhand market.Plato's Closet in Charlotte,NC is a private company,which mainly buys and sells used clothes.While Charlotte has outstanding secondhand stores offering high-end and graceful brands for women,most of their stock applies to adults.Plato's closet targets teens and those in their 20s.

Plato's Closet,with stores in Matthews and the university area,sells clothes and accessories（装饰品）that are currently popular at about one third the retail（零售）prices.

The two hottest brands,for buying and selling,are Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.Even though the offerings tend to be suitable for young people,there are a variety of shoppers at Plato's Closet of varying ages.Women in their 30s,40s,and older could easily find a purse,jacket or piece of jewelry they like.

If you are selling

Unlike higher-end resale stores which usually work on consignment（寄售）,Plato's Closet buys on the spot.

Items can be gently used,but must be in very good condition.

Clothes should be less than two years old and styles should be the same as those still being sold at the shopping center.

There is no negotiation;prices are set company-wide.If what you sell amounts to $30 or less,they'll give you cash.More than that,you'll get a Visa cash card.

Secondhand success

Don't get discouraged if you can't find something on your first trip.Resale shops are always getting new lists of goods and change their styles with each season.

Be sure to check each piece carefully before buying.

Price comparison

Jackets: New York & Company black blazer,$12; retail: $37.

Pants: Express Editor-style pants,$12; retail: $69.90.

Shoes: Nine West black peep-toe pumps,$12; retail: $89.

Jewelry: Necklaces,$3-$5; retail: $18-$30.

1.Plato's Closet is different from other secondhand stores in that　　　　 .

A. its offerings are more expensive

B. its target customers are young people

C. its stock mainly applies to female adults

D. it only offers high-end brands for women

2.If you want to sell something at Plato's Closet,you　　　　 .

A. are surely paid by cash　　 B. can bargain with buyers

C. should sell on consignment　　 D. should make sure it's in good condition

3.If you buy a pair of Express Editor-style pants in Plato's Closet,you can save　　　　 .

A. 57.9 dollars　　 B. 15 dollars

C. 77 dollars　　 D. 25 dollars.

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New ________ show that the economy of our country is continuing to grow.

A．welfares                              B．Nationalities

C．statistics                              D．schedules

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In order to change attitudes ________ employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.

A. about                       B. of                            C. towards                    D. at

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Andrew Jackson has been sitting pretty on the $20 bill for 87 years. Is it time to bring some new blood to the banknote?

The non-profit organization called Women on 20s is campaigning to put a woman’s face on American money. Barbara Ortiz Howard, the company’s founder, would like to see a woman on the $20 bill by 2020.That year marks the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

Howard got the idea when she realized that her daughter had no everyday reminders of famous women in history. She asked her friend Susan Ades Stone, a journalist, to join her cause. “Part of the aim is to educate as many people as possible about as many women as possible,” Ades says. “We want to see how many people we can reach.”

American money values the successes of former presidents and founding fathers. Currently, there are only two women on money: Susan B. Anthony is the face of the rare dollar coin, and Sacagawea can be seen on the gold dollar coin. There are no women on paper bills.

With help from writers and historians, Howard and Stone came up with a voting list featuring 15 important women. Ades says there is a standard for choosing candidates. They look at the women’s contributions to our world, and at what challenges they faced.

More than 72,000 people have voted so far in the poll. Ades says the competition has narrowed to a “very close race”, but won’t say who’s in the lead. After two rounds of voting, Women on 20s will send their campaign to the White House for consideration. The final decision is up to the Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. Lew is unlikely to make a change without the president’s approval. But last year, when a little girl asked the president why there aren’t any women on US currency, he said that adding a woman is a “pretty good idea”.

1.When did American women begin to enjoy voting rights?

A. In the 1920s.　　 B. In the 19th century.

C. Fewer than 20 years ago.　　 D. More than 200 years ago.

2.We can know from the text that ________.

A. Howard and Stone decided the voting list on their own

B. Howard’s idea has something to do with her daughter

C. so far no American women have appeared on coins

D. former presidents rule American money

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Ades has announced the victor of the voting.

B. It’s impossible for Jack Lew to make a change.

C. The president will probably support such a change.

D. The final decision is due to be made by the president.

4.What can be the best title of the text?

A. The future faces of money

B. Different faces chosen on money

C. Constant changes in money faces

D. A campaign for women’s faces on money

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The Belt and Road is a new force of promoting the development of the world economy,　　　 that will further push China's opening-up.

A. the one　　 B. one

C. ones　　 D. the ones

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A. the one　　 B. one

C. ones　　 D. the ones

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Being home to the largest secondhand bookstore in the world, Hay-on-Wye is more than just a small town in Wales--it’s a book heaven on earth.

The history of Hay-on-Wye as the “town of books” began on the April Fool’s Day of 1977. A man called Richard Booth announced the independence of Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books, with him as the king. Since then, he has managed to build a healthy tourism industry based on books. Today thousands of visitors come to Hay-on-Wye every year to look for whatever books they need.

Before Booth’s great idea, Hay-on-Wye was a slowly dying town having less than 2,000 people, with no real economy or notable local businesses. The king of Hay-on-Wye opened his first bookstore in 1961, and later encouraged his friends in the trade to come to Hay. After a few years, he filled almost every building with books. Hay-on-Wye now has over thirty bookshops, many selling second-hand books, which has made the town attractive for book collectors.

Hay-on-Wye has its special honor with over one million books traded here every year. Unlike other book dealers, Richard Booth doesn’t center on any one topic. He buys any type of books believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it. Book lovers from all over the world come to Hay-on-Wye because a large number of books found here are at low prices.

Since 1988, Hay-on-Wye has also been the place for a famous literary(文学) festival, now supported by The Guardian, which draws about 80,000 visitors over ten days at the beginning of June to see and hear big literary names from all over the world.

Once a dying small town, Hay-on-Wye is now an attractive tourist town, with ten percent of its population working in the book business, and local businesses benefiting from the waves of tourists coming here in search of books.

1.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A.Hay-on-Wye became independent in 1977.

B.Hay-on-Wye used to be a tourist attraction.

C.Richard Booth got fooled on the April Fool’s Day of 1977.

D.Richard Booth was to make Hay-on-Wye a book heaven.

2.What is mainly talked about Hay-on-Wye in Paragraph 3?

A.Its bookshops. B.Its unusual feature.

C.Its development. D.Its local businesses.

3.What is special about Richard Booth as a book dealer?

A.He sells only valuable books. B.He collects books of any type.

C.He himself is knowledgeable. D.He is supplied by The Guardian.

4.The reasons why visitors come to Hay-on-Wye include ______.

① low prices of books　　

② a large range of books

③ famous book dealers　　

④ a famous literary festival

A.①②③ B.①②④

C.①③④ D.②③④

5.Which may be the best title for the passage?

A.Hay-on-Wye, World of Books B.Hay-on-Wye, Birthplace of Literature

C.Hay-on-Wye, Source of Knowledge D.Hay-on-Wye, Famous Literary Festival

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In the new century, we still should _____ primary importance to the development of economy.

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In the global economy, a new drug for cancer, ________　 it is discovered, will create many economic possibilities around the world.

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The biggest threat to the future of Oxfordshire’s economy is transport.

That is the key finding of a major new report which interviewed more than 120 county companies. The results show 76 percent of the company owners and directors believe traffic jams and the quality of transport are affecting their business.

More than 30 percent say this is costing them dearly in the form of extra fuel(燃料) costs, while some say the situation of being stuck in jams on key roads such as the A34 and A40 every day is making it harder to employ workers.

But lack of safer cycling plans is encouraging 72 percent of people to continue to go to work by car.

The report has led the government to try to work out a solution to the situation on the county’s crowded roads.

Nicola Blackwood, an official of Oxfordshire, recently brought transport minister Stephen Hammond to the county and said he became stuck in a traffic jam on the A34.

As a result, he has promised that he will aim to look at entire roads, rather than individual projects such as improving junctions (交叉路口).

Ms Blackwood said: “If we are able to achieve anything like our economic growth, we need to solve the problems that not only affect the new companies but also the growth of existing local businesses. What I want to see most of all is the quick production of a plan to solve the problem of the A34.”

John Cardy, co-founder of Garden Games, said he had considered moving his business from a farm in Garford to Witney but traffic fears had made him reconsider. He added: “Most of our employees were not prepared to use the A40 which is always crowded.”

1.According to the report, _____.

A. the A34 and A40 are the most crowded roads

B. more and more workers are losing their jobs

C. companies spend more on fuel than before

D. there is a serious lack of fuel

2.What do we know about the report mentioned in the text?

A. It aims to develop safer cycling plans.

B. It focuses on the unemployment problem.

C. It has attracted the government’s attention.

D. It is based on Stephen Hammond’s experience.

3.According to Ms Blackwood, what’s the most important thing to do?

A. To solve the problem of heavy traffic.

B. To limit the growth of new businesses.

C. To invite the transport minister to Oxfordshire.

D. To find ways to develop the county’s economy.

4.John Cardy’s worry shows _____.

A. his employees are always caught in traffic jams on the A40

B. most of his employees aren’t satisfied with him

C. transport is holding back business growth

D. business growth leads to traffic jams

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