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You keep hearing about recycling, right? 
But it doesn’t end with bottles, cans, and paper. Clothing takes a huge amount of natural resources (资源) to make, and buying loads of new clothing (or throwing out old clothing) is not healthy for the environment. So what to do with all those perfectly-good-but-you’re-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them clothes piled on your bedroom floor? 16. ____. It’s the best way to get rid of your used clothes, score clothes from your friends, and have a party all at the same time.
A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes, the organization of the event, and, obviously, how much fun is had. It’s really easy to do! Here are a few pointers.
·Invite 5 — 10 people so you have a nice selection.17.____, and there may not be enough things to choose from; more than that, and it becomes uncontrollable.
·18.____. They should also prepare 
plenty of reusable bags to carry their “new” clothes home.
·Put different types of clothing on different surfaces in the room. 19.____. Place a few mirrors around your room so people can see how things look when they try them on. One of the ground rules of the swap should be that everyone must try on the clothes before they take them — things always look different when you put them on.
·Set a starting time. Maybe you say “go,” or turn on a certain song, or whatever. 20.____. And don’t forget to put 
out some cookies and fruits. Remember, it’s a party!
A. Less people than that
B. Hold a clothing swap
C. If two people are competing
D. Just keep music playing throughout
E. Donate whatever clothes are left over
F. Have everyone put their clothes in the right spots
G. Tell everyone to bring clean clothes in good condition
答案：16. B 17. A 18. G 19. F 20. D
解析：
16.考察的是上下句间的逻辑关系，what to do with the clothes? （提出问题）_____ (给出一个方案)，然后才能说it’s the best way to get rid of you clothes（对方案进行评论）. 从标题到全文，很容易选出B项。E项属于干扰项，一般人的思维是怎处置旧衣物？捐掉！虽然也符合逻辑，但是不符合全文的主题。
17. 考察的还是上下句的关系。主题句是Invite 5 — 10 people，后面紧跟着说more than that, 那么很容易就找到A选项。两个并列句是对主题句为什么选5-10人最合适做出的解释。
18. 这段只有两句话。第二句话说They should also prepare plenty of reusable bags to carry their “new” clothes home.让人准备一些可以重复利用的袋子把“新”衣服带回家里。那么“new”clothes 和“bring clean 
clothes in good condition”有语意的对应性和逻辑性，所以选择G。这里可能会有人误选C/F。是没有对前后两句中关键词进行删选。此外，C想并不符合语言逻辑。F项有 put their clothes in the right spots” 和后面they… carry… their主语一致，但是缺乏关键词的一致性。
19. Put different types of clothing ondifferent surfaces in the room和Have everyone put their clothes in the right spots.两句话关键词吻合，且两句话有内在的逻辑关系。因此选F。即使在18题误选F，在做到19题的时候，仔细推敲一下也应该改正过来。
20. turn on a certain song or whatever与Just keep music playing throughout在逻辑上是严密的，而且两句话的关键信息一致。所以做题目的时候，在逻辑上都说得通的前提下，一定要关注上下句中的关键信息，关键词。
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题材：说明文 字数：298字 试题难度：两星。
本文选一本名为：47 Things You Can Do for the Environment的书中，作者是Lexi Petronis， Jill Buck。两位都是美国的环保人士。这是为美国初中生写的环保方面的书。其中第36篇为Swap, don’t stop. 文章很简练，没有长难句。但是很口语化，比如perfectly-good-but-you’re-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them，还有使用了score（获得，得来）这样不常见的表达。但整体内容很容易理解。其中C,E两个干扰选项也是作者提出的建议的部分。具体全文如下：
