Question

Do you have a spare room in your house? What about your driveway for your car?

Both of these can help you make money. Many people who have financial difficulties are taking advantage of what's been called the 'sharing economy.

Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb. 1.It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments. They seem to have cornered the market!

2.. Just Park's founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says: "When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park." And he has a big clientele(客户): Around 200,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site, and he says around half a million drivers use it.  3.They let drivers share their cars with other passengers.

4.A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over 200,000 pounds by renting out space in its yard to travelers! But the sharing economy has its competitors. People who run things like traditional hotels, commercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up losing money. 5.Because this is a new business world, those rules are not there yet. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor?

A. Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is.

B. A British company is doing something with parking spaces.

C. There are other sites doing very similar things, like Uber and Lyft.

D. It offers travelers a global network of accommodations offered by locals

E. (涂AB)Another problem is that regulations for these new businesses are unclear.

F. (涂AC). The American web business allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers.

D. (涂AD). Now that the sharing economy is gaining the support of the financial community, corporations start paying attention.

Answer

1.F

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.E

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新的租赁形式：把你家的空闲的地方租赁出去。

1.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。句意：你去度假的时候美国的网络公司可以将你闲置出来的房间租出去。根据上文“Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb.” 也许一个公司在这个领域最著名的例子是Airbnb。引出下文，另根据“It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments.”据说它在34000个城市运作，有800000个房间和公寓。可知所填句子承上启下。根据题意，故选F。

2.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。句意：一家英国公司在停车位上做一些事情。根据“And he has a big clientele(客户): Around 200,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site, and he says around half a million drivers use it.” 他有一个大客户（客户）：大约有200000人在网站上宣传他们的空间，他说，约有一百万的司机使用它。可知本段主要介绍停车位租赁。根据题意，故选B。

3.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。句意：还有其他网站做类似的事情，像Uber和Lyft。根据“They let drivers share their cars with other passengers.” They let drivers share their cars with other passengers.“them”指代Uber和Lyft。根据题意，故选C。

4.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。句意：任何司机都知道一个停车的地方是多么的有价值。根据“A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over 200,000 pounds by renting out space in its yard to travelers!” 伦敦国王十字车站附近的一座教堂显然以200000英镑的租金租给了院子里的旅行者！可知停车位的价值。根据题意，故选A。

5.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。句意：另一个问题是对这些新业务的监管还不清楚。根据“Because this is a new business world, those rules are not there yet.” 因为这是一个新的商业世界，这些规则还没有出台。根据题意，故选E。

【名师点睛】

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