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【題目】If you have spent any time living in or visiting a big city in China, you have most likely used the service that Didi provides. The convenient ride-sharing company, now known as Didi Chuxing, was praised last month by Fortune magazine. According to the magazine, it is changing the world with its environmentally friendly solution to getting around in major cities. As the magazine reported: “Didi concluded that last year its car-pooling services helped reduce total car trips in the country by 1 million a day, which saved 500 million liters of gas, cutting 13.5 million tons of carbon emissions (排放) per day.” The transport service was the only Chinese company to make the important magazine’s list, and its influence can be felt in many parts of Chinese society.

Didi is just one example of what is being called the “sharing economy”. The sharing economy is one in which regular people exchange goods and services, usually using an online marketplace. Other similar companies include companies that allow people to rent out their homes to strangers like Airbnb and Couchsurfing, and similar ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft.

All of these services are possible partly because many people are realizing that they have underused assets in their lives. Millions of people around the world have started renting them out online to earn extra money. They rent their apartments while they are away for the weekend, lend people their cars for money and even sell their spare time.

The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internet’s value to customers. This model is now big enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it. That is a sign of its great potential. It is time to start caring about sharing.

【1】What does the first paragraph imply?

A. Didi Chuxing can bring down the price of gas.

B. Didi Chuxing has solved the traffic jam in China.

C. Didi Chuxing is helpful to environment.

D. Didi Chuxing is the best transport service in China.

【2】What does the underlined word “assets” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Possessions. B. Services.

C. Houses. D. Cars.

【3】What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To stress the importance of online services.

B. To introduce the “sharing economy”.

C. To advertise a new means of transport.

D. To explain the benefits of using Didi.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】本文通過舉例介紹了分享經(jīng)濟，并且指出分享經(jīng)濟的前景可觀。

【1】推理判斷題。由According to the magazine, it is changing the world with its environmentally friendly solution to getting around in major cities.可知第一自然段暗示了滴滴出行對環(huán)境有益，選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。由Millions of people around the world have started renting them out online to earn extra money.可知劃線詞所在的句子意思是在一定程度上，所有的那些服務都有可能，因為許多人意識到他們未充分使用他們生活中的財產(chǎn)，所以“assets”意思是財產(chǎn)，選A。

【3】寫作意圖題。由The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internet’s value to customers. This model is now big enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it. That is a sign of its great potential. It is time to start caring about sharing. 可知這篇文章的目的在于介紹分享經(jīng)濟，選B。