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  3. [A] Airbnb is fighting the ruling with a lawsuit. Its main argument in defending its position as complementary rather than in

[A] Airbnb is fighting the ruling with a lawsuit. Its main argument in defending its position as complementary rather than in

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问题     [A]   Airbnb is fighting the ruling with a lawsuit. Its main argument in defending its position as complementary rather than in opposition to hotels is that its average host provides this service in the home they live in, and only when they are away. In London, for example, Airbnb has described its average host as someone who opens up their home for about 50 nights and earns ￡3,500 per year by doing so. In addition, almost three quarters of the listings are outside the main tourist areas and in places where there aren’t enough hotels.
    [B]   On the other hand, when they asked people who had heard of but not yet used sharing websites such as Airbnb, the one thing these people said they needed to start sharing was training. With this as the primary reason for not sharing, Airbnb’s complementary approach—providing hosts with information and helping them with a variety of issues—from fire safety or taxation, to how to provide a better service to guests, has helped the company do well in many cities, making the controversies in New York, Barcelona and Berlin rare events.
    [C]   As is shown in another research project on how start-ups can enter highly regulated markets, Airbnb’s collaborative approach to city officials and local communities—communicating with the local authorities and providing them with useful information about, for example, the growth of tourism—is the only sensible route for a company that is dependent on local regulation. But it will always be weighed against the voice and collective power of the incumbents whose revenues they threaten—as is the case in New York.
    [D]   Thus, these individuals are not multiple homeowners trying to evade taxes. A local law change enacted last year means that Londoners do not have to file taxes for renting their rooms or homes for up to 90 days, earning up to ￡7,500 annually.
    [E]   In a recent survey developed jointly between Warwick University and Imperial College in the U.K, the authors looked at individuals’ attitudes toward the sharing economy, using a large sample that is representative of the British population. Their results confirm that the majority of sharing economy users and providers in the U.K. have an average income below ￡40,000 and use or offer these ser-vices once every few months.
    [F]   Airbnb is in the middle of a legal battle with the state of New York to combat a new law against short-term rentals. It follows a bill, recently signed by New York governor Andrew Cuomo, that will fine tenants or landlords for renting out their apartments for less than 30 days. The aim is to pre-vent people from converting their apartments into hotels without paying tax, by which they offend the vested interest of hoteliers.
    [G]  Airbnb’s experience in New York also highlights that the degree of friction it faces also depends on the extent to which hotels launch an offensive against these new services. In New York, for in-stance, the Hotel Association of New York City announced in the last year that Airbnb caused a U.S. $2 billion loss to their business, urging its members to engage in collective action against the company. This has resulted in tremendous pressure on city officials to ban the service.
    【D21】 → 【D22】 → E → 【D23】 → 【D24】 → G → 【D25】
【D23】
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答案D
解析 本题在E之后。E将讨论重心从Airbnb的法律战转移到共享经济在英国的发展上，提到一项研究探讨了个体如何看待共享经济，并在结尾处介绍了该调查的结果。D首句的these individuals指代E结尾提到的共享经济的参与者(the majority…users and providers)。这些人平均收入低于4万英镑，每隔几个月才会使用或提供这种服务，由此可以推出D首句说的“他们并不是拥有好几处房产且想要逃税的房主”，体现了D开头的Thus。故答案选D。
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