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The sharing economy is a little like online shopping, which started in America 15 years ago. At first, people were worried about
The sharing economy is a little like online shopping, which started in America 15 years ago. At first, people were worried about
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2018-03-01
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The sharing economy is a little like online shopping, which started in America 15 years ago. At first, people were worried about security. But having made a successful purchase from, say, Amazon, they felt safe buying elsewhere. Similarly, using Airbnb or a car-hire service for the first time encourages people to try other offerings. Next, consider eBay. Having started out as a peer-to-peer marketplace, it is now dominated by professional "power sellers" (many of whom started out as ordinary eBay users). The same may happen with the sharing economy, which also provides new opportunities for enterprise. Some people have bought cars solely to rent them out, for example.
Incumbents are getting involved too. Avis, a car-hire firm, has a share in a sharing rival. So do GM and Daimler, two car-makers. In future, companies may develop hybrid models, listing excess capacity (whether vehicles, equipment or office space) on peer-to-peer rental sites. In the past, new ways of doing things online have not displaced the old ways entirely. But they have often changed them. Just as Internet shopping forced Walmart and Tesco to adapt, so online sharing will shake up transport, tourism, equipment-hire and more.
The main worry is regulatory uncertainty. Will room-renters be subject to hotel taxes, for example? In Amsterdam officials are using Airbnb listings to track down unlicensed hotels. In some American cities, peer-to-peer taxi services have been banned after lobbying by traditional taxi firms. The danger is that although some rules need to be updated to protect consumers from harm, incumbents will try to destroy competition. People who rent out rooms should pay tax, of course, but they should not be regulated like a Ritz-Carlton hotel. The lighter rules that typically govern bed-and-breakfasts are more than adequate.
The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internet’s value to consumers. This emerging model is now big and disruptive enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it. That is a sign of its immense potential. It is time to start caring about sharing.
Walmart and Tesco are mentioned to ______.
选项
A、demonstrate the power of Internet
B、show the potential of online sharing
C、reveal the influence of online shopping
D、prove the dominance of certain companies
答案
B
解析
根据题干中的“Walmart and Tesco”定位到第二段最后一句:Just as Internet shopping forced Walmart and Tesco to adapt,so online sharing will shake up transport,tourism,equipment-hire and more.文章提到Walmart和Tesco是为了说明下半句:网络共享会重组交通运输业、旅游业、设备租赁业等行业。该句突出一个词“online sharing”,而四个选项中只有选项B含有这个词,故本题选项B,show the potential of online sharing(显示网络共享的潜力)为答案。
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考研英语一
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