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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.
The best title for the text may be ______.
选项
A、Sharing Economy and Online Shopping
B、The Immense Potential of Sharing Economy
C、The Emergency of Sharing Economy and Its Concerns
D、Sharing Economy Will Reshape Traditional Industries Soon
答案
C
解析
主旨题可以通过各段首句提取。第一段首句:The sharing economy is a little like online shopping,which started in America 15 years ago.第二段首句:Incumbents are getting involved too.第三段首句:The main worry is regulatory uncertainty.第四段首句:The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internet’s value to consumers.分析:文章反复出现和讨论的关键信息是the sharing economy(共享经济),而提到online shopping仅仅是为了作比较,故我们可以先排除选项A。选项D原文有提到,但是没有提到soon一词,且这个词过于绝对,该项可以排除。选项B在原文也有体现,但是不够全面,因为第三段首句的“main worry”告诉我们该段主要讨论共享经济的主要问题,故选项C表述比较全面,即为答案。
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