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Airbnb, the popular platform that lets people rent out their homes and apartments, released the results of a volunteer survey th
Airbnb, the popular platform that lets people rent out their homes and apartments, released the results of a volunteer survey th
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2021-02-21
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问题
Airbnb, the popular platform that lets people rent out their homes and apartments, released the results of a volunteer survey this week containing the striking statistic that nearly one in ten of its hosts in the United States is an educator. In some states the trend appears to be even more pronounced—more than a quarter of all Airbnb hosts in Utah and Wisconsin, for example, work as teachers or in education (the company includes in that category administrators and college professors). This is especially noteworthy given that an analysis of census and National Center for Education Statistics figures suggests that just less than 2 percent of adults in the country work as full-time K-12 teachers.
Many of these 45,000-plus educators in the U. S. are presumably using Airbnb to supplement their regular income, as teachers struggle with stagnant, if not declining, pay. The average annual salary for K-12 public-school teachers is roughly $58,000, and they typically spend a sizable chunk of that on classroom supplies integral to their jobs. Teachers’ frustration with the situation has become so acute that it drove educators en masse to the picket lines in certain parts of the country this past spring.
The typical teacher host earned $ 6,500 through Airbnb last year—hardly a negligible boost for financially strapped educators. And for many teachers, that boost is far more appealing than other means of supplementing their incomes. For one, the personality traits found in the quintessential teacher—socially adept and empathetic, responsive and adaptable, a passion for sharing knowledge—are also typical of good hosts. For another, teachers’ schedules mean they often have more flexibility in the summer. Some economists who study the teaching force, like the University of Missouri’s Michael Podgursky, argue that this flexibility, and not a need for supplemental income, is the key driver behind the trend. Still, according to the report, teachers last year earned roughly one-third of their total annual earnings from Airbnb through hosting during the summer months alone, suggesting that while they do host at a slightly higher rate during their " off season," they’re still using the platform a fair amount during the school year.
What is the main idea of this passage?
选项
A、One in 10 Airbnb hosts in the U. S. is a teacher.
B、Low pay has teachers flocking to the sharing economy.
C、Airbnb released the results of a volunteer survey this week.
D、Flexibility, and not a need for supplemental income, is the key driver behind the trend.
答案
B
解析
理解题。本题也是要考查对于整篇文章的理解。本文读下来之后哪一个选项可以总结全文的意思呢?[A],[C]和[D]这三个选项都太过片面,只是很小的细节,不能完成总结全文的任务。因此应该选择[B]。
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考研英语二
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