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3.If a stranger offered you money to keep a suitcase in your spare room,would you accept?How about the other way round:if you had too many belongings,would you consider trusting someone you met online with their safekeeping?Anthony Paine believed enough of us would answer"yes"to these questions to launch his own startup(新兴公司),Stashbee.His business links people with space to those who need it.And it's just one player in the booming"sharing economy",an industry that relies on people renting out things like their beds,bikes and even parking spaces.Airbnb,a company valued at﹩20bn,provides a platform for those renting property short-term.DogVacay pairs holidaymaking pet owners with pet-friendly hosts,and aims to be profitable by 2017.
All their business models are running well based on one simple word:trust.So,how does Stashbee measure up?BBC journalist Dougal Shaw decided to try it out for himself.He had some odds and ends(零碎东西)to store while repairing his house,and met a host through the site who could keep them for﹩285 for two months.All relatively smooth and easy!
Heavyweights(行业巨头)in the traditional storage industry,such as Big Yellow and Access,aren't convinced.A representative from Access told Shaw he was skeptical about storing with"amateurs".He considered 24/7(全天候)access to the items and better security as the main advantages of his service.
Stashbee agree that dealing with security concerns is important,but say business success depends more on people overcoming a distrust of strangers we've been taught since childhood.They aren't alone.Companies such as Costockage,Roost and Spacer all run similar storage businesses,and are all relying on a change in consumer attitudes.
The concept of social storage won't stop there.Then would you try it out?It's question of trust.
29.The author asked two questions at the beginning of the text toD.
A.show readers some data
B.carry out a survey among readers
C.start a debate among readers
D.draw readers'attention to the topic.
30.What does the underlined phrase"measure up"probably mean?C
A.Tell the truth.B.Find the size.C.Achieve success.D.Make a change.
31.What do Stashbee consider to be the biggest barrier to business success?A
A.The distrust of strangers.
B.The cost of starting the business.
C.The lack of space for storage.
D.Disapproval from traditional industry.
32.What is the best title for the text?B
A.Ways to start new business.
B.New business models of storage.
C.The change in service attitudes.
D.The concept of house renting.
分析 本文主要是对一种新的存储方式的介绍,对陌生人的信任是业模式都运行成功的秘诀.
解答 29.D推理判断题.根据句子Anthony Paine believed enough of us would answer"yes"to these questions.Anthony Paine认为,有足够多的人会回答"是的"可见在第一段提出两个大家都熟悉的问题,是为了引起读者的兴趣,所以答案选D.
30.C 词义猜测题.根据前一句All their business models are running well based on one simple word:trust.他们所有的商业模式都运行得很好,基于一个简单的词:信任.下一句So,how does Stashbee measure up?的意思应该是:因此,Stashbee是如何做到这样完美的呢,measure up应该是取得成功的意思,所以答案选C.
31.A 推理判断题.根据句子All their business models are running well based on one simple word:trust.他们所有的商业模式都运行得很好,基于一个简单的词:信任.business success depends more on people overcoming a distrust of strangers we've been taught since childhood商业上的成功更多地取决于人们克服对我们从小就被教导的陌生人的不信任.可以推断出商业成功的最大障碍是对陌生人的不信任,所以答案选A.
32.B 标题归纳题.根据第一段最后一句His business links people with space to those who need it.他的生意将人们与空间联系在一起,使之成为需要的人.以及下文对这种存储方式的介绍,可见B选项新的仓储商业模式符合文意,所以答案选B.
点评 在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机,事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西.
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