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6．Do you have a spare room in your house？What about a driveway for your car？Both of these can help you make money．Many people who are feeling the pinchare taking advantage of what's been called the"sharing economy"．
   Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb-an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers．It says it operates in 34，000 cities and it has over 1，500，000 listings．It seems to have cornered the market!
   A British company is doing something with parking spaces．JustPark's founder，Anthony Eskinazi，says，"When I had the original idea，I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium．It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than a commercial car park．"And he has a big clientele（顾客）：around 20，000 people have advertised their spaces on the site，and he says around half a million drivers use it．There are other sites doing very similar things，like Uber and Lyft-these let drivers share their cars with other passengers．Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is．A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over£200，000 by renting out space in its yard to travelers!
   Because this is a new business world，those rules aren't there yet and many people are happy to share-as long as it pays!
   But the sharing company has its critics：the competitors of these new companies．People who run things like traditional B&B，commercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up out of pocket．And there is another issue：regulations on these new businesses are unclear．How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor？
32．What does the underlined phrase"feeling the pinch"probably mean？A
A．Lacking in money                        
B．Full of curiosity
C．Willing to help others                          
D．Unsatisfied with their lives
33．Who may be against the sharing economy？D
A．A taxi driver who can't find a parking place．
B．A priest in the church near Kings Cross
C．A traveler who needs accommodation．
D．A well-known high-end holiday hotel．
34．Why are many people pleased to share according to the passage？B
A．Because they can gain huge profits．
B．Because there're few rules to limit them．
C．Because they needn't pay any fee．
D．Because the new business has no risks．
35．Which of the following words can best describe the booming sharing economy？C
A．Creative and developed                      
B．Competitive but unpractical
C．Effective but worrying                      
D．Traditional and acceptable．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一片应用文，主要介绍了一些能够获益的方法与例子．文中通过几个例子告诉我们只要能够用心观察每一处的机会，你就会成功从中获益．

解答 A D B C
32．A 猜测词意．通过Both of these can help you make money这句话推出feeling the pinch指的是那些缺钱的人出租自己的东西来获取利润．
33．D 细节题．在第二和第三段举了很多出租自己物品的例子，如：出租车司机，教堂里的牧师，旅行者．一家住房率很高的知名酒店肯定不需要共享．
34．B细节题． Because this is a new business world，those rules aren't there yet and many people are happy to share-as long as it pays!这句话告诉我们这种共享经济由于是新事物而且没有规则约束，受到很多人的欢迎．
35．C推理判断题．文章介绍里一种出租自己闲置物品的赚钱途径即共享经济，可以带来利益，但在最后一段regulations on these new businesses are unclear对这个新行业的规则还不明确．所以确定答案为Effective but worrying．

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