Question

【题目】B. Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)

Uber and Airbnb are two of the new "person-to-person" businesses. They use the Internet to match people who want a service with someone who can give that service. You don’t use a professional taxi service, Uber __________ with a person with a car in your area now- instead of a

professional taxi service. Airbnb lets you stay in someone’s home.

But it’s not all good. The owners of Uber and Airbnb are now billionaires; the people who provide the service don’t earn much. It’s not __________ sharing. The market value of Uber is now $69.5 billion.

Uber does not follow local laws strictly. It says it is a “platform” to match drivers with passengers, but the rules are not clear so it does not have to be reponsible. It can change prices when there is more or less __________. In 2015 there were more than 50 cases again Uber in the USA and many countries have said it broke rules. Spain, Thailand and France have stopped Uber- they say it is “dangerous”.

Airbnb is part of the growing sharing economy and a business model run by network technologies. It was started in 2008 and located in San Francisco, California. Every day some people list their homes, while others discover and __________ houses around the world through Airbnb. At the same time, Airbnb helps to build up __________ and friendship between strangers.

Airbnb makes __________ guest houses go out of business, not big, rich hotels. It says that many of its hosts are “artistic” and not rich. But we know from research that a lot of the Airbnb hosts are now rich people who owns more than one house.

【1】A.givesB.connectsC.pleasesD.agrees

【2】A.reallyB.hardlyC.usuallyD.quickly

【3】A.moneyB.timeC.needD.space

【4】A.buildB.cleanC.designD.book

【5】A.interestB.trustC.distanceD.respect

【6】A.strongB.safeC.smallD.special

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】

文章大意介绍了优步 和 爱彼迎两个新型分享公司，前者分享车辆，后者分享房屋。

【1】句意：Uber现在和你的车上的人联系在一起——而不是一个专业的出租车服务。

考查动词辨析。根据They use the Internet to match people who want a service with someone who can give that service.和选词，可知是connect with和……联系；gives给，connects联系，pleases使高兴，agrees同意；故选B。

【2】句意：它不是真的共享。

考查副词辨析。The owners of Uber and Airbnb are now billionaires; the people who provide the service don’t earn much.结合选项，可知不是真正地分享；really真地，hardly几乎不，usually通常，quickly快地；故选A。

【3】句意：有或多或少的空间来改变价格。

考查名词辨析。It says it is a “platform” to match drivers with passengers, but the rules are not clear so it does not have to be reponsible.和 In 2015 there were more than 50 cases again Uber in the USA and many countries have said it broke rules可知是有或多或少的空间；money钱，time时间，need需要，space空间；故选D。

【4】句意：而另一些人通过爱彼迎找到和预定世界各地的房子。

考查动词辨析。根据句意和选词，可知是预定房子；build建筑，clean弄干净，design设计， book预定；故选D。

【5】句意：爱彼迎在两个陌生人之间建立起信任和友谊。

考查名词辨析。根据while others discover and _____4_____ houses around the world through Airbnb和 and friendship between strangers可知是信任；interest兴趣，trust信任，distance距离， respect尊重；故选B。

【6】句意：爱彼迎使一些特殊的宾馆停业，不大富有的宾馆。

考查形容词辨析。It says that many of its hosts are “artistic” and not rich. But we know from research that a lot of the Airbnb hosts are now rich people who owns more than one house结合选词，可知是特殊的；strong强壮的，safe安全的，small小的，special特殊的；故选D。