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You're happy to let your best friend borrow your mountain bike, but would you be willing to loan it out to a total stranger if you could make some money from the arrangement?
That's the idea behind peer-to-peer (P2P) renting, a new model concluded by sites such as eBay and Craigslist. Instead of selling an idle (闲置) thing, you loan it to people in your town, get paid a small rental fee and gel it back when the borrower's done with it. In the past few years, almost a dozen websites have popped up promising to connect lenders and borrowers. For example, you can use GetAround to rent out your car or motorcycle, SnapGoods to rent out electronics and gadgets, ToolSpinner to rent electric drills and lawnmowers, Zaarly and Knb to rent out a little bit of everything else.
Old as it may sound, P2P renting is more high-tech than before, with websites that avoid cash for credit cards. A user creates an online listing for the item she wants to rent out, choosing her own rental fee. When someone wants the item, he keeps it on an online calendar, and the two arrange a time and place for pickup. Each site operates a little differently, but all use technology to make renting easy, safe and relatively inexpensive.
Why rent your idle things? You may not make a ton of money, but it is a good way to get some use out of idle things. The people who rent those goods are able to save thousands of dollars by renting instead of buying new.
There may be other benefits. "It brings convenience, security and adventure," says Ali Hart, JustSharclt's spokesperson. “But, more importantly, we're really connecting people and building community, too."
Get to know your neighbors and make a few dollars in the process? Sounds like a good deal.
(1)What can GetAround, SnapGoods, ToolSpinner, Zaarly and Krrb possibly be?
A.the companies selling idle things
B.the websites for P2P renting
C.the special people good at P2P renting
D.the courses to teach people to do P2P renting
(2)What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A.How credit cards are used in P2P renting.
B.Why P2P renting should be encouraged.
C.How P2P renting works online.
D.Where the lenders and borrowers meet.
(3)According to Ali Hart, what's the greatest benefit of P2P renting?
A.Making a considerable sum of money.
B.Saving money and protecting the environment. .
C.Making the Internet convenient and safe.
D.Keeping people in the community connected.
(4)What might be the purpose of the passage?
A.To encourage people to do P2P renting online.
B.To teach people how to rent idle things.
C.To explain why the Internet changes our life.
D.To guide people to be fashion consumers.

【答案】
(1)B
(2)C
(3)D
(4)A
【解析】本文是一篇应用文,介绍P2P租赁,鼓励人们做网上P2P租赁。
(1)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“That's the idea behind peer-to-peer (P2P) renting, a new model concluded by sites such as eBay and Craigslist.”和“For example, you can use GetAround to rent out your car or motorcycle, SnapGoods to rent out electronics and gadgets, ToolSpinner to rent electric drills and lawnmowers, Zaarly and Knb to rent out a little bit of everything else.”由此可知,GetAround, SnapGoods, ToolSpinner, Zaarly and Krrb可能是P2P renting的网址。故选B。
(2)考查段落大意。根据第三段中的“A user creates an online listing for the item she wants to rent out, choosing her own rental fee. When someone wants the item, he keeps it on an online calendar, and the two arrange a time and place for pickup.”可知本段讲的是P2P租赁如何在线工作。故选C。
(3)考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“more importantly, we're really connecting people and building community, too."可知,P2P租赁的最大好处使社区中的人保持联系。故选D。
(4)考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的”That's the idea behind peer-to-peer (P2P) renting, a new model concluded by sites such as eBay and Craigslist“和倒数第二段中的”There may be other benefits. ‘It brings convenience, security and adventure,’ ‘But, more importantly, we're really connecting people and building community, too.’"可知本文鼓励人们做网上P2P租赁。故选A。

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