2013年12月英语四级阅读以及长篇阅读
<p> 以下为阅读原文，欢迎大家参考。</p><p> <span word="Peer">Peer</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="rental">rental</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span></p><p> <span word="LAST">LAST</span> <span word="night">night</span> 40,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> 250,000 <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30,000 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> 192 <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="online">online</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>. <span word="Hosts">Hosts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Airbnb">Airbnb</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4<span word="m">m</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span>2.5<span word="m">m</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012 <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="beds">beds</span>, <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="ordinated">ordinated</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="breakfast">breakfast</span>, <span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timeshare">timeshare</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="everand">everand</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disaggregated">disaggregated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>, <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surfboard">surfboard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="feasible">feasible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Airbnb">Airbnb</span>, <span word="RelayRides">RelayRides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SnapGoods">SnapGoods</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renters">renters</span>; <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="rentable">rentable</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="parked">parked</span>; <span word="social">social</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="billing">billing</span>.</p>
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