你知道分享经济是什么吗？
People can rent many different things today: cars, apartments, party dresses— even surf boards to ride the waves. People handle these rentals between and among themselves. They do not need to involve any company. This system is called the sharing economy.
It adds up to $26 billion in business each year. It is easy to do because of the Internet, online payments, and social media.
One group, RelayRides, helps owners earn money from their cars. Anas Kasawat made more than $1,000 this month."I’ve always thought why I can’t rent my own car, and it was difficult to find the right insurance, and no one would do it. So RelayRides was the perfect choice in the end.”
Car owners and renters both feel safer when they learn about RelayRides’ million-dollar insurance policy. The company also offers many kinds of vehicles that other companies don’t have.
Daryn Swanson rents out his bicycles on "Spinlister." He says he cares about making connections with other people in his community."I just like the idea of sharing my things. I have three or four bikes and I don’t use them all at the same time, so I thought it was a good way to meet some people and share what I have.”
For Spinlister’s Andrew Batey, this kind of rental helps people who like the same things to meet.“I really see that everywhere. We’re in 66 countries now. I could go to Bangladesh and feel the same way in meeting someone who loves biking as much as I do."
For now, it is easy for people to share their bicycles and cars in New York. They do not have to spend very much money. But in the future, the services may become more costly and more difficult to use.
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1.You can’t rent many different things from________.
A the Internet
B online payments
C social media
D shop
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“It is easy to do because of the Internet, online payments, and social media.”，可知，答案为D。
2.Anas Kasawat made more than $1,000 this month by renting______.
A cars
B surf board
C apartments
D party dresses
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“helps owners earn money from their cars”可知，故答案为A。
3.From the passage we can infer that RelayRides’ is _________.
A a computer company
B an insurance company
C a renting company
D a community
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第的“Car owners and renters both feel safer when they learn about RelayRides’ million-dollar insurance policy.” 可知，答案为B。
4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A Daryn Swanson has three or four bikes at home.
B Daryn likes biking very much.
C It is easy for people to share their bicycles in London.
D It gives a big market by sharing these things.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“For now, it is easy for people to share their bicycles and cars in New York.”可知，在美国纽约人们可以轻松的分享自行车与汽车。
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A The sharing economy
B Riding bikes is exciting.
C The cheap service
D Renting many different things
解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。 第一段最后一句“This system is called the sharing economy.”是全文的中心句，以下全是例子与说明。故选A。