Suppose you don't need your car today.And suppose，as it happens that a stranger

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Suppose you don't need your car today.And suppose，as it happens that a stranger in your area does need a car.Would you be willing to rent yours out?
Several car­sharing start­ups，including Getaround，RelayRides and JustSharelt，are eager to connect car owners with renters this way.The companies have different rules，but participating owners receive，generally speaking，about two­thirds of the rental earnings.RelayRides says an owner of a mid­size，late­model sedan who rents out a car for 10 hours a week could expect to clear about $ 3,000 a year.
Peer­to­peer car­sharing remains in the trial stage；it can be found in San Francisco and a few other places.It has a long way to go before it becomes the auto equivalent of Airbnb，the  surprise success story for peer­to­peer sharing of space in apartments and houses.
Shelby Clark，founder of RelayRides，says potential investors in his company have been concerned that owners will be afraid to hand their car over to strangers.To address that，he points to Airbnb，saying，“Letting people sleep in your living room is much more of a disturbance into your personal space than letting someone use your car.”
All of these companies offer their own insurance coverage for their renters，which are supposed to put owners' minds at ease.But only two states—California and Oregon—have passed  laws to clarify that an owner will not suffer any consequences should a car­sharing renter have an accident.
“In all the other states，legal ambiguity remains，” Shelby Clark says.“If a renter should be involved in a serious accident in those states，the victim can be expected to go after every party possible，including the car's owner.”
Also to remove the worries of car owners，the driving records of renters are checked for recent serious violations..
小题1:What does the underlined word “sedan” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?A．A kind of car.B．An owner of a car.C．A renting company.D．A car­sharing renter.小题2:Which of the following is true of Aribnb?A．It cares little about personal privacy.B．It deals with house­sharing successfully.C．It is a very popular car­sharing company.D．Its ideas are being tried out in some states.小题3:If a car­sharing renter should have an accident in California，the car's owner ________.A．has to take legal responsibilityB．will not suffer the consequenceC．is not covered by health insuranceD．must pay the insurance for the renter小题4:According to the text，more car­owners will participate in the service，if ________.A．legal ambiguity is clarified in all the statesB．renters are warned not to violate traffic rulesC．more money is given to participating ownersD．people are aware of the importance of sharing小题5:It can be learned from the text that car­sharing ________.A．makes no profitB．remains in popularityC．is against the state lawD．is a new business model 题型：未知 难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D

解析

本文主要介绍了现在美国兴起的一个共同使用小汽车的新兴行业。
小题1: 词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的“an owner of a mid­size，late­model”及画线词后面的“who rents out a car”可推知，这里指的是“一种中型、新型的小汽车”，所以答案为A项。
小题2: 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“before it becomes the auto equivalent of Airbnb，the surprise success story for peer­to­peer sharing of space in apartments and houses”可知，Airbnb是一家成功进行房屋共享的公司，故答案为B项。
小题3: 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“But only two states—California and Oregon—have passed laws to clarify that an owner will not suffer any consequences should a car­sharing renter have an accident.”可知，在California和Oregon两个州，如果租用者出了事故，车主是不会受到任何影响的，故答案为B项。
小题4: 推理判断题。根据第六段的内容可知，现在在美国的许多州，法律在关于共同使用小汽车这一点的规定上还是很模糊的，所以影响了这个行业的发展，如果把这些法律上模糊的情况明晰化的话，越来越多的车主将会参加这个活动。
小题5: 推理判断题。通读全文可知，共同使用小汽车是一个新兴的行业。

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      通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
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