the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest model, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom. Those underutilized(未充分使用的) items may seem useless to some, but could be of value to others. With the occurrence of the Internet, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused property, Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take place. And this is known as the sharing economy. These popular online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick fortune. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market to sell their children’s old equipment, but with online marketplaces, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have outgrown so as to put some cash back into their pockets. Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilized resources. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as profitable accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time. This move towards a sharing economy is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment. 【小题1】Why can people now sell things more easily? A．People nowadays buy more things. B．Businesses want to buy the things they don t use. C．There are now more market stalls. D．There are now online platforms to do business. A．Thick coat in a cold country. B．Clothes our babies don' t or can't wear any more. C．The latest smartphone. D．The storeroom in our house. A．what they sell might be of a lower quality. B．they have to follow certain regulations. C．they don't have a business license. D．they like to criticize their buyers. A．The consumerist society B．Parents who need money C．The rise of the sharing economy D．Why we buy things we don't need 【小题2】Which of these is something that we might underutilize? A．Thick coat in a cold country. B．Clothes our babies don' t or can't wear any more. C．The latest smartphone. D．The storeroom in our house. 【小题3】It might be a problem for unregulated individuals to sell to others because _____. A．what they sell might be of a lower quality. B．they have to follow certain regulations. C．they don't have a business license. D．they like to criticize their buyers. 【小题4】What might be a good title for this article? A．The consumerist society B．Parents who need money C．The rise of the sharing economy D．Why we buy things we don't need

  If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good use: the thick woolen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country. the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest model, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.
Those underutilized(未充分使用的) items may seem useless to some, but could be of value to others. With the occurrence of the Internet, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused property, Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take place. And this is known as the sharing economy.
These popular online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick fortune. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market to sell their children’s old equipment, but with online marketplaces, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have outgrown so as to put some cash back into their pockets.
Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilized resources. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as profitable accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.
This move towards a sharing economy is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
【小题1】Why can people now sell things more easily? A．People nowadays buy more things. B．Businesses want to buy the things they don t use. C．There are now more market stalls. D．There are now online platforms to do business. A．Thick coat in a cold country. B．Clothes our babies don' t or can't wear any more. C．The latest smartphone. D．The storeroom in our house. A．what they sell might be of a lower quality. B．they have to follow certain regulations. C．they don't have a business license. D．they like to criticize their buyers. A．The consumerist society B．Parents who need money C．The rise of the sharing economy D．Why we buy things we don't need 【小题2】Which of these is something that we might underutilize?

A．Thick coat in a cold country.

B．Clothes our babies don' t or can't wear any more.

C．The latest smartphone.

D．The storeroom in our house.

【小题3】It might be a problem for unregulated individuals to sell to others because _____.

A．what they sell might be of a lower quality.

B．they have to follow certain regulations.

C．they don't have a business license.

D．they like to criticize their buyers.

【小题4】What might be a good title for this article?

A．The consumerist society	B．Parents who need money
C．The rise of the sharing economy	D．Why we buy things we don't need