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The sharing economy is a little like online shopping, which started in America 15 years ago. At first, people were worried about

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问题     The sharing economy is a little like online shopping, which started in America 15 years ago. At first, people were worried about security. But having made a successful purchase from, say, Amazon, they felt safe buying elsewhere. Similarly, using Airbnb or a car-hire service for the first time encourages people to try other offerings. Next, consider eBay. Having started out as a peer-to-peer marketplace, it is now dominated by professional "power sellers" (many of whom started out as ordinary eBay users). The same may happen with the sharing economy, which also provides new opportunities for enterprise. Some people have bought cars solely to rent them out, for example.
    Incumbents are getting involved too. Avis, a car-hire firm, has a share in a sharing rival. So do GM and Daimler, two car-makers. In future, companies may develop hybrid models, listing excess capacity (whether vehicles, equipment or office space) on peer-to-peer rental sites. In the past, new ways of doing things online have not displaced the old ways entirely. But they have often changed them. Just as Internet shopping forced Walmart and Tesco to adapt, so online sharing will shake up transport, tourism, equipment-hire and more.
    The main worry is regulatory uncertainty. Will room-renters be subject to hotel taxes, for example? In Amsterdam officials are using Airbnb listings to track down unlicensed hotels. In some American cities, peer-to-peer taxi services have been banned after lobbying by traditional taxi firms. The danger is that although some rules need to be updated to protect consumers from harm, incumbents will try to destroy competition. People who rent out rooms should pay tax, of course, but they should not be regulated like a Ritz-Carlton hotel. The lighter rules that typically govern bed-and-breakfasts are more than adequate.
    The sharing economy is the latest example of the Internet’s value to consumers. This emerging model is now big and disruptive enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it. That is a sign of its immense potential. It is time to start caring about sharing.
One potential problem with the sharing economy is ______.
选项 A、difficulty in supervision
B、disruption of the economy
C、instability of the market
D、uncertainty of firms
答案A
解析 根据题干“one potential problem with the sharing economy(共享经济的一个潜在问题)”定位到第三段首句：The main worry is regulatory uncertainty．其中，“potential problem”对应“main worry”，故答案原文为“regulatory uncertainty(管理的不确定性)”。四个选项分别为：A项difficulty in supervision(监管困难)；B项disruption of economy(扰乱经济)；C项instability of market(市场的不稳定性)；D项uncertainty of firms(企业的不确定性)。这四个选项中，与regulatory uncertainty接近的选项是A，故该项为答案。
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