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for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., with more than a third checking their first emails in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m. and midnight. Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, \ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become , the more is expected of us in a work capacity(容量).\正确答案:
第23题,The sharing economy, represented by companies like Airbnb or Uber, is the latest fashion craze. But many supporters have overlooked the reality that this new business model is largely based on escaping regulations and breaking the law. Airbnb is an internet-based service that allows people to rent out spare rooms to strangers for short stays. Uber is an internet taxi service that allows thousands of people to answer ride requests with their own cars. There are hundreds of other such services. The good thing about the sharing economy is that it promotes the use of underused resources. Millions of people have houses or apartments with empty rooms, and Airbnb allows them to profit from these rooms while allowing guests a place to stay at prices that are often far less than those charged by hotels. Uber offers prices that are competitive with standard taxi prices and their drivers are often much quicker and more trustworthy.
But the downside of the sharing economy has gotten much less attention. Most cities and states both tax and regulate hotels, and the tourists who stay in hotels are usually an important source of tax income. But many of Airbnb's customers are not paying the taxes required under the law.
Airbnb can also raise issues of safety for its customers and trouble for hosts' neighbors. Hotels are regularly inspected to ensure that they are not fire traps and that they don't form other risks for visitors. Airbnb hosts face no such inspections. Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes and regulations, the company is simply promoting thefts. Others in the economy will lose by bearing an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors. The same story may apply with Uber. Uber is currently in disputes over whether its cars meet the safety and insurance requirements imposed on standard taxis. Also, if Uber and related services flood the market, they could harm all taxi drivers' ability to earn a minimum wage. This downside of the sharing needs to be taken seriously, but that doesn't mean the current tax and regulatory structure is perfect. 正确答案:
第24题,Only in American can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away
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with it.
正确答案:只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像平民百姓一样安稳地过着普普通通的日子，而不致于惹来不必要的麻烦。
第25题,And the 67 year old discount king Sam Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup, red and white, bird dogs by his side, and, come shooting season, waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart. 正确答案:67岁的打折店大王萨姆·穆尔·沃尔顿仍然开着他那辆红白色的1979年出厂的福特牌轻型货车，仍然穿行在弯弯曲曲的乡间小道上，身边仍然坐着他的捕禽猎犬。每逢狩猎季节来临时，他跟别人一样在当地的沃尔玛商店排队购买猎枪子弹。
第26题,He figured in two or three months he'd have enough money to buy exactly the kind of guitar.
正确答案:他合计着，再过两三个月他就会有足够的钱去买他想要的那种吉他。
第27题,Directions: 请在30分钟内以《诚实是有回报的》为题参照给出的提纲写大约80字的作文。It Pays to Be Honest. Outline: (1) 当前社会上存在着许多不诚实的现象。(2)诚实利人利己,做人应该诚实
正确答案:例文： // It is undeniable that dishonesty in our society, which does us much harm in many respects, has aroused public concern nowadays. For example, many doctors sell unnecessary but expensive medicines to their patients in order to get more money, And a lot of people buy fake certificates so that they can get better jobs. Also, some students cheat on exams. Even such famous star as Ouyang San, once considered China's movie king, cheated the government on income taxes. // It is unequivocally well known that being honest is beneficial to the people involved. Meanwhile, a sense of honesty builds up in others' hearts, which, in turn, will earn you true friendship. But it is probably less well known that being honest in equally beneficial to ourselves. // Despite the widespread practices of dishonesty, we should take firm steps to end this unhealthy trend, so as to make the world more beautiful.
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