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Given the advantages of electronic money
Given the advantages of electronic money
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2022-08-02
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问题
Given the advantages of electronic money,you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.1 a true cashless society is probably not around the corner.Indeed,predictions have been 2 for two decades but have not yet come to fruition.For example,Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon"revolutionize the very 3 of money itself,"only to 4itself several years later.Why has the movement to a cashless society been so 5 in coming?Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper,several factors work 6 the disappearance of the paper system.First,it is very 7 to set up the computer,card reader,and telecornmunications networks necessary to make electronic money the 8 form of payment Second,paper checks have the advantage that they 9 receipts,something that many consumers are unwilling to 10.Third,the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of"float"-it takes several days 11 a check is cashed and funds are 12 from the issuer's account,which means that the writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime.13 electronic payments arc immediate,they eliminate the float for the consumer.Fourth,electronic means of payment may 14 security and privacy concerns.We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information 15 there.The fact that this is not an 16 occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and 17 from someone else's accounts.The 18 of this type of fraud is no easy task,and a new field of computer science is developing to 19 security issues.A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic 20 that contains a large amount of personal data.There are concerns that government,employers,and marketers might be able to access these data,thereby violating our privacy.2选?A.offB.backC.overD.around
选项
A.off
B.back
C.over
D.around
答案
D
解析
本题空格所在句为Indeed,predictions have been__2__for two decades but have not yet come to fruition.意为“事实上,这样的预测已经有二十年了,但迄今还没有实现”。解答本题句中but一词是重点,but一词的前后信息呈转折关系,所以可推断出but前的信息为,“这样的推测是长达20年一直存在。”故选D项around。【命题思路】本题仍旧考查考生对上下文语义的正确把握。【干扰排除】本题其他选项干扰强度不大,只要考生正确理解语义便很容易排除。
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