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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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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.14选?A.hideB.expressC.raiseD.ease
选项
A.hide
B.express
C.raise
D.ease
答案
C
解析
词义辨析【直击答案】本题空格所在句为Fourth,electronic means of payment may 14 security and privacy concerns.本句仍是在分析电子支付方式的缺点,再联系下文信息“我们经常听到媒体报道黑客入侵电脑数据库盗取信息”,即可判断出本题答案为C项raise,句意为“电子支付方式可能引发安全及隐私问题”。【命题思路】本题考查考生对上下文语义的理解,同时考查动词辨析。【干扰排除】本题正确选项raise一词本意为“提高,提升”,引申含义为“引发”,需考生理解词汇的多重含义。
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