[originaltext] M: Hello Betty, have you got two pounds? I forgot my wallet an

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问题  
M: Hello Betty, have you got two pounds? I forgot my wallet and I need a coffee. I’ve only got these pennies.
   W: Sorry, Jack. I always use my bankcard in the cafeteria.
   M: You use a card to buy coffee?
   W: Yes. It’s a tap-and-go card, so it’s quick — you don’t enter a PIN number — and everyone in the coffee queue uses them... except you.
   M: Well, I pay for things with money!
   W: There are different kinds of money. You’re still digging around in your pockets for change, Jack. I suppose you still use cheques?
   M: Yes, I do. Cheques are very useful. So help me keep up, Betty. What’s a tap-and-go card? I thought you were talking about your regular bankcard.
   W: Well, tap-and-go cards are regular bankcards but with a built-in chip and antenna. The card reader sends out a radio frequency and when you bring the card close to the reader, the antenna picks up the signal to make the payment.
   M: Hmm. This antenna business doesn’t sound secure — an antenna is used for sending or receiving radio signals. Doesn’t it mean your personal data is flying around for anyone to steal?
   W: Nothing’s flying around! At less than half a second per transaction, there’s no time for anyone to steal your cash!
   M: What if someone steals my card?
   W: Each contactless payment is limited to a certain amount — the UK’s limit is £30. After you’ve used your card a few times in a row, you have to enter your PIN. Whereas, if someone steals your banknotes, that’s your bad luck!
   M: OK, good points.
   W: And there is new technology coming. If getting your bankcard out seems like too much trouble, there’s a solution. For those times when not even carrying a card is convenient — at the beach or a festival for example — the fingo-pay system reads the unique maps of veins under the surface of your finger. The trick is remembering which finger you registered with.
   M: Sounds interesting.
   W: This high-tech stuff is amazing! Some day soon we won’t have to carry a wallet or a purse or anything. The veins in our finger will authenticate payments — and prove the payments are ours. I can’t wait!
   M: Hmm. But it still sounds a bit too sci-fi for my liking. I still prefer banknotes.
   W: Alright then. I have a question for you. Do you know which man’s face appears on a UK ten pound note?
   M: I only know the Queen.
   W: Yes, the Queen is on one side, but on the other side of each note is an important historical figure.
   M: Oh really? I’ve never noticed. Is it Albert Einstein?
   W: No, Einstein was German, not British.
   M: Then I’ll go for Isaac Newton. He’s a historical figure.
   W: Actually it’s Charles Darwin. Isaac Newton was on the old one pound note which is no longer used.
   This is the end of Conversation One. Questions 1to 5 are based on Conversation One.
   Question 1
   How does the man want to pay for his coffee?
   (pause: 10 seconds)
   Question 2
   Which is true about a tap-and-go card?
   (pause: 10 seconds)
   Question 3
   According to the woman, why is a tap-and-go safe to use?
   (pause: 10 seconds)
   Question 4
   What is the trick with the fingo-pay system?
   (pause: 10 seconds)
   Question 5
   Who is on the UK ten pound note?
   (pause: 10 seconds)

选项 A、You have to remember which finger you have registered with.
B、You can pay with any of your fingers.
C、You can pay without entering the PIN.
D、Your finger print can be faked.

答案 A

解析 细节题。问题是fingo-pay system的关键。谈话中女士说: “The trick is remembering which finger you registered with.”由此可见,A为正确答案。
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