Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Experts agree that it is becoming a growing trend that more and more consumers across the country are using cashless payment methods.

In fact, as early as 1988, the State Council released 【1】 to encourage bank transfers and to reduce using cash during economic activities. Today, the move toward a cashless society could “reduce the risks of using cash, save on costs and as a matter of convenience, prevent 【2】 activities such as money laundering (洗錢),” Dong Ximiao, a research fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times.

But China is not the first country to seek a cashless society. Developed states like Sweden, Denmark and Singapore are also 【3】 the increase of cashless payment. The rapid development of cashless payments does not mean there are no challenges and 【4】.

Alibaba’s Hema store, where customers can shop, dine and order goods for delivery from their mobile phones, have come into the spotlight recently. Media reports said that consumers can’t purchase goods with cash there, which would be considered illegal. A Hema PR representative told the Global Times that all 13 Hema stores in the country do in fact allow consumers to pay in cash. She noted that Hema store simply 【5】 consumers to pay via Alipay for convenience purposes.

Alipay and WeChat Pay, the nation’s two major third-party mobile payment tools, also 【6】 campaigns this month to encourage more merchants and customers to use cashless payment methods. Both called for the establishment of a “cashless society”, which caused 【7】 over whether cash will soon disappear. Dong 【8】 that a cashless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear. “As the economy grows，the 【9】 of cash is still very huge,” noted Dong.

“Also, it’s important to remember that nearly half of China’s population lives in rural areas, especially in undeveloped western regions, and therefore is not able to enjoy 【10】 brought by the Internet,” Dong said. “And when it comes to China’s senior citizens, most of them prefer to use cash in their daily life,” he added.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】J

【2】B

【3】G

【4】K

【5】D

【6】E

【7】A

【8】I

【9】C

【10】H

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了無現(xiàn)金支付在中國的發(fā)展情況。

【1】考查名詞。句意：事實上，早在1988年，國務(wù)院就出臺了鼓勵銀行轉(zhuǎn)賬和減少經(jīng)濟活動中使用現(xiàn)金的規(guī)定。做動詞released的賓語用名詞，根據(jù)“to encourage bank transfers and to reduce using cash during economic activities. ”可知此處表示“規(guī)定”，故填J。

【2】考查形容詞。句意：考查名詞。句意：如今，向無現(xiàn)金社會邁進(jìn)可以降低使用現(xiàn)金的風(fēng)險，節(jié)省成本，并作為一種方便，防止洗錢等非法活動。修飾名詞activities用形容詞， 根據(jù)“money laundering ”可知此處表示“非法的”，故填B。

【3】考查動詞。句意：瑞典、丹麥和新加坡等發(fā)達(dá)國家也見證了無現(xiàn)金支付的增長。此處缺少動詞做謂語，根據(jù)“the increase of cashless payment”可知此處表示“見證”，故填G。

【4】考查名詞。句意：無現(xiàn)金支付的迅速發(fā)展并不意味著沒有挑戰(zhàn)和批評。此處與challenges并列用名詞做there are的表語，根據(jù)“challenges”可知此處表示“批評”，故填K。

【5】考查動詞。句意：她指出，赫馬生鮮店建議消費者用支付寶支付更方便。recommend sb to do表示“推薦/建議某人做某事”，故填D。

【6】考查動詞。句意：國內(nèi)兩大第三方移動支付工具支付寶和微信支付本月也推出了鼓勵更多商戶和客戶使用無現(xiàn)金支付方式的活動。此處缺少動詞做謂語，根據(jù)“campaigns this month to encourage more merchants and customers to use cashless payment methods.”可知此處表示“推出、發(fā)起”，故填E。

【7】考查名詞。句意：雙方都呼吁建立一個“無現(xiàn)金社會”，這引起了人們對現(xiàn)金是否會很快消失的擔(dān)憂。做動詞caused的賓語用名詞，根據(jù)“over whether cash will soon disappear.”可知此處表示“擔(dān)憂”，故填A。

【8】考查動詞。句意：董強調(diào)，無現(xiàn)金社會并不意味著現(xiàn)金會完全消失。此處缺少動詞做謂語，根據(jù)“that a cashless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear.”可知此處表示“強調(diào)”，故填I。

【9】考查名詞。句意：隨著經(jīng)濟的增長，現(xiàn)金的流通量仍然非常大。做主語用名詞，根據(jù)“of cash”可知此處表示“流通”，故填C。

【10】考查名詞。句意：另外，要記住，中國近一半的人口生活在農(nóng)村，特別是西部欠發(fā)達(dá)地區(qū)，因此不能享受互聯(lián)網(wǎng)帶來的創(chuàng)新。做動詞enjoy的賓語用名詞，根據(jù)“brought by the Internet”可知此處表示“創(chuàng)新”，故填H。