Question

【题目】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 (洗钱),” 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】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了无现金支付在中国的发展情况。

【1】考查名词。句意：事实上，早在1988年，国务院就出台了鼓励银行转账和减少经济活动中使用现金的规定。做动词released的宾语用名词，根据“to encourage bank transfers and to reduce using cash during economic activities. ”可知此处表示“规定”，故填J。

【2】考查形容词。句意：考查名词。句意：如今，向无现金社会迈进可以降低使用现金的风险，节省成本，并作为一种方便，防止洗钱等非法活动。修饰名词activities用形容词， 根据“money laundering ”可知此处表示“非法的”，故填B。

【3】考查动词。句意：瑞典、丹麦和新加坡等发达国家也见证了无现金支付的增长。此处缺少动词做谓语，根据“the increase of cashless payment”可知此处表示“见证”，故填G。

【4】考查名词。句意：无现金支付的迅速发展并不意味着没有挑战和批评。此处与challenges并列用名词做there are的表语，根据“challenges”可知此处表示“批评”，故填K。

【5】考查动词。句意：她指出，赫马生鲜店建议消费者用支付宝支付更方便。recommend sb to do表示“推荐/建议某人做某事”，故填D。

【6】考查动词。句意：国内两大第三方移动支付工具支付宝和微信支付本月也推出了鼓励更多商户和客户使用无现金支付方式的活动。此处缺少动词做谓语，根据“campaigns this month to encourage more merchants and customers to use cashless payment methods.”可知此处表示“推出、发起”，故填E。

【7】考查名词。句意：双方都呼吁建立一个“无现金社会”，这引起了人们对现金是否会很快消失的担忧。做动词caused的宾语用名词，根据“over whether cash will soon disappear.”可知此处表示“担忧”，故填A。

【8】考查动词。句意：董强调，无现金社会并不意味着现金会完全消失。此处缺少动词做谓语，根据“that a cashless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear.”可知此处表示“强调”，故填I。

【9】考查名词。句意：随着经济的增长，现金的流通量仍然非常大。做主语用名词，根据“of cash”可知此处表示“流通”，故填C。

【10】考查名词。句意：另外，要记住，中国近一半的人口生活在农村，特别是西部欠发达地区，因此不能享受互联网带来的创新。做动词enjoy的宾语用名词，根据“brought by the Internet”可知此处表示“创新”，故填H。