How do you pay for your meals at a fast food
restaurant? With change(零钱)?
Nowadays we have We Chat wallet and Alipay.
I use my tap-and-go card(感应式信用卡). I don't even need to enter
my PIN number(SIM卡密码)or a signature(签名)to pay money. It's quicker and everybody in the queue(队)is happy.
Contactless payments(非接触式支付)are more and more popular, but the safety (安全性)still needs improving(改善). And people
shouldn't pay too much at a time-in the UK it's £30. If
you use the card a few times, you will need your PIN number.
Some things, such as your clothes, have been
combined with electric technology(与电子技术联系起来). Kenneth Cukier, the writer of the book Big Data, says, "You
can take any card and put it in a coat. When you make a payment, just wave your
arm in front of the terminal(终端)." This is for
people who don't want to take their card out of their pocket, or use their
phone or watch.
Good,
isn't it?
So spending money is becoming easier at the time.
And people are buying more and more things. But making money still needs the
hard work.
Back to work then!
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(1)
Why does the writer want to use his tap-and-go card more?
A . Because it's cheaper.
B . Because it helps to save (节省)time.
C . Because it helps to save money.
D . Because it's safe (安全).
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(2)
Which of the following statements about contactless payments is true according to the passage?
A . Contactless payments are always safe enough.
B . If you use the contactless payments. You always need your PIN number.
C . To make payments safe, you shouldn't pay too much at a time.
D . Contactless payments take more time.
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(3)
Kenneth Cukier says that one can pay by waving his or her arm in front of the terminal because ________ is put in his or her coat.
A . a phone
B . a watch
C . a card
D . a computer
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(4)
The last sentence of the passage tells people that.
A . working hard to make more money
B . making money is easier
C . making money is not important now
D . money spent can come back
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(5)
The main idea(要旨)of the passage is ________ .
A . to make people have more bank cards
B . to make people save money
C . to make people throw their cash (现金)
D . to make people learn about payments
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