2013年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)试题与解析答案.pdfVIP

2013年考研英语一真题原文及答案完整版 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) 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 truecashless society isprobablynotaround the corner. Indeed,predictionshave been 2 for two decadesbuthavenotyet come to fruition.For example,BusinessWeek predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon revolutionize the very 3 ofmoney itself, only to 4 itself severalyears later.Why has themovement to a cashless society been so 5 in coming? Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystem basedonpaper, severalfactorswork6thedisappearanceofthepaper 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 checkshave the advantage that they 9 receipts, something that many consumers areunwilling to 10 . Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of float - it takes several days 11a check is cashed and funds are 12 from the issuers account, whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancam interestonthefundsinthemeantime. 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 elses 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