2013年考研英语二真题与答案解析.docxVIP

WORD 专业资料 2013考研英语（二）真题 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowing text. Choose the bestword(s) for each numbered blank and markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points) 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 true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions havebeen___2___fortwo decades but have not yet come to fruition. Forexample, Business Week predicted in 1975that electronic means of payment wouldsoon revolutionize the very ___3___ of money itself, only to___4___itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society beenso___5___incoming? Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapayments systembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork___6___thedisappearanceofthepaper system. First, it isvery___7___to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe___8___form of payment Second, paper checkshave the advantage that they___9___receipts, somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto___10___.Third,theuseofpaper checks gives consumers several days of float - it takes several days___11___a checkiscashedandfundsare___12___fromtheissuersaccount,whichmeansthat the writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime. ___13___electronic payments arc immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer. Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay___14___securityandprivacyconcerns. Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessa computerdatabaseandtoalterinformation___15___there.Thefactthatthisisnotan___16___occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand___17___fromsomeoneelsesaccounts.The___18___ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscience is developing to___19___security issues.Afurther concernis thatthe useof electronic means of payment leaves anelectronic___20___that co