2023年研究生入学考试考研英语真题.pdfVIP

硕士入学考试2023年考研英语真题

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDon

ANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyin

whichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically.___1___,atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,

predictionsofsuchasocietyhavebeen___2___fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.Forexample,

BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpayment“wouldsoonrevolutionizethevery___3___of

moneyitself,”onlyto___4___itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso___5___in

coming?

Althoughe-moneymightbemoreconvenientandmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,

severalfactorswork__6___thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery___7___tosetupthecomputer,card

reader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe___8___formofpayment.Second,

papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey___9___receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto___10___.papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey___9___receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto___10___.

andfundsare___12___fromtheissuersaccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcanearninterestonthefunds

inthemeantime.___13___electronicpaymentsareimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.Fourth,

electronicmeansofpayment___14___securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorized

hackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation___15___there.

Becausethisisnotan___16___occurrence,unscrupulouspersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsin

electronicpaymentssystemsand___17___fundsbymovingthemfr