Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work ____6___the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very ___7___to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the __8__ form. of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantages that they ___9___receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to ____10____. Third , the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float”-it takes several days __11____a check is cashed and funds are _12____from the issuer’s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.___13____ electronic payments are 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 access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and __17__ steal funds by moving them from someone else’s accounts into their own. The ___18__of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a whole new field of computer science is developing to ____19__security issues. A further electronic means of payments leaves an electronic ____20___ that contains a large number of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.
A.However .
B.moreover .
C.Therefore .
D.Otherwise
In many modem countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that, by free education for all-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid--one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they consider" low" work; and, in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.
But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor, We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we would have terrible diseases in our towns. In countries where there are no servants because everyone is ashamed to do such work, scientists have to waste much of their time doing housework.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to prepare for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and it is very bad to be ashamed of one's work, or to scorn someone else's. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society.
Education is ______.
A.a means
B.a purpose
C.fashionable
D.the first system
Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work 6 the disappearance of the paper 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 checks have the advantage that they 9 receipts, something thai many consumers are unwilling to 10 . Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float" - it takes several days 11 a check is cashed and funds are 12 from the issuer&39;s account, which means that 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, 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 else&39;s 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 e lectronic means of payment leaves an electronic 20 that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.
1
A.However
B.Moreover
C.Therefore
D.Otherwise
2A.off
B.back
C.over
D.around
7A.imaginative
B.expensive
C.sensitive
D.productive
8A.similar
B.original
C.temporary
D.dominant
9A.collect
B.provide
C.copy
D.print
10A.give up
B.take over
C.bring back
D.pass down
11A.before
B.after
C.since
D.when
12A.kept
B.borrowed
C.released
D.withdrawn
13A.Unless
B.Until
C.Because
D.Though
14A.hide
B.express
C.raise
D.ease
16A.unsafe
B.unnatural
C.uncommon
D.unclear
17A.steal
B.choose
C.benefit
D.return
18A.consideration
B.prevention
C.manipulation
D.justification
6A.for
B.against
C.with
D.on
20A.chunk
B.chip
C.path
D.trail
15A.analyzed
B.shared
C.stored
D.displayed
3A.power
B.concept
C.history
D.role
19A.cope with
B.fight against
C.adapt to
D.call for
5A.silent
B.sudden
C.slow
D.steady
4A.reward
B.resist
C.resume
D.reverse
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By this time, the World War II had ended in Europe. But the Japanese refused to surrender, the Americans decided that by dropping an atomic bomb on Japan, they could end the war quickly and save more of their soldier’s lives.
Soon after midnight on 6 August 1945, a bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, a civilian target. No warning was given and there was total devastation. Almost all the buildings were destroyed and more than 100000 people died or were horribly wounded.
The Japanese military still did not want to surrender so three days later, the Americans dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, killing 45000 people. The Japanese government was discussing ending the war when they heard the news of Nagasaki. Finally, they surrendered and the World War II came to an end.
At first, the scientists who had built the bomb were pleased that it had helped to end the war. However, many would come to realize that they had helped to create the most terrible weapon known to man.
The first atomic bomb ______.
A.was less powerful
B.was dropped in Nagasaki
C.was a failure
D.was tested in desert
After the ceremony, the couple is often showered with handfuls of uncooked rice by friends and family. Rice, as we know, shows productivity and harvest. And then, there is often a party, where the food is so plentiful that it almost takes the attention away from the people. Soon the bride stands in the center of the room, often on a chair, and throws her flowers to the unmarried women at the party. Tradition says that whoever catches the flowers will be the next bride. Some women eagerly try to catch the flower; others shy away.
And then it is time for the bride and groom to set off the tradition of a honeymoon, a trip after the wedding. The trip nowadays varies greatly by wealth, time and preference. Sometimes the couple will spend a single night at a nearby hotel; or they may spend two weeks at a faraway foreign city as well.
1、According to the passage, _____________.
A.American wedding ceremonies are somewhat traditional
B.American wedding ceremonies provide a lot of flowers
C.American wedding ceremonies are preferable
D.American wedding ceremonies are magnificent
2、According to the passage, what does the sentence “no matter where or how they are performed” (Para. 1) really mean?
A.The wedding ceremonies may be held in different ways and places
B.The wedding ceremonies may be held at any time
C.The wedding ceremonies may be held everywhere
D.The wedding ceremonies may be held in any way
3、The word “showered” (in Para. 2) probably means _______.
A.dressed
B.scattered
C.provided
D.touched
4、From the passage, we can safely conclude that ______.
A.American couples hold fashionable wedding ceremonies
B.American couples hold traditional wedding ceremonies
C.American couples go on expensive honeymoon trips
D.American couples exchange rings after the honeymoon
5、Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.Weddings in North America
B.Weddings in America
C.Wedding Ceremonies
D.Wedding Traditions
Are some people born clever, and others born(74)? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences?(75), the answer to both these questions is yes.(76) some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no(77)of special education can make a genius(78)a child born with low intelligence.(79), a child who lives in a boring environment will(80) his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and(81)surroundings. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth,(82)whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This(83), now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.(84)is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born(85 ). The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are(86) to be in intelligence. Thus(87)we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of(88)will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two(89) twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children,(90)have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now(91)we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We would soon(92) differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that(93)as well as birth plays a part.
74.A.wise
B.intelligent
C.bright
D.stupid
75.A.By no means
B.Strangely enough
C.Sure enough
D.For sure
76.A.To
B.In
C.With
D.On
77.A.number
B.account
C.quantity
D.quality
78.A.into
B.from
C.out of
D.by
79.A.On the other hand
B.On the one hand
C.In this sense
D.As far as we know
80.A.decrease
B.descend
C.delete
D.develop
81.A.varying
B.varied
C.healthful
D.hygienic
82.A.although
B.so
C.thus
D.but
83.A.outlook
B.view
C.speculation
D.judgment
84.A.That
B.This
C.It
D.So
85.A.with
B.for
C.to
D.in
86.A.possible
B.likely
C.impossible
D.unlikely
87.A.whether
B.when
C.if
D.unless
88.A.intimacy
B.intelligence
C.similarity
D.difference
89.A.same
B.identical
C.parallel
D.related
90.A.certainly
B.undoubtedly
C.usually
D.sometimes
91.A.if
B.that
C.when
D.while
92.A.see
B.find out
C.find
D.work out
93.A.environment
B.development
C.blood
D.education
When Bill de Blasio ran for New York City mayor last year, he promised to end a controversial (有争议的), citywide cell-phone ban(禁令)in public schools, which is not equally enforced in all schools. Now, under his leadership, the city is preparing to end the ban. It will be replaced by a policy that allows phones inside schools but tells students to keep them packed away during class.
Many schools have a rule about enforcing the ban that says, “If we don't see it, we don't know about it.” That means teachers are OK with students bringing in cell phones, as long as they stay out of sight and inside bags and pockets.
But at the 88 city schools with metal detectors, die ban has been strictly enforced. The detectors were installed to keep weapon out of schools,but the scanners(扫描器)can also detect cell phones. So students at these schools must leave their phones at home or pay someone to store it for them.
The ban was put into place in 2007 under mayor Michael Bloomberg. Ending the ban will also likely end an industry that has sprung up near dozens of the schools that enforce the ban. Workers in vans(厢式货车)that resemble food tracks store teens' cell phones and Other devices for a dollar a day,
Critics of the ban say cell phones are important safety devices for kids during an emergency. They also say that enforcement of the ban is uneven and discriminatory. Where the ban is enforced, it puts a disadvantage on students who can't afford to pay to store their phones.
Before putting an official end to the cell-phone ban, city education officials are working on creating a new policy. It will include rules about not using the phones during class or to cheat on tests.
1. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. New York City will give financial aid to poor students.
B. New York City plans to restrict cell phone use in libraries.
C. New York City plans to install metal detectors in all public schools.
D. New York City will soon end a ban on cell phones in schools.
2. Students pay___________ a day to leave their cell phones in a van parked near their school.
A. a dollar
B. two dollars
C. five dollars
D. ten dollars
3. Metal detectors were installed in 88 city schools, mainly to keep ___________ out of schools.
A. cell phones
B. weapons
C. alcohol
D. drugs
4. The word discriminatory in Paragraph 5 probably means ___________.
A. necessary
B. tough
C. strict
D. unfair
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. After the cell-phone ban is ended, students can use their phones during class.
B. The cell-phone ban is equally enforced in all public schools.
C. The cell-phone ban was put into place in 2008 under Mayor Bill de Blasio.
D. A phone-storage industry has appeared outside the 88 metal-detector campuses.
Among isolated peoples ,who are not often reached by traders from outside ,commerce usually means barter ,which is a direct exchange of goods .Perhaps it is fish for vegetables or meat for baskets .For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed ,but there is often something that everyone wants ,such as salt to flavor food, shells for necklaces ,or iron and copper to make into tools. These things — salt ,shells or metals — are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.
Salt may seem rather a strange material to use as money ,but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetables ,it is often an absolute necessity .Cakes of salt ,stamped to show their value ,were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and they can still buy goods in parts of Africa.
Cowrie seashells have been used as money at some time or another over the greater part of the Old World. These were collected mainly from the beaches of the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean ,and were traded to India and China. In Africa ,cowries were traded right across the continent from East to West .Four or five thousand went for one Maria Theresa dollar ,an Australian silver coin which was once accepted as currency (货币) in many parts of Africa.
Metal was used as money in many parts of the world .Iron ,in lumps ,bars or rings is still used in many countries instead of money .It can either be exchanged for goods ,or made into tools or weapons. The early money of China ,apart from shells ,was of bronze ,often in flat ,round pieces with a hole in the middle ,called ‘ cash ’.The earliest of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old — older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.
Nowadays ,coins and notes have supplanted nearly all the more picturesque forms of money ,and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still store it for future use ,primitive money will soon be found only in museums.
1.Nowadays we think of money as() .
A.pieces of metal or metallic paper
B.made of either metal or paper
C.some printed notes and papers
D.round and flat sheets of paper
2.In some parts of the world a traveler might go hungry() .
A.even if his money was of the local kind
B.even if he had no coins or notes
C.if he did not know the local rate of exchange
D.even if he had plenty of ready money
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Isolated peoples exchange goods by means of barter.
B.Salt cakes are taking the place of picturesque forms.
C.Seashells could be traded with Maria Theresa dollars.
D.The Chinese were among the earliest users of metal ‘ cash ’.
4.Primitive types of money will be used ().
A.to replace more picturesque forms
B.as exhibits to be shown in public
C.at local country markets and shops
D.as entrance tickets in museums
A.sooner;soonest
B.sooner;more sooner
C.more soon;the most soon
D.more soon;soonest