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上海市各区2019年高三英语一模汇编----完形填空

A Cashless Society

There is nothing worse than feeling around in your pocket trying to find some small change

to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. So it’s good to know that new __41__ is making cash --

banknotes and coins -- a thing of the past, turning us into a cashless society.

Today, many of us already use credit and debit cards for __42__ transactions (交易) so

there’s no need to carry around huge amounts of money. And now it’s __43__ to make contactless

payments using tap-and-go cards which are regular bankcards but with a built-in chip. The card

reader __44__ a radio signal and, when you bring the card close to the reader, the chip picks up

the signal to make the payment.

__45__ money this way or spending on “plastic” -- an informal name for a credit card -- can

put you at risk of fraud (诈骗). Criminals try to steal cards, or the information on them, to make

__46__ online or in shops, which, as a result, adds too much difficulty to the police’s detective

work. __47__, contactless payment is capped -- in the UK the limit is £30. And, if someone does

go on a crazy spending with your card, your bank covers you against the loss. Also, the __48__ of

chip and PIN technology has even been helping businesses by cutting the time people spend at the

cashier’s in shops and has led to a(n) __49__ in fraud.

But, if getting your bankcard out seems like too much trouble, there’s now a __50__ using

wearable technology -- something you can wear that include computer and electronic technologies.

Kenneth Cukier, economist and technology expert, says “this is __51__ for people who don’t want

to take their card out of their wallet, or use their phone, or use their watch. People are going to be

making more purchases more of the time -- __52__ for small-valued goods.”

And, although our mobile phones are another way of making payments, BBC reporter Kate

Russell says that when this is __53__ you can use the fingo-pay (指纹支付) system which “reads

the unique maps of veins under the surface of your finger.” The trick is remembering which finger

you __54__ with in the bank -- that’s when good old-fashioned cash might save the day! What do

you __55__ to use when you buy something?

41. A. experiment

42. A. financial

43. A. definite

B. evidence

B. equal

B. possible

C. technology

C. economical

C. formal

D. analysis

D. moderate

D. legal

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上海市各区2019年高三英语一模汇编----完形填空

44. A. work out

45. A. Refunding

46. A. bargains

47. A. Similarly

48. A. introduction

49. A. rise

50. A. question

51. A. reserved

52. A. particularly

53. A. inexact

54. A. cancelled

55. A. attempt

Keys:

B. makes out

B. Depositing

B. purchases

B. Meanwhile

B. contact

B. drop

B. reason

B. provided

B. specially

B. unnecessary

B. registered

B. demand

C. gives out

C. Paying

C. preparations

C. Furthermore

C. cooperation

C. change

C. concept

C. intended

C. simply

C. impractical

C. tested

C. prefer

D. sends out

D. Withdrawing

D. troubles

D. However

D. extension

D. increase

D. solution

D. chosen

D. purposefully

D. inconvenient

D. restricted

D. aim

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Traditionally uniforms were manufactured to protect the worker. When they were first

designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sense — those for the military, for

example, were originally __41__ to impress and even terrify the enemy; other uniforms indicated

a distinction in __42__ — chefs wore white because they worked with flour, but the main chef

wore a black hat to show he inspected and supervised.

The last 30 years, however, have seen an increasing __43__ on their role in mirroring the

image of an organization and in uniting the workforce, particularly in “customer facing” industries.

From uniforms and workwear has emerged “__44__ clothing”. “The people you employ are your

ambassadors (大使),” says Peter Griffin, managing director of a major retailer in the UK. “What

they say, how they look, and how they behave is of vital importance.” From being a simple means

of __45__ who is a member of staff, the uniform is emerging as a new channel of marketing

communication.

Truly effective marketing through __46__ images such as uniforms is a subtle art, however.

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