Question

【題目】

While Westerners were getting used to paying with credit cards（信用卡）or bank cards at the very beginning of the 21st century, most Chinese people still liked to pay in cash (paper money) out of habit. However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay.

Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones. At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say, Manpower Minister of Singapore.

When Lim was waiting in line to buy some snacks at a street stall(貨攤）in Shanghai, he saw other customers show their phones and take the food without giving over any cash. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim

The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world.

● Quite a few Western mobile payment services require businessmen to install（安裝）expensive

machines before customers can use them. While using Chinese mobile payment, all it takes is a QR code（二維碼）and a smart phone.

● Nowadays, almost everyone has a smart phone, even teenagers. And the mobile payment has helped people save the trouble of taking wallets with them. It's not only safer, more convenient, but also environmentally friendly.

● Most shops in China, from a tiny shop in villages to a huge shopping center in big cities, all offer the service of mobile payment. And by the end of last year, Hangzhou Public Transportation System installed the mobile payment machine on 8,000 downtown buses.

● With Chinese travelers throughout the world, it's now common to see the familiar green or blue QR codes in tourist sights around the world.

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The Chinese people still like to pay in cash today.

B. Most Western people feel like the mobile payment.

C. Chinese people used the credit card at the beginning of the 21 at century.

D. Both WeChat Pay and Alipay are the most popular payments in China.

【2】How do the foreigners feel when they see so many Chinese pay with phones?

A. Interested.B. amazed.C. Delighted.D. Worried.

【3】What does Lim mean by saying "Singapore is actually backward."?

A. In Singapore fewer people like to pay in cash.

B. People in Singapore don't know how to pay with phones.

C. It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones.

D. There are fewer people in Singapore who like the web payment.

【4】What does the underlined word "popularity" mean?

A. 普及B. 便捷C. 入口D. 喜好

【5】Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To remind people to pay with credit cards.

B. To introduce WeChat Pay & Alipay.

C. To tell us the fact that the mobile payment may spread in the world.

D. To persuade（說服）more people to use mobile payment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

在21世紀初，但西方人習慣于用信用卡或者是銀行卡支付時，大部分的中國人出于習慣仍然喜歡用現(xiàn)金支付。然而如今中國人可能在移動支付，主要是微信支付和支付寶支付方面引領(lǐng)世界。

【1】題意：從第一次自然段，我們能了解什么？根據(jù)However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay點題可知，如今中國人可能在移動支付，主要是微信支付和支付寶支付方面引領(lǐng)世界。故選D。

【2】題意：當外國人看到如此多的中國人用手機支付，是他們是感受如何？根據(jù)Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones可知，他們是驚訝的amazed。故選B。

【3】題意：Lim通過說"Singapore is actually backward."表達什么意思？根據(jù)前文he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim他意識到顧客在用手機支付時，他感覺新加坡的落后�？芍�It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones.新加坡人們不常用手機支付。故選C。

【4】題意：劃線的單詞"popularity"什么意思？根據(jù)后文And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world解釋手機支付風靡全球的原因可知"popularity"意思是普及。故選A。

【5】題意：作者為什么要寫這篇文章？根據(jù)中間過渡段The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world可知，本文主要講的是he mobile payment may spread in the world手機支付風靡全球的事實及原因。故選C。