Question

【題目】

Mobile payment going global

In addition to sightseeing, shopping is a popular activity for many Chinese tourists when they go abroad. Their huge buying power has made them become known as “walking wallets”. However, thanks to mobile payment services such as We-Chat Pay and Ali-pay, perhaps “walking e-wallets” would be a better nickname .

According to Xinhua News Agency, We-Chat Pay’s overseas service is available for Chinese tourists in 12 countries and regions, including Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Canada. Thailand’s Songkran Festival (宋干節(jié)) in every April is the most popular time for Chinese tourists to visit the country. During this year’s festival, many Chinese visitors used We-Chat Pay in convenience stores, duty-free shops and restaurants. And the service is not only available in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. Many places in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand and Phuket in southern Thailand also accept We-Chat Pay.

“I don’t need to take my wallet out. I don’t need to wait for change. There is some discount and no commission (銷售傭金). This payment method has so many advantages,” a Beijing woman surnamed Liu told Xinhua while shopping in Thailand.

Ali-pay is also popular with Chinese tourists overseas. With about 450 million users, Ali-pay is accepted by more than 80,000 companies worldwide, according to China Daily.

Although mobile payments can bring convenience, they are not without safety risks. In January, Ali-pay allowed people to log into users’ accounts and make payments without entering a password. Later, the company raised the application’s safety level and fixed the flaw.

Luckily, more and more efforts have been made to address safety concerns. For example, Ali-pay has introduced new digital payment methods to users, allowing customers to process payments using a “voice-print”, reported China Daily.

【1】According to the passage, in how many countries and regions is We-Chat Pay’s overseas service used for Chinese tourists?

A.10B.12C.14D.16

【2】Where can We-Chat Pay be used during this year’s festival except_________.

A.convenience storesB.duty-free shops

C.restaurantsD.hotels

【3】What happened to Ali-pay in January?

A.Users’ accounts can be logged in without passwords.

B.The company raised the application’s safety level.

C.The company fixed the flaw.

D.You can’t pay anything.

【4】What is the future payment about Ali-pay?

A.using a “face swiping” systemB.using a “card swiping” system

C.using a “voice-print ”D.using “Iris identification”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是微信支付和支付寶現(xiàn)在已面向12個(gè)國家和地區(qū)的中國游客，他們?cè)诤Ｍ饴眯袝r(shí)，可以使用微信或支付寶進(jìn)行支付。對(duì)于使用過程中出現(xiàn)的安全問題，支付寶已經(jīng)引入了新的數(shù)字支付方式，確保用戶安全使用。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段According to Xinhua News Agency, We-Chat Pay’s overseas service is available for Chinese tourists in 12 countries and regions, including Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Canada可知微信支付服務(wù)在全世界12個(gè)國家和地區(qū)可以使用。故應(yīng)選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段During this year’s festival, many Chinese visitors used We-Chat Pay in convenience stores, duty-free shops and restaurants.可知，中國的游客可以使用微信在利店、免稅店和餐館支付。由此可知沒有提到D選項(xiàng)，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第五段In January, Ali-pay allowed people to log into users’ accounts and make payments without entering a password.可知，今年1月，阿里支付寶允許用戶在不輸入密碼的情況下登錄用戶賬戶進(jìn)行支付。由此可知應(yīng)選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后For example, Ali-pay has introduced new digital payment methods to users, allowing customers to process payments using a “voice-print”, reported China Daily.可知，阿里支付對(duì)用戶引入了新的數(shù)字支付方式，允許用戶使用“聲波紋”來處理支付。由此可知應(yīng)選C。