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【題目】 Amazon is opening its 12th high-tech convenience store Tuesday in New York. The spot will be the first of the chain to allow customers to pay with cash. The move comes with growing resistance against cashless stores, which critics say refuse to serve people who don’t have bank accounts.

At other locations of the store, shoppers enter by scanning the Amazon Go app. That's still the case for customers paying with a credit card, but people paying with cash will have an “entry associate” scan them through the turnstiles (旋轉(zhuǎn)柵門). Once they’re finished, those shoppers will check out with an Amazon Go employee and receive a paper receipt. Cashless customers can still walk out by scanning a phone that has the Amazon Go app at the turnstiles. Customers using the Go app can exit without waiting and get a digitized receipt.

The 1,300-square-foot New York store-the first Amazon Go store on the East Coast-will offer prepared foods, such as sandwiches and salads, It will also have Amazon Meal Kits and locally made options.

Amazon says it will begin accepting cash at its other Go stores “over time.” A number of retailers (零售商) and restaurants, such as Sweetgreen and Dos Toros Taqueria, are facing roadblocks to their cashless recommendations.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a law banning cashless stores in that state. Philadelphia also passed a law to prohibit cashless stores earlier this month, and officials in New York City, Washington and San Francisco are considering similar moves. The federal government does not require retailers to accept cash.

“While card-only may be convenient for some businesses, it can actually be discriminatory against poor communities that don’t have as much access to banks or lines of credit,” said New Jersey State Senator Nellie Pou, who sponsored the state’s new law. Not accepting cash could also be bad for business. Americans use it in 30% of all business deals, according to a 2017 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

【1】Why is Amazon opening a new store accepting cash?

A.To persuade those critics.B.To obey the local regulations.

C.To improve its retail service.D.To compete with cashless stores.

【2】What will shoppers paying with cash do at the new store?

A.Exit in line with a digitized receipt.

B.Walk out by scanning a phone with the Go app.

C.Enter through the turnstiles by scanning a phone

D.Check out with an employee and get a paper receipt.

【3】How did some states and cities react to cashless stores?

A.By making laws to stop them.

B.By requiring retailers to run them.

C.By learning from Amazon to improve them.

D.By following the federal government to accept them.

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.It s necessary to make cashless stores easily accessible.

B.More banks should be built in poor communities.

C.Card-only payment is convenient for business.

D.Not accepting cash has its disadvantages.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。周二，亞馬遜在紐約開設(shè)了第12家高科技便利店。這將是該連鎖店中第一個(gè)允許顧客用現(xiàn)金支付的地方。此舉伴隨著對(duì)無現(xiàn)金商店的抵制而來，批評(píng)人士稱無現(xiàn)金商店拒絕為沒有銀行賬戶的人提供服務(wù)。文章說明了這些商店的購(gòu)物方式，以及社會(huì)中對(duì)于無現(xiàn)金商店的抵制行為和看法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中The move comes with growing resistance against cashless stores, which critics say refuse to serve people who don’t have bank accounts.可知，此舉伴隨著對(duì)無現(xiàn)金商店的抵制而來，批評(píng)人士稱無現(xiàn)金商店拒絕為沒有銀行賬戶的人提供服務(wù)。由此可知，亞馬遜開新店接受現(xiàn)金是為了改善零售服務(wù)。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Once they’re finished, those shoppers will check out with an Amazon Go employee and receive a paper receipt.可知，一旦他們完成后，這些購(gòu)物者將與Amazon Go的員工結(jié)賬并收到紙質(zhì)收據(jù)。由此可知，用現(xiàn)金購(gòu)物的人在新店會(huì)與員工結(jié)賬，并得到一張紙質(zhì)收據(jù)。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a law banning cashless stores in that state. Philadelphia also passed a law to prohibit cashless stores earlier this month, and officials in New York City, Washington and San Francisco are considering similar moves. The federal government does not require retailers to accept cash.可知，新澤西州州長(zhǎng)Phil Murphy最近簽署了一項(xiàng)法律，禁止該州的無現(xiàn)金商店。本月早些時(shí)候，費(fèi)城還通過了一項(xiàng)禁止無現(xiàn)金商店的法律，紐約市、華盛頓和舊金山的官員也在考慮類似的舉措。聯(lián)邦政府不要求零售商接受現(xiàn)金。由此可知，一些州和城市通過制定法律來阻止無現(xiàn)金商店。故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段中“While card-only may be convenient for some businesses, it can actually be discriminatory against poor communities that don’t have as much access to banks or lines of credit,” said New Jersey State Senator Nellie Pou, who sponsored the state’s new law. Not accepting cash could also be bad for business.可知，新澤西州參議員Nellie Pou是這項(xiàng)新法案的發(fā)起人，她說：“雖然信用卡對(duì)一些企業(yè)來說可能很方便，但它實(shí)際上可能是對(duì)貧困社區(qū)的歧視，因?yàn)樨毨�社區(qū)沒有那么多的機(jī)會(huì)獲得銀行或信貸額度�！辈唤邮墁F(xiàn)金也可能對(duì)生意不利。由此可知，最后一段的大意是不接受現(xiàn)金有它的缺點(diǎn)。故選D。