Question

　 One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit of stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. for many of use the “cashless society” is not on the horizon—it’s already here.

　 While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and stalling assignments to be made accordingly. And they almost so identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computers analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.

　 Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to mild processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.

1. According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to ____.

　 A. obtain more convenient services than other people to

　 B. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes

　 C. enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper

　 D. cash money where he wished to

2. From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ____.

　 A. in the future all the Americans will use credit cards

　 B. credit cards are mainly used in the United States today

　 C. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash

　 D. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before

3. The phrase “ring up sales” most probably means ____.

　 A. make an order of goods

　 B. record sales on a cash register

　 C. call the sales manager

　 D. keep track of the goods in stock

4. What is this passage mainly about?

　 A. Approaches to the commercial use of computers.

　 B. Conveniences brought about by computers in business.

　 C. Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.

　 D. Advantage of credit cards in business.

 

Answer 1

1. 選【A】。第一段提到信用卡的諸多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，其中之一就是不論當(dāng)?shù)劂y行是否開(kāi)門(mén)營(yíng)業(yè)，無(wú)

　　　　　 論他們身處何處都能用它存取等，綜合判斷，D與A是部分與整體的關(guān)系，而

　　　　　 B、C與文章的描述不符。

2. 選【C】。該句說(shuō)不用現(xiàn)金的社會(huì)不是黎明的曙光，這一新生事物已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)在我們的生活

　　　　　 中了，由此可見(jiàn)，選A項(xiàng)的“未來(lái)”，B項(xiàng)的“只在美國(guó)”，D項(xiàng)的“比以往”

　　　　　 均不對(duì)。

3. 選【B】。劃線部分的上文for sellers too表明這一短語(yǔ)指賣(mài)主，下文的解釋說(shuō)它能記錄關(guān)

　　　　　 于銷售的各種信息如時(shí)間、內(nèi)容、買(mǎi)主，商人可以憑此了解售出貨物的單子，

　　　　　 因此它指的是B，在現(xiàn)金出納機(jī)上記錄銷售情況。

4. 選【B】。全文講述了有信用卡與現(xiàn)金出納機(jī)之后人們生活的變化，而這些都是電腦的作

　　　　　 用，短文最后一句總結(jié)說(shuō)由于電腦的出現(xiàn)，我們的生活中有了更高效的服務(wù)。