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  3. Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all paymen

Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all paymen

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问题     Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.【C1】________, a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions of such a society have been【C2】________for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment "would soon revolutionize the very【C3】________of money itself," only to【C4】________itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so【C5】________in coming?
    Although electronic might be more convenient and may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work【C6】________the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very【C7】________to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the【C8】________form of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they【C9】________receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to【C10】________. Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float"—it takes several days【C11】________a check is cashed and funds are【C12】________from the issuer’s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.
    【C13】________electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.
    Fourth, electronic means of payment【C14】________security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information【C15】________there. The fact this is not an【C16】________occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and【C17】________from someone else’s accounts. The【C18】________of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to【C19】________ security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic【C20】________that contains a large amount of personal data on buying habits. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating on our privacy.
【C17】
选项 A、steal
B、choose
C、benefit
D、return
答案A
解析 本填空选择动词，而动词的主语线索是dishonest persons(不法之徒)，并且此主语在本填空之前已经做出了并列性的动作，即might be able to access bank accounts. n electronic payments systems(可能侵入电子支付系统的银行账户)，无论是根据文章主题还是主旨倾向，都可判断A项steal(偷窃)是正确选项。D项return(归还)不合适，因为黑客侵入账户肯定不是为了还钱。B项choose(选择)代入原文表示“黑客侵入银行账户来做选择”，这个意思与本题无关。C项benefit(获益)与from形成的benefit from表示“从……中受益”，这个搭配具有相当的干扰性，但完形填空是选择最佳选项，并且本动作的主语线索为dishonest persons(不法之徒)，表达了强烈的负面倾向，还是A项steal(偷窃)更为贴切。
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