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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.
【C13】
选项 A、Unless
B、Until
C、Because
D、Though
答案C
解析 本填空考查上下文的逻辑关系。本句意思为“电子支付是实时的”，后句的意思为 “电子支付取消了客户享受缓冲期的好处”，前后是因果逻辑关系，即：因为电子支付是实时的，所以电子支付取消了客户享受缓冲期的好处。答案为C项Because(因为)。A项unless(除非)表示条件关系，B项Until(直到)表示时问关系，D项Though(尽管)表示让步关系，这三个选项均不符合原文上下文的逻辑关系。
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