In many places like Britain and Italy,if you leave the house without your wallet,you'll be in a difficult situation all day.No way to pay for food or transportation.But in China's largest cities,you can certainly survive without carrying cash or credit cards as long as you've got your smart phone.
When I lived in the United States,I didn't pay cash very often but I always carried my credit cards.I wrote checks(支票)for my rent and paid most of my bills online.
China's fast-developing mobile business industry is expected to surpass(超越)that of the US,so I set out to see how far a phone would get me in Beijing.Admittedly,I was a bit doubtful about going an entire day in Beijing without any wallet,but I was surprised to discover just how easy it was.
I paid for breakfast by scanning a QR code(密码)on the window of a hole-in-wall restaurant that sells jiangbing,a delicious fried food and one of China's most popular street breakfasts.All I had to do was to input a password and the deal was complete.
Then I called a taxi using my phone to meet Gu Yu,co-founder of a new payment app,Mileslife.Ride sharing using a mobile payment allows people to save money by ordering different taxi stops and sharing the fares(车费)at the end.
Gu said many Chinese didn't even like to use credit cards because they preferred to pay by phone."China doesn't have a really moneymaking credit card system,"he said,"So Chinese just skipped(跨越)credit cards and went to mobile payments."As we rode around Beijing,Gu pointed out the advantages of mobile payments.No coins or bills that could be lost or stolen,and of course,no wallet.
24.Which payment is more popular in the writer's country?
A.Cash. B.Bank. C.Credit Card. D.Mobile Phone.
25.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Mobile payments are becoming popular. B.Most Chinese prefer credit cards to phone.
C.It saves much more money to pay by phone. D.No wallet can be lost or stolen in China now.
26.What does the writer think of the mobile payment in China?
A.He doubts it. B.He supports it. C.He is against it. D.He disbelieves it.
CAB
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025