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Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets.Is life easier when people don't need to carry any coins for currency at all？Is money heavy to carry？Is it safe to carry money？Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small plastic credit card.We will use it to buy all the things we now buy with money.We will not need money to pay for things.
Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards that we now have with money.Sometimes we lose money.Maybe will lose the cards.People steal money.Maybe someone will take the card.Someone may even make a card that looks like our card.Since we can't buy anything without our cards，the credit card may be no better than currency.
Is there something even easier to use than credit cards？All of us have a thumbprint.No two thumbprints are the same.Maybe someday the government will keep people's thumbprints with a number.No person will have the same thumbprint or number.When you want to buy something you will put your t thumb on a machine or a computer.Each store or business will have one.Everyone's thumbprint will be in the computers.It will be very dificultl to lose our thumbprint.It will be dffcult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.
1.The word”currency\（Para，1）most probably means. A.plastic cards B.money C.coins D.goods 2.According to the passage，we all need. A.coins：B.some kind of money. C.credit cards D.currency
3.Our thumbprints may be used in the future because______.
A.every thumbprint is dificultl to lose or make B.each store will have a computer C.they will help each store D.computers need them
4.Which of the fllowing statements gives the main idea of the second paragraph？ A.Credit cards are worse than currency.
B.Currency may not be more of a problem than credit cards. C.We use credit cards because people steal money. D.We have many problems with money.
5.Which of the fllowing statements is NOT true？ A.There is something easier to use than credit cards. B.There are no problems with currency.
C.Every person will have a dfferent thumbprint number. D.There are some problems with the use of credit cards. （2）
The angry woman stood by the station.“The railway owes me？12，\said to Harry Jenks，the booking clerk（订票员）.“My ticket was for May
22nd，and there was no ship from Jersey that night.My daughter and I had to stay in a hotel.It cost me？12.\
Harry was worried.He remembered selling the woman a return ticket.\office，madam，\，“Ill just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.\
The woman and her ittle girl fllowed him inside.She was quite right，as Harry soon discovered.There was no sailing on May 22nd.How ever had he made such a big mistake？Wondering what to do，he smiled at the child.\，\her.“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey？\
\，\！\
\fine，\Harry.“My ltte girl can't swim a bit yet.Of course，she's only three--.-
“I'm four，\
Harry turned to the mother.“I remember your ticket，madam，\said.“But you didn't get one for your daughter，did you？”
“Er，wel---The woman looked at the child.“I mea----she hasn't started school yet.She's only four，\
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket，madam.A child's return to Jersey cs-t---let me se--？13.50.So if the railway pays your hotel bll，you will owe？1.50.The law is the law，but since we have made a misak----
The woman stood up，took the child's hand and left the office. 6.The angry woman went to the station.
A.to buy a ticket for her daughter B.to ask the railway to pay her hotel bill C.to have a friendly talk with the booking dlerk D.to buy the Jersey timetable
7.Harry had a talk with the girl in order to A.please the girl and her mother B.find out how old the girl was and whether the girl had been to Jersey C.get some information about Jersey D.find out how many days they spent in Jersey
8.The hotel bill is.
A.more than the cost of a child's ticket B.exactly the same as the cost of a chil's ticket C.less than the cost a child's ticket D.more than the cost of a woman's ticket
9.The childis. .years old.
A.two B.four C.three D.five. 10.A girl of.
-should buy a ticket according to the law of the railway. A.three B.four C.five D.six
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1.-I must go now.The plane will leave in half an hour.Thank you for seeing me off. A.Good luck，B.Be careful. C.Best Wishes.
D.Hury to catch the plane. 2.-What can I do for you？
-Yes，A.I'd like to see that shirt，please. B.I'm afraid not.
C.may I invite you to dinner？ D.I just have a look.
3.一Mr.Smith，must we hand in our composition next Monday？ A.Yes，you will.
B.Yes，you must.I's the deadline. C.NO，you mustn't. D.You can wait.
4.-I think the movie is relly exciting and touching. A.SoamI. B.So doI.
福建师范大学2020年8月课程考试《大学英语(1)》作业考核试题
