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2013考研英语（二）真题
Section I Use of English Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
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. ___1___ a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions have been___2___for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon \only to___4___ itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so___5___in coming?
Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work___6___the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very___7___to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the___8___form of payment Second, paper checks have the advantage that they___9___receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to___10___. Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of \a check is cashed and funds are___12___from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime. ___13___electronic payments arc immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.
Fourth, electronic means of payment may___14___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___15___there. The fact that this is not an ___16___ occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and___17___from someone else's accounts. The___18___of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to___19___security issues. A further concern is
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that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic___20___that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy. 1.
[A]
However
[B]
Moreover
[C]
Therefore [D] Otherwise 2.
[A]
off
back
over [D] around 3.
[A]
power
concept [C] history role 4.
[A]
reward
resist [C] resume reverse 5.
[A]
silent
sudden [C] slow steady 6.
[A]
for against [C]with [D] on 7.
[A]
imaginative
[B]
expensive sensitive [D] productive
8. [A] similar [B] original temporary [D] dominant 9.
[A]
collect
provide [C] copy print
10. [A] give up [B] take over back [D] pass down
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[B] [C]
[B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
[C]
[C] [B]
[D] bring [C] . . .
11. [A] before
[B] [C]
after
since [D] when
12. [A] kept [B] borrowed [C] released [D] withdrawn 13.
[A]
Unless
[B]
Until [C] Because [D] Though 14.
[A]
hide
[B]
express [C] raise [D]ease 15. [A] analyzed [B] shared [C] stored [D] displayed
16. [A] unsafe [B] unnatural [C] uncommon [D] unclear 17.
[A]
steal
[B]
choose [C] benefit [D] return 18.
[A]
consideration
[B]
prevention [C]
manipulation [D] justification
19. [A] cope with [B] fight against [C] adapt to [D] call for 20.
[A]
chunk
[B] [C]
chip path [D] trail
Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
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2013年考研英语二真题及答案解析
