Question

【题目】

While Westerners were getting used to paying with credit cards（信用卡）or bank cards at the very beginning of the 21st century, most Chinese people still liked to pay in cash (paper money) out of habit. However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay.

Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones. At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say, Manpower Minister of Singapore.

When Lim was waiting in line to buy some snacks at a street stall(货摊）in Shanghai, he saw other customers show their phones and take the food without giving over any cash. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim

The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world.

● Quite a few Western mobile payment services require businessmen to install（安装）expensive

machines before customers can use them. While using Chinese mobile payment, all it takes is a QR code（二维码）and a smart phone.

● Nowadays, almost everyone has a smart phone, even teenagers. And the mobile payment has helped people save the trouble of taking wallets with them. It's not only safer, more convenient, but also environmentally friendly.

● Most shops in China, from a tiny shop in villages to a huge shopping center in big cities, all offer the service of mobile payment. And by the end of last year, Hangzhou Public Transportation System installed the mobile payment machine on 8,000 downtown buses.

● With Chinese travelers throughout the world, it's now common to see the familiar green or blue QR codes in tourist sights around the world.

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The Chinese people still like to pay in cash today.

B. Most Western people feel like the mobile payment.

C. Chinese people used the credit card at the beginning of the 21 at century.

D. Both WeChat Pay and Alipay are the most popular payments in China.

【2】How do the foreigners feel when they see so many Chinese pay with phones?

A. Interested.B. amazed.C. Delighted.D. Worried.

【3】What does Lim mean by saying "Singapore is actually backward."?

A. In Singapore fewer people like to pay in cash.

B. People in Singapore don't know how to pay with phones.

C. It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones.

D. There are fewer people in Singapore who like the web payment.

【4】What does the underlined word "popularity" mean?

A. 普及B. 便捷C. 入口D. 喜好

【5】Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To remind people to pay with credit cards.

B. To introduce WeChat Pay & Alipay.

C. To tell us the fact that the mobile payment may spread in the world.

D. To persuade（说服）more people to use mobile payment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

在21世纪初，但西方人习惯于用信用卡或者是银行卡支付时，大部分的中国人出于习惯仍然喜欢用现金支付。然而如今中国人可能在移动支付，主要是微信支付和支付宝支付方面引领世界。

【1】题意：从第一次自然段，我们能了解什么？根据However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay点题可知，如今中国人可能在移动支付，主要是微信支付和支付宝支付方面引领世界。故选D。

【2】题意：当外国人看到如此多的中国人用手机支付，是他们是感受如何？根据Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones可知，他们是惊讶的amazed。故选B。

【3】题意：Lim通过说"Singapore is actually backward."表达什么意思？根据前文he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim他意识到顾客在用手机支付时，他感觉新加坡的落后。可知It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones.新加坡人们不常用手机支付。故选C。

【4】题意：划线的单词"popularity"什么意思？根据后文And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world解释手机支付风靡全球的原因可知"popularity"意思是普及。故选A。

【5】题意：作者为什么要写这篇文章？根据中间过渡段The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world可知，本文主要讲的是he mobile payment may spread in the world手机支付风靡全球的事实及原因。故选C。