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　　One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card they give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants and hotels, at home, across the country and even abroad and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically. Making it possible to withdraw or deposit(存)money in scattered (分散的)places, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the“cashless society”is not on the horizon——it's already here.

　　While computers offer these conveniences(方便)to consumers, they have many vantages for sellers, too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales, they can keep a wide rang of records, including who sold what, when and to whom. This information allows businessman to keep track of their list of goods by showing, which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient. And they also identify(确定)preferred customers for promotional(奖励)campaign(活动). Computers are relied on by manufacture for similar reasons. Computer - analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to be made now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.

(1)What does the“cashless society”refer to in Paragraph One?

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A．It refers to the society without money.

B．It refers to the society with many money.

C．It refers to the society with available bank issued credit cards.

D．It refers to the society in which all the Americans are given credit across the country and even abroad.

(2)According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to ________.

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A．cash money wherever he wished to

B．enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper

C．obtain more convenient services than other people do

D．withdraw as much money from the bank as he wished

(3)From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ________.

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A．nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash

B．in the future all the Americans will use credit cards.

C．it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before.

D．credit cards are mainly used in the United States today

(4)What is this passage mainly about?

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A．Conveniences brought about by credit cards.

B．Advantages of credit cards in business.

C．Significance of automation in business.

D．Approaches to the commercial use of computers.

Answer 1

答案：C;C;A;A
解析：

(1)从文章第一句可知。 　　(2)见第二段第一句。 　　(3)不带现金的社会已到美国来了。 　　(4)本文主要讲由信用卡带来的方便。