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【题目】 Amazon is opening its 12th high-tech convenience store Tuesday in New York. The spot will be the first of the chain to allow customers to pay with cash. The move comes with growing resistance against cashless stores, which critics say refuse to serve people who don’t have bank accounts.

At other locations of the store, shoppers enter by scanning the Amazon Go app. That's still the case for customers paying with a credit card, but people paying with cash will have an “entry associate” scan them through the turnstiles (旋转栅门). Once they’re finished, those shoppers will check out with an Amazon Go employee and receive a paper receipt. Cashless customers can still walk out by scanning a phone that has the Amazon Go app at the turnstiles. Customers using the Go app can exit without waiting and get a digitized receipt.

The 1,300-square-foot New York store-the first Amazon Go store on the East Coast-will offer prepared foods, such as sandwiches and salads, It will also have Amazon Meal Kits and locally made options.

Amazon says it will begin accepting cash at its other Go stores “over time.” A number of retailers (零售商) and restaurants, such as Sweetgreen and Dos Toros Taqueria, are facing roadblocks to their cashless recommendations.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a law banning cashless stores in that state. Philadelphia also passed a law to prohibit cashless stores earlier this month, and officials in New York City, Washington and San Francisco are considering similar moves. The federal government does not require retailers to accept cash.

“While card-only may be convenient for some businesses, it can actually be discriminatory against poor communities that don’t have as much access to banks or lines of credit,” said New Jersey State Senator Nellie Pou, who sponsored the state’s new law. Not accepting cash could also be bad for business. Americans use it in 30% of all business deals, according to a 2017 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

【1】Why is Amazon opening a new store accepting cash?

A.To persuade those critics.B.To obey the local regulations.

C.To improve its retail service.D.To compete with cashless stores.

【2】What will shoppers paying with cash do at the new store?

A.Exit in line with a digitized receipt.

B.Walk out by scanning a phone with the Go app.

C.Enter through the turnstiles by scanning a phone

D.Check out with an employee and get a paper receipt.

【3】How did some states and cities react to cashless stores?

A.By making laws to stop them.

B.By requiring retailers to run them.

C.By learning from Amazon to improve them.

D.By following the federal government to accept them.

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.It s necessary to make cashless stores easily accessible.

B.More banks should be built in poor communities.

C.Card-only payment is convenient for business.

D.Not accepting cash has its disadvantages.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。周二，亚马逊在纽约开设了第12家高科技便利店。这将是该连锁店中第一个允许顾客用现金支付的地方。此举伴随着对无现金商店的抵制而来，批评人士称无现金商店拒绝为没有银行账户的人提供服务。文章说明了这些商店的购物方式，以及社会中对于无现金商店的抵制行为和看法。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中The move comes with growing resistance against cashless stores, which critics say refuse to serve people who don’t have bank accounts.可知，此举伴随着对无现金商店的抵制而来，批评人士称无现金商店拒绝为没有银行账户的人提供服务。由此可知，亚马逊开新店接受现金是为了改善零售服务。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段中Once they’re finished, those shoppers will check out with an Amazon Go employee and receive a paper receipt.可知，一旦他们完成后，这些购物者将与Amazon Go的员工结账并收到纸质收据。由此可知，用现金购物的人在新店会与员工结账，并得到一张纸质收据。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a law banning cashless stores in that state. Philadelphia also passed a law to prohibit cashless stores earlier this month, and officials in New York City, Washington and San Francisco are considering similar moves. The federal government does not require retailers to accept cash.可知，新泽西州州长Phil Murphy最近签署了一项法律，禁止该州的无现金商店。本月早些时候，费城还通过了一项禁止无现金商店的法律，纽约市、华盛顿和旧金山的官员也在考虑类似的举措。联邦政府不要求零售商接受现金。由此可知，一些州和城市通过制定法律来阻止无现金商店。故选A。

【4】主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“While card-only may be convenient for some businesses, it can actually be discriminatory against poor communities that don’t have as much access to banks or lines of credit,” said New Jersey State Senator Nellie Pou, who sponsored the state’s new law. Not accepting cash could also be bad for business.可知，新泽西州参议员Nellie Pou是这项新法案的发起人，她说：“虽然信用卡对一些企业来说可能很方便，但它实际上可能是对贫困社区的歧视，因为贫困社区没有那么多的机会获得银行或信贷额度。”不接受现金也可能对生意不利。由此可知，最后一段的大意是不接受现金有它的缺点。故选D。