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14.So you want to draw money from a bank?Do it yourself.Want to fix the Internet connection?Do it yourself.Need a boarding card for your flight?Do it yourself.In theory,companies can save money by replacing human workers with automated self-service systems,while customers gain more choices and get quicker service.Surely the expansion of self-service into more and more areas is to be welcomed?Not necessarily.When it is done well,self-service can do good to both companies and customers.But when done badly-who has not found themselves trapped in aseries of endless touch-tone menus?In areas where self-service is only just started,this is less of a problem:angry customers can after all,always take their business elsewhere.But if every bank were to prefer self-service systems,customers would no longer be able to express their discount by voting with their feet.As a result,some banks,for example,already promise that their telephone-banking services always offer the choice of talking to a human operator.But in return for human service,many companies will simply charge more.
Another disagreement to self-service is that while it saves companies money,it does not always save their customers'time.In the best cases,it does,of course:checking yourself in at the airport can be quicker than queuing or making a phone call.But as more and more tasks are on to customers,they may start to hope for the days of old-fashioned service.
All of this suggests that there are limits to how far self-service can be taken.Companies that go too far down the self-service route or to do it incorrectly are likely to find themselves being punished.Instead,a balance between self-service and traditional forms of service is necessary.
29.What advantages does the self-service technology certainly bring?A
A.Cutting the cost for the companies.
B.Saving money for customers.
C.Offering customers extra money.
D.Defeating the traditional forms of service.
30.What does the writer mean by saying"customers would no longer be able to express
their discount by voting with their feet"?B
A.Customers would be so angry that they kick and damage the machine providing self-service.
B.Customers would not be able to express their anger at the bank's service by leaving there.
C.Customers would try their best to persuade the bank to stop self-service.
D.Customers would elect some leaders to have a talk with the bank.
31.From this passage,we can see that the writerD the use of self-service.
A.dislikes
B.supports
C.thinks highly of
D.makes careful judgment on.
分析 本文作者认为自助服务可以给银行和客户带来好处,但是自助服务也有不足之处,因此自助服务与传统形式的服务保持平衡是必要的.
解答 29.答案为A.本题为细节题.由文章第一段"In theory,companies can save money by replacing human workers with automated self-service systems,while customers gain more choices and control and get quicker service."可知,A选项正确,B、C错误.D选项未提及.
30.答案为B.本题为句意理解题.本句话出现在第二段的第五句话中,如果每个银行将选择自助服务系统,客户会怎样?结合下文给的例证可知,结果是银行只能提供客户人工操作的选择,故可推断如果客户只能选择自助服务系统,一旦它出现故障,客户即使离开银行也将无法表达对银行服务的愤怒.故答案为B.
31.答案为D.本题考查作者的观点态度.结合第一段和最后一段可知,作者认为自助服务有优点也有缺点,故答案为D,作者对自助服务的评价非常小心.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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