浙江省天台县平桥第二中学2014届高三英语 上学期读写备考训练10.doc

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1、浙江省天台县平桥第二中学2014届高三英语上学期读写备考训练10Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmoment—yourcellphoneoryourwallet?Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner.InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobu

2、ycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwe’relikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication(NFC)getsintoAmerica’sconsumerelectronics.LastDecembersomenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.Alreadyi

3、nuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope.NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminal—acontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction（交易）fees.Althoughsomecredit

4、cardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFC-enabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepoint-of-sale(POS)market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure（合资企业）thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“tolea

5、dtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephones.”TheotherbigNFCissue,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity.Forinstance,what’stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?“We’restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJi

6、mmyShah,amobilesecurityresearcher.“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotec

7、ted.Yourwalletisn’t.1.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?A.Theexpansionofcellphonecompanies.B.Theboomofpay-by-phonebusiness.C.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards.D.TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.2.TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto________.A.ensurethesafetyofshoppersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC.mak