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2、疫情过后人们会停止使用现金吗?相比于金、银等贵金属货币，纸币和硬币的制作成本低，更易于保管、携带和运输，因此它们成了当今世界各国普遍使用的货币形式。然而在疫情期间，现金却成了许多民众心头的隐患，现金经济会因这次疫情而发生改变吗？阅读短文并回答问题Forcenturies,peoplehavekeptlargeamountsofcashathomeduringdifficulttimes.Butduringthecoronavirus（冠状病毒）crisis,thingsaredifferen
3、t.Metalcoinsandpaperbillscanbeasourceofworryratherthanhope.Thefearisthattheseobjects,possiblytouchedbythousandsofpeople,couldprovideawayforthecoronavirustospread.Publicofficialsandhealthexpertshavesaidthattheriskissmall.Still,somebusinessesrefusetoaccep
4、tcashandsomecountrieshavesuggestedthattheircitizensshouldstopusingitaltogether.ZacharyCohleisaneconomicsprofessoratQuinnipiacUniversityinConnecticut.“Inmanyareas,cashwasalreadybeginningtodisappearduetotheincreasedriskofrobbery,theeaseofInternetordering,
5、andtheubiquity（无处不在）ofcellphones,”hesaid.“Sweden,Finland,Norway,Canadaandothershaveslowlyreducedcashusetothepointwhereusingitinlargeamountsseemsunusual.BritainandAustraliaareexpectedtobecomecashlesscountries.AndinChina,cashusehasdroppedaselectronicpayme
6、ntserviceshaveincreasedinpopularityoverthepasttenyears.”“CashistFesch”isacommonsayinginAustriaandsouthernGermany.Thewordsmeancashisbeautiful.Butsincethevirusoutbreak,shopsthathaveremainedopenthere,likegrocerystores,haveencouragedpeopletopaywithcards.And
7、Germany’scentralbanksaid43percentofGermansrecentlypaidforgoodsandserviceswithacard.TheBankofJapanestimatesthatcashmakesupfor53percentofhouseholdassets.Butthethreatofthecoronaviruscouldmovethecountrytowardgoingcashless,saidHirokiMaruyama,headofthenonprof
8、itFintechAssociationofJapan.Headded,“Thecultureisslowlychanging.”However,cashuseisstillcommoninplaceslikeWestandCentralAfrica,wheremanyaretoopoortopayforthecostofbankingservices.DorothyHarpoolteachesatWichitaStateUniversity’sW.FrankBartonSchoolofBusines
9、s.Harpoolthoughtsomepeoplewouldrethinktheiruseofcashduringthecrisis,butshesaidtheworldwouldnotbecashlessuntileveryoneandeverycountryhasreliableaccesstotheInternet.1.Whyiscashregardedasasourceofworry?A.Cashcan’tbeusedduringthecris
