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专题限时检测(二十七)任务型阅读(四)(限时24分钟)A(2017·苏北四市高三一模)IsCashBecomingOutdated?Whenherollsintoagasstationtofillhistank,BarkhadDahirdoesn'tgetoutofhiscar.Hepushesafewbuttonsonhiscellphoneandwithinsecondshehaspaidforthefuel.Withthesamequickpushesonhisphone,hepaysforvirtuallyeverythingheneeds:groceriesatthesupermarket,afeworangesfromamarketstall,oracupofsweetmilkyteafromacafé.“Everyoneherehashisownbankwitheasyaccess，”boastsMr.Dahir.“Evenlyinginbed,youcanbepayingyourbills.”Electronicpaymentsofferconsumersconvenience,providerevenueforbanks,creditcardcompaniesandpaymentprocessors,andoffermerchantsimprovedcashflowandconvenience.“Idon'tevencarrymoneyanymore，”saysAdanAbokor,ademocracyactivist.“Ihaven'tseencashforalongtime.Almosteverymerchant,evenhawker(小贩)onthestreet,acceptspaymentbycellphone.There'snowaitingforitandnocountingofcash.”Thesystemisimpressivelysimpleandsecure.Purchasesaremadebydialingathreedigitnumber,enteringafourdigitPIN,andthenenteringtheretailer'spaymentnumberandtheamountofmoney.Bothcustomersandmerchantsreceivetextmessagestoconfirmthepayment.Clearingupcashpaymentshasseveraladvantagesaswell.Theprintingandhandlingofmoneyisexpensive.Cashpaymentscanbeanonymousandhardtotrackcriminalactivitiestobeconductedinsecret.Manygovernmentsfavorreducingcashdealingsinordertobettermonitorandunderstandtheactivitiesoftheircitizens.TheSwedishgovernmenthasbeendiscussingtheremovingofcashsince2010.However,somepeopledoubtwhatmembersofacashlesssocietydowhenthepowergoesoff.Dotheychoosetobarter(物物交换)androb?Dotheysitathomeandwait?WhathappenstopeoplewhorelyontheircellphonestoprocessmoneydealingswhencellserviceandtheInternetareinterrupted?Aworldaffectedbyterrorismandincreasinglyviolentweathermaynotyetbereadytoabandoncurrency.“Ironically,thedayafterthelargestbankinNorway,DNB,proposedendingallcashdealings,IwenttomylocalgrocerystoreandwhenItriedtopaybyphone,IwastoldthatIneededtogototheATMtogetcashbecausethesystemwasbroken，”saidaninterviewee.Otherpeoplefearthatelectronicpaymentsmaycreatesecurityandfraudrisksandenabledealingstobetrackedandreported.Privacy,securityandconvenienceareallimportantfactorsintheadoptionofelectronicpaymenttechnology.Newtechnologieswhichbalanceandaddressthesefactorsmayenablepeopletoremovecash.IsCashBecomingOutdated？PassageoutlineSupportingdetailsAnexampleofelectronicpaymentsBarkhadDahirclaimsthathecanalmostpurchase(1)________heneedsbyusinghismobilephone.Reasonsforthe(2)________forelectronicpayments·Theycanbemore(3)________withoutwaitinginlineorcountingthecash,whosecharacteristicsinclude(4)________andsimplicity.·Theyreducethecostofprintingmoneyandallowthegovernmentto(5)________cashactivities.Possible(6)________ofelectronicpayments·Somepeopleare(7)________whetherelectronicpaymentscanstillbeeffectiveduringtimeswhenthepowergoesoff.·Thereare(8)________thatelectronicpaymentsmaycreatesecurityandfraudrisks.·Itispossiblethatelectronicdealingscanbe(9)________andreportedforillegaluse.ConclusionCashisnot(10)________tobecompletelyreplacedunlessprivacy,securityandconveniencearebalancedandsettled.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。电子支付日益盛行，那么现金会被电子支付取代吗？本文针对这一话题展开了论述。1．everything/whatever直接信息题。根据第一段第三句话可知，他可以用手机买到他需要的所有东西。故空格处可填everything/whatever。2．preference信息概括题。根据...