【正文】 根據(jù)第四段中的 “But equally important is that suppliers such as banks and tech firms (in developed markets)... Most financial firms are keen to abandon it, or discourage oldfashioned customers with heavy fees.”可知現(xiàn)金消失的一個(gè)重要原因就是諸如銀行和科技公司（在發(fā)達(dá)市場）和電信公司（在新興市場）之類的供應(yīng)商正在開發(fā)快速,易于使用的支付技術(shù),他們可以從中提取。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years.”可知在過去的十年中,瑞典的人均零售現(xiàn)金交易數(shù)量下降了80％；再根據(jù)“In China digital payments rose from 4% of all payments in 2012 to 34% in 2017.”可知在中國,數(shù)字支付從2012年占所有支付的4％上升到2017年的34％。故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的“Rich countries are racing to dematerialise payments.”可知, 富裕國家正競相將支付非物質(zhì)化；再根據(jù)第三段中的“In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years.”在過去的十年中,瑞典的人均零售現(xiàn)金交易數(shù)量下降了80％?？偟膩碚f,無現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)的未來是個(gè)好消息,但是對于電子支付人們也有一些擔(dān)憂。D.C.B.. A.s attitude towards digitalized payment is the infrastructure is developing at a high speed in developed marketsD.younger consumers are short of money to live their digital livesB.China is developing faster that those developed countries in digital payment（3）Cash is disappearing largely because that cash is still king across the worldC.. A.promote payment without paper money or coins（2）In paragraph 3, several countries are mentioned to show get rid of the sideeffects of cashC.. A. Yet set against these benefits are a couple of worries. Electronic payment systems may risk technical failures, power failure and cyberattacks. In a cashless economy the poor, the elderly and country folk may be left behind. And a digital system could let governments watch over people39。 Cash is dying out because of two forces. One is demand— younger consumers want payment systems that plug easily into their digital lives. But equally important is that suppliers such as banks and tech firms (in developed markets) and teles panies (in emerging ones) are developing fast, easytouse payment technologies from which they can pull data and pocket fees. There is a high cost to running the infrastructure behind the cash economy—ATMs, vans carrying notes, tellers who accept coins. Most financial firms are keen to abandon it, or discourage oldfashioned customers with heavy fees. For the past 3,000 years, when people thought of money they thought of cash. Over the past decade, however, digital payments have taken off— tapping your plastic on a terminal or swiping a smartphone has bee normal. Now this revolution is about to turn cash into an endangered species in some rich economies. That will make the economy more efficient—but it also causes new problems that could hold back the transition(轉(zhuǎn)型).7．閱讀理解 You can purchase Bird Friendly certified coffees around the world and protect wildlife and habitat with every cup ”你能在全世界買Bird Friendly 認(rèn)證的咖啡，每杯都保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物和棲息地，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“ The wood and fruit trees on shade coffee farms provide farmers with additional ine.故選A。根據(jù)第二段中的“ 根據(jù)第一段中的“ In order to deal with severe population and habitat loss, Smithsonian scientists created the Bird Friendly certification. ”可知，科學(xué)家們重視咖啡生長地的問題，并以想出應(yīng)對辦法，故選D。Donate to coffee farmers.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，為了應(yīng)對嚴(yán)重的遷徙鳥類的數(shù)量和棲息地?fù)p失，史密森尼的科學(xué)家創(chuàng)造了 the Bird Friendly certification 。Order coffee online.C.Consume less coffee.D.By selling fruits and wood from trees.C.They are grown on unpolluted land.（3）How can Bird Friendly farmers earn more money? A.They have a strange flavor.C.s a characteristic of Bird Friendly coffees? A.Farmers have been aware of environment protection.D.One fourth of them have destroyed forest habitat for birds.B. Buying Bird Friendly supports the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center39。 Bird Friendly coffees are shadegrown, meaning the coffee is planted under trees, rather than on the land that has been cleared of all other plants. Coffee experts say shadegrown coffees taste better, because the beans ripen slower than coffee grown in the full sun, resulting in a richer, more plex flavor. Bird Friendly certified coffees grow under biodiverse shade that provides habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife, stores carbon and fights climate change. Bird Friendly coffees are also certified organic, meaning they are grown without pesticides, which is better for people and for the planet. Threequarters of the world39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科教類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom最符合本文的標(biāo)題。s first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher”可知，從新學(xué)年開始，新西蘭奧克蘭的小學(xué)生將成為世界上第一批被機(jī)器人老師教的孩子。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“However, regardless of how popular it bees, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.”可知，Ravishankar認(rèn)為它不會(huì)在短期內(nèi)代替人類教育工作者。故選D。 attention, but also allows the program39。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由此可知，特殊之處在于機(jī)器人老師教他們。根據(jù)第一段中的“They became the world39。New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款智能機(jī)器人走進(jìn)小學(xué)課堂，為孩子們講授能源可持續(xù)發(fā)展。The World39。The World39。Disapproving.（4）What might be the best title for the passage? A.Unclear.Doubtful.Optimistic.s attitude to Will39。It can change if necessary.（3）What39。It can talk any topic for free.B.They could get close to smartphone screen.（2）What is the benefit of this twoway interaction? A.This was the start of a new school year.B.A digital teacher taught them. Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver costeffective, rich, educational experience in the future.” attention, but also allows the program39。 Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students39。 The autonomous animation platform has