【正文】 gh. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.（1）The main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professor39。 I decided to hang on, telling myself, I am not afraid of challenges and obstacles. I stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. Finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. To add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure. As usual, things bee difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions. I was no exception. I thought of running away. I remembered the words of Thomas Edison, Many of life39。 I landed in a small city in the Middle East to set up a firm, a world－class car rental firm. Having decided on the project, I earnestly settled in preparation. With a positive mind, I told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.2．閱讀理解 縱觀全文可知，,作者提到無(wú)現(xiàn)金支付即電子支付的好處,也提到電子支付引起的擔(dān)憂,對(duì)待電子支付是客觀的,故選C。故選B。大多數(shù)金融公司都渴望放棄它,或者以高昂的費(fèi)用勸阻老式客戶。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(chǎng)）和電信公司（在新興市場(chǎng)）之類的供應(yīng)商正在開(kāi)發(fā)快速,易于使用的支付技術(shù),他們可以從中提取數(shù)據(jù)和小費(fèi)。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(guò)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(guó),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(guó)家正競(jìng)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(guò)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?lái)說(shuō),無(wú)現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)的未來(lái)是個(gè)好消息,但是對(duì)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).高二必備英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(人生百味)技巧全解及練習(xí)題(含答案)含解析一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解人生百味類1．閱讀理解 Rich countries are racing to dematerialise payments. They need to do more to prepare for the sideeffects. Countries are removing cash at varying speeds. In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years. America is perhaps a decade behind. Outside the rich world, cash is still king. But even there its leading role is being challenged. In China digital payments rose from 4% of all payments in 2012 to 34% in 2017. In the main, the prospect of a cashless economy is excellent news. Cash is inefficient. When payments dematerialise, people and shops are less open to theft. It also creates a credit history, helping consumers borrow.s shopping habits and private multinationals exploit their personal data.（1）Some rich countries are trying to dematerialize moneyB.make the economy more efficient by protecting endangered speciesD.the differences between developed and developing countriesB.digital payments are being a trend that cannot be stoppedD.. A.suppliers are trying to reduce costs and obtain money and dataC.financial firms want to abandon oldfashioned customers（4）The author39。favorablenegativeobjectiveindifferent【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，富裕國(guó)家正在減少現(xiàn)金支付,現(xiàn)金正在因?yàn)樾枨蟮仍蛳А?（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。結(jié)合上下文,可知某些富裕國(guó)家比如瑞典正在減少現(xiàn)金支付,推廣不用紙幣或硬幣的支付方式,也就是電子支付方式。 （2）考查推理判斷。瑞典和中國(guó)的共同點(diǎn)是現(xiàn)金支付減少,電子支付比例上升,由此可推斷作者提到瑞典和中國(guó)是為了說(shuō)明數(shù)字支付正成為一種不可阻擋的趨勢(shì)。 （3）考查推理判斷。運(yùn)行現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)背后的基礎(chǔ)架構(gòu)需要付出高昂的成本,這些基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施包括自動(dòng)取款機(jī),載有紙幣的貨車(chē),接受硬幣的出納員。也就是供應(yīng)商為了減少成本,獲取數(shù)據(jù)和小費(fèi),開(kāi)發(fā)了更便捷的支付方式,導(dǎo)致現(xiàn)金支付的減少。 （4）考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 Anyone who is afraid of failure and afraid to face challenges will never taste success, so said our professor in marketing. I laughed it off at that time, but got frightened when it actually happened in my life. Howeve