2013年考研英语二真题及答案.docx

2013全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题
MBA,MPA,MPAcc专业硕士统一考试
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)（本题答案在题号后）
Giventheadvantageofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatweshouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically._1However,atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionshavebeen2around_fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.
Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpayment“wouldsoonrevolutionizethevery3.conceptofmoneyitself,”onlyto4.reverseitselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso5.slowincoming?
Althoughe-moneymightbemoreconvenientandmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork6.againstthedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery7.expensivetosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe8.dominantformofpayment.
Second,electronicmeansofpayment14.raisesecurityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation15.storedthere.
Becausethisisnotan16.uncommonoccurrence,unscrupulouspersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand17.stealfundsbymovingthemfromsomeoneelse’saccountsintotheirown.The18.preventionofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andawholenewfieldofcomputersciencehasdevelopedto19.copewithsecurityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic20.trailthatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldataonbuyinghabits.
1.[A]However[B]Moreover[C]Therefore[D]Otherwise
2.[A]off[B]back[C]over[D]around
3.[A]power[B]concept[C]history[D]role
4.[A]reward[B]resist[C]resume[D]reverse
5.[A]silent[B]sudden[C]slow[D]steady
6.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]on
7.[A]imaginative[B]expensive[C]sensitive[D]productive
8.[A]similar[B]original[C]temporary[D]dominant
9.[A]collect[B]provide[C]copy[D]print
10.[A]giveup[B]takeover[C]bringback[D]passdown
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