Question

    Now people can pay by scanning(扫描）their faces while shopping. Is it _______ to pay by scanning other parts of our bodies? Amazon has a new technology that scans _______.

The technology can tell if the person is the right one by scanning his or her hand. The scanner examines things such as finger prints. It then sends a picture to a certain center which can decide who the person is.

In September 2019, Amazon made a payment system for a US supermarket. People can pay _______ by scanning their hands under a machine. Their hand scan is connected to their bank cards, so they can pay successfully. It's quite convenient, especially for _______ people. With this new technology, people _______take their cards with them. They just scan their hands.

1.A.possible B.important C.strange

2.A.eyes B.faces C.hands

3.A.usually B.simply C.really

4.A.old B.poor C.smart

5.A.mustn't B.can't C.needn't

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文向我们介绍了亚马逊新开发的支付系统，可以通过扫描手进行支付。

1.

句意：有没有可能通过扫描我们身体的其他部位来支付呢？

possible可能的；important重要的；strange奇怪的。分析上下文可知，此处表示目前人们可以通过面部识别技术进行支付，那么扫描其他部位可不可能进行支付呢？强调“可能的”，故选A。

2.

句意：亚马逊有一项扫描人手的新技术。

eyes眼睛；faces面部；hands手。根据后文“The technology can tell if the person is the right one by scanning his or her hand.”可知，是通过扫描手部进行识别的。故选C。

3.

句意：人们只需在机器下面扫描自己的手就可以支付。

usually通常；simply简单地；really真地。分析句子可知，此处表示“人们只需在机器下面扫描自己的手就可以支付”的含义，强调方式简单，其他两项语意不通。故选B。

4.

句意：它很方便，尤其是对老年人来说。

old年老的；poor贫穷的；smart聪明的。根据前文“Their hand scan is connected to their bank cards, so they can pay successfully.”可知，他们的手扫描与他们的银行卡相连，所以他们可以成功支付，方式非常简单，所以适合老人使用，其他两项不符合语境。故选A。

5.

句意：有了这项新技术，人们就不需要随身携带信用卡了。

mustn't禁止；can't不能；needn't不需要。分析上下文可知，这项技术只需扫描手即可完成支付，所以很方便，不需要随身携带信用卡了，此处强调必要性。故选C。