单选题
In what way is a bank credit card different from a store credit account? A.It can be presented at any place. B.The holder can use it at his bank only. C.It is not used at a shop only, but at almost all kinds of business where there is a bank card sign. D.It can be used only at the bank where the card is issued.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] The system of bank credit cards operates in much the same way as a store credit account except that the holder is not restricted to making purchases in one place. Cards can be presented at any place where the bank card sign is displayed, and that could be at a shop, a service station, a hotel, a restaurant or in fact at all kinds of businesses. The sales assistant imprints the card details on to a sales voucher which the customer signs, and the card is then returned to the customer. Each month the bank sends the holder a credit card statement setting out where purchases were made and totaling what is owed. A payment has to be made within 25 days of the date of the statement, but not necessarily the full amount. If the customer pays in full within this time the use of the card does not cost anything. But if he decides to pay only the minimum repayment shown on the statement—$5 or 5% of the outstanding balance, whichever is the greater—he automatically chooses to use the system's extended repayment facility. The remaining balance is then carried forward and attracts interest at the rate of 2.25% per month. Bank credit cards are more versatile than store credit accounts in that they also enable people to obtain cash. Any bank displaying the bank card sign will arrange a cash advance for a card holder, whether or not he is one of their own customers. For money drawn in this way the bank makes a charge at the rate of 2.25% a month, calculated daily from the day the advance is obtained. Details of cash advances appear on the monthly bank card statement. The bank credit card system operates entirely separately from cheque accounts, but nevertheless it is a customer's previous relationship with his bank that is used as a guide to the amount of credit he will be extended. When a card is issued a personal credit limit is imposed indicating the maximum that can be owing at any one time. This is confidential between customer and bank and does not appear on the card.
[解析] 本题为推断题。从句子“The system of bank credit cards operates…is not restricted to making purchases in one place.Cards can be presented at any place…at all kinds of businesses”可知,信用卡与购物卡的区别是它不仅能购物还能在宾馆及酒店等有刷卡终端的地方使用。
单选题
What does the bank do when customers buy something using a bank credit card? A.It imprints the card details on to a sales voucher. B.It pays the store for the purchases made by customers. C.It sends customers the purchases within 25 days. D.It sends customers the purchases which shows the amount of money they will pay.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。从句子“The sales assistant imprints the card details on to a sales voucher which the customer signs,and the card is then returned to the customer. Each month the bank sends the holder a credit card statement setting out where purchases were made and totaling what is owing”可知,持卡人在使用了信用卡消费后,银行会定期给持卡人寄消费清单。故选A。
单选题
Where can a bank credit card holder get cash? A.At any bank where he pays a charge at the rate of 2.25% a month. B.At any bank that has joined this scheme. C.At any store showing the bank card sign. D.Only at a bank where he has deposited money.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为推断题。从句子“Bank credit cards are more versatile than store credit accounts in that they also enable people to obtain cash.Any bank displaying the bank card sign will arrange a cash advance for a card holder,whether or not he is one of their own customers”可知,持卡人可以在任何一家有此项业务的银行取得现金。故选B。