单选题Directions:This task is the same as Task 1. The 5
questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
One hundred and thirteen million
Americans have at least one bank issued credit card. They give their owners
automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotel, at home, across the country,
and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and
more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to
withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local
branch bank is open. For many of us the "cashless society" is not on the
horizon—it's already here. While computers offer these
conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic
cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide
range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This informa tion
allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items
are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to
record return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these
computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most
efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly.
And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers
are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing
reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for
the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw
materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.
单选题
According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节辨认题。根据线索词OWlmrs定位到文章第一段第二句中：They give their owners automatic credit in stores，．．．they make many banking services available as well． 由此可知，信用卡给其主人带来了更多便利的服务，因此答案为B)。
[避错] A)“信用卡的主人可以从银行想取多少钱就取多少钱”，为常识性的错误；c)“可以 使店家更信任它的主人”，文中没有提到；D)“可以在任何地点兑换现金”，虽然信用卡使人 们在分散的地点存钱或取钱成为可能，但也不是在任何地点，因此D)也错误。
单选题
The basic purpose of the electronic cash registers for sellers is to_______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节推断题。根据线索词electronic cash registers定位到文章第二段第二句话： Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales．由此可知，收银机最 基本的用途是记录销售情况，因此答案为C)。
[避错] A)“定购货物”，要由销售者决定，而不是收银机；B)“给销售经理打电话”，显然收 银机无此项功能；D)“记录货物库存”，相关信息出现在第二段最后一句，记录销售情况可 以使商人明了库存货物，但收银机不能直接记录库存货物的情况，故D)也错误。
单选题
The computers can ______ for manufacturers.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节推断题。根据线索词comptlter和manufactures定位到文章最后一段倒数第 二、三句话：Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons．Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide…(生产商也因相似的原因而依赖计算机， 基于计算机的市场分析报告可以帮他们决定……)，所以计算机可以帮助生产商做有关生 产方面的决定，因此选A)。
[避错] B)“记录哪个时间最忙”；C)“识别哪些雇员工作效率最高”和D)“使员工的任务分 配更恰当”，这三项都是计算机帮销售者所做的事情，而不是帮生产商做的事，故都错误。
单选题
From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that______.
单选题
The advantage of using computers is that computers can______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节辨认题。根据文章第一段第三句中…making it possible to withdraw or de posit money in scattered locations…(……使人们在分散的地点存钱和取钱成为可能 ……)可知，计算机可以使人们便利地兑换现金。
[避错] 根据第三段第二句话可知．计算机可以记录哪个时间最忙，哪些雇员工作效率最 高，而不是计算机能在最忙时效率更高，故排除A)；也不是计算机能替代工作效率高的雇 员从事人事管理工作，故排除D)；根据第三段第一句可知根据计算机的记录可以帮助决定 供应商应向供应商退换的货物，而不是计算机能向供应商退换货物，故排除C)。