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Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顾客). Unlike today"s credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card. Customers had to pay for things in full. They couldn"t pay for something a little at a time.
In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company — Diners Club. Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants. Customers liked the card because they didn"t have to carry a lot of cash with them. Restaurant owners liked the card, too. Why? They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card.
In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7. 6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.
小题1:What can we know about the earlier credit cards from the passage?
A.They could be used everywhere. |
B.Customers had to pay for things in full. |
C.They were very popular before the 1920s. |
D.Everyone could get this kind of credit card. |
A.showed | B.took | C.borrowed | D.provided |
A.part of the development of credit cards |
B.how to use cash |
C.the number of people who use credit cards in the world |
D.how credit cards help businessmen |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
解析
【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了信用卡的发展过程。
小题1:从这句话“Customers had to pay for things in full.”得出答案。
小题1: 根据下文意思,得出词义“提供”。
小题1:纵观全文,得出答案。
核心考点
试题【How do you pay for things? Do you usually use cash(现金), or do you like to pay by】;主要考察你对日常生活类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
As we know, most cars 52 in garages for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars 53 one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and 54 things. That costs too much money. To 55 money, some people come up with the idea of “ car sharing”. If we share a car, we’ll only 56 when we use it.
Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have 57 it. Japan is also trying to make 58 popular around the country.
Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in 59 . It is also very for us to travel everywhere 60 buying a car. Do you love to share a car with others?
小题1:A. popular B. interesting C. funny
小题2: A. are washed B. are driven C. are parked
小题3: A. as far as B. as long as C. as much as
小题4: A. other B. others C. another
小题5: A. make B. save C. find
小题6: A. spend B. cost C. pay
小题7: A. joined B. covered C. dropped
小题8: A. time saving B. money saving C. car sharing
小题9:A. fashion B. transportation C. family
小题10: A. without B. with C. by
小题1:A. too B. also C. either
小题2: A. catch B. caught C. catches
小题3: A. mouth B. eyes C. hands
小题4:A. sad B. satisfied C. angry
小题5:A. young B. old C. sick
小题1: Miss Ding lives in .
A. Hotel Eiffel B. Hotel Bank C. Hotel Park
小题2: The hotel is .
A. in the park B. on the left of the bank C. near the bank
小题3:Which bus can’t reach the hotel?
A. Bus 705. B. Bus 18. C. Bus.47.
小题4: If Miss Ding is lost, she can .
A. call her friends
B. wait until the light is green
C. call the hotel at the phone number on the card
小题5:Which of the following is true?
A. Open the door when the red light is on.
B. The card can be used to open the door.
C. Miss Ding can keep the card after he checks out.
In the following several weeks, Mrs. Black _43__ didshopping in the same supermarket.Unlike many other customers, she never __44 hope. Her kitchen was full of things that she did not need. She dreamed of the __45__ when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her. “Madam, this is your lucky day and __46__ in your basket is free."
One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things _47 her car, she realized that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She went back to the __48__ to buy the tea. As she was waiting at the cashier(收银台), the manager of the supermarket came to __49 _and said,“Congratulations. Madam! You are our lucky customer and all that you __50__ in your basket is free!"
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小题1: Angle is very interested in law and she enjoys lawprograms on TV. 小题2: Rebecca enjoys watching English news on TV every day. 小题3:Robert it a foothball fan and he enjoys watching football matches and sports news on TV 小题4:Lynn it very good at singing and performing. She often watches art and music shows on TV. 小题5:Li Ming is from Guangdong but be works in Beijing.He enjoys watching news aboutGuangdongevery day. |
F. At 12:35 every day, you can watch reports about law on CCTV 1. Law experts(专家) are invited to join the program to give their opinions on law problems. |
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