HowWouldYouLiketoPay?
Howdoyoupayforyourcoffee?Isitwithchange?Iusemytap-and-gocard.Idon'tevenneedtoentermyPINnumberorasignaturetoapprovepayment.It'squickerandeverybodyinthequeueishappy.
Contactlesspaymentsaregainingpopularity.Thoseconcernedaboutsecuritywillbepleasedtoknowthattheamountofmoneyyoucanspendinone-goislimited-intheUKit'scurrently£30.Butifthecardisusedafewtimesinarow,aPINnumberwillbeneeded.Ifathiefgetsholdofyourcardandgoesonacrazyshopping,yourbankcoversyouagainstfraud.However,ifsomeonestealsyourbills,that'syourbadluck!
Forthosewhoarealwaysforgettingwheretheyputtheircards,there'sanewsolution:wearabletechnique:clothinganddevicesthathavecombinedelectronictechnology.KennethCukier,aneconomistandtechnologyexpert,says:"Youcansimplytakeanywirelesscardandthechip (芯片) fromitthatyourbankmightissueyouwith,andyoucanputitinacoat.Whenyouwanttomakeapaymentjustwaveyourarminfrontoftheterminalandleavethecoffeeshopwithyourlatte (拿铁咖啡).Thisisintendedforpeoplewhodon'twanttotaketheircardoutoftheirwallet,usetheirphoneortheirwatch."
Good,isn'tit?Andnewwaysofspendingmoneyarenotstoppingthere.Thefutureisallaboutbiometrics (生物识别技术).Veryconvenientifyouareatthebeachorafestival-there'sanewsystemindevelopmentwhichwillmakeitpossibletoreadtheuniquemapsofveins (静脉) underthesurfaceofyourfinger,andusethemtoconfirmpayments-orprovethatit'syoumakingthepayments.Youjustneedtorememberwhichfingeryouregisteredwith.
Sospendingmoneyisbecomingeasierallthetime.Andthetemptationtobuymorestuffincreases.Butit'sworthbearinginmindthatearningthemoneyinthefirstplacewillstillrequirethesameeffort.Backtoworkthen!
66.Athiefwouldn'tbeabletobuymuchwithastolenwirelesscardbecause___.
A.thecarddoesn'tpermitwithdrawingmoneymorethan£30
B.there'salimittotheamountofmoneyspentatatime
C.thewirelesscardmustbeusedafewtimesinone-go
D.aPINnumberisalwaysrequiredbeforepayment
67.Theunderlinedword"fraud&quo