内容正文:
RemembertheJapanesedisasterofadecade
back,wherefolowingasevereearthquakeoffthe
northeastcoastofJapansHonshuIslandin2011,
ahugetsunami(海啸)toweringahundredfeet
abovethegroundwentcrashingintocities,towns
andvilagesdestroying morethan 200 square
miles.SinceJapanremainsacashGbasedsociety
andagreatmanypeoplekeeptheirsavingsincash
intheirhomes,thedisasterledtotheunusual
phenomenonofsafesandcash washingupon
beaches.YasuoKimura,aformerbankemployee
thenaged67,saidthathehadmanyfriendswho
losteverything.“Ihadtriedtoconvincethemto
puttheir moneyin a bank,”hesaid.“They
alwaysthoughtitwassafertokeepitathome.”
Anotherargumenttheymakeisthatelectronic
paymentcanbebadforprivacy,makingcashremain
thebestbackup.Theyask “Howdoyoustopdata
thievesanddatabrokersfrommonitoringyourbuying
history?”andsuggestpayingincashistheanswer.
Personaly,IthinkusingprivacyGenhancing(增强隐私
的)technologieswhenmakingelectronicpaymentsisa
betteranswer,butthatsadiscussionforanotherday.
9.Whatmakesmanypeoplethinkitnecessaryto
forcecashserviceonbanks?
A.Thedutyofbanks.
B.Thereliabilityofcash.
C.Theneedtocutcosts.
D.Thedemandfromselers.
10.WhatwasoneoftheresultsoftheJapanese
disasterin2011?
A.Thequakedestroyedover200squaremiles.
B.100towerswereswalowedbythetsunami.
CJapanesestartedtokeepmoneyinbanks.
D.ManyJapaneselosttheirbackupmoney.
11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofelectronicpayment?
A.Itisnotgoodforprivacy.
B.Itstilleavesmuchtobedesired.
C.Itissaferthancashpayment.
D.Itoftenfalsintothewronghands.
12.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.IsEGpaymentSafe?
B.LessonsfromaNaturalDisaster
C.IsCashtheBackup?
D.AppealofUniversalCashService
第9讲 体裁微解———新闻报道
新 闻 报 道 的 第 一 句 往 往 为 全 文 的 中 心 句
(topicsentence),因此在这个句子中主要 讲 清
what(事件),when(时间),where(地点)和 who
(人物),而在下文则要补充事件的过程和细节,往
往包括 why(目的或原因)和how(具体过程)等.
新闻报道的一些常用语,如Itisreportedthat...,
Asisreported...,Accordingtothereport...,It
isestimatedthat...等.新闻报道亦为记叙文,时
态一般要用过去时;主句、从句结构清晰,语言客
观平实,往往没有过分花哨的词汇和过于复杂的
句型.主要具有以下特点: