焦点 03 阅读理解之记叙文 -备战2024年中考英语复习之优秀生拔高特训（福建省）

焦点03 阅读理解之记叙文 备战2024年中考英语复习之优秀生拔高特训 A I can’t remember the last time I used cash in China. Between WeChat and Alipay, we pay for everything with our mobile phones. When I went back home to the UK for a holiday, I had some culture shock in my own country. Suddenly, I couldn’t use my phone to pay for things. I got out my wallet and went back to using notes and coins. Of course, we can pay for things electronically in the UK. People use their bank cards. Some use Google Pay on their phones or watches. But most people still use cash. And many are wary of putting too much trust in going electronic with payments. My parents are two of these wary people. They believe that using electronic payments could lead to their whole savings being stolen by online criminals. The concern is understandable. In 2022, more than £4 billion was stolen by fraudsters (诈骗犯) and cybercriminals (网络罪犯) in the UK. In its 2022 fraud and cybercrime report, the online financial (金融的) service comparison website money. co. uk reported a 63 percent increase in fraud and cybercrime from 2021. Online buying was the biggest source of the thefts, said Computer Weekly. So, the dangers are real. But still, it seems that mobile or at least digital payments will lead the way in the future in the UK, just as it is here now in China. According to the gov. uk website, the Bank of England is now looking at using a digital pound. But the real question is: Will the British public trust it? 1．Why did the writer have culture shock after returning to the UK? A．Because most people still use cash to buy things. B．Because people have to bring a bank card in their wallet. C．Because people can’t pay for things electronically. D．Because most people like to use coins more than notes. 2．What may the underlined word “wary” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Aware. B．Careful. C．Sure. D．Proud. 3．What can we learn about the writer’s parents? A．They use Google Pay on their phones or watches. B．They once lost all their savings to online