The People's Bank of China has come out the fifth edition (版本) of the renminbi (RMB) since August 30,2019.These banknotes (紙幣) had brighter colors and new security features (防偽特征) .We've been using banknotes for around 10000 years.Back in the Northern Song Dynasty,Chinese people made the word's earliest paper money to replace (代替) metal coins.These banknotes were called jiaozi.Paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry.These advantages made it more popular (4)① other forms of money.But now,in the digital (數(shù)碼的) age,paper money seems to be disappearing for the same reason.China seems to be heading towards becoming a cashless (不用現(xiàn)金的) society.From supermarkets to street stores,people pay by using the We Chat Wallet and Alipay apps on their mobile phones.Sweden is even closer to a future without paper money.Many Swedish banks no longer even have cash on hand.But there are worries (4)② creating cashless societies.Some say it is unfair to the poor and people without much education. (5)It's not easy for them to open bank accounts (賬戶) or deal with mobile phones.And if all of your money is "digital",it may not be safe enough.Is paper money going away? (4)③ paper money is used less than electronic payment (電子支付) in some countries,it won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world.
(1)According to the passage,when did the fifth edition of RMB come out? (No more than 4 words)
August30,2019.
August30,2019.
(2)Which country made the world's earliest paper money to replace metal coins ? (No more than 10 words)
Northern Song Dynasty.
Northern Song Dynasty.
(3)Why is paper money more popular than other forms of money? (No more than 15 word)
Because paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry.
Because paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry.
(4)Fill in each blank with one proper word.
①than
than
②about
about
③Although
Although
(5)Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō),開(kāi)立銀行賬戶或用手機(jī)交易并不容易。
對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō),開(kāi)立銀行賬戶或用手機(jī)交易并不容易。
(6)What does the writer want to tell us?
Paper money won't disappear at once in most parts of the world.
Paper money won't disappear at once in most parts of the world.