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One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in

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问题     One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us, the "cashless society" is not on the horizon—it’s already here.
    While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.
    Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.
What does the author mean by the last sentence of the first paragraph?
选项 A、All of the Americans will not use cash.
B、Many Americans do not pay in cash now.
C、Credit cards in the society will not be popular.
D、You can use cash wherever you want.
答案B
解析 最后一句话的意思是：对于很多人来说，“无现钞的社会”不是即将来临，而是已经到来。文中提到的人是很多人，不是所有人，提到的事情已经发生了，而不是在未来发生，因此选项B正确，选项A错误。文中提到的“无现钞的社会”，其实就是整个社会信用卡的使用很普及了，因此选项C与文意相反。选项D无中生有。
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