2025外研版八上英语专项练习之阅读理解Unit4 Digital life（含答案解析）.pdfVIP

Unit4.Digitallife

A

Haveyoueverseenafunny-lookingblackandwhitesquareonastore’ssignora

website?That’saQRcode!QRcodesarebecomingverypopularforpayinginChina.

Theymakebuyingthingsquickandeasy.

QRcodeswerefirstusedinJapanin1994.Now,youcanuseyourphonetoscan

aQRcode.Whenyouscanit,thecodesendsinformationtoyourphone.This

informationtellsyourphonehowmuchmoneytosendtotheseller.Youdon’tneedto

carrycashorcreditcardsanymore!

TherearemanygoodthingsaboutQRcodepayments.First,it’ssafe.Your

moneygoesstraightfromyouraccounttotheseller’s.Second,it’sfast.Youcanfinish

payinginjustafewseconds.Finally,it’sconvenient.Youcanpayforalmostanything,

fromfoodatastreetstalltoanewpairofshoes.

MoreandmorepeopleareusingQRcodepaymentseveryday.It’schangingthe

wayweshop!

1.WherewereQRcodesfirstused?

A.InChinaB.InJapanC.InAmericaD.InEngland

2.WhatdoyouneedtouseQRcodepayments?

A.AcreditcardB.Aspecialmachine

C.AsmartphoneD.Cash

3.WhichisNOTanadvantageofQRcodepayments?

A.It’sexpensiveB.It’ssafe

C.It’sfastD.It’sconvenient

4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowtomakeaQRcodeB.Thehistoryofcreditcards

C.WhyQRcodepaymentsarepopularD.Thefutureofstreetstalls

B

Inrecentyears,smartwatchesdesignedforkidshavebecomeextremelypopular.

Thesesmalldeviceslooklikeregularwatchesbutcomewithmanyusefulfeatures

thathelpparentsandchildrenstayconnected.

Oneofthemostimportantfunctionsofakids’smartwatchisitsabilitytomake

andreceivecalls.Parentscansavetheirphonenumbersinthewatch,allowing

childrentocallthemwhenevertheyneedhelp.TheGPStrackingfeatureisanother

keypart.