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.（15）These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered（订购）on the Internet. And young people are logging on to（登陆到）exotic（奇异的，外来的）food websites and ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably disgusting（恶心的）to most of us, few people would claim that pigs, chickens and some kinds of sea food we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day, insects could be marketed and sold as a food item in supermarkets.（16）According to their fans, they are not only high in protein（蛋白质）and low in fat, but also very tasty.（17）But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally（根本地）, it seems that insect eaters will remain a select（精选的）few.
14. Why did the speaker say we might be surprised at the Yuppie dinner party?
15. Where can people order the unusual food mentioned by the speaker?
16. Why are some Yuppies attracted by the unusual food?
17. What does the speaker say about the future of this type of unusual food?
Passage 3
Many people dislike walking to the bank, standing in long lines and running out of checks.（18）They are dissatisfied with their bank’s limited hours(办公时间), too. They want to do some banking at night and on weekends. For such people, their problems may soon be over. Before long, they may be able to do their banking from the comfort of their own home any hour of the day, any day of the week. Many banks are preparing online branches（分行）or Internet offices, which means that people will be able to take care of（处理）much of their banking business through their home computers. This process is called interactive banking. At these online branches, customers will be able to view all their accounts（帐户）, move money between their accounts, apply for a loan（贷款）and get current information on products such as credit cards(信用卡). Customers will also be able to pay their bills（付帐单）electronically and even email questions to the bank. Banks are creating online services for several reasons.（20）One reason is that banks must compete for（为…而竞争）customers, who will switch to another bank if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive. （19）The convenience of online banking appeals to（吸引）the kind of customer banks most want to keep, that is, people who are young, well-educated and have good incomes. Banks also want to take advantage of modern technology since they have上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] ... 下一页 >> |
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