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现在移动支付非常方便，顾客扫一下二维码就付款了，所以出现了一些不收现金的商店。但是有一些只能用现金或者只会用现金的群体就不能在这些商店买东西了，因此有人提出应该禁止无现金商店。
[海词积累]
1.discriminate v. 歧视;区别对待
2.logistics n. 后勤;组织工作
Just wanting a hamburger， Hembert Figu?eroa was surprised to learn the dollar bills in his pocket were no good at Dos Toros Taqueria in Manhattan.
Figueroa， an ironworker， had to stand to the side， holding his hamburger， until a cashier helped him find another customer willing to pay for his meal with a card in exchange for cash. “I had money but I couldnt pay，” he said.
Cash?free stores are generating a backlash among some activists and liberal?leaning policy?makers who say the practice discriminates
against people like Figueroa， who either lack bank accounts or rely on cash for many transactions.
Advocates for banning cashless stores worry technology is moving too fast for the 6.5% of American households—8.4 million—that do not have a bank account.
Business owners who go cashless say they are following the lead of the majority of customers who are abandoning cash payments. Retailers are under pressure to cater to customers with heightened expectations for fast and convenient service， driven by companies like Amazon and Uber.
Leo Kremer， co?owner of Dos Toros， said the volume of cash transactions at his stores fell from about 50% a decade ago to 15% last year. Cash transactions made the cost and logistics of handling cash especially difficult. However， before going cashless， Dos Toros locations were robbed twice. Kremer argued that businesses that “consistently serve the unbanked and underbanked population wont go cashless. It wouldnt make sense for them”.
But financial experts who work with low?income people caution against making assumptions about the shopping preferences or buying power of those who rely on cash. Justine Zinkin， CEO of Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners， said the greater urgency in the digital era is finding ways to better include low?income people in the banking system， such as compelling（强迫） banks to offer no?fee starter accounts and encouraging banks to open branches in underserved areas.
——From ABC News
[Reading][Check]
1.What trouble was Hembert Figueroa faced with at Dos Toros Taqueria？
A.He couldnt make a deal with cash.
B.He failed to find a cashier for help.
C.He took no money or a card with him.
D.He was caught carrying false bank notes. 2.What does the underlined word “backlash” in paragraph 3 mean？
A.Heated debate.
B.Warm welcome.
C.Strong objection.
D.High expectation.
3.How many households are there in America？
A.About 8.4 million.
B.About 50.5 million.
C.About 40.2 million.
D.About 129.2 million.
4.What did Justine Zinkin suggest according to the text？
A.Making regulations to ban cashless stores.
B.Forcing banks to offer no?fee starter accounts.
C.Inspiring banks to open branches in underserved areas.
D.Taking low?income peoples condition into consideration.
[Language][Study]
I.话题表达
1.无现金交易的优势
follow the lead of the majority of customers who are abandoning cash payments
[海词积累]
1.discriminate v. 歧视;区别对待
2.logistics n. 后勤;组织工作
Just wanting a hamburger， Hembert Figu?eroa was surprised to learn the dollar bills in his pocket were no good at Dos Toros Taqueria in Manhattan.
Figueroa， an ironworker， had to stand to the side， holding his hamburger， until a cashier helped him find another customer willing to pay for his meal with a card in exchange for cash. “I had money but I couldnt pay，” he said.
Cash?free stores are generating a backlash among some activists and liberal?leaning policy?makers who say the practice discriminates
against people like Figueroa， who either lack bank accounts or rely on cash for many transactions.
Advocates for banning cashless stores worry technology is moving too fast for the 6.5% of American households—8.4 million—that do not have a bank account.
Business owners who go cashless say they are following the lead of the majority of customers who are abandoning cash payments. Retailers are under pressure to cater to customers with heightened expectations for fast and convenient service， driven by companies like Amazon and Uber.
Leo Kremer， co?owner of Dos Toros， said the volume of cash transactions at his stores fell from about 50% a decade ago to 15% last year. Cash transactions made the cost and logistics of handling cash especially difficult. However， before going cashless， Dos Toros locations were robbed twice. Kremer argued that businesses that “consistently serve the unbanked and underbanked population wont go cashless. It wouldnt make sense for them”.
But financial experts who work with low?income people caution against making assumptions about the shopping preferences or buying power of those who rely on cash. Justine Zinkin， CEO of Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners， said the greater urgency in the digital era is finding ways to better include low?income people in the banking system， such as compelling（强迫） banks to offer no?fee starter accounts and encouraging banks to open branches in underserved areas.
——From ABC News
[Reading][Check]
1.What trouble was Hembert Figueroa faced with at Dos Toros Taqueria？
A.He couldnt make a deal with cash.
B.He failed to find a cashier for help.
C.He took no money or a card with him.
D.He was caught carrying false bank notes. 2.What does the underlined word “backlash” in paragraph 3 mean？
A.Heated debate.
B.Warm welcome.
C.Strong objection.
D.High expectation.
3.How many households are there in America？
A.About 8.4 million.
B.About 50.5 million.
C.About 40.2 million.
D.About 129.2 million.
4.What did Justine Zinkin suggest according to the text？
A.Making regulations to ban cashless stores.
B.Forcing banks to offer no?fee starter accounts.
C.Inspiring banks to open branches in underserved areas.
D.Taking low?income peoples condition into consideration.
[Language][Study]
I.话题表达
1.无现金交易的优势
follow the lead of the majority of customers who are abandoning cash payments