强化练(十)　书评与小说节选2025高考英语大二轮专题强化练专题一　四选一阅读.DOCX

强化练(十)书评与小说节选2025高考英语大二轮专题强化练专题一四选一阅读强化练(十)书评与小说节选

考情速递：书评是近几年高考出现的新形式，如2023年新高考Ⅰ卷阅读C篇和2020年新高考Ⅰ卷阅读C篇都以书评为载体，而同为教育部考试中心命题的2022年浙江1月卷阅读B篇和2022年全国乙卷阅读B篇也都出现了书评。所以对这种类型的语篇进行适当练习是十分必要的，同时考生在备考时也要关注小说节选。

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2023·南京六校联合调研)

Formostpeople，moneystillmeansphysicalcashprintedbyasole(唯一的)publicauthority.Yetitmaybeshort－lived,ascashgiveswaytothedigitalizationoffinanceandnewmeansofpaymentmaytakeover.Thebigchangewillhavehugeimpactsonstates,peopleandcompanies.

Doesitdomoregoodthanharm?EswarPrasad,aseniorprofessorofInternationalTradePolicyatCornellUniversity,saysinhisbookTheFutureofMoney,itdependsoncentralbanks—whethertheycanembracechangewithoutlosingcontrol.Heinsiststheendofcash—likelywithinadecadeortwo—isrevolutionary.

Asforthetrendthatcashisdeclining,MrPrasadexplainsthatitisduetothefactthatmanypeoplebankfromlaptopsandmakepaymentsontheirphones.Bitcoinandotherdigitalmoneyithasinspiredbringaboutamorefundamentalshift,whichmakespaymentspossiblewithouttheneedforatrusted,centralauthority.However,banksremaindominant.Fearingthiscouldmakethemoutofajob,manycentralbanksarebeginningtocatchupwiththepacebydevelopingtheirowndigitalcurrencies—CBDCs,whichwillupgradethefinancialsystem.

MrPrasadsaystheyaremoreefficientthancashforsettlingtransactions(交易结算).Theycouldalsoprovidesupporttodigitalpaymentsystemsmanagedbyprivatefirms.Theycouldoffer“unbanked”communitiesaccesstodigitalpaymentsandotherfinancialproducts.Andtheymaymakeiteasiertotrackillegaltransactions.

However,MrPrasadfearsCBDCsmaybevulnerable(脆弱的)tohackingandbugs;theycouldkillprivateinnovationandcausetheinstabilitytheyaremeanttoprohibit.Theprivacyoftransactionswillbelost.

Healsomanagestomakethefinancialsystemunderstandableandinteresting.Hispatientdescriptionofhowit