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If you don’t like self-service check outs, this shop probably isn’t for you.

The unmanned shop, in the southern Sweden village of Viken, uses a smartphone app to allow customers to scan their own shopping, meaning no sales people are required. Its doors can also be unlocked at any time using a phone, meaning it’s open 24-hours a day during an entire year.

The futuristic staff-free shop was the idea of local resident Robert Ilijason and it opened after the app was approved by Apple in January. He thought there should be a store in his village open all the time, so he started thinking about how to solve this problem in a modern and technical way. The idea for the shop is similar to unmanned gyms. It can stay open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, because it does not require staff. Shoppers use the app on their smartphones to unlock the door and scan each purchase. They are then charged monthly for their purchases. The customers are also able to influence what the shop stocks by requesting certain items if they are not already in stock.

Ilijason has also thought of ways to combat any chance of people stealing from the shop. “To enter, you need to use your app where you identify yourself using Bank ID,” he told MailOnline. “So I know who you are and will only allow you in if you have no history of credit issues. My store has been successful in the dimension I care about,” Ilijason said.

He did admit, however, it has not been a huge success because it is “in a quiet village that already has two stores. “I opened it there because that’s where I live. I’m sure it will work better in other places,” he said. “My plan is to package this technology in a simple way to enable others to open whatever shop they want.”

1.According to the passage, _______ play an important role in Ilijason’s unmanned shop.

A cameras

B phone apps

C working staff

D credit issues

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，顾客使用手机应用扫描所购物品，使用手机应用随时进入商店购物，由此可知，手机应用在无人售货商店起到了关键的作用，故选B。

2.How often do you pay for your purchases?

A Once every month.

B Once you make your purchase.

C Once every week.

D Any time you are able to pay.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段They are then charged monthly for their purchases可知，顾客平时购物，每月结一次账，故选A。

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A Unmanned shops can be popular in big cities.

B Villagers can usually get what they want from the shop.

C Ilijason is a very successful businessman.

D Sales people will lose their jobs in the future.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章第三段The customers are also able to influence what the shop stocks, by requesting certain items if they are not already in stock可知，顾客可以给商店反映自己的需求，商店根据顾客的要求进货。由此判断，顾客几乎可以从无人售货商店里买到他们想要的任何物品，故选B。

4.If Mr Smith is stopped from entering the unmanned shop, what can be the possible reason?

A He doesn’t have a Bank ID.

B He is not successful in life.

C He wants to steal things in the shop.

D He has a bad record in credit.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第四段So I know who you are and will only allow you in if you have no history of credit issues可知，存在信用问题的顾客是不允许进入商店的，故选D。