去泰国购物可用支付宝啦！
去泰国购物可用支付宝啦！

During a conference, China’s Alipay and Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank said on Saturday in Bangkok that they will cooperate to promote QR code payment in Thailand.
The Thai Bank has already developed a mobile app which supports QR code payment for the Thai market. Chinese tourists can use Alipay app to scan the QR code given by the Kasikorn app to finish the buying with Thai sellers.
“My customers are mainly Chinese and we just began to use the Kasikorn app a few days ago and we hope it will make buying more convenient for the Chinese customers," said Piyanas, a woman selling clothes. Viu, owner of a shop selling colorful notebooks, said that she began to use the app this morning and one Chinese tourist had paid her by Alipay soon after.
Alipay also said that there are some 20,000 Thai businesses using their service and they aim to provide the convenience of QR Code payment, enjoyed by many Chinese now, to Thais, which go with Thai government’s goal of cashless society.
    “I have been to China for many times and we hope Chinese tourists can encourage our society to use e-payment,” said a manager of Kasikorn Bank, adding that Thai customers can also use their app to scan and to pay.
The bank said their app is the first one that supports QR Code payment in Thailand and they aim to cover some 200,000 shops around the kingdom by the end of this year.

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1.Where was the conference held?

A In Bangkok.

B In Hangzhou.

C In Beijing.

D In Shanghai.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段During a conference, China’s Alipay and Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank said on Saturday in Bangkok that they will cooperate to promote QR code payment in Thailand.可知这场发布会是在曼谷举行的，故选A。

2.We can learn from the third paragraph that _____.

A Piyanas works for a Chinese company

B Kasgukorn makes buying convenient for Chinese only

C Viu received payment through Alipay the first day he used it

D Piyanas and Viu works in the same company

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Viu, owner of a shop selling colorful notebooks, said that she began to use the app this morning and one Chinese tourist had paid her by Alipay soon after.可知Viu在使用支付宝的第一天就接受了扫码付款，故选C。

3.Why did Thailand’s government cooperate with Alipay?

A Because it wanted to attract more Chinese tourists.

B Because it wanted to build a cashless society.

C Because it wanted to promote Thailand’s economy.

D Because it wanted to make shopping convenient.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第四段Alipay also said that there are some 20,000 Thai businesses using their service and they aim to provide the convenience of QR Code payment, enjoyed by many Chinese now, to Thais, which go with Thai government’s goal of cashless society.可知泰国政府致力于帮助阿里巴巴推行扫码支付是因为这与他们建设无现金社会的目标一致，由此推知泰国政府与阿里巴巴合作的是因为想建成无现金社会，故选B。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A You can’t scan a QR code given by Alipay when you pay in Thailand.

B There was no e-payment in Thailand before.

C Thailand government wanted to have more people use Alipay.

D You can use Alipay in 200,000 Thailand shop now.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第五段第一句I have been to China for many times and we hope Chinese tourists can encourage our society to use e-payment可知泰国政府鼓励泰国境内进行电子支付，扫码支付是电子支付的一种，因此是要鼓励更多人使用支付宝，故选C。