Question

  The bank of England is making plans to introduce plastic banknotes to the UK.

   Paper notes,meaning pieces of paper money,have been used in England for more than 300 years,but replacing them with plastic ones could be better.

   Plastic notes were first introduced to Australia back in 1988. Since then other countries,including Romania,Vietnam,Mexico and Malaysia,have also begun using money made in this way.

   Fans of water sports,such as surfing,find this type of money more useful and easier,as they can take it with them in the water and won't worry that it will fall apart. It is also good for people who by mistake put clothes in the washing machine with a note in the pocket!

   It is more hygienic (clean and free of bacteria) than paper money as it absorbs less bacteriaCthe simplest and smallest form of plants,some of which cause disease) . And it is stronger. This means it lasts longer. According to a survey,a usual 5 note in the UK lasts around six months,while the $ 5 Australian bill lasts for an average of 40 months.

   A downside of plastic cash is that it costs more money to produce. Cash and money-counting machines will also have to be adapted to accept the new money.

   It is expected that the Bank of England,who hopes to start printing plastic notes from 2015,will introduce the money slowly,using the most common notes first.(江苏省连云港市 2013 年中考)

() 10. Which country was the first to use plastic notes?

   A. The UK. B. Romania. C. Vietnam. D. Australia.

() 11. You can put the sentence “Besides being waterproof,there are other good effects of using plastic notes instead of paper ones. ” at the beginning of .

   A. Paragraph 3   B. Paragraph 4   C. Paragraph 5   D. Paragraph 6

() 12. What can you infer (推断) from Paragraph 6 ?

   A. Plastic notes should be printed in cash machines.

   B. There are some disadvantages of using plastic notes.

   C. Every country will have to accept the new money.

   D. Plastic notes should be produced by the cashiers.

() 13. Which is NOT the reason why the UK wants to use plastic notes instead of paper ones?

   A. They take up less space. B. They are stronger.

   C. They don't let water through. D. They are more hygienic.

Answer 1

10. D 11. C 12. B 13. A

阅读提示:本文是记叙文，主要介绍了英国银行计划向英国政府推荐使用塑质钞票并有望在2015年投人使用。

10. D细节理解题。通过阅读第三段中的第一句“Plastic notes were first introduced to Australia back in 1988. ”可知选择 D.

11. C细节理解题。文章第四段介绍了塑质钞票防水的作用，第五 段介绍塑质钞票的在其他方面的优势，所以该句放在第五段的开 头比较合适，故选择答案C.

12. B 由第六段“ A downside of plastic cash is that it costs more money to produce…the new money. ”可知，塑质钞票有两个方面 的不足:一是制作的成本较大，二是点钞机需改造。故选择答 案B.

13. A通读全文可知选项A的内容“塑质钞票占据更少的空间没有 提到”。