ThebankofEnglandismakingplanstointroduceplasticbanknotestotheUK．Papernotes，meaningpiecesofpapermoney，havebeenusedinEnglandformorethan300years，butreplacingthemwithplasticonescouldbebetter．Plasticnotesw

　　ThebankofEnglandismakingplanstointroduceplasticbanknotestotheUK．

　　Papernotes，meaningpiecesofpapermoney，havebeenusedinEnglandformorethan300years，butreplacingthemwithplasticonescouldbebetter．

　　PlasticnoteswerefirstintroducedtoAustraliabackin1988．Sincethenothercountries，includingRomania，Vietnam，MexicoandMalaysia，havealsobegunusingmoneymadeinthisway．

　　Fansofwatersports，suchassurfing，findthistypeofmoneymoreusefulandeasier，astheycantakeitwiththeminthewaterandwon'tworrythatitwillfallapart．Itisalsogoodforpeoplewhobymistakeputclothesinthewashingmachinewithanoteinthepocket!

　　Itismorehygienic（cleanandfreeofbacteria）thanpapermoneyasitabsorbslessbacteria（thesimplestandsmallestformofplants，someofwhichcausedisease）．Anditisstronger．Thismeansitlastslonger．Accordingtoasurvey，ausual5noteintheUKlastsaroundsixmonths，whilethe$5Australianbilllastsforanaverageof40months．

　　Adownsideofplasticcashisthatitcostsmoremoneytoproduce．Cashandmoney-countingmachineswillalsohavetobeadaptedtoacceptthenewmoney．

　　ItisexpectedthattheBankofEngland，whohopestostartprintingplasticnotesfrom2015，willintroducethemoneyslowly，usingthemostcommonnotesfirst．

　　42．Whichcountrywasthefirsttouseplasticnotes？___

　　A．TheUK．

　　B．Romania．

　　C．Vietnam．

　　D．Australia．

　　43．Youcanputthesentence"Besidesbeingwaterproof，thereareothergoodeffects ofusingplasticnotesinsteadofpaperones．"atthebeginningof___．

　　A．Paragraph3

　　B．Paragraph4

　　C．Paragraph5

　　D．Paragraph6

　　44．Whatcanyouinfer（推断）fromParagraph6？___

　　A．Plasticnotesshouldbeprintedincashmachines．

　　B．Therearesomedisadvantagesofusingplasticnotes．

　　C．Everycountrywillhavetoacceptthenewmoney．

　　D．Plasticnotesshouldbeproducedbythecashiers．

　　45．WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheUKwantstouseplasticnotesinsteadofpaper ones？___

　　A．Theytakeuplessspace．

　　B．Theyarestronger．

　　C．Theydon'tletwaterthrough