How do you deal with plastic bags from the supermarket ？Throw them away or recycle them？ How about eating them？
The bags are no harmful to the environment． Humans and animals can safely eat them．Indian company EnviGreen has made a bag with natural materials．It looks and feels just like plastic ，but can be broken down（分解） easily．
Ashwath Hedge who set up the EnviGreen company spent four years doing experiments（实验） with 12natural materials． They include potato ，corn，vegetable oil and banana．He made the materials into liquid and used the liquid to make the bag．
Although the EnviGreen bag is more expensive than a common plastic bag， it has many advantages．According to the Wall street Journal， it takes 1000years for common plastic bags to break down．But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180days．It also breaks down in less than a day in water．Hedge was happy to show it in his interview， he put an Envi Green bag in water and ate it with a smile．
There are more than 15000tons of plastic waste in India every day． But only 9，000tons are processed．In China，3billion plastic bags are used every day．Maybe EnviGreen bag could be a solution（解决办法）to the world problem of plastic plastic pollution．
46．According to Paragraph2， we can know the following EXCEPT
A．the EnviGreen bag can break down easily．
B．the EnviGreen bag is made from natural materials．
C． the EnviGreen bag can be eaten by humans and animals
D．the EnviGreen bag is a little bit harmful to the environment
47．The main idea of the third paragraph is " "
A．What Hedge thinks of the new bag
B．How Hedge makes the EnviGreen bag
C．Who sets up the EnviGreen bag company
D．How long it takes Hedge to make the bag
48．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4shows that the EnviGreen bag
A．is safe and can break down quickly
B．is useful although it is more expensive
C．looks and feels like a common plastic bag
D．will be used more widely than a common bag．
49．The EnviGreen bag breaks down faster in ﹣
A．hot air
B．cold water
C．boiling water
D．natural air
50．From the last paragraph ，we can infer（推断）
A．all of India's plastic waste is processed
B．India has the most plastic waste in the world
C．China produces more plastic waste than India
D．the EnviGreen bag may help solve the problem of plastic pollution
| The Longest Bicycle The longest true bicycle was 28.1 meters long and had two wheels. It was built by the students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The bicycle was ridden more than 100 meters in Delft on December 11, 2002. |
The Most Expensive Jeans A pair of Levis jeans which was over 115 years old then was sold by Randy Knight to a Japanese buyer over the Internet on June 15, 2005. The jeans cost the buyer $60,000. |
| The Heaviest Apple The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kilos. It was grown by Chisato Iwasaki on his apple farm in Japan. Chisato picked the apple on October 24, 2005. |
The Largest Mobile Phone The Iargest mobile phone was the Sony Ericsson W810i. It was 2.50×1.14×0.49m and was measured (量) at the MTN Scien Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 20, 2007. |
The longest bicycle ______.
A. was made in the USA.
B. couldn't be ridden
C. was about 100 meters long
D. had only two wheelsWhich of the following is NOT true about the most expensive pair of jeans?
| A．It was sold over the Internet. |
| B．It cost the buyer $60,000. |
| C．It was sold to an American buyer. |
| D．It is more than 100 years old now. |
According to the passage, what happened on October 24, 2005?
| A．The heaviest apple was grown. |
| B．The longest bicycle was built. |
| C．The largest mobile phone was made. |
| D．The heaviest apple was picked. |
A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some 41 . Most of his shows had educational 42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents 43 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .
My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 49 . From that experience, he 50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 51 . From then on he decided to 52 stealing.
The show was 53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 55 others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.
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Mary is from the U.S.A. She has two brothers. Now her family are in China. Her father, Mr. Peterson teaches English in Xihu Middle School. And her mother works in the same school. She teaches English, too. Mary likes red clothes very much. Her mother likes red clothes a lot, too.
Mary is a nice girl student. She is in Xihu Middle School .She can speak Chinese. She has many Chinese friends. She teaches them English, and they teach her Chinese. Her two brothers are twins. One is Bob, the other is Bill. They look the same. They are only three. So their grandparents look after(照顾) them at home. Mrs. Peterson has many toys(玩具) for the twins. Bob likes toy cars, but Bill likes toy bears. They are happy every day.Who is in Xihu Middle school ?.
| A．Mr. Peterson |
| B．Mrs. Peterson |
| C．Mrs. Peterson and Mr. Peterson |
| D．Mrs. Peterson, Mr. Peterson and Mary. |
Mr. Peterson is a ________.
| A．teacher | B．farmer | C．officer | D．doctor |
How many people are there in Mary’s family?
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
Mary ________.
| A．can’t speak Chinese at all |
| B．isn’t very nice |
| C．can speak Chinese well |
| D．likes red clothes |
Which one is NOT right?
| A．Mary’s family is from America. |
| B．Mary’s parents are both teachers. |
| C．Mary has two twin sisters. |
| D．Mary’s grandparents are in China. |
Jim is my good friend. We are in the same school. He is an American. We are good friends. This is Jim’s bedroom. It’s not big, but new. A black desk is in the room. Some English books are on the desk. Jim’s backpack is on it. The backpack is yellow, but old. What’s under the red chair? It’s a white cat. It’s a Chinese cat. Its name is Mimi. Jim’s father is in the living room. He is about fifty years old. Where is his mother? She is in the bedroom. She is a teacher.Jim and I are ________.
| A．American | B．in the same school | C．girls | D．boys |
Jim’s father is ________.
| A．in the bedroom | B．on the desk |
| C．under the chair | D．in the living room |
Jim’s backpack is ________.
| A．old | B．new | C．in the desk | D．under the desk |
The desk in the room is ________.
| A．black | B．white | C．blue | D．yellow |
A(n) ________ is in Jim’s bedroom.
| A．math book | B．alarm clock |
| C．old backpack | D．white chair |
Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: 
When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window.
| A．flowers | B．presents | C．a flag | D．a chair |
In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.
| A．Japan | B．Denmark | C．India | D．Holland |
In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.
| A．India | B．Holland | C．Denmark | D．Japan |
In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.
| A．15 | B．7 | C．5 | D．3 |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| C．how to celebrate the birthdays. |
| D．Birthdays are celebrated all over the world in the same way. |
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