This is        ID card．

A． a          B． an            C． the

From this year, new electronic（电子的） cards will take the place of the plastic identity cards （ID cards） which are carried by all the Chinese citizens over 16.

The new ID card has a microchip（微芯片）. Personal（个人的） information will be locked into the card so that people won’t be able to use false identities.

China’s plastic ID cards came into use 18 years ago, and a similar system（相似的系统） is used in many other countries. However, the information on a card is different from nation to nation. Most ID cards show the holder’s name, sex, date of birth and photo, as well as his or her number.

Germany, France and Spain all use ID cards, but some nations don’t like the idea, such as the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Britain. They have no national ID cards. However, some of the countries have ID cards for special uses. For example, Australia and the USA use a driving license to identify people.

ID cards are carried for many reasons. Now the USA, Britain and some other countries are considering a national ID system as a way of preventing possible terrorist attacks（恐怖袭击）.

1．A Chinese citizen doesn’t hold an ID card until he or she is _____ years old.

A．14         B．16        C．17        D．18

2．Which of the following is the disadvantage（缺点） of the plastic ID cards?        .

A．They’re easier to fake       B．They can’t be used widely

C．They are not important      D．They’re not modem

3．The underlined word “considering” in the passage means           .

A．thinking about     B．talking about     C．looking after     D．finding out

4．Which of the following is true?         .

    A．ID systems can stop attacks 

B．Britain has its own national ID system now

    C．Not all the information on ID cards of different countries is the same

D．All the personal information will be kept in the microchip

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。

1.If （如果）your watch is lost, you can call       .

2.Linda’s        is lost.

3.Alan found an English-Chinese dictionary       .

4.If you find a school ID card, it may （可能）be      .

5.The cat is       .

Shopping on the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They don’t have to leave their homes to order something; they can shop for anything they want at any time; they can find things for sale that they can’t find in the stores near their homes. Still other people say they can find better prices on the Internet.
If you want to buy something on the Internet, you need a credit(信用)card. You have to type your credit card number and information on the website(网页) and send them to the store over the Internet. You have to be sure that the store will not use your information in the wrong way. You don’t want someone to get your credit card numbers, so be careful with it, because people sometimes steal(窃取) credit card numbers from stores.
The Internet is also a good place to go window-shopping. Window-shopping is when you look at the things for sale in a store, but don’t plan to buy anything. In window-shopping you can see what kinds of things you are able to get and how much they cost. Somestores like Ross Stores have a website for information about their stores, but not for shopping. Some stores have a website for information about their stores, and you can shop on-line there, such as office Depot, Payless Shoe Source, Safeway. Some stores like Amazon. com are only for on-line shopping.
【小题1】.Some people use the Internet to shop because______.