Unit 4 Friends forever
一个真正的朋友会关心你、帮助你，并扶持你不断成长。
When I was ten years old，I had a lot of friends.But looking back now，my best friend was someone I never really thought of as my friend，Rina.
Rina was four years older than I．She went to an art and dance school in the city.Every afternoon when I played in the front yard with my brother Kevin，I would e Rina walking
home from the train station.
Sometimes on weekends，Rina would make up games for Kevin and me to play.We’d go on treasure hunts(寻宝) and put on plays about stories that Rina told us.I admired a lot of things about Rina，but what I admired most was her imagination.
During the summer，there was always something to do，thanks to Rina.She would teach us art techniques and show us how to make stone people.She’d make
up amazing stories with interesting characters(角色) for us to play.
One day，I was sitting outside on the porch(门廊)．It was my birthday，but I was sad.Rina appeared and gave me a birthday card and a drawing she had done for me.To this day，I still don’t know how Rina remembered my birthday，but I’m glad she did.
Now I’m venteen and I’m in high school.When I get home from the train station，I e Alex，the little boy who lives down the street.Sometimes I make up games for Alex and his sister Jenny.Sometimes I think of treasure hunts for them to go on.I teach them the art
techniques that Rina taught me.I watch Alex and Jenny laugh as they play with their stone people.It reminds me of when I was ten and when one of the most important people in my life was someone who I never even realized was my
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
重点单词
基础词汇
1.click v. 点击(鼠标)
2.faraway adj. 遥远的
3.maintain v. 保持，维持
4.digital adj. 数字的，数码的
5.site n. 网站
6.tend v. 易于做某事，往往会发生某事
7.criminal n. 罪犯
8.bathwater n. 浴水，洗澡水
重点单词
拓展词汇
9.advance n．进步，进展 v．前进→advanced adj.先进的，高级的
10.significantly adv.重大地，显著地→significant adj.重大的，显著的→significance n．重要；有意义
11.enable v．使可能，使发生→able adj.能够的；有能力的；有才干的→unable adj.不能
的，不会的；无能力的
12.unusual adj.异常的，不平常的→usual adj.通常的→usually adv.通常地
13.meaningful adj.有意义的→meaning n．意义→meaningless adj.无意义的→mean v．意思是，意味着，计划→means n．方法；手段
重点短语
1.in view 在视野中
2.think of 想到，想起
3.lo track of 不了解……的情况，不了解……的动态
4.thanks to 归功于……，多亏了……
5.stay in touch with 同……保持联系
6.social media 社交媒体
7.be up to 忙于某事
8.keep in mind 记住
9.with 同……分享……
10.long for 渴望
重点句型
1.？假若……怎么办？要是……将会怎么样？：What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered(假如获得远方朋友消息的唯一方法是写信，而且要花很长时间才能送到怎么办)？
2.whatever引导的让步状语从句：Whatever our hobbies(不管我们有什么样的爱好), the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world.
3.what 引导的主语从句：But we need to keep in mind that what we e on social media(
我们在社交媒体上看到的) is often not the whole truth about a person.
4.although引导的让步状语从句：Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends(尽管技术已经改变了我们交朋友的方式), the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same.
Match the main ideas with the three parts.
Part 1(Para. 1) A．Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Part 2 (Paras. 2－5) B．Thanks to advances in technology, the way we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.
Part 3(Para. 6) C．People you “friend” online aren’t all your real friends.
答案：Part 1：B Part 2：C Part 3：A
Read the text carefully and choo the best answer according to the text.
1．How can the friendship online be real and meaningful?
A．People just need to show part of their true lves.
B．People have to nd pictures of themlves to the others.
C．People should always exchange true personal information.
D．People need to keep in mind their purpo of making friends.
2．What can we learn from Paragraph 7?
A．People don’t have enough lfconfidence.
B．People usually show smiling faces in daily life.
C．People try to avoid showing their truth online.
D．People like to post a doggy smiling face online.
3．How do we understand the first ntence in the last paragraph?
A．Babies are more important than bathwater.
B．Technology has changed babies in many ways.
C．We can never live without friends around us.
