Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas（Word教参）-【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第一册（外研版）

 

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Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

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CLICK FOR A FRIEND?

How would you feel if moving to a new town meant① losing track of② your friends？[1]What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered? This was [2]how things worked not very long ago．Thanks to③ advances④ in technology，[3]how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly⑤.

[1]本句为“What if...？”句式，意为“假若……怎么办？要是……会怎么样？”；其中that引导定语从句，修饰先行词letters。

[2]此处为how引导的表语从句，how在从句中作方式状语。

[3]此处为how引导的主语从句。

Nowadays, we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain⑥ friends with.[4]Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to⑦ and maintain friendships. All you need is a wi-fi connection.

[4]本句中and连接两个并列的非谓语动词see和maintain；其中what our friends are up to为what引导的宾语从句，what在从句中作宾语。

The digital⑧ age also enables⑨ us to find people who share our interests, such as collecting model cars or playing an unusual⑩ instrument⑪.[5]Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with ⑫ others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world.

[5]本句是主从复合句，其中Whatever our hobbies是“特殊疑问词＋-ever”引导的让步状语从句(省略了be动词)，主句中包含who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词others；even if 引导让步状语从句。

But when you “friend⑬” people online, does this mean that they really are your friends?

It depends⑭.

If people always exchange⑮ true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and meaningful⑯.But we need to keep in mind⑰ that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.

On social media sites, people tend to⑱ postB19 only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly.But smiling photosB20 can hide real problems.Remember the saying：on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.A young person could be old；a woman could be a man；we could even be sharing our information with criminals㉑.

But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.[6]Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our longing forB22 friends remain the same. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods.

[6]本句中although 引导让步状语从句，其中we acquire friends为省略了关系词that或in which的定语从句，修饰先行词the way。

①mean v.产生……结果，意味着

mean doing sth 意味着做某事

②lose track of 不了解……的情况，不了解……的动态

keep track of了解……的情况或动态

③thanks to归功于……，多亏……

④advance n.进步，进展vi.前进；进展

⑤significantly adv.重大地，显著地

⑥remain link-v.仍然是，保持不变

⑦be up to 从事，忙于；胜任；该由……负责

⑧digital adj.数字的，数码的

the digital age 数码时代

⑨enable v.使可能，使发生

⑩unusual adj.异常的，不平常的

⑪instrument n.乐器

⑫connect sb with...把某人同……联系起来

⑬friend v.[熟词生义] (社交网站上)加……为好友

⑭It depends.视情况而定。

⑮exchange vt.交流；交换

⑯meaningful adj.有意义的

⑰keep...in mind 将……记在心中

⑱tend to do sth 易于做某事

tend v.易于做某事，往往会发生某事

⑲post v.公布；发布

⑳smiling photos 面带微笑的照片

㉑criminal n.罪犯

㉒longing for...渴望……

longing n.渴望；热望

[文化采风]

1．On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.(在互联网上，没人知道你是一条狗。)这是一句互联网上的常用语，因作为The New Yorker(《纽约客》)1993年7月5日刊登的一则漫画的标题而流行。

2．throw the baby out with the bathwater(不分良莠一起抛弃)是一句俗语，指在泼洗澡水