2016届《创新设计》高考英语大一轮复习活页练必修一Unit3.docVIP

必修一　Unit 3　Travel journal Ⅰ.阅读理解 Well，parents，surprise！Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to thumb rides，and not just to school.Its awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride.But with Twitter，you just look for other people heading the same way. It may sound risky，so many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides，and dont branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter just like me，but to some young people，especially those taking longer trips，stranger danger is less of a concern. “I think the digital connection of young people is really key，because younger generations grew up sharing things online，sharing files，photos，music，etc，so theyve been very used to sharing，” said Juliet Schor，a sociology professor at Boston College. The sharing economy got big during the recession (经济衰退)，allowing people to access more goods，services using technology and even to share costs.And that technology，for me，is what the car was for my mom，a gateway to more freedom，like what my friend Earl says，“The symbol of freedom isnt the car any more because theres technology out there connecting you to a car.” According to the researchers at the University of Michigan，30 years ago，eight in ten American 18－year－olds had a drivers license compared to six in ten today.So its not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasnt rushing to get a license but an iPhone. “Driving，for young people，does mean they have to disconnect from their technology，and thats a negative.So if they could sit in the passage side and still be connected，thats going to be a plus.” Schor continued. To me，another plus is that ridesharing represents something，something much bigger than trying to save money.I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other.My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar.For the system to work，some of us still need our own cars.But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle，you can find