2024_2025学年新教材高中英语Unit4FriendsForeverSectionⅢDevel.docVIP

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Developingideas

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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AwhilebackIcaughtanewsreportonsomethingcalledcouchsurfingandthenetworkoftrustingsoulswhomakethisphenomenonpossible.Theyoffertoputup(留宿)travelersfreeofchargeandhelpthemontheirways.Atfirst,itsoundedunbelievable.Imean,invitingstrangersintooneshomeforoneortwonights?Givemeabreak.

However,Iwasintrigued.Idecidedtoinvestigate.Theonlywaytotrulylearnaboutthisphenomenonwastodivein.SoIplannedatriptoFinland,acountryIvealwayswantedtoexplore.Iwouldcouchsurfateverystopthere.

Ifeveranyanxietyexistedwhensteppingintotheunknown,itdisappearedwhenmyfirsthostmetmeatthetrainstation.ArilookedlikemyideaofatypicalFinn:tallandblue-eyed.Finnswerealsosupposedtobefamouslyreserved(寡言少语的)．Ariwasanythingbut.Hewasalivewire,givingmeanenthusiasticwelcomeandhikingwithmetohisapartment,whereheshowedmethesleepingsofa,servedmeteaandengagedmeinwarmconversations.HealsohandedmeakeytocomeandgoasIpleased.

Ifthiswaswhatcouchsurfingwasallabout—trustandfriendship—thenIhadgottenofftoagoodstart.AsIboardedmynexttraintocontinuemyjourneyIbegantothinkaboutthiscouchsurfingidea.Whaturgedthesepeopletoopentheirhomestostrangers?Iconcludedthattherewasadesiretolendahandtolike-mindedfolkswhomightenrichtheirownlives.

Sevencitiesin14days.Sevenhosts.Sevennewfriends.Ifcouchsurfingtaughtmeanything,itsthis:Mostpeoplearegoodandgenerous.Wherewillcouchsurfingtakemenext?Whoknows?ButIcantwaittofindout.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲解并描述了我在探究“沙发冲浪”时获得了友情和信任。

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrigued”inParagraph2mean?

A．Relaxed. B．Disgusted.

C．Interested. D．Embarrassed.

解析：选C词义揣测题。依据画线词后一句Idecidedtoinvestigate.可推断出作者应当对沙发冲浪很感爱好，才会确定去调查，所以intrigued与interested具有相同含义。故选C。

2．WhatcanweknowaboutAri?

A．Hewasreservedlike