Question

    On most weekends, you can find Zoe Stone, 8, in front of a computer. But she isn’t playing games or watching videos. She’s learning how to write code.

Code is a set of instructions. It tells a computer what to do. What are coders? These people write programmes for a computer. Coders make websites or apps. The apps can be used for everything from playing games to checking the weather. Coders solve problems and work together. They know how to think big and small.

Zoe began to learn coding when she was 4 years old. She uses coding to create art, solve problems and customize games. Zoe likes coding because it’s creative. “Coding is really fun though it takes me time,” she said, “I can show what I think in what I make.”

How does Zoe learn coding? She takes classes at Code. org. The website offers hundreds of free coding lessons for kids. In fact, more than 29 million students in 180 countries use it. It hopes to bring coding to even more kids.

“We believe that every kid should have the chance to learn about computers and coding,” said Alice Steinglass, the president of Code. org. “Computers are part of our world,” she said. “It’s important for kids to understand how they work.”

1.What does Zoe often do in most of her free time?

A.She reads books. B.She learns coding.

C.She plays computer games. D.She watches videos.

2.The underlined word “coder” has the closest meaning to “________”.

A.scientist B.engineer

C.computer science teacher D.computer programmer

3.What do we know about Zoe Stone?

A.She began to take the course with her father at the age of four.

B.Her parents paid for the coding lessons online for her.

C.She has coding lessons on the Internet with children around the world.

D.It’s always easy and fun for her to show what she thinks by coding.

4.Code. org is ________.

A.a website for kids to play online games

B.a website for people of all ages to learn coding

C.providing kids with free lessons on coding

D.a computer company run by Alice Steinglass

5.This passage may come from ________.

A.a programme advertisement B.a science weekly

C.a travel guide book D.a story book

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个叫Zoe的孩子从四岁开始学习编程，她在网站上学习免费的编程课程，她用编程来创造艺术，解决问题和制作游戏，她非常喜欢编程，因为他编程很有趣，可以通过制作来战自己的想法。

1.细节理解。She reads books.她读书；She learns coding.她学习编程；She plays computer games.他玩电脑游戏；She watches videos.她想看录像带。根据文中“But she isn’t playing games or watching videos. She’s learning how to write code.” 但她不玩游戏也不看录像。她在学习如何写编程。故选B。

2.词句猜测。scientist科学家； engineer工程师；computer science teacher计算机科学教师；computer programmer计算机程序员。根据下文“These people write programmes for a computer. Coders make websites or apps.”可知，coder是为电脑编写程序的程序员。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据文中“Zoe began to learn coding when she was 4 years old” 佐伊4岁时开始学习编码。可知选项A“She began to take the course with her father at the age of four.”说法错误的；根据文中“The website offers hundreds of free coding lessons for kids.” 该网站为孩子们提供了数百个免费的编码课程。可知选项B“Her parents paid for the coding lessons online for her.”说法错误的；根据文中“In fact, more than 29 million students in 180 countries use it. It hopes to bring coding to even more kids.” 事实上，180个国家的2900多万学生使用它。它希望能给更多的孩子带来编程。可知选项C“She has coding lessons on the Internet with children around the world.”说法错误的。根据文中“Coding is really fun though it takes me time,” she said, “I can show what I think in what I make.” 她说：“虽然编程很有趣，但它需要时间，我可以展示我的想法。”可知选项D“It’s always easy and fun for her to show what she thinks by coding.”是正确的。故选D。

4.细节理解。根据文中“She takes classes at Code. org. The website offers hundreds of free coding lessons for kids.” Code.org组织是该网站为孩子们提供了数百个免费的编程课程。故选C。

5.推理判断。A. a programme advertisement一个编程广告；a science weekly科学周刊；a travel guide book 旅游指南；a story book一本故事书。同读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了一个叫Zoe的孩子从四岁开始学习编码，她在网站上学习免费的编程课程。可知，这篇短文可能是来自一个编程广告。故选A。