Question

As kids, we learn how to write, maybe play a musical instrument and draw. So why don’t we learn to code(编码) computer programs too? What coding has in common with writing, playing music and creating art is that it lets you bring your ideas to life. Coding is all about creativity and that’s why I love it.

Creating with code

CoderDojo helps young people around the world to learn computer programming for free. When I went to my first CoderDojo class in Dublin City University in Ireland, at age nine, I didn’t know anything about coding or even what it was. But I remember making my very first web page that first day, and being surprised that I could create such a thing. It was a great feeling that I think every young person should experience!

By going to CoderDojo every week, I learned how to make websites, apps and games. One of my apps is called Auto-Journalist. It can help journalists(记者) and interviewees do interviews even if they are both really busy or live in different time zones. It is still in development, and I have showed it at an event called Coolest Projects Awards, where young people get to show the public what they have created with code. It’s so much fun to share one’s creations, and to see what everyone else has made too.

Learning environment

For the past three years I have also been helping to teach other young people at CoderDojo DCU. In recent years I have also noticed many more girls attending CoderDojo DCU to try out coding. This has a lot to do with the CoderDojo girls’ classes—girls and young women take part in it with their friends, and it doesn’t feel like coding is a “boy thing”. It is really wonderful to see this, because we need more girls and women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). It’s a good way to learn more about technology.

Start early

One of the main things I have learned in the last few years is that coding is not only for adults, coding is for young people, too. And when you are a child it is a great time to start coding, because your imagination is the limit for what you can create!

Want to learn more? Find out if there is a CoderDojo near you at www.coderdojo.com or set one up yourself! Also check out Code.org which has lots of fun drag-and-drop coding games.

1.In the writer’s first coding class, she         .

A. made apps and games          B. created a web page

C. wrote for newspapers        D. did some interviews

2.Why do more girls begin to learn coding?

A. There are coding classes for girls.

B. Girls want to learn a “boy thing”.

C. There are more girls in STEM.

D. Girls can meet cool boys there.

3.What does the writer think of coding?

A. It is better than playing music.

B. It limits children’s imagination.

C. It stops people from learning fast.

D. It helps children with their creativity.

4.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A. Start Coding as Early as Possible

B. Come for Fun in CoderDojo Class

C. Kids Should Have Chances to Learn to Code

D. STEM Is Calling for More Girls and Women

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了孩子们除了学习书法，乐器等，也可以尝试学习编码，通过编码可以开发孩子们的创造力，建议尽量早点开始学习编码。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“When I went to my first CoderDojo class in Dublin City University in Ireland, at age nine, I didn’t know anything about coding or even what it was. But I remember making my very first web page that first day,”可知，在作者第一堂编码课上，创建了一个网页。答案为B。

2.A 细节理解题。根据短文第四段中的句子“This has a lot to do with the CoderDojo girls’ classes—girls and young women take part in it with their friends,”可知，有专门适合女生的编码课程。答案为A。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文倒第二段中的句子“And when you are a child it is a great time to start coding, because your imagination is the limit for what you can create!”可知，通过编码可以开发孩子们的创造力，答案为D。

4.C标题归纳题。根据短文内容可知，孩子们有机会也应该学习编码。答案为C。

考点：教育类短文阅读。