浙江省杭州市萧山区六校（朝晖初中、回澜初中等）2021届九年...

Nowadays, the Internet has become an important part of our lives. What do you do on the Web? Here are some interesting and useful websites for you.

    NG Kids (// www.ngkids.co.uk)

This website is about geography, science, history and news. It has an edition(版本)especially for kids. It tells many amazing but true facts about pets and people have fun and improve your English at the same time!

    Teens health (// teenshealth. org/teen)

Changes are happening in your life both in the body and mind. Sometimes you may feel bad by them. Just remember it's normal to have these feelings. Teens health can help you. It gives a lot of tips for fighting stress, managing feelings and taking care of your body.

    Mtime (// www.Mtime.com)

    Going to the cinema is a good way to relax over the weekend. But which film to choose is sometimes a headache. Mtime.com can help you. It tells who directs the film and who acts in it. The website also has a rating for every film, which is decided by many viewers. A film with a rating(等级) above 8 is usually worth the cost.

Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just any fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he owns his fashion house.

Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father owned a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college.

When he was 21, someone suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show "Carlton's Clothes" in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005.

Three months ago, Carlton started his new company. He called it "Design Carlton".

At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a blank coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors (red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. "I like to look different every day," he says.

Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给……染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard. "My wife likes it, that's why" is his explanation. But his beard is black.

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 it first appeared 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 Math). 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.

When you think about competitions, you probably think of sports such as basketball and football. Not all serious competitive events require physical strength, though. One example is the Rock Paper Scissors World Championship, in which contestants compete for large cash prizes.

Rock Paper Scissors is a simple game between two players. Each player counts to three and then "throws" one hand forward, making one of three hand signals. A fist means "rock," a flat hand means "paper," and two extended fingers in a V shape means "scissors." Rock wins against scissors, scissors wins against paper, and paper wins against rock. Although the game is simple, many players claim that they have developed complex strategies for winning.

Some people might consider a Rock Paper Scissors contest to be strange. Around the world, though, people compete in many events that others think are crazy. In England, a 200-year-old competition sends hundreds of people running down a hill, running after a big wheel of cheese. In Finland, hopeful guitar heroes compete in the Air Guitar World Championships by playing invisible guitars(隐形吉他) in front of an audience. Wales hosts the yearly World Bog Snorkelling Championships(世界沼泽浮潜锦标赛), in which contestants wear silly costumes—dressed, for example, like a mermaid or an octopus—and swim through dark, stinky bog water as the crowd cheers.

These competitions are just a few of the crazy games that people play around the world. With some practice and training, maybe you could be a prize-winner in one of those contests yourself!

A. Join a group.

B. Arrive early.

C. Be a successful athlete.

D. Spare some evenings with yourself.

E. Buy tickets in advance.

F. Walk to work

    Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life.

    This is a great one because you're completing many things at once. You're getting exercise, you have time to think or enjoy music, and you're helping to save the environment.

    Any appointment that you have, plan to arrive 15­30 minutes early. Then use this time for yourself: reading, writing, relaxation, thinking, whatever.

    Sports, theater, concerts, or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later. Having the tickets already in your hand will force you to make it happen!

    Try to save certain weeknights just for you. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, or doing nothing!

    What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. Look up a club in your area today and join! If you can't find a club, consider starting one yourself!

    This story brings to mind a colorful candy dish and a very little boy. It was between C hristmas and New Year when a few candies in a dish brightened up a boring 1 day. 

    It was a cold day, my 3-year-old 2, Justin, and I had run from the warmth of my parked car into the building where I had a few work-related tasks to 3. A secretary(秘书) greeted us as we brushed the 4 from our clothes. Then, with my grandchild staying close to me, I 5myself handling（处理） the business. But while my grandson's hand remained in mine, his 6 moved to the candy dish sitting nearby.

    As we turned to leave, the thoughtful woman behind the desk asked the question all children 7to hear.

    "Honey," she said, looking at Justin. "Would you like a 8?

    The boy looked 9, his eyes meeting mine. After a slight nod from me, he 10over to the candy dish. Without hesitation(犹豫）, his little hands caught one--and only one--and then he began to 11 his way back to me.

    "Justin!" I said from the doorway, a little loudly as I realized manners（礼貌） had been forgotten. "what do you say? "

    The little boy 12to the candy dish.

    "Get grandma one, too!"

    I laughed. The secretary laughed. And even little Justin innocently(天真地) 13 the fun we were having.

    But in that moment. I saw something about Justin that remained long after the 14of the candy had disappeared. My grandchild was already a person with a lot of love in his heart.

    In the years since, I've enjoyed a laugh or two thinking back on that moment. Really, what could be 15?

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientific thinkers of all time. He was born on March 14th，1879 in (German). Since he was born, he was an extraordinary(非凡的) person. Einstein was not able to speak he was three. He was curious and imaginative. He loved watching things (careful) and asked a lot of questions about them. is indeed hard for his teachers to answer those questions.

Einstein started school in 1885. Though he worked hard, he still failed in some (subject) like history, geography and languages. He wasn't the teachers' favorite. Einstein finished high school in Switzerland and (enter) a university in Zurich. He graduated as a teacher of math and physics in l900.

After graduation, Einstein worked at the Patent Office. He spent as much time as he can (study) physics. By 1909, Einstein had become top scientist. He became successful in the field of science but he still put great effort in scientific research. In 192I, he won the Nobel Prize physics. Einstein kept at his research until he died in 1955.

People thought Einstein was (smart) man in the world. Scientists studied his brain after his death to see if there was anything special about it. However, there was no conclusion.