Thomas Suarez,an amazing boy

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9岁写App，11岁创立软件公司，12岁登顶TED，这位天才少年简直就是乔布斯再世。这个少年12岁的时候，不仅能玩转Python、JAVA、C语言，还成立了自己的公司，当别的小孩都在老老实实上着小学时，他却已经当上了CEO！少年名叫Thomas Suarez，被身边的老师和朋友们称为小乔布斯！

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Hello everyone，my name is Thomas Suarez.I’ve always had a fascination for computers and technology,and I made a few apps for the iPhone,iPod touch and iPad.I’d like to share a couple with you today.My first app was a unique fortune teller called Earth Fortune that would display different colors of earth depending on what your fortune was.My favorite and most successful app is Bustin Jieber,which is the Justin Bieber wac more.I created it because a lot of people at school disliked Justin Bieber a little bit,so I decided to make the app.So I went to work programming it and I released it just before the holidays in 2010.

A lot of people ask me how I made these.A lot of kids these days like to play games,but now they want to make them and it’s difficult because not many kids know where to go to find out how to make a program.Where would you go to find out how to make an app？Well,this is how I approached it.

First of all,I’ve been programming in multiple（多重的）other programming languages to get the basics down,such as Python,C,Java,etc.And then Apple released the iPhone and with it,the iPhone software development kit(工具),and the software development kit is a suite of tools for creating and programming an iPhone app.This opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me,and after playing with the software development kit a little bit,I made a couple of apps.I made some test apps.One of them happened to be Earth Fortune,and I was ready to put Earth Fortune on the App Store,and so I persuaded my parents to pay the 99-dollar fee to be able to put my apps on the App Store.They agreed and now I have apps on the App Store.

大家好，我叫托马斯·斯沃斯，我一直以来对计算机与科技着迷。我就给iPhone、iPod touch、iPad做了一些应用程序，今天我就来给大家展示几个。第一个应用叫作地球算命，它根据你的运势来呈现地球的颜色。我最有名、最成功的应用程序是贾斯汀·比伯，它是一个恶搞贾斯汀·比伯的程序。我创造它是因为在我的学校里，许多人有点不喜欢贾斯汀·比伯，所以我就开始制作这个应用了，开始编程，并在2010年的假期前推出了我的作品。

有许多人问我，我是怎么做出这些东西来的。近来有许多孩子曾喜欢玩游戏，现在他们想自己创作游戏了，这很难，因为大多数孩子不知道去哪里学编程。你去哪里可以学到编程呢?以下就是有关我怎么做到的。

首先，我先学了另外许多的编程语言，作为基础，比如Python、C语言、Java编程等等。不久苹果公司推出了iPhone和iPhone软件开发工具包。iPhone软件开发工具包是一个给iPhone编写应用程序的一套工具。这为我开辟了一个充满无限可能的全新世界，在我小小地玩了一下iPhone软件开发工具包之后，我就做了几个应用，并制作了一些测试应用程序，其中之一就是地球算命。我很想把我的地球算命放在苹果的应用商店，所以我就说服我父母去支付进入苹果应用超市所需的99美元。结果他们同意了，我的应用上线了。

我得到了来自我的家庭、朋友、老师，甚至是苹果应用超市的工作人员的鼓励。我从乔布斯身上得到了许多灵感，因为我在学校里组建了应用程序俱乐部。学校的一位老师友好地赞助我的俱乐部。在我的学校里，每个人都可以来我的俱乐部里学习如何编写应用程序。这就是我与他人分享的全部经验。

有一种叫iPad平板电脑编程的组织，有些区里有这类的组织，我有幸成为他们当中的一员。一个大的挑战是怎么利用iPad，并且我们应该给iPad做什么样的程序呢？因此我们从学校的老师那里获得反馈，看看他们喜欢什么样的应用程序。在我们设计好后，我们就出售那些应用。从中获得的利润会投入到当地基金会中。

最后我想说一下我对未来的打算。首先，我会创作更多的应用程序、更多的游戏，与第三方公司一起合作做程序。我想要参与安卓平台的软件开发，继续把我的应用程序俱乐部做好，并为同学们找到分享知识的其他途径。谢谢!

I’ve gotten a lot of interest and encouragement from my family,friends,teachers and even people at the App Store.I’ve gotten a lot of inspiration from Steve Jobs,as I've started an app club at school and a teacher at my school is kindly sponsoring my app club.Any student at my school can come and learn how to design an app.This is all I can share my experience with others.

There are these programs called the iPad Pilot Program,and some districts have them.I’m fortunate enough to be part of one;a big challenge is how should the iPads be used and what apps should we put on the iPads?So we’re getting feedback from teachers at the school to see what kind of apps they'd like.When we design the app and we sell it.All the money from that will go to local foundations.

I’d like to finish up by saying what I like to do in the future.First of all,I’d like to create more apps,more games.I’m working with a third party company to make an app.I’d like to get into Android programming and development,and I’d like to continue my app club and find other ways for students to share knowledge with others.Thank you.

立意呈现

本篇文章的行文特点是先提出问题，引起读者注意，同时引出全文重点，给出回答。结构清晰无赘余，是可以学习和积累的语篇模式。

Where would kidsgo tofind outhow to 1._______an app， if their parents couldn’t help them.Thomas Suarez,a child at the age of 12,offered his 2._______to amazing achievements.First of all,he’s been 3._______in multiple other programming languages to get the 4._______down,such as Python,C,Java,etc.After playing with the software development kit a little bit,the boy made a couple of apps and made some test apps,which are on the App 5._______and gain huge popularity.With the 6._______offamily,friends and the 7._______from Steve Jobs,he started the app 8._______to share experience with othersand then joined the iPad Pilot Program 9._______new apps to serve people.Finally,he put forward his 10._______in the future.

【点石成金】建议同学们首先快速抓住所提问题，然后关注每段首尾句和段内过渡句或者关键词，都有助于快速获取信息并找到答案。同时梳理信息时，还应该注意表示顺序的关键词，如first of all可以作为逻辑顺序的提示词。

品读积淀

Ⅰ.词块积累

1.have a fascination for迷恋……

2.depend on依赖

3.a little bit一点点

4.release the iPhone发布iPhone

5.software development kit软件开发工具包

6.open up a whole new world of possibilities开辟一个充满无限可能的全新的世界

7.make some test apps制作一些测试应用程序

8.on the App Store在应用商店

9.persuade sb to do sth说服某人做某事

10.get a lot interest and encouragement获得许多兴趣和鼓励

11.get a lot of inspiration from从……得到很多灵感

12.start an app club at school在学校开办应用程序俱乐部

13.sponsor one's app club赞助某人的应用程序俱乐部

14.learn how to design an app学习如何设计应用程序

15.share sth with sb与某人分享某物

16.get feedback from teachers从教师那里获得反馈

17.finish up 〈非正〉结束；告终

18.first of all首先

19.create more apps创建更多的应用程序

20.get into Android programming and development参与Android编程和开发

21.continue one's app club继续某人的应用程序俱乐部

22.find other ways for sb to do为某人寻找……其他方法

Ⅱ.美句赏析

...that would display different colors of earth depending on what your fortune was.它根据你的运势来呈现地球的颜色。

depending on为doing作状语，what引导宾语从句，在从句中作was的表语。句式仿写

俗话说，知足常乐的人总是幸福的。

As an old saying goes,he who is content with _______he has is always happy.

【答案】在这句话中，he is happy是主干结构。who引导定语从句，with后引导宾语从句，作has的宾语。故答案为what。

语境助记

（1）有几个人反对该提议，但绝大多数人赞同。

A_______of people objected to the proposal,but the vast majority approved of it.

（2）怎样处理这个问题，我没有把握。

I’m not sure how to _______the problem.

（3）她对这些生物着了迷。

She _____________________________these creatures.

（4）人们也认为这一体制的崩溃带来了各种新的可能性。

It was also felt that the collapse of the system ____________________________.

（5）他从日常生活中得到很多灵感。

He _______a lot of _______from ordinary scenes.

（6）老师会对你的测验提供反馈信息。

The teacher will_____________________on the test.

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ.热词积累

1.hold one's head high充满信心

2.refresh oneself quickly使自己迅速恢复精力

3.be absorbed in what we are learning全神贯注于我们正在学习的东西

4.a sense of achievement成就感

5.be self-confident and feel happy自信、快乐

6.spare no effort to study hard不遗余力地努力学习

7.achieve a balance between study and life在学习和生活之间取得平衡

8．be independent of独立于

9.be active in在某方面很积极

10.be devoted to致力于；专注于

11.be responsible for...对……负责

12.be enthusiastic about...对……热心

13.have a talent/gift for...有……才能

14.be skilled in...在……方面熟练

15.be qualified for...适合……；胜任……

16.sing high praise for/think highly of高度评价

17.be popular with...受……欢迎

18.on top of the world〈口〉幸福到极点；心满意足；处于最佳职位

19.keep a positive attitude to study and life under the pressure在压力之下保持对学习和生活的积极态度

20.gain experience for growth积累成长经验

21.be diligent and clever勤奋聪明

Ⅱ.美句背诵

1.I subscribe to the opinion that studying hard can make us live happily.We learn more knowledge to fulfill our spirit so that we can live more happily.

我同意这样的观点：努力学习可以使我们生活得愉快。我们学习更多的知识来充实我们的精神，这样我们就能更快乐地生活。

2.To achieve success in both study and life,we must keep in mind what we study for and improve our efficiency.

为了在学习和生活中取得成功，我们必须牢记我们为何而学并提高我们的效率。

3.Besides,we should allocate our time properly and combine relaxation with study.

此外，我们应该适当地分配时间，把休息和学习结合起来。

4.If we stick to these principles,hopefully we can enjoy study and life at the same time.

如果我们坚持这些原则，我们就有希望能同时享受学习和生活了。

5.Hard work enriches and improves people’s life,and there is no exception for us students.

努力工作丰富和改善了人们的生活，我们学生也不例外。

Ⅲ.对话时事

事件回顾

2018年1月31日，王源作为联合国儿童基金会青年教育使者、中国青年代表受邀参加会议，与来自全球的青年代表、领导人及专家开展会议讨论，并在第七届联合国经济及社会理事会青年论坛闭幕式前最后一场全体会议上进行发言。王源是由联合国驻华机构推荐的五名青年之一。他们在为期两天的论坛里，与来自世界各地大约500名青年领袖一起讨论、分享彼此的观点，致力为所有人创造一个更光明的未来。17岁的王源在发言中承诺将宣传推广优质教育，并呼吁年轻人集思广益，发挥自己的才能，助力实现可持续发展目标，帮助构建可持续、适应性更强的社区。

关键信息

Complete the sentences.

①本周纽约，王源作为联合国儿童基金会青年教育使者在第七届联合国经济及社会理事会青年论坛发表演讲。

Wang Yuan,UNICEF Special Advocate for Education, ______________________in the 7th Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC)Youth Forum held in New York this week.

②王源在讲话中承诺促进优质教育，并敦促年轻人支持可持续发展目标，并帮助建设可持续发展团体。

During his address,Wang Yuan made his commitmentto_____________________andurged young people to support the_______of the Sustainable Development Goals,and to help build_______

_______.

③我们必须认识到青年人可以作为其社区和全球积极变革的推动者发挥作用。

_______ _______ _______we recognize the _______that young people can play as agents of positive change in their communities and globally.

④受这篇演讲的启发，我们青少年应该意识到自己的责任。_______by this speech,we teenagers should be _______of the _______.

⑤无论我们是谁，无论何时，责任总是激励我们前进，并取得更大的成功。

Whoever and whenever we are,responsibility will always _______us _________march forward and ________even greater _______.

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