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LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year-old might have made young
people yawn ( 打哈欠 ) and roll
their eyes.
But when
former South African President Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los
Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was
listening.
The famed
old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of
others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now.
"Education is one of the most important weapons you have," Mandela
advised, "it will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and
your community."
"The
point is, he was young once and rebellious(反叛的) once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have
dreams." Explained South Africa's ambassador(大使) to the United States, Sheita Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to
the young crowd.
Asked for
specific advice about changing society by 21-year-old Ahmed Younis, Mandela
suggested that somehow helping arouse(唤醒)more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.
"There
is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international
developments properly," Mandela said, "I'm not making that statement
myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well
informed as to what has happened in the world."
22-year-old
Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of passion. "He's a person who set
the
tone(格调) for an
entire nation." said Trice.
"You go
away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done." Trice
said.
56．From the
passage, we can conclude that American youth________.
A．are willing to accept the advice
from world-famous leaders
B．usually think that advice from old
people is not worth considering
C．have a good understanding of the
old
D．have no intention to improve the
lives of others
[答案]B文章第一句明确告诉我们美国年轻人不愿意听老年人的忠告(下面提到的Mandela除外)。
57．Nelson
Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should________.
A．improve their own lives
B．go to college for better education
C．put more importance on education
D．become interested in foreign affairs
[答案]C由Mandela演讲中的“Education
is one of the most important weapons you have”可知。
58．What Sheila
Sisulu said suggested that _________.
A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in
his life
B．was especially troublesome when young
C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young
D．American youth should be no more rebellious
[答案]A由第四段he kept
his dream alive可知。
59．From what
Trice said, we can know that _________.
A．he was greatly impressed and
encouraged by Mandela's speech
B．he thought little of Mandela's
speech
C．he must be a superman in order to
change society
D．he'll be more interested in
international development
[答案]A由文章最后一句可知。