(2017·阜新模拟)

　　The advice offered from any other 82-year-olds might have made young people yawn and roll their eyes. But when former South African president Nelson Mandela advised two dozen local youth leaders in Los Angeles 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 once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams, ” explained South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Sheila 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 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 enthusiasm. “He’s a person who set the tone for an entire nation, ” said Trice. “You come away feeling you need to be a superman in order to get things done. ” (230W)

【2017届高考英语一轮复习强化作业：必修1 Unit 5《Nelson Mandela—a modern hero》（新人教版含答案）】相关文章：

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：解题技巧（含解析）

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：必修5 unit5《First aid》

★ 北京市2014高考英语一轮复习 练习手册（40）选修8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors（含解析）新人教版

★ 【三维设计】2017版（江苏专用）二轮复习练习：必修3 Unit 1《The world of our senses》课时跟踪检测B卷（含解析）

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(三十七)选修7Module 1《Basketball》（外研版）

★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业：必修3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

★ 2017届江苏省淮安市新马中学高考牛津译林版英语一轮复习活动单：模块7 unit 4《Public transport》

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(九)必修2Module 3《Music》（外研版）

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(二十八)必修5Module 4《Carnival》（外研版）

★ 【浙江专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(三十六)选修8Unit 1《A land of diversity》