It's common for students to hear the same standard,cliched advice:"dream big","follow yours dreams",and "reach for the stars." But Student of the Year judge Alien Ma has something a bit different to add—"be practical".

The judge knows a thing or two about both big dreams and practical applications,and has seen plenty of students achieve both.

"We are looking to nurture talents,in this case technology talents,says Ma,CEO of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP). "When someone has this kind of crazy idea or brilliant idea—sometimes you can’t tell the difference—they need to find somebody to help them realize their dream."

And with all the big and sometimes crazy ideas Ma has heard from students through HKSTP,he says it is important to find a balance between creative ideas and practical applications.And part of this means being able to see the benefit of patience and long-term goals.

Ma says he sees many students try to get good marks through easy classes,rather than challenging themselves with harder courses that will pay off with knowledge that would be useful for their future.

"You should be looking out for your future,"he says.

And for secondary school students,Ma says this means having a broad understanding of the world around them, especially as it relates to Science,Technology,Engineering and Maths (Stem) knowledge.

"I think a lot of students today have this broad,sometimes international understanding,"he says.Ma sees many strong students using their knowledge to help others.And for him,these are the students that really stand out from the crowd,as they're making the connection between their knowledge and how they fit into the world around them."They don’t just study,they’re not just scholars,"he says."They are good scholars,but also good sports players or good musicians,for example,but they also give back to society.That’s what impresses me the most."

1.What do the underlined words mean in Para1?

A. Do not dream big any more.

B. Realizing dreams is equally important.

C. The standard advice is no longer useful.

D. Anyone who dreams big is great.

2.Why does Ma think students need help in realizing their dreams?

A. They are short of patience.

B. They can't balance study and life well.

C. They are far away from being practical.

D. They can’t tell crazy and bright ideas apart.

3.What is Ma' suggestion for students nowadays?

A. Set a goal. B. Fit into society.

C. Begin with easy classes. D. Take the long-term view.

4.What kind of feeling does Ma express in the last paragraph?

A. Politeness. B. Inspiration.

C. Admiration. D. Hopefulness.

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學(xué)年四川省成都市高一3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

The Flamingo Las Vegas is one of the oldest Las Vegas hotel. There are lots of wonderful Las Vegas shows that will leave a good impression on you. Here are the Las Vegas shows being performed at the hotel.

Donny and Marie

Donny and Marie is a family-friendly variety show. It is performed by well-known Donny and Marie Osmond on all weekdays except on Sundays and on Mondays. The show follows the winning formula of their 1970s TV program, incorporating dancing, humor and all of their hit songs. It starts at 7:30 pm and each ticket costs at least $91.25.

Olivia Newton-John

Grammy award-winning singer Olivia Newton-John is “hopelessly devoted” to her fans, opening “Summer Nights” to perform many of her best-loved songs during her four decades long career. Alongside an eight-piece band, Newton John will share stories about her career and sing many songs. Concert-goers can buy meet and greet tickets at $249. Regular price tickets starts from $78.5. The show starts at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Vinnie Favorito

Vinnie Favorito is a famous actor who is known to make people laugh. His jokes are very popular. Unlike other comedians who use pre-developed material, Vinnie Favorito gets his comedy from his interaction with people in the audience. The tickets start from $68.95. Performance days are six days per week except Sundays. Show time is 8 pm.

X Burlesque

X Burlesque is a wonderful show performed by six dancing ladies. The show is filled with popular music that suits everyone’s taste from rock to country and a variety of dancing styles that allow each dancer to showcase her unique talents. The tickets start from $50.26. It is a daily show at 10:00 pm.

1.What does these shows have in common?

A. They are performed in the Flamingo Las Vegas. B. They are hosted by a woman.

C. They are performed every day. D. They are free to children.

2.If a young couple want to see Olivia Newton-John in the flesh(本人), they have to pay______.

A. 78.5 dollars B. 157 dollars C. 498 dollars D. 249 dollars

3.Which of the following is probably the most relaxing show?

A. X Burlesque B. Vinnie Favorito.

C. Donny and Marie. D. Olivia Newton-John.

4.From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. Vinnie Favorito comes to perform every day.

B. Olivia Newton-John often holds concerts in summer.

C. Children are not allowed to see Donny and Marie show.

D. Vinnie Favorito’s jokes come from communicating with the audience.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學(xué)年河南省高二下學(xué)期第二次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文填空

I was driving my children for an hour to a distant supermarket to do some Christmas1. (shop). At the highway exit I noticed an old woman2.(dress) in worn, dirty clothes holding a sign with sadness. I got close3.saw that it said “ Homeless, Please help. Willing to work. ”

I took my children4. the supermarket, but I couldn’t stop5. (think) about the woman. Later after we left my children and I stopped at a local store to buy some snacks for the long drive back home. When I got to the exit again, I found6. ( I ) driving to the place we had driven in. She was still there holding her sign in7. December air. I pulled off the road, and8. (hand) some money to my daughter. My daughter sent it to the woman. Before she could express her thanks to us my daughter gave her the food we9. (buy) for the trip home.

We pulled back out on the highway. None of us felt proud or even happy with what we had done. We10. (strong) wished we could have done more.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：四川省成都市2017屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空

Christina Parra brushed her cane(手杖) across the carpet at the entrance to Walgreens. She tapped her way past the shopping carts (手推車) and red lipsticks she could only _______.

Christina, a 16-year-old with two prosthetic(假的) brown eyes, had visited this store several times in _______ for this moment: She was shopping. Love songs _______ through the loudspeakers of the North Highlands, California store. Christina reached the end of Aisle (通道) 1-A and turned right, _______ her way past smooth bottles of liquid soap, toward the individual soap bars. She wanted to buy a bar of soap. A simple goal, but not _______ an easy one.

Christina was 18 months old when she was diagnosed with cancer in both her eyes. Doctors _______Christina’s left eye immediately; a few years later, they removed the right. Since then, activities other kids _______ for granted—taking a bus, _______ the street, shopping at a store—have posed(造成) plenty of _______ for her.

The teacher showed the little girl how to find her classroom by __________ her cane along a lawn’s edge. She learned to count driveways while __________ to a certain address. Yet for a long time, shopping still seemed __________. How would she ever walk __________ those vast aisles, __________with row after row of products she couldn’t see?

Finally, Christina told her teacher that she was ready to shop__________. Together, they took inventory (目錄冊(cè)) at Walgreens. Over the course of several __________, Zermeno told Christina the kinds of products each aisle held; Christina took careful __________ on her Braille computer (盲人電腦).

And __________ it was, on Monday, that her __________came to rest on the bars of soap. She felt her way down to a lower shelf, until she __________ the one she wanted.

1.A. see B. find C. imagine D. smell

2.A. search B. preparation C. praise D. favor

3.A. went B. got C. flew D. passed

4.A. forcing B. feeling C. finding D. losing

5.A. fortunately B. clearly C. necessarily D. differently

6.A. removed B. cured C. treated D. rebuilt

7.A. make B. take C. have D. get

8.A. cleaning B. building C. crossing D. wandering

9.A. challenges B. joy C. pleasure D. disasters

10.A. waving B. tapping C. touching D. moving

11.A. appearing B. turning C. pointing D. walking

12.A. scary B. uncertain C. possible D. frightened

13.A. across B. through C. over D. by

14.A. surrounded B. covered C. filled D. decorated

15.A. of her own B. on her own C. to her own D. at her own

16.A. failures B. efforts C. attempts D. visits

17.A. notice B. attention C. focus D. notes

18.A. so B. yet C. moreover D. besides

19.A. cane B. fingers C. nose D. cart

20.A. saw B. smelled C. bought D. located

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆江西省盟校高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文改錯(cuò)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Advertising informs consumers of newer products available on the market.It gives us information with everything from shampoo and toothpaste to computers and cars.But there is one serious problems with us.The information are actually very often misinformation.It tells us the products' benefits but hides its advantages. Advertising not only leads us to buying things that we don.t need and can’t afford,but it confuses our sense reality. "Zoom toothpaste prevents bad teeth and gives you the white teeth!" the advertisement tells us.And it doesn’t tell us the complete truth that a health diet and a good toothbrush will have the same effect.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆重慶市高三下學(xué)期第二次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文填空

About a week later,I started noticing that the groceries in my mother's house were running out pretty quickly- we were always suddenly out of something1.(wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly,I began observing her2.(day)routine for two weeks.To my surprise,I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every moving at about nine eventually did to follow her and3.happened truly amazed me.She was taking the food to the refugee camp,in4.she distributed it to5.(child)

I actually found out that my mum was very well6.(know ) in the area.The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up7.her as if she were their own mother.Then it hit me- she might be shy not to want to tell me about what she8.(do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop buying the groceries if I found out ?When she got home,I told her about my discovery.9.she could react,I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret to me and I was so impressed by10.(selfless) she had.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆江西省招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試仿真卷英語試卷（六）（解析版） 題型：書面表達(dá)

假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Tom來信詢問你最喜歡的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，通過電子郵件向他介紹你最喜歡的運(yùn)動(dòng)。

1．何時(shí)開始喜歡此項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)；

2．現(xiàn)在練習(xí)的情況；

3．給你帶來的益處。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫；

3．信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Tom,

Nice to receive your e-mail. I'd like to tell you about my favorite sport,_____________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學(xué)年河北正定中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期第二次月考（期中）英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

How old are the apps on your smartphone? Is it time for an update? Here are three apps for you. Try them out and have fun.

Duolingo

Learning a foreign language doesn’t always mean you have to sit in a class and take endless exams. An app called Duolingo has been designed to help you memorize (記住) new words and grammar in creative ways，such as online lessons，games and interesting exercises. For example，one exercise asks you to put words in the right order to make the correct sentence. You can also try translation practice.

Douban FM

A music app is a necessity for almost every smartphone now. Douban FM might be the right thing for you.

There is no playlist on Douban FM--songs just keep streaming (播放) one by one. You can use the “heart”, “trash” and “skip” buttons (按鈕) to mark the songs you like，don’t like and want to cut short, respectively (分別地). Those marked with a heart will be stored in another list as your favorites for you to listen to anytime you want. Douban FM also has different channels (頻道). There are many types of music, such as blues, jazz, and pop. You can choose the music for outdoor activities, work or studying depending on your mood (心情).

Flipboard

It is one of the hottest news apps right now. With Flipboard, you can make everything personal to you. All you have to do is open up the app, “flip through” to select whatever interests you，and click the “+” button. At the end you’ll have your own magazine, complete with a front page, new articles, and information.

1.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To show a new way to learn English.

B. To offer a hottest news website.

C. To introduce three apps.

D. To give advice to music lovers.

2.What does Duolingo help you do?

A. Get away from endless exams.

B. Keep words and grammar in mind.

C. Have easy access to online lessons.

D. Practice speaking English correctly.

3.Which statement is true about Douban FM?

A. There is no playlist on it, making a smartphone easier to operate.

B. It has special channels where conceits are regularly broadcast live.

C. It knows about your mood, based on what you are doing.

D. You can choose with it your favorite songs and music as you like.

4.According to the text, what can you do with Flipboard?

A. Make a personalized news magazine.

B. Go through everything that interests you.

C. Safely store some personal information.

D. Contribute your articles to popular magazines.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：山東省2016-2017學(xué)年高二3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空

My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_______my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a _______ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a _________ on how bad it must be to have to stand _________ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to _______ something they thought our “friend” there would _________. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _________. I thought about it. We were _______ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _______ from our need instead of our abundance is ________ what we need to do! All the kids __________ something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of ________, he lit up and thanked us with ________ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for __________his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can ________! Things would have played out so __________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have __________ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in ________, it also gave my kids the __________ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

1.A. Lost B. Changed C. Quit D. Finished

2.A. condition B. place C. sight D. show

3.A. suggestion B. comment C. decision D. call

4.A. outside B. proudly C. by D. angrily

5.A. draw B. say C. arrange D. pick

6.A. order B. supply C. appreciate D. discover

7.A. dollar B. job C. hot meal D. gift card

8.A. easy B. low C. soft D. loose

9.A. giving B. saving C. spending D. begging

10.A. yet B. even C. still D. just

11.A. declared B. shared C. ignored D. expected

12.A. toys B. medicine C. food D. clothes

13.A. sleepy B. watery C. curious D. sharp

14.A. whoever B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

15.A. experience B. example C. message D. adventure

16.A. rely on B. respect C. learn from D. help

17.A. suddenly B. vividly C. differently D. perfectly

18.A. time B. power C. patience D. money

19.A. fear B. love C. need D. memory

20.A. strong B. sweet C. strange D. simple

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案