Question

A teacher in New York decided to honor（紀(jì)念） each of her students in high school by telling them the difference they each made. First she told them how the student made a difference to her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon(帶子) with gold letters which read, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.”

Afterwards the teacher told the students to do a class project to see what kind of effect would have on a community. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and showed them to go out and do as she did.

One of the boys in the class went to a junior manager and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons, and told him what it was all about.

Later that day the junior manager went in to see his boss, who had been said as being a bad-tempered (壞脾氣)man. He sat his boss down and told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative person. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior manager asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and allow him to put it on him. His surprised boss said, “Well, sure.” Then he gave him the last extra ribbon, and repeated what the boy had told him.

That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said, “I was in my office when one of the junior managers came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative person. Then he put this blue ribbon that says ‘Who I Am Makes A Difference’ on my jacket. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. I just let you know that you do make a difference to me. You’re a great kid and I love you!”

The surprised boy couldn’t stop crying. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, “I was planning on killing myself tomorrow, Dad, because I didn’t think you loved me. Now I don’t need to.”

1.What does the blue ribbon in the passage indicate(表明)?

A. To love and be loved.

B. To respect people

C. To be accepted by others.

D. To thank people for what they have done for others

2.Why was the boss surprised at what the junior manager said and did?

A. Because the boss was usually bad-tempered.

B. Because the junior manager was not afraid of his bad temper.

C. Because he didn’t expect his juniors to thank him.

D. Because it was strange for him to wear such a blue ribbon.

3.The change in the boss implies(暗示) that ____________.

A. Being a good person is better than being a bad one.

B. blue ribbons are a good sign of understanding between people

C. he would never be bad-mannered to his workers

D. everybody can make a difference to the world

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Who You Are Makes a Difference

B. Blue Ribbon, a Sign of Love

C. Bad Temper Can Be Changed

D. Love Can Prevent Killing oneself

Answer 1