题目内容
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. 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 imprinted 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 impact recognition would have on a community. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgement ceremony.
One of the boys in the class went to a junior manager in a nearby company 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 noted, by the way, as being kind of a bad-tempered fellow. He sat his boss down and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior manager asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, “Well, sure.
The junior manager took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss’s jacket above his heart. 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, “The most incredible thing happened to me today. 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 genius. 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. As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. I want to honor you.”
“I’m really busy around all day and when I come home I don’t pay a lot of attention to you and sometimes I scream at you, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me. You’re a great kid and I love you!”
The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn’t stop crying. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, “I was planning on committing suicide tomorrow, Dad, because I didn’t think you loved me. Now I don’t need to.”
72. What does the blue ribbon in the passage indicate?
A. Recognition of you from others. B. Appreciation for what you’ve done for others’
C. A sign of love and being loved. D. A symbol of respect.
73. 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 appreciate him.
D. Because it embarrassed him to wear such a blue ribbon.
74. The change in the boss implies that ____________.
A. positive comments work better than criticism
B. blue ribbons are a good sign of understanding between people
C. he would never be bad-mannered to his employees
D. everybody can make a difference to the world
75. 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 Acknowledgement
C. Bad Temper Can Be Changed D. Appreciation Can Prevent Juvenile Suicide
ACAA
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