Have you ever paid attention to your school’s guards or dining hall staff? Would you say “good morning” to your school’s cleaners? For a high school student Ding Jiacheng, it’s a problem that many students don’t respect these non-teaching workers. He wanted to make a change.
The boy from Hangzhou Foreign Language High School, together with several other students, worked on a project called “The Invisible(隐身的) Are Significant. They hoped more students would see and respect those people who play important roles in their school life. The project won a prize at China Thinks Big, a competition held by Harvard University and Tsinghua University to encourage teenagers to study social problems.
“My team members and I sent questionnaires(问卷) to 158 students,” said Ding. “In one question, 56 percent of the students said they would greet those non-teaching workers, while only 17 percent strongly believed that every student should do so.” The team also focus on the communication between students and workers.
“When most students follow the rules of their teachers, one third of the students go against the rules of the dormitory attendants(管理员),” said Ding. “It shows that students treat non-teaching staff differently from teaching staff.”
The main reason, according to Ding, is that students know little about the work done by non-teaching staff. Students also have few chances to communicate with them. Therefore, Ding’s team shot videos to show staff working around the school. They also held a basketball match between students and non-teaching staff to help them know more about each other. “We’ve also made a series of stickers(贴纸),” said Ding. “We hope these cute images will help young people like the non-teaching staff more.”
“The activity helped me understand that we can all make a positive influence through our creative ideas,” Ding said.
31. Why does the writer begin the text by asking questions?
A.To explain facts. | B.To give opinions. |
C.To express disagreement. | D.To catch the reader’s interest. |
32. Where does Ding Jiacheng come from?
A.Harvard University. | B.Tsinghua University. |
C.A high school. | D.A primary school. |
33. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A.Why many students don’t follow school rules. |
B.How asking questions helps students learn. |
C.How Ding’s team worked on their project. |
D.What these non-teaching workers do in the school. |
34. Which of the followings is not included in Ding’s project?
A.They made posters. | B.They shot videos. |
C.They made a series of stickers. | D.They held a basketball match. |
35. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.High school students care more about the non-teaching staff. |
B.Students treat non-teaching staff more nicely than teaching staff. |
C.Better communication can help students value the non-teaching staff. |
D.The non-teaching staff plays more important roles than teaching staff do. |