四、阅读理解
Sammie Vance is 14. She knows people will feel bad when they have no friends. So she has been helping kids who feel lonely make friends.

▲ Well, when she was in the third grade, she started the Buddy Bench (友谊长凳) programme. Anyone who felt lonely could sit on the buddy bench. It showed others that someone needed a friend.
The bench brought kids together and helped them make new friends, especially for those shy children. They only need to sit on the bench, and then there will be children coming and talking with them. It helps them meet new people and make new friends. "There was one little boy at school, younger than me," Sammie told her friends. "He gave me a
thumbs-
up when he met me in the school. I knew what I was doing helped him."
It cost money to build benches. Sammie decided to make them out of recycled (回收的) materials. This cut the cost. And the benches were environment-friendly.
After discussing (讨论) with her teachers and friends, they decided to make the benches with plastic bottles. They collected 1 200 pounds of bottles in the school and community. The plastic is used to make buddy benches. A company called Green Tree Plastics made three benches with these bottles.
Now Sammie has helped communities all over the country set up buddy benches. And she is spreading kindness around the world. Sammie reminds (提醒) us that kids can help others and even small acts of kindness can be powerful. "You don't have to be an adult (成年人) to make a difference," she says.
(
D
) 1. Which of the following can be put in "▲"?
A. What's "Buddy Bench"?
B. Why does she do that?
C. Who does she help?
D. How does she do that?
(
A
) 2. Sammie set up the buddy benches to ______.
A. help the kids who need friends
B. help the kids who need new chairs
C. teach the kids how to do their homework
D. show how many friends she has in her school
(
B
) 3. What gesture (手势) might "thumbs-up" be?

(
A
) 4. Which of the following words best describe (描述) Sammie?
A. Caring and creative.
B. Brave and powerful.
C. Lonely and shy.
D. Hard-working and honest.
(
C
) 5. What can we learn from Sammie's story?
A. All roads lead to Rome.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. Small acts, great love.
D. Practice makes perfect.