文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Sammie Vance从夏令营中获得灵感,创立了Buddy Bench项目,帮助学校中孤单的人找到朋友,她请求自己的社区帮忙收集瓶盖作为长椅的材料,项目的消息传播出去后,很多不同地方的人都提供了帮助,最终很多学校和公园都得以有了这样的长椅,她的善意产生了影响。
Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. What she was doing was running the Buddy Bench program. The idea was that anyone at school who was feeling lonely could sit on the “buddy bench.” That let other kids know someone needed a friend. “It’s really helpful to have other people be able to notice you,” Sammie says.
The idea quickly caught on. The bench brought kids together. Since then, Sammie has helped communities all over the country set up buddy benches. “It means a lot to me,” she says, “that this is making a difference in people’s lives.”
Sammie got the idea for the Buddy Bench program at summer camp in 2017. She thought it would be cool to have a buddy bench in her school, so when she got home, she presented the idea to her principal, her teachers, and her parents.
Getting approval for the project was just the first step. “There have been a lot of small challenges, like money,” Sammie says.
To reduce costs and be eco-friendly, Sammie decided to make the bench out of recycled material. So she called on her community to gather bottle caps.
Word of the project got out, and soon Sammie was getting caps from people in all 50 states. She even got them from people in Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries. In the end, she collected more than 1,200 pounds of bottle caps. A company called GreenTree Plastics was able to upcycle these into three benches.
In addition to all the kids her project has helped, Sammie is grateful for how it has changed her. “It just helped me grow in so many different aspects of my life,” she says.
Before long, Sammie was helping other schools acquire benches. She has donated more than 200 benches to schools and parks all around the country, and in Mexico and Australia. Her work continues to spread kindness far and wide.
Even small acts of kindness can be powerful. “It can make someone’s day and lead to a chain reaction,” she says. “You never know. Just be kind, in general.”
4. What do we know about the Buddy Bench program?
A.It helps lonely kids to make friends. | B.Only lonely kids can sit on the bench. |
C.The program brought all the kids together. | D.It made Sammie Vance popular among the kids. |
5. What is probably not a challenge of the program?
A.lacking money | B.collecting materials for the bench |
C.gaining support from her classmates | D.getting approval of her school and her parents |
6. What can we learn from the passage?
A.She collected the bottle caps from all over the country. |
B.The benches were made to be eco-friendly and low-cost. |
C.A company upcycled the caps into three benches for free. |
D.She donated benches to schools and parks all around the country. |
7. What’s the influence the project has on Sammie?
A.It helped her grow in many respects. |
B.She became popular among the students. |
C.It can brighten her day and lead to a chain reaction. |
D.Her work continues to spread kindness far and wide. |