Christian Bucks may be young, but he sure knows how to be a good friend. When the York, Pennsylvania, second-grader noticed that some of his schoolmates didn’t have anyone to play with during the break time, he came up with a way to help them. He suggested having something called a “buddy bench” put in on his school’s playground.

A buddy bench is a special bench where students can sit if they are feeling bored or lonely. It’s usually brightly colored with “BUDDY BENCH” in big letters. Other students can then go to the bench and ask them if they would like to play or talk.
“We show we care about others when we ask others to play,” Christian told reporters.
Christian first learned about buddy benches when his family was considering moving to Germany. He saw a buddy bench in a handbook for a German school and thought it would be a great way to fight loneliness on the playground at his own school, Roundtown Elementary School.
Christian told Roundtown’s headteacher, Matthew Miller, about his idea at the end of last school year. Miller immediately decided to get a buddy bench. He had Christian pick out its style and bright colors.
“I was the first person who got to sit on the bench when it arrived at Roundtown,” says Christian. He hopes the bench will help “grow our dream circle of friends”.
小題1:Christian Bucks suggested having a buddy bench to help ______.
A．his teachersB．his students C．his parentsD．his schoolmates
小題2:Christian learned about the buddy bench ______.
A．in a textbookB．from his father
C．in a handbookD．from his headteacher
小題3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．The buddy bench can help to develop friendships.
B．The buddy bench is designed and made in Germany.
C．Students can realize their dreams on the buddy bench.
D．Students love the style and the color of the buddy bench.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了Christian Bucks看到一些同學在休息時間沒有任何人玩,他想出了一種方法來幫助他們。他把一種叫做“交友板凳”的東西放在學校的操場上。感到無聊或孤獨的人可以坐到上面，其他的人可以來詢問他們是否樂意交談或玩。通過這種方法他們可以形成自己的朋友圈。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段When the York, Pennsylvania, second-grader noticed that some of his schoolmates didn’t have anyone to play with during the break time, he came up with a way to help them.描述，可知他想幫助那些沒有玩伴的同學。故選D
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段He saw a buddy bench in a handbook for a German school描述。可知他是在德國學校的手冊上看到的交朋友板凳。故選C。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文最后He hopes the bench will help “grow our dream circle of friends可知，交朋友的板凳能發(fā)展孩子們的友誼。故選A。
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