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[2020·山西六校第二次阶段性测试] In 2013, Gabby Frost founded Buddy Project when she was 15. At that time, her best friend had been diagnosed (诊断) with a mental health condition, and that was the first time she was made aware of what mental illness was. She wanted to learn more and develop a good support system for her.
Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year, yet only half receive treatment, according to the National Institutes of Mental Health. Buddy Project's website says the service is not a substitute for therapy (治疗) or other types of mental health care, and it directs people to resources for further help.
Since founding the organization as a high school student, Frost has helped more than 200,000 participants find a new friend. On the day when Buddy Project was launched, she used her powerful social media presence to attract nearly 3,000 participants. “This was around the time when teens really began talking about mental health and found a supportive community online to talk about it，” she said.
One of the biggest social barriers she had to jump over was that people didn't view her seriously because she was a 15yearold girl, and even now, she's still a young woman. “Sometimes it's frustrating because people don't think what I do is needed or they don't think I'm professional，” she said. “Most people are blown away that a 20yearold girl is running this and that it's one person doing this but not a whole team. I'm just lucky that I've found a support system that has been able to help my mom and me with the project.”
1．Why did Gabby Frost set up Buddy Project?
A．To treat her mental disease.
B．To know what causes mental illness.
C．To help her friend to fight the mental disease.
D．To cure those with mental disease.
2．What can we infer from paragraph 2?
A．Americans pay little attention to mental health.
B．Many Americans have trouble with mental health.
C．Buddy Project provides financial aid for patients.
D．Buddy Project can cure those with mental disease.
3．What problem did Frost face?
A．She couldn't get support from her mother.
B．She couldn't help so many patients at a time.
C．She wasn't able to attract enough participants.
D．She wasn't thought well of because of her age.
4．How do most people feel about young Frost's running the project alone?
A．Completely defeated. B．Totally convinced.
C．Strongly impressed. D．Fully satisfied.
