8．While I lived in Ireland，part of my college course was to work with children with special needs．I was selected to work in a school with children with disabilities （残疾）．
I had a lot of rooms to choose from，but I chose to work in the room that was for children with severe disabilities．They had no speech and most were in a wheelchair．The teacher of that room asked if I would work with a girl who had epilepsy （癫痫症） and other brain disabilities．She was 15years old．The teacher thought that it was an achievement for her to be able to put on her coat all by herself．I saw more in her．She always wanted to put string through the shaped blocks to make a necklace．For the 5years she was in the school the teachers always tried to help her but always ended up doing all the work．
I knew this smart girl could do more and so I encouraged her．She had a thumb which she could not move but I encouraged her so much to try．She got very upset most days and sometimes I wanted to give up．Finally after a week this young girl was able to do what she had been wanting to do by herself for so many years．Her teacher cried when she saw what this girl was able to do with just some encouragement．
I wish everyone would encourage people rather than tell them they can't or do it for them．
56．According to the writer，people with disabilitiesB．
A．should rely on themselves for a living
B．need encouragement to achieve their goals
C．need support from the whole society all the time
D．should be encouraged to make use of their own gifts
57．How did the teachers feel about the girl before the writer came？C
A．Puzzled．B．Angry．C．Disappointed．D．Worried．
58．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．the writer was willing to take on big challenges
B．the girl was helpful even if she had disabilities
C．the writer didn't like working with the children at first
D．the girl's health improved a lot with the writer's help．
分析 这篇短文讲述的是作者在一个残疾人的学校里帮助那里的孩子，其中一个叫Nancy的小女孩，她的一只手不能动．但是她通过自己的努力，做到了自己想做的事情．因此我们应该鼓励人们去做自己想做的事情．
解答 56-58BCA
56．B 主旨大意题 根据文章最后一句I wish everyone would encourage people rather than tell them they can't or do it for them．可知，残疾人要实现自己的理想需要的是鼓励，故答案为B
57．C 细节理解题 根据For the 5years she was in the school the teachers always tried to help her but always ended up doing all the work．可知，这些事情最后都是老师去做了，说明当时老师很是失望，故答案为C
58．A 细节理解题 根据I had a lot of rooms to choose from，but I chose to work in the room that was for children with severe disabilities．可知，作者喜欢迎接大的挑战，故答案为A
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