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After two years in our small town, we had begun to know a few people.
在我们小镇呆了两年后，我们开始认识一些人。
Yet even though Amy had already spent those years with the same group of students,
no one from her class chose to get to know her and become her friend.
然而，尽管艾米已经和同一组学生一起度过了这些年，但班上没有人选择了解她并成为她的朋友。
And no one picked her to be on their team in gym class or for class activities.
也没有人选择她参加体育课或课堂活动。
She begged me to talk to the teacher because the teacher may allow me to talk to the kids, but the teacher replied, 【20】“No, we don"t need to tell the students anything about her disabilities.
她求我和老师谈谈，因为老师允许我和孩子们说话，但老师回答说：“不，我们不需要告诉学生关于她的残疾的任何事情。
You know how mean children can be. This will only single her out.” As the start of school drew closer, Amy begged me to talk to the new teacher.
你知道孩子有多卑鄙。随着开学的临近，艾米求我和新老师谈谈
This year"s teacher agreed to let me talk to the kids. I asked the kids to put one hand in their lap or behind their back.
今年的老师同意让我和孩子们说话。我让孩子们把一只手放在膝盖上或背后。
Then I asked them to tie shoelaces with the other hand only. Some students began working in pairs to have two hands available for the job.
然后我让他们只用另一只手系鞋带。一些学生开始两人一组工作，以便有两只手做这项工作。
Some attempted it on their own and frustration soon showed on their faces and in their actions. Finally one boy put up his hand and said he couldn"t do this with one hand and he needed help.
一些人自己尝试过，很快他们的脸上和行动中就出现了沮丧。最后一个男孩举起手说他一只手做不到，他需要帮助。
The rest of his classmates nodded in agreement. 【21】I began to simply explain brain injury to the class. I personalized all the information by sharing Amy"s story.
其他同学点头表示同意。【21】
我开始向全班学生简单地解释脑损伤。我通过分享艾米的故事来个性化所有的信息。
Brain damage due to the stroke she suffered at birth caused both these conditions as well as learning disabilities. 【22】I smiled as I watched awareness show in the faces of her classmates.
由于她出生时中风造成的脑损伤导致了这两种情况以及学习障碍。【22】当我看着同学们的脸上出现意识时，我笑了。
19. What can we infer about Amy from the passage?
从这段话中我们可以推断出艾米的什么？
20. How did the first teacher think of telling the kids about Amy"s disabilities?
第一位老师是怎么想告诉孩子们艾米的残疾的？
21. Why did the speaker ask kids to tie shoelaces with one hand?
为什么演讲者要孩子们一只手系鞋带？
22. What can we infer about Amy"s classmates?
关于艾米的同学，我们能推断出什么？
19.A She liked to do things on her own.
B She wasn"t good at making friends.
C She was left out by her classmates.
D She was too shy to contact others. 正确答案：C
20.A It would help Amy belong to a group.
B It would make Amy even lonelier.
C It would get Amy disabled.
D It would leave Amy in great danger. 正确答案：B
21.
A To play a trick on them. B To experience what Amy suffered.
C To teach them to be independent. D To play a game for fun with them. 正确答案：B
22.
A They didn"t know what the speaker wanted to convey.
B They would change their attitude towards Amy in the future.
C They succeeded in fulfilling the task the speaker assigned.
D They interacted closely with the speaker so as to finish the game. 正确答案：B
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