One day, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, a young boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had introduced him to me before. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”
I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems which psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and silently. And I would do in this way.
The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in plete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my pany. But why did he never look at me?
“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one—without any words—can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.
【小题1】When he first met the author, David . A．felt a little excitedB．walked stubbornlyC．looked a little nervousD．showed up with his teacher【小题2】As a psychologist, the author . A．was uncertain about psychologyB．was ready to listen to DavidC．was able to describe David’s problemD．was sure of solving David’s problem【小题3】David enjoyed being with the author because he . A．needed to share pain with the authorB．wanted to ask the author for adviceC．liked the children’s drawing in the officeD．beat the author many times in the chess game【小题4】What can be inferred about David? A．He recovered after months of treatment.B．He liked biking before he lost his family.C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.D．He got friends in school before he met the author.【小题5】What made David change? A．His teacher’s help.B．His exchange of letters with the author.C．The author’s friendship.D．The author’s silent munication with him.C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者用倾听的方法和有心理疾病的David进行交流，最终使得他康复。文章告诉我们：有时无声的倾听和交流能起意想不到的效果。
【小题1】考查推理判断。根据文章第一段中的He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly.可知，David来回不停的走动，脸色苍白，手微微颤抖。这些现象表明他有些紧张。故选C
【小题2】考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically可知，作者认为敞开地、同情地倾听别人的心声有时是最好的事情。作者也这样做了。故选B
【小题3】考查推理判断。根据文章第五段中的Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with, I thought. Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.”Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.可知，David需要有人分享他的痛苦，他意识到我尊重他的痛苦。所以选A
【小题4】考查推理判断。根据文章第七段中的He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.可知，David由一个沉默寡言的人，变成了一个在学校有朋友，还加入了自行车俱乐部的学生。他还计划上大学。现在他有了新的生活。这说明他康复了。故选A
【小题5】考查推理判断。根据文章第二段中的Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically和最后一段中的I also learned that one——without any words——can reach out to another person.可知，是无声的交流（倾听）改变了David的命运。故选D