One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England,an adolescent 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 referred him to me. “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 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 sympathetically.
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 complete 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 company. 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.
【小題1】When he first met the author, David ________.

A.felt a little excited B.walked energetically 
C.looked a little nervous D.showed up with his teacher 
【小題2】As a psychologist, the author   ________.
A.was ready to listen to David 
B.was skeptical about psychology 
C.was able to describe David's problem 
D.was sure of handling David's problem 
【小題3】David enjoyed being with the author because he________.
A.wanted to ask the author for advice 
B.needed to share sorrow with the author 
C.liked the children's drawings in the office 
D.beat the author many times in the chess game 
【小題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. 


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】A

解析試題分析: 文章講述了作者用傾聽(tīng)的方法和有心理疾病的David進(jìn)行交流,最終使得他康復(fù)。文章告訴我們:有時(shí)無(wú)聲的傾聽(tīng)和交流能起意想不到的效果。
【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的He kept walking up and down restlessly,his face pale,and his hands shaking slightly.可知,第一次見(jiàn)面時(shí),他表現(xiàn)得非常緊張。戴維失去了親人,故不是“感到興奮”或者“精力充沛地散步”,排除A項(xiàng)和B項(xiàng)。根據(jù)His head teacher had referred him to me.以及he wrote可知,他的老師把他介紹給作者,但沒(méi)有陪著他來(lái),故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
【小題2】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.可知,作者準(zhǔn)備去做一名傾聽(tīng)者。文章雖提到有些問(wèn)題心理學(xué)也無(wú)法給出答案,但這并不能說(shuō)明作者對(duì)心理學(xué)持懷疑的態(tài)度,故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤;根據(jù)第二段中的and which no words can describe可排除C項(xiàng);通過(guò)第二段中的How could I help him?以及“有些問(wèn)題心理學(xué)也無(wú)法給出答案”可知,作者并不確信自己能解決戴維的問(wèn)題,故排除D項(xiàng)。
【小題3】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with...可知,他喜歡和作者下棋,或許是因?yàn)樗枰粋(gè)人來(lái)分擔(dān)他的痛苦,故B項(xiàng)正確。文章并未提到戴維想向作者征求建議,相反,他開(kāi)始時(shí)拒絕跟作者交流,故排除A項(xiàng);文中并未提及他喜歡這些畫(huà),只說(shuō)他在看這些畫(huà),排除C項(xiàng);由第三段中...I made sure David won once or twice.可知D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
【小題4】A推理判斷題。由第五、六、七段可知,與作者沉默地待了幾個(gè)月之后,戴維開(kāi)口跟作者說(shuō)話(huà)了,之后,他的生活逐漸恢復(fù)了正常,故A項(xiàng)正確。他現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常和朋友們騎車(chē),但無(wú)法得知失去家人前就喜歡,故排除B項(xiàng);上大學(xué)還只是他的一個(gè)計(jì)劃,故排除C項(xiàng);他是在認(rèn)識(shí)作者之后交到了學(xué)校的朋友,故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
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