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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.

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36. 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

37. 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

38. David enjoyed being with the author because he________.

A. wanted to ask the author for advice

B. need to share sorrow with the author

C. liked the children's drawings in the office

D. bear the author many times in the chess game

39. 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.

40. What made David change?

A. His teacher's help.

B. The author's friendship.

C. His exchange of letters with the author.

D. The author's silent communication with him.

参考译文

当我还是英格兰的一名心理学家时，有一天，一个还处于青春期的男孩出现在我的办公室，他就是大卫。他一直不安地走来走去，脸色苍白，双手也微微发抖。是他的导师向我推荐他的。他写道：“这个男孩失去了他的家人，他很伤心是可以理解的，但是他拒绝跟别人说话，所以我很担心他。你能提供帮助吗？”

我看着大卫并给了他一把椅子，让他坐下。我怎么才能帮助他呢？心理学问题是没有答案也无法用语言形容的。有时候一个人可以做的最好的事就是富有同情而又大大方方地倾听。

前两次我们见面，大卫都没有说一个字。他只是坐在那里，抬头看着我身后的墙上孩子们画的画。我建议我们玩国际象棋游戏。他点了点头。之后，他每星期三下午都来跟我下棋，但他还是完全处于沉默之中，也没有看着我。在国际象棋上让棋是很难的，但是我承认我要确保大卫赢一到两次。

通常，他都来得要比约定时间早，他从书架上拿出棋盘和棋子，在我甚至还没有机会坐下来之前就开始摆棋子。似乎他很喜欢我的公司，但他为什么从来不看我呢？

我想“也许他只是需要有人来分享他的痛苦，也许他能感受到我是尊重他的痛苦的。”几个月后，当我们正在下棋的时候，他突然抬起头看着我。

他说：“轮到你了。”

那天后，大卫开始说话。他在学校交了朋友，还加入了一个自行车俱乐部。他给我写过几次信，谈到了他和几个朋友的骑行，以及他想要上大学的计划。现在他已经真正地开始过自己的生活了。

也许我曾给予过大卫某些东西。但我也知道，即使没有任何言语，一个人也可以帮助另一个人。所需要的一切仅仅只是一个拥抱，一个哭泣时可以依靠的肩膀，一次友好的安抚和一只倾听的耳朵。

答案解析

36. C 考查细节理解。根据第一段描述的David与作者见面时的表现"He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly."可以判断出，David当时是紧张的。D项有一定的干扰性，而通过第一段中的"This boy has lost his family, he wrote."可知，David的老师并没有和他一起来，只是写了封信给作者。

37. A 考查细节理解。根据第二段内容，尤其是最后一句"Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically."可知，作者已经做好了倾听David的准备。

38. B 考查细节理解。根据第五段作者对David的行为表现的揣测可以判断，David可能只是需要有人默默地与他分享失去亲人的痛苦，无需其他语言上的开导。

39. A 考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的"After that day, David started talking."以及后面关于David生活中各种变化的描述可知，David在数月的治疗后心理方面恢复了健康。B项的推断没有依据，C、D两项不符合文意。

40. D 考查推理判断。本文主要描写作者的一次特别的心理救助，即通过倾听的方式帮助David走出痛苦，因此选择D项。其他选项与原文不符。