【Oneday,whenIwasworkingasapsychologist(心理学家)inEngland,ayoungboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadintroducedhim】

　　Oneday,whenIwasworkingasapsychologist(心理学家)inEngland,ayoungboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadintroducedhimtomebefore.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”

　　IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemswhichpsychologydoesn’thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsilently.AndIwoulddointhisway.

　　Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn’tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren’sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon—incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It’snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.

　　Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?

　　“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.

　　“It’syourturn,”hesaid.

　　Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.

　　MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone—withoutanywords—canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.

　　小题1:Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David_________. A．feltalittleexcitedB．walkedstubbornlyC．lookedalittlenervousD．showedupwithhisteacher小题2:Asapsychologist,theauthor__________.A．wasuncertainaboutpsychologyB．wasreadytolistentoDavid