One day,when I was working as a psychologist in England,an回,《回adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walk- JjHJJ&jf^, ing up and down restlessly,his face pale,and his hands shaking jgjv^jjgT 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 oth?ers,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 de?scribe. 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 after?noon—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. "Per?haps he senses that I respect his suffering."Some months later,when we were pla?ying 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 bi?cycle 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

  You may have heard that Americans like hot dogs and hamburgers best of all foods. Well,farmers and owners of public eating places might happily agree. But people whose favourites are pizza and apple pie would give the meat lovers a spirited argument!

  A hot dog is usually made from pork(the meat of a pig) or beef. Another version of a hot dog has no meat at all. It often contains bean curd.

  Americans also eat lots of hamburgers. This ground meat comes from beef. It can be cooked in many ways. Like hot dogs,hamburgers are a favourite picnic food.

  Americans also buy or make large amounts of pizza. A basic pizza contains to?mato sauce or cheese,or both,on a breadlike material.

  Spaghetti is a traditional Italian favourite that also has become an American favourite. It is made from flour and water and sometimes eggs. This dough (面团) is pulled into lengths and boiled.

  Another favourite food,macaroni,is similar to spaghetti. People sometimes call this dish " comfort food", because it makes them feel better. 

  Like people in many parts of the world,Americans love pie. These sweet dishes have fruit,nuts or some other filling in a crust. Some people say pies are the best comfort food ever. Pie can be the most inviting food ever. A red strawberry pie or a green or yellow lime pie can defeat the strongest will of people trying to lose weight. But apple pie may be a top American favourite. Over time,this dish has come to be strongly linked to the United States. When someone or something seems especially American,people say it is "as American as apple pie".

1. What's the meaning of the last sentence in the first paragraph?

   A. Not all people take hot dogs or hamburgers as their favourites.

   B. People believe pizza and apple pie are no better than hot dogs and hamburg?ers.

   C. Lovers of pizza and apple pie don't like to eat meat at all.

   D. Hot dogs and hamburgers are not healthier than pizza and apple pie.

2. What's the shape of "macaroni" according to this passage?

   A. Round. B. Square.

   C. Line. D. Oval.

3. The strawberry and lime pie can       .

   A. help people to lose weight

   B. strengthen people's desire to lose weight

   C. make people put on weight

   D. cause people to give up losing weight

4. The passage mainly talks about .

   A. favourite foods in America

   B. foods created by Americans

   C. popular foreign foods in America

   D. the differences between varied foods

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