One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, David was brought into my office．His face was pale and he stared at his feet．
David had lost his father when he was two years old and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since．But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident．His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on．How could I help him?
David didn't say a word．As he was about to leave, I put my hand on his shoulder．‘Come back next week if you like,’I said．
He came, and I suggested we play a game of chess．He nodded．After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon－in complete silence．Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed．It seemed as if he enjoyed my company．But why didn't he even look at me?‘Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,’I thought．
Months later, when I was staring at his head, he suddenly looked up at me．‘It's your turn,’he Said．After that day, David started talking．He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club．He wrote to me a few times．Now he has really started to live his life．
Maybe I gave David something．But I learned a lot from him．I learned how time makes it possible to overcome(克服)what seems to be so painful．David showed me how one－without a word－can reach out to another person．All it takes is a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch and an ear that listens．
(1)
David refused to talk to others after ________．
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A．
his father had died
B．
his mother had been killed in a car accident
C．
his grandfather had died
D．
he had become an orphan
(2)
The writer felt that David seemed to enjoy playing chess with him because ________．
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A．
David played chess with him every Wednesday afternoon
B．
David began to talk to the writer
C．
David usually arrived at the writer's office to play chess with the writer earlier than agreed
D．
David began to look at the writer
(3)
What happened to David after he started talking?________
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A．
He began to enjoy a new and better life．
B．
He was still very sad．
C．
He made fiends with the writer．
D．
He became a member of a bicycle club．
(4)
What helped the writer to make David another person?
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A．
A shoulder to cry on
B．
A friendly touch
C．
An ear that listens
D．
All of the above．
(5)
What can we learn from the story?
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A．
We should always help each other．
B．
We should play chess with those silent boys．
C．
If we pay more time and attention to those who are painful, maybe they will have a chance to overcome the pains．
D．
Time is very important to help a person to change into another kind of life．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
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