Pet therapy

江蘇南通包場中學 李愛蘭

海詞積累

1.therapist n.治療專家

2.facilitate v.促進；使便利

3.clinician n.臨床醫生；門診醫師

4.autism n.孤獨癥；自閉癥

5.obediently adv.服從地；順從地；忠順地

Those of us who own pets know they make us happy.But a growing body of scientific research is showing that our pets can also make us healthy,or healthier.One of the earliest studies,published in 1980,found that heart attack patients who owned pets lived longer than those who didn't.Another early study found that petting one's own dog could reduce blood pressure.

Animals can also act astherapiststhemselves orfacilitatetherapy—even when they're not dogs or cats.For example,psychologist Fine,who works with troubled children,uses dogs in his practice.

“One of the things that's always been known is that the animals help aclinicianmonitor a child'sconsciousness,because the child is much more at ease and seems to be much more willing to reveal,”he says.

Horses have also become popular therapists for people with disabilities.On a recent day,one of the therapeutic riding program's instructors—speech therapist Cathy Coleman—worked one on one with 9-year-old Ryan Shank-Rowe,who hasautism.Well,not really one on one.The cotherapist in this session was a speckled（有斑點的）pony（小馬）named Happy.

“Walk on,” said Ryan,and Happyobedientlydid. “Excellent,”Coleman replied.As the session progressed,Ryan made Happy trot（小跑）,weave （穿行）in and out of poles,and he even rode bareback,all the while answering Coleman's questions and keeping up a continual back-and-forth chatter.

But not all the research is focused on the humans.“We want to know how the animals are benefiting from the exchange,”says Johnson of the University of Missouri.

And also it turns out the program was also helping the dogs.“What we found was that they were significantly more likely to be adopted if they were in the dog-walking group,”she says,thanks to the additional exercise and socialization they were getting.

Johnson is now working on a new project with likely benefits for dogs and humans.And while it's still early in the research,she says,one thing seems pretty clear:“Helping the animals is helping the veterans（老兵）to readjust to being at home.”

Reading Check

1.How is the horse applied in dealing with autism?

A.By helping the child relax and communi

cate more.

B.By teaching the child to ride the Happy

horse.

C.By reducing the patience's blood pressure.

D.By guiding the child to train the horse.

2.What's the main idea of the text?

A.Animals can make people happy.

B.Animals can make people healthier.

C.Humans can help animals socialized.

D.Humans and animals can benefit each other.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important words and expressions in the text

1.consciousness n.知覺；意識

2.reveal v.透露；展示

3.significantly adv.顯著的；明顯的

4.at ease安逸；自由自在

5.turn out結果是

Ⅱ.Sentence for writing

what引導的主語從句

What we found was that they were significantly more likely to be adopted if they were in the dog-walking group.我們發現，如果它們是在遛狗組，那么它們更有可能被收養。

【仿寫】我們所需要的是更多的時間。

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.常見動物歸類

1.Mammals （哺乳動物）:

squirrel松鼠

fox狐貍

deer鹿

bat蝙蝠

elephant大象

giraffe長頸鹿

chimpanzee黑猩猩

2.Reptiles （爬行動物）:

snake蛇

lizard蜥蜴

turtle龜

frog青蛙

3.Birds （鳥類）:

owl貓頭鷹

sparrow麻雀

goose鵝

parrot鸚鵡

penguin企鵝

peacock孔雀

dove鴿子

seagull海鷗

swan天鵝

turkey火雞

4.Sea animals（海洋動物）：

shark鯊魚

dolphin海豚

crab螃蟹

2.3 果園生草，調節小氣候 生草能夠有效調節果園小氣候，增加土壤有機質，誘集害蟲，招引天敵。建議秋季生草以油菜為主，夏季生草以豆類為主。同時減少氮肥施入，提高果實品質。

seal海豹

sea lion海獅

whale鯨

starfish海星

sea horse海馬

giant panda大熊貓

white-flag dolphin白鰭豚

golden/snub-nosed monkey金絲猴

South China tiger華南虎

Chinese alligator揚子鱷

polar bear北極熊

Ⅱ．短語積累

as busy as bees忙得不可開交

prey on small animals捕食小動物

coexist with the animals與動物共存

struggle to survive為生存而競爭

set the stage for為……創造條件

adapt to a variety of landscapes適應各種景觀

be accustomed to習慣于……

a handful of common species少數常見物種

gain skills in animal tracking獲得動物跟蹤

技能

take up residence near human habitation在人

類居住區附近居住

keep them safe from their arch enemy保護它們

遠離它們的主要敵人

have a huge impact有巨大的影響

wild animals野生動物

destroy natural habitats破壞自然棲息地

be in danger of extinction面臨滅絕的危險

endangered species瀕危物種

produce waste產生廢物

heavy-polluted days重度污染日

serious environmental issues嚴重的環境問題

local extinction局部滅絕

first-class protected animals一級保護動物

confront with food crisis面臨食物危機

kill off species消滅物種

pollution standard污染標準

cling to existence固守存在

No buying,no killing.沒有買賣就沒有殺害。

Ⅲ.美句背誦

1.It has been one of the greatannual eventsfor years which is being celebrated worldwide by the peopleaiming toprotect the unique and life nurturing Nature on every 5th June.每年6月5日，世界各地的人們都在慶祝這一年中最盛大的活動之一，旨在保護獨特的、滋養生命的大自然。

2.Visitors cannot only take a close look ofthe animals,appreciating their amusing performances,but alsoenjoy the thrilling motorcycle and car stunt show at night.游客不僅可以近距離觀看動物，欣賞它們有趣的表演，還可以在晚上欣賞激動人心的摩托車和汽車特技表演。

3.As their habitatsgive way tosprawling human developments,more and more animals arebeing forced intocities and suburbs.隨著它們的棲息地逐漸被人類發展所取代，越來越多的動物被迫進入城市和郊區。

4.These nocturnal animals spendplenty of timeexploring the streets and park pathways in their nightly explorations for food.這些夜間活動的動物在夜間探索食物時需要花大量時間探索街道和公園小路。

5.Encourage common people from different societies and communities to activelyparticipate inthe celebrationas well asbecomean active agentin developing environmental safety measures.鼓勵來自不同社會和社區的普通人積極參加慶典活動，并成為制定環境安全措施的積極參與者。

6.Many wild animals arefacing the danger ofextinction,because the environment where they are living has changed greatly.許多野生動物正面臨滅絕的危險，因為它們所生活的環境發生了巨大的變化。

7.In order toprotect our resources of ecology,people should realize thatthe loss ofany species isat leastthe loss of source of knowledge and a source of natural beauty.為了保護我們的生態資源，人們應該認識到，任何物種的喪失至少是知識來源的喪失和自然美的來源的喪失。

8.The best protection for animals is not tointerfere withtheir free life.對動物最好的保護，就是不干擾它們的自由生活。

9.A person whois cruel toanimals will become cruel to humans.一個對動物殘忍的人，也會變得對人類殘忍。

10.One of our visionis a world where animal cruelty has ended.我們的愿景之一是:世界上再無虐待動物的行為。

Ⅳ.寫作實踐

6月5日是世界環境日。假定你是李華，被美國聯誼學校邀請作為中國高中生代表，在世界環境日慶典上做主題發言。內容包括：

1.參會感受；2.關注生態；3.呼吁行動。注意：

1.詞數100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。