Pet therapy

江苏南通包场中学 李爱兰

海词积累

1.therapist n.治疗专家

2.facilitate v.促进；使便利

3.clinician n.临床医生；门诊医师

4.autism n.孤独症；自闭症

5.obediently adv.服从地；顺从地；忠顺地

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（有斑点的）pony（小马）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.知觉；意识

2.reveal v.透露；展示

3.significantly adv.显著的；明显的

4.at ease安逸；自由自在

5.turn out结果是

Ⅱ.Sentence for writing

what引导的主语从句

What we found was that they were significantly more likely to be adopted if they were in the dog-walking group.我们发现，如果它们是在遛狗组，那么它们更有可能被收养。

【仿写】我们所需要的是更多的时间。

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ.常见动物归类

1.Mammals （哺乳动物）:

squirrel松鼠

fox狐狸

deer鹿

bat蝙蝠

elephant大象

giraffe长颈鹿

chimpanzee黑猩猩

2.Reptiles （爬行动物）:

snake蛇

lizard蜥蜴

turtle龟

frog青蛙

3.Birds （鸟类）:

owl猫头鹰

sparrow麻雀

goose鹅

parrot鹦鹉

penguin企鹅

peacock孔雀

dove鸽子

seagull海鸥

swan天鹅

turkey火鸡

4.Sea animals（海洋动物）：

shark鲨鱼

dolphin海豚

crab螃蟹

2.3 果园生草，调节小气候 生草能够有效调节果园小气候，增加土壤有机质，诱集害虫，招引天敌。建议秋季生草以油菜为主，夏季生草以豆类为主。同时减少氮肥施入，提高果实品质。

seal海豹

sea lion海狮

whale鲸

starfish海星

sea horse海马

giant panda大熊猫

white-flag dolphin白鳍豚

golden/snub-nosed monkey金丝猴

South China tiger华南虎

Chinese alligator扬子鳄

polar bear北极熊

Ⅱ．短语积累

as busy as bees忙得不可开交

prey on small animals捕食小动物

coexist with the animals与动物共存

struggle to survive为生存而竞争

set the stage for为……创造条件

adapt to a variety of landscapes适应各种景观

be accustomed to习惯于……

a handful of common species少数常见物种

gain skills in animal tracking获得动物跟踪

技能

take up residence near human habitation在人

类居住区附近居住

keep them safe from their arch enemy保护它们

远离它们的主要敌人

have a huge impact有巨大的影响

wild animals野生动物

destroy natural habitats破坏自然栖息地

be in danger of extinction面临灭绝的危险

endangered species濒危物种

produce waste产生废物

heavy-polluted days重度污染日

serious environmental issues严重的环境问题

local extinction局部灭绝

first-class protected animals一级保护动物

confront with food crisis面临食物危机

kill off species消灭物种

pollution standard污染标准

cling to existence固守存在

No buying,no killing.没有买卖就没有杀害。

Ⅲ.美句背诵

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，世界各地的人们都在庆祝这一年中最盛大的活动之一，旨在保护独特的、滋养生命的大自然。

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.游客不仅可以近距离观看动物，欣赏它们有趣的表演，还可以在晚上欣赏激动人心的摩托车和汽车特技表演。

3.As their habitatsgive way tosprawling human developments,more and more animals arebeing forced intocities and suburbs.随着它们的栖息地逐渐被人类发展所取代，越来越多的动物被迫进入城市和郊区。

4.These nocturnal animals spendplenty of timeexploring the streets and park pathways in their nightly explorations for food.这些夜间活动的动物在夜间探索食物时需要花大量时间探索街道和公园小路。

5.Encourage common people from different societies and communities to activelyparticipate inthe celebrationas well asbecomean active agentin developing environmental safety measures.鼓励来自不同社会和社区的普通人积极参加庆典活动，并成为制定环境安全措施的积极参与者。

6.Many wild animals arefacing the danger ofextinction,because the environment where they are living has changed greatly.许多野生动物正面临灭绝的危险，因为它们所生活的环境发生了巨大的变化。

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.为了保护我们的生态资源，人们应该认识到，任何物种的丧失至少是知识来源的丧失和自然美的来源的丧失。

8.The best protection for animals is not tointerfere withtheir free life.对动物最好的保护，就是不干扰它们的自由生活。

9.A person whois cruel toanimals will become cruel to humans.一个对动物残忍的人，也会变得对人类残忍。

10.One of our visionis a world where animal cruelty has ended.我们的愿景之一是:世界上再无虐待动物的行为。

Ⅳ.写作实践

6月5日是世界环境日。假定你是李华，被美国联谊学校邀请作为中国高中生代表，在世界环境日庆典上做主题发言。内容包括：

1.参会感受；2.关注生态；3.呼吁行动。注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。