A special dog helps a community heal治療犬

周晨曲

越來(lái)越多的證據(jù)表明與狗狗進(jìn)行互動(dòng)能夠減輕病人的疼痛，給病人帶來(lái)安慰。

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1“We knew she was special the moment we gother，”Diana Haneski said about River， her family’stherapy dog.

2 A therapy dog is a service animal specificallyfocused on providing comfort and affection for others.These dogs are trained to serve in hospitals， schools，airports， and even at crisis sites.

3 Therapy dogs are required to pass a series of tests before joining a service organization.Skills include accepting strangers， sitting politely， being summoned （召喚） to appearwhen called， and reacting appropriately to other dogs. A therapy dog usually has a waggingtail， warm eyes， and a loving heart.

4 Therapy dogs can be beneficial to humans. Several studies around the world haveshown that interacting with dogs lowers cortisol （皮質(zhì)醇）， a type of stress hormone. Theseinteractions also release hormones that cause happiness.

5 The Haneski family is wellknownin the town of Parkland， Florida. Ray is the technologyspecialist at Westglades Middle School. Westglades is next to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School （MSD）， where Diana is the media center specialist.

6 The most famous Haneski， however， is River， MSD’s official therapy dog. The? Hanes?kis adopted River in August 2018. Earlier that year， an accident killed 17 people， includingstudents， and injured 17 others. The Haneski family has played a key role in alleviatingthe sadness， trauma， and anxiety felt within the community. Students and teachers at MSDare allowed to visit River at any time throughout the day.“River brings comfort， joy， andlove to each interaction，”the Haneskis said.“She was a gift to the community.”

7 What is a typical day like for River？ She’s up about a quarter to six， has her breakfast，and takes a walk. Then she hops in the car and heads off to school. She sees a lot ofpeople. She has her kennel （狗窩） at school， where she’ll take some quiet time if she needsit. She does take a rest. School starts very early， so there’s a lot of activity. At around eight o’clock or so， she’s looking for her downtime and takes a nap.

Reading Check

Gist

1. What’s paragraph 2 mainly about？

A. Diana’s views about a therapy dog.

B. An introduction to a therapy dog.

C. A therapy dog’s training tests.

D. A therapy dog’s special characteristics.

Detail

2. What can be learned about therapy dogs from paragraph 4？

A. They do good to humans.

B. They have excellent appearance.

C. They have low stress hormones.

D. They show a great talent for technology.

Vocabulary

A. Worsening.

B. Easing.

C. Involving.

D. Spreading.

Inference

4. Where is the text probably from？

A. A fashion magazine.

B. A short novel.

C. An animal website.

D. A book review.

Language Study

Ⅰ. 日積月累

therapy n. 治療

provide v. 提供

serve v. 服務(wù)

react v. 作出反應(yīng)

interact v. 交流；互動(dòng)

release v. 釋放

happiness n. 快樂(lè)；幸福

specialist n. 專(zhuān)家

typical adj. 典型的

next to 靠近

play a key role in 在……中起關(guān)鍵作用

be allowed to do 被允許做……

head off to 前往

take a rest 休息

take a nap 打盹兒

Ⅱ. 單句填空

1. We are here to provide a service________the public.

2. Local residents have reacted angrily________the news.

3. Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact________each child.

4. The media play________major role in influencing people’s opinions.

5. He is not allowed________（stay） out late.