高中英语完形《狗不嫌弃你,它们只想取悦你:这群＂问题学生＂被小狗治愈了》

出勤率上去了，去校长办公室的次数下来了，作业也按时交了——这一切，竟然是因为班里多了五只拉布拉多小狗和它们的爸爸。

美国一所高中的老师用一场"以狗育人"的实验，让一群纪律问题学生完成了令人惊讶的转变。这背后，藏着关于教育最朴素也最有力量的真相。

In Renee Smith's classroom, attendance is up. Trips to the headmaster's office are down and students are handing in assignments on time. The Springfield High School teacher says she has seen great 1 since adding a few new students to her class — five Labrador puppies and their father.

The seven 2 students in Smith's class have a history of discipline 3. But since they've started teaching the dogs obedience (顺从), their own 4 has improved. A dog trainer Chuck Reynolds 5 the students a new trick each week that they then work on with the puppies. At night, the dogs go home with the staff members who have raised them. They get dropped off in the morning, 6 a parent would take a child to day care.

Smith said she came up with the idea when her dog had puppies and she saw how 7 her own children responded to them. She consulted with school psychologist Kristin Edinger, 8 they took the idea — along with letters from students 9 the program — to the school board. The board finally 10 it after a long discussion.

Now the students take 11 seriously. Each puppy is assigned to a small group of students who must feed, train and 12 it daily. “The dogs don't judge you,” one student said. “They just want to 13 you.” That unconditional love makes the teenagers feel 14 and responsible. A pet therapist said, “What you are trying to teach is 15, and that there are consequences for the decisions you make.”

1. A. disappointment B. progress  C. disturbance  D. promotion  

2. A. human B. dog  C. new  D. Labrador  

3. A. problems B. questions  C. issues  D. troubles  

4. A. habit B. attitude  C. action  D. behavior  

5. A. guides B. teaches  C. permits  D. aids  

6. A. such as B. much as  C. so that  D. even if  

7. A. well B. quickly  C. poorly  D. carelessly  

8. A. but B. so  C. and  D. because  

9. A. revising B. describing  C. opposing  D. supporting  

10. A. rejected B. delayed  C. approved  D. ignored  

11. A. turns B. exams  C. responsibility  D. grades  

12. A. punish B. reward  C. abandon  D. play with  

13. A. please B. blame  C. frighten  D. test  

14. A. needed B. lonely  C. bored  D. anxious  

15. A. self-importance B. self-respect  C. self-control  D. self-criticism  

译文

在蕾妮·史密斯（Renee Smith）的教室里，出勤率上升了，去校长办公室（罚站/训话）的次数减少了，学生们也能按时交作业了。这位斯普林菲尔德高中的老师说，自从班里来了几位“新同学”——五只拉布拉多小狗和它们的爸爸——她看到了巨大的进步。

史密斯班里这七名人类学生过去常有纪律问题。但自从他们开始教这些狗学会顺从，他们自己的行为也得到了改善。一名训犬师查克·雷诺兹（Chuck Reynolds）每周教给学生一个新把戏，然后学生们再和这些小狗一起练习。到了晚上，这些狗会跟着养育它们的教职员工回家。早上它们被送来，就像家长送孩子去日托中心一样。

史密斯说，当她的狗生了小狗，她看到自己的孩子和它们相处得多么好时，她就萌生了这个想法。她咨询了学校心理专家克里斯汀·埃丁格（Kristin Edinger），然后他们带着这个想法——连同学生们支持该项目的信件——一起提交给了学校董事会。经过长时间的讨论，董事会最终批准了它。

现在，学生们非常认真地对待这份责任。每只小狗都被分配给一小群学生，他们必须每天喂养、训练并和它玩耍。“狗不会评判你，”一名学生说，“它们只是想取悦你。”那种无条件的爱让这些青少年感到自己被需要，也让他们有了责任感。一位宠物治疗师说：“你试图教给他们的是自我控制，以及你做出的决定会产生相应的后果。”

完形填空必背语块（建议直接抄在笔记本上）

1. 高频固定搭配（完形常考）

attendance is up 出勤率上升

trips to... are down 去……的次数减少

hand in assignments 提交作业

on time 按时

a history of discipline problems 有纪律问题的历史

teach sb. a trick 教某人一个把戏/技巧

work on 从事，致力于，练习

drop off 放下，送到（某地）

day care 日托中心

come up with an idea 想出一个主意

respond to 对……做出反应

consult with 咨询，与……商议

take sth. to... 把某事/物带到……

school board 学校董事会/校董会

take sth. seriously 认真对待某事

be assigned to 被分配给……

judge sb. 评判某人

unconditional love 无条件的爱

consequences for the decisions you make 为你所做的决定承担后果

2. 熟词生义 / 核心词汇

promotion (n.) 升职；促销；此处干扰项，意为“晋升/提升”，但语境指班级变化，用 progress。

disturbance (n.) 干扰，骚乱

obedience (n.) 顺从，服从

trainer (n.) 驯兽师；教练

therapist (n.) 治疗师

3. 完形填空“逻辑词”积累

much as = just as 正如，就像（表类比，第6题考点）

such as 例如（表列举）

so that 以便（表目的）

even if 即使（表让步）

1. B 2. A  3. A  4. D  5. B  6. B  7. A  8. C  9. D  10. C  

11. C 12. D  13. A  14. A  15. C

有时候，改变一个孩子的，不是更多的规则、更多的惩罚，而是一只不会评判你、只想取悦你的小狗。

无条件的接纳，本身就是最好的教育。