2024届高三下学期英语培优外刊阅读学案 宠物沟通师话题（含答案）.docx

高三英语培优外刊阅读

班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________

外刊精选｜玄之又玄的“宠物沟通师”：是新风向还是新骗局？

近年来，随着宠物经济的蓬勃发展，各种与宠物相关的服务纷纷涌现，“宠物沟通师”这个新职业更是一夜爆红，相关从业人员因此赚得盆满钵满。据说，他们不仅能与宠物进行无障碍的沟通，而且还能与之建立心灵上的连接，甚至能够预测它们的前世今生。为什么人们会去咨询宠物沟通师？该如何理性看待这个带有玄学色彩的职业？

SheCharges$550for90MinutesandHasaWaitListof7,600People

ByKatherineBindley

Petpsychicsaremakingtheirwayfromthefringetosociallyacceptable.Thosewhotellothersabouttheirexperienceswithanimalcommunicatorssaytheyaremorelikelytobeaskedforreferralsthanbemocked.

Peoplebooksessionswithanimalcommunicatorstounravelbehavioralissues,tolearnaboutpreferencesforend-of-lifecare,andwhenthetimecomes,tomakesuretheirpetsareenjoyingtheafterlife.Butincreasingly,petpsychicssaythequestionsareassimpleas,isthecathappy?Whatmorecanwedo?

Ownerscomeawayfromsessionswithalittlelesssadness,astrongersenseofconnectionandaneasingofanxiety.

NikkiVasconez,aformerlawyer,startedworkingasananimalcommunicatorfouryearsago.Earlyinhercareer,avideoshemadeaboutasessionwithadognamedAlbiewentviral.Thedogtoldherhedidn’tlikehisnickname.Shesayshedidntspecifywhatitwas,onlythatitmadepeoplethinkhewaslargeandoverweight.

Thosewerehisexactwords,shesays.IlaterfoundouthisnicknamewasBigAl.

JoeNickell,whosayshehasspent50yearsresearchingandinvestigatingparanormalphenomena,saysanimalcommunicatorsandthepeoplewhousethemtendtohaveapersonalitytypethat’spronetofantasy.Petpsychicsworkmuchthewayhumanpsychicswork,hesays.

Theso-calledsuccessesareanexampleofcountingthehitsandignoringthemisses,hesays.Youcanscanoveralotofwhatsbeingsaidandyoucanfindsomethingsthatyoucanconnectto.

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请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.psychic英[ˈsaɪkɪk]美[ˈsaɪkɪk]n.________________________________

2.fringe英[frɪndʒ]美[frɪndʒ]n.________________________________

3.margina