阅读理解
SOUTHPORTENGLAND-ABritishteachingunionfamousforstrangeideashassupported
proposaltoemploydogsasclassroomassistants.
AttheannualconferenceoftheProfessionalAssociationofTeachersinSouthportnorthwest
ofEnglandonepersonsuggestedproperlytraineddogsbeabletokeeporderinprimaryschools.
Theycanrounduplostchildrenandprotectthosewhoexperienceunfortunate"accidents".Wendy
DybleaShetlandIslandswomanwhoteacheschildrenuptoagesevenmadeitcleartoherfellow
friendsthatshewasnot "barkingmad".Theyobviouslybelievedhersupportingherideaby16
votesto13withatotalof63abstentions(弃权).
Shesaidbigdogscouldhelproundupchildrenkeep theminlinelickupthemilktheyspillon
thefloorandprovidetheextraeyesthatateacherneedstokeeporder."Abigdogwouldalsobe
helpfulinbreakingupfightsandlookingforlostpropertylikegymshoesordolls"Dyblesaidat
theconference."Thedogwillalsobeusefulinsniffingoutsmellsthatchildrendonotownupto"
sheadded."Itwouldbenicefortheteachernottohavetogoroundsniffingeachchildtofindthe
culprit(犯错的人)."
TheideawasgreetedbytheDogDefenseLeaguebutlesssobybiggerteachingunions.A
spokesmanforEducationSecretaryDavidBlunkettwhoisblindsaidhisguidedogwasalways
popularwithpupilswhenhevisitedschools.TheProfessionalAssociationofTeacherswitharound
35000membersisthesmallestteachingunioninBritain.Ithasanhonourforoccasionalstrange
ideas.
Earlierthisweekitsannualconferenceheresuggestedstoppingexamsbecausetheyleadtostress
andintroducingselectionattheageof12basedonphysicalcoordinationandmanualskillintheuse
ofhand.
1.Accordingtothewriter'sopiniontoemploydogsasclassroomassistants________.
A.isawonderfulidea
B.canimprovetherelationbetweenchildrenandanimals
C.isbeyondordinarypeople'sminds
D.canmakesometeacherslosejobs
2.WhatDyblesaidattheconference________.
A.gain