7.Toddler World Nursery was delighted to employ a trainee-twenty-two-year-old Jonathan Brown-as their first male nursery schoolteacher.He was also the only man who applied for the job,but,insists Margery Bowman,head teacher of Toddler World,by far the best applicant."Both boys and girls will benefit from the experience of having a male role in the nursery."Says mother of two,Margery.
Jonathan has always been interested in childcare.His own mother is a childminderand his father is a teacher."I've always helped Mum with looking after all the children,"he says."I'm used to changing nappies,feeding babies,reading stories and playing with Lego."
But Jonathan is a rare male in a female world.Only 2% of nursery teachers are men and this hasn't changed for ten years.Roger Olsen of the National Nursery Trust said,"Men are often viewed with anxiety and suspicion in a children's environment.Or they are expected to do things the way women would do them.But men bring different things into childcare and this has to be recognized."Jon athan agrees.He is a qualified under-7s football coach,and plans to introduce football lessons to the nursery for boys and girls.
What do Jonathan's friends think of his choice of career?
"Actually,most of them are pretty cool about it now,"he says,"though they do make jokes about nappies.And I've found that girls are actu ally quite impressed-so that's good!"
25.Why was Jonathan employed by Toddler World Nursery?A
A.He was the best among all the applicants.
B.He was the only man who applied for the job.
C.He would be able to teach kids to play football.
D.He could do things the way women would do them.
26.Which of the following can replace the underlined word"childminder"( Para 2)?C
A.Instructor.
B.Superior.
C.Baby-sitter.
D.Coach.
27.What did Roger Olsen say about the job of childcare?D
A.It has been women specific.
B.It requires people's understanding.
C.It takes time to make some changes.
D.It needs men teachers to bring something different.
分析 文章主要講述了男幼兒老師可以改孩子們帶來什么以及 Jonathan.
解答 25.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"head teacher of Toddler World,by far the best applicant."幼兒世界首席教師,迄今為止最好的申請人.故選A.
26.C 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"His own mother is a childminderand his father is a teacher."他的母親是一個(gè)保育員他的爸爸是一個(gè)老師.故該詞可以用Baby-sitter來代替.故選C
27.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"Or they are expected to do things the way women would do them.But men bring different things into childcare and this has to be recognized"或者,人們期望她們按照女性的方式去做事情,但是男性會(huì)把不同的東西帶到育兒室去,這必須得到認(rèn)可.故選D.
點(diǎn)評 做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).