Question

Toddler World Nursery was delighted to employ a trainee---twenty-two-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 model in the nursery.” Says mother of two, Margery.

Jonathan has always been interested in childcare. His own mother is a childminder and 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(怀疑)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 recoginsed.” Jonathan agrees. He is a qualified under-7s football coach, and plants 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 actually quite impressed – so that’s good!”

1.Why was Jonathan employed by Toddler World Nursery?

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 would do things the way women would do them.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “childminder” (Para.2)?

A. Instructor.

B. Superior.

C. Baby-sitter.

D. Coach.

3.What did Roger Olsen say about the job of childcare?

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.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】本文主要讲述了Toddler World Nursery终于迎来了它的第一位男性护理员的事情。Jonathan Brown既是唯一一个应聘的男性，也是最佳的应聘者，他从小就对护理儿童感兴趣。

1.细节题。根据第一段中的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.可知，Toddler World 的校长Margery Bowman认为Jonathan是最佳的应聘者。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线单词后文中Jonathan说的话“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.”可知，他总是帮助母亲照顾所有的小孩，习惯了换尿布，喂奶，读故事以及陪孩子玩耍。照顾小孩，换尿布、喂奶等事情暗示Jonathan的母亲从事的是与照顾小孩有关的工作。baby-sitter表示“保姆”，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中Roger Olsen 说的话But men bring different things into childcare and this has to be recognized可知，他认为男性教师给儿童护理行业带来了不一样的东西，这一点应该被人们认识到。说明Roger Olsen认为儿童护理行业应该引进男性教师，以带来新的东西。故选D。