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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．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要讲述了男幼儿老师可以改孩子们带来什么以及 Jonathan．

解答 25．A 细节理解题．根据文章内容"head teacher of Toddler World，by far the best applicant．"幼儿世界首席教师，迄今为止最好的申请人．故选A．
26．C 词义猜测题．根据文章内容"His own mother is a childminderand his father is a teacher．"他的母亲是一个保育员他的爸爸是一个老师．故该词可以用Baby-sitter来代替．故选C
27．D 细节理解题．根据文章内容"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，人们期望她们按照女性的方式去做事情，但是男性会把不同的东西带到育儿室去，这必须得到认可．故选D．

点评 做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．