英语四六级 | 四级阅读-仔细阅读 题目答案及解析
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Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
Nationwide, only about three percent of early childhood teachers are male in the U.S. Experts say this can have an impact on young children whose understanding of gender roles and identity are rapidly forming. Research has found that having access to diverse teachers is beneficial for children. For the youngest learners, it means they are more likely to get exposed to different varieties of play and communication. It also helps them develop healthy ideas around gender.
“In our world and our society, we have very specific stereotypes (模式化形象) of gender roles,” said Mindi Reich-Shapiro, an assistant professor in the teacher education department of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and one of the authors of a recent study. “It’s important for children to see other possibilities and other paths they can take.”
Despite mostly feeling supported by colleagues and family members, many of the male educators surveyed in the study reported facing social or cultural resistance in their careers as early education teachers. Some also reported that there were parents surprised or concerned that their child had a male teacher. And they had been advised by colleagues or other staff not to hug children.
Reich-Shapiro and fellow researchers made several recommendations to increase male representation in the field. Low pay has long been acknowledged as a major issue in the early childhood field. Over 70% of male educators who said they intended to stay in the early education workforce noted an increased salary was a major motivating factor for them to commit to the career long-term. The report suggests paying all early childhood educators the way elementary school teachers are paid.
Cities and programs should establish support groups for male early childhood educators and provide mentoring and professional development advice for male educators and their program leaders.
The authors also suggest that traditional recruitment approaches for early childhood educators “do not address the gender gap in the field.” They recommend providing young men opportunities to work with children through training and volunteer programs, targeting groups of men who are considering a career change, such as fathers.
51. What do we learn from the first paragraph about early childhood education in the U.S.?
It helps raise children’s awareness of gender roles.
","It exposes children to different ways of interaction.
","It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers.
","It clearly aims to form children’s identity through play.
"]解析：C。由题干中的first paragraph和early childhood education in the U.S.可定位至原文首段。第1-3句提到，在全美范围内，只有大约3%的幼儿教师是男性。专家表示，这可能会对儿童产生影响，因为他们对性别角色和性别身份的理解正在迅速形成。研究发现，接触不同性别的老师对孩子是有益的。由此可知，美国幼儿教育受到男老师人数不足的负面影响，故C项正确。
错项排除：A项利用gender roles进行干扰，但原文说到是幼儿对性别角色和性别身份的理解会迅速形成，并没有说美国幼儿教育有助于提高儿童对性别的角色认知，故A项错误。B项利用different ways进行干扰，原文是说增加男性老师有利于儿童接触到各种各样的游戏和交流，但在美国幼儿教育中，男性老师很匮乏，也就是说并不利于儿童接触到不同的互动方式，故B项错误。D项利用identity和play进行信息拼凑，原文并未提到美国幼儿教育的目的是通过玩耍塑造儿童身份，故D项错误。
52. What does Mindi Reich-Shapiro emphasize in her comment on childhood education?
The importance of broadening children’s horizons.
","The responsibilities of fathers for children’s growth.
","The urgency of creating teacher education programs.
","The role of teachers in motivating children to learn.
"]解析：A。由题干中的Mindi Reich-Shapiro和comment on childhood education可定位至原文第2段。第2句指出，让孩子们看到其他的可能性和他们可以选择的其他道路是至关重要的。由此可知，明迪·赖希-夏皮罗认为打破男性不能做幼儿教师的刻板印象有利于拓宽儿童的视野，这点至关重要，故A项正确。
错项排除：B项中的responsibilities of fathers和C项中的creating teacher education programs在原文并未提及，故排除。原文并没有提到教师要激励儿童学习，且这也不是明迪·赖希-夏皮罗的观点，故D项错误。
53. What do we learn about male teachers from their responses in the study?
Some of them find it awkward when hugging children.
","They feel pressured to keep up with female colleagues.
","They find it hard to meet the expectations of kids’ parents.
","Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally.
"]解析：D。由题干中的male teachers和responses in the study可定位至原文第3段第1句。尽管研究中受访的大部分男性教师表示感受到了同事和家人的支持，但也有许多人称，作为幼儿教师，他们的职业生涯面临社会或文化阻力。由此可知，研究中许多男性教师认为他们受到了社会和文化上的偏见，故D项正确。
错项排除：A项利用hug进行干扰，文章是说男性幼儿教师的同事和其他工作人员建议他们不要拥抱孩子，并不是说他们在拥抱孩子时很尴尬，awkward一词在原文中没有依据，故A项错误。B项中的keep up with female colleagues在文中并未提及，故排除。C项利用parents进行干扰，原文说的是有些家长对自己孩子的老师是男性感到惊讶或担心，并不是说男教师觉得很难满足孩子父母的期望，expectations一词在原文中没有依据，故C项错误。
54. What is needed for men to commit to early childhood education?
Higher pay.
","Job security.
","Social recognition.
","Better working conditions.
"]解析：A。由题干中的needed for men和commit to可定位至原文第4段第3句。那些说自己打算留在幼教队伍的男性教师中，有超过70%的人表示，加薪是激励他们长期从事这一职业的主要因素。由此可知，对男性来说，全身心投入幼儿教育事业需要更高的薪资，故A项正确。
错项排除：B、D两项利用常识进行干扰，但原文并没有提到有关工作稳定和工作环境的信息，故排除。C项利用文章第3段出现的social or cultural resistance进行干扰，臆断男性教师需要社会认可，且文中并没有说到男性教师会因此而全身心投入到幼儿教育事业中，故D项错误。
55. What do the authors of the study recommend to bridge the gender gap in early childhood education?
Recruiting young men who have a passion for educating young children.
","Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the field.
","Persuading prospective fathers to consider a change in their career.
","Providing male teachers with more opportunities for advancement.
"]解析：B。由题干中的bridge the gender gap可定位至原文最后一段。第2句提到，他们建议通过培训和志愿者项目为年轻男性提供从事幼儿工作的机会，目标人群可以是那些考虑跳槽的男性群体，比如爸爸们。由此可知，研究作者建议采取措施吸引潜在的男性教师到该领域工作，以消除幼儿教育领域的性别差距，故B项正确。
错项排除：A项中的passion在原文中未提及，故排除。C项利用fathers进行干扰，但原文是说可以把想跳槽的爸爸当作目标群体之一，并不是劝说未来的爸爸改变职业，故C项错误。D项利用opportunities进行干扰，原文是说为年轻男性提供从事幼儿工作的机会，并不是为男性教师提供晋升机会，advancement一词在原文中没有依据，故D项错误。
英语四六级 | 四级阅读-仔细阅读题目答案及解析（完整版）
