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The Barbie Dolls

In the mid 1940s, the young ambitious Duo Ruth and Elliott Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler jointed with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. The company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot.

In the mid 1950s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a sharply, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.

Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie’s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limited, sharply, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their fashion doll after their own daughter, Bardie.

In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers.

Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, madeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market.

Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.

1、When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strong desire to be highly successful.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 A

【答案解析】 在文章第一句提到：In the mid 1940s, the young ambitious Duo Ruth and Elliott Handler…其中ambitious意思是“有雄心壯志的”，也就是對應(yīng)題目中的had a strong desire to be highly successful.

2、Harold Mattson, Ruth and Elliot Handler owned Mattel.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 A

【答案解析】 在文章第二句提到：It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler jointed with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company …The company would be named Mattel.也就是說這個公司是屬于他們這三個人的。

3、Lilli, who took the shape of a pretty girl, was fashioned after a German doll.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 B

【答案解析】 在文章的第二段提到：She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build. 她最早是根據(jù)《西德時事通訊》中的一個著名漫畫人物——碧爾德塑造的。而不是題干中所說的a German doll.

4、Ruth Handlers inspiration for the design of Barbie doll comes from a fashion designer.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 B

【答案解析】 第三段第一句話說到：Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. 莉莉這個娃娃喚起了露絲?漢德勒設(shè)計(jì)芭比娃娃的靈感。而不是comes from a fashion designer.

5、Since 1959 more and more people are in the market for the Barbie doll.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 C

【答案解析】 be in the market for的意思是“想要購買”。文章只是提到：1959年，芭比娃娃參加了紐約玩具展覽，買者的反應(yīng)很冷淡。

6、Since the birth of the Barbie doll it has served as a sign to show the tendency of the fashion.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 B

【答案解析】 文章倒數(shù)第二段說到：這些年來，芭比娃娃經(jīng)歷了很多變化，在發(fā)式，裝束，衣著方面都設(shè)法與時代潮流保持同步。自從她進(jìn)入了玩具市場，就成了時尚史的反映。而不是說從芭比娃娃誕生一開始就成為了時尚的標(biāo)志，因?yàn)樗Q生之初也是不怎么受歡迎的。

7、The Barbie doll has undergone many changes over the years.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正確答案】 A

【答案解析】 這是正確的說法。這些年來，芭比娃娃經(jīng)歷了很多變化，在發(fā)式，裝束，衣著方面都設(shè)法與時代潮流保持同步。

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