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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

【正确答案】 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“有雄心壮志的”，也就是对应题目中的had a strong desire to be highly successful.

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

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正确答案】 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.也就是说这个公司是属于他们这三个人的。

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

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Not mentioned

【正确答案】 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. 她最早是根据《西德时事通讯》中的一个著名漫画人物——碧尔德塑造的。而不是题干中所说的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

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】第三段第一句话说到：Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. 莉莉这个娃娃唤起了露丝?汉德勒设计芭比娃娃的灵感。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

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 be in the market for的意思是“想要购买”。文章只是提到：1959年，芭比娃娃参加了纽约玩具展览，买者的反应很冷淡。

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

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】文章倒数第二段说到：这些年来，芭比娃娃经历了很多变化，在发式，装束，衣着方面都设法与时代潮流保持同步。自从她进入了玩具市场，就成了时尚史的反映。而不是说从芭比娃娃诞生一开始就成为了时尚的标志，因为它诞生之初也是不怎么受欢迎的。