Question

【题目】 A lot of toys have come and gone over the past 60 years, but Barbie (芭比娃娃) - short for Barbara - has always had a home on toy store shelves. According to The New York Times, however, “she” is more than just a toy. Barbie is watching the society’s changing attitudes (态度) toward women.

When Barbie was first introduced by Ruth Handler (1916-2002), one of the starters of US toy company Mattel, she had good plans. “Barbie has always shown the fact that a woman has choices,” according to a book, Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story.

But the earliest Barbie wasn’t offered too many choices at all. Barbie appeared either in a swimsuit or a housewife’s dress.

A good point is that the following years showed some progress, as Mattel introduced Barbie dolls with different skin colors and clothing for different jobs and hobbies. A new turning point came on International Women’s Day of 2018, when the company started a line of “Inspiring Women”. The dolls came out as famous women from history, including great US pilot Amelia Earhart and UK boxer (拳击手) Nicola Adams, which encouraged all other women.

But even though Mattel seemed to have good purposes, these new dolls weren’t safe from bad words. Unlike the real Nicola Adams, for example, the doll has no muscles (肌肉). Instead, it’s designed with a slim body, just like every other Barbie. According to the reporter Grace Kang, this exactly reflects the world’s present attitude toward women. “We’re allowed to be fit, but we’re not supposed to have too many muscles. We’re allowed to be clever, but smart women are meant to look like models with glasses on. We’re allowed to be creative and artistic, but quickly become ‘crazy’ if we start to look too messy,” she wrote.

No, Barbie isn’t perfect. But she’s slowly changing people’s views. Maybe that’s one thing real women can do.

【1】According to Paragraph 1, we know Barbie has always been __________.

A.expensiveB.popularC.changeable

【2】Which of the following sentences could be added to describe the process in Barbie’s role changing?

Barbie used to be a housewife.

→

→

Barbie is a boxer who won the gold medal.

A.Barbie took care of babies at borne.

B.Barbie became a great pilot in history.

C.Barbie with dark skin worked as a nurse.

【3】The underlined word “Inspiring” means __________ in the passage.

A.鼓舞人心的B.启发灵感的C.多愁善感的

【4】What might be the world’s present attitude toward women according to Grace Kang?

A.Women are supposed to be fit and strong.

B.Women should be like a crazy artist

C.Women are expected to be perfect.

【5】What is the purpose of the writer?

A.To make people change views toward women.

B.To help women to be more creative and artistic.

C.To encourage women to be perfect like Barbie.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了芭比娃娃的形象变化是如何反映社会对女性的印象的变化。

【1】细节理解题。根据A lot of toys have come and gone over the past 60 years, but Barbie (芭比娃娃) - short for Barbara - has always had a home on toy store shelves，在过去的六十年里，很多玩具来来往往，可是芭比娃娃始终在货架上有自己的位置。可知芭比很受欢迎，故选B。

【2】篇章结构题。根据A good point is that the following years showed some progress, as Mattel introduced Barbie dolls with different skin colors and clothing for different jobs and hobbies，接下来的几年里有了一些进步，因为Mattel开始引入一些有着不同肤色和衣服，且有不同职业和爱好的芭比娃娃。可知之后芭比开始引入不同肤色和不同职业的娃娃，故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。划线词所在句句意为“一个新的转折点在2018年的国际妇女节出现了，当这个公司开始生产一系列的________女性”。根据后文举例的The dolls came out as famous women from history, including great US pilot Amelia Earhart and UK boxer Nicola Adams, which encouraged all other women，美国的女飞行员，英国的拳击手，这些角色都“鼓舞”了其他女性。可知都是一些非常鼓舞人心的角色，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据Instead, it’s designed with a slim body, just like every other Barbie. According to the reporter Grace Kang, this exactly reflects the world’s present attitude toward women，即便角色设定为女拳击手，也没有肌肉，相反的是，有着苗条的身材。可知如今人们期望女性是完美的，故选C。

【5】推理判断题。通读全文，可知文章主要介绍了芭比娃娃的形象变化是如何反映社会对女性的印象的变化，并且认为对女性多元化的认识是非常好的趋势，可以推测作者是想让人们改变对女性的刻板印象，故选A。