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The Barbie Dolls

In the mid 1940’s, the young ambitions duo Ruth and Ellison Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson and EL for Elliot!

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

Lilly 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 limbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie.

In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy 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, makeup 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.

詞匯：

duo 一對藝人；一對 newsletter 時事通訊；業(yè)務通訊

shapely 樣子好的，形狀美好的 makeup 化妝；化妝品，組成；構(gòu)造

fashion 把……塑造成，新式樣，時尚

appeal 懇求，吸引力；呼吁；懇求

注釋：

1.This company would be named MATTEL,MATT for Mattson，and EL for Elliot：這家公司命名為MATTEL（麥特爾），MATT代表麥特森（Mattson）、EL代表埃利奧特（Elliot）

2.shapely：是形容詞，這一點特別請注意。She has shapely legs 她大腿的線條很美。

3.Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after own daughter，Barbie：Ruth 和 Elliot以自己女兒的名字芭比為他們新型的娃娃命名。name after：用……名字做名字。

1. When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strong desire

A. to go to school.

B. to take photos.

C. to make frames.

D. to be highly successful.

2. Who owned Mattel?

A. Mattson.

B. Elliot.

C. Harold Mattson and Elliot Handler.

D. Harold Mattson, Ruth and Elliot Handler.

3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilly was fashioned after

A. Build.

B. a German doll.

C. a pretty girl.

D. a shapely woman.

4. Where did Ruth Handler's inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll come from?

A. Barbie.

B. Lilly.

C. Charlotte Johnson.

D. A fashion designer.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Barbie doll?

A. She does not attract young men.

B. She has undergone many changes over the years.

C. She is 11. 5 inches tall.

D. She has managed to keep up with fashion.

答案與題解：

1.D本題fs]的是:Ruth和Elliot年輕時在何方面有強烈的欲望？該題實際上是考“ambitious” (有野心的，有抱負的）的意思?！?to be highly successful"(能取得很大成功的）跟“ambitious” 的意思很接近，因此選項D是最佳答案。

2. D 本題問的是:誰擁有MATTEL?第一段第二句是這么說的：Ruth Handler和Elliot Handler和他們的好友Harold Mattson合開了一家公司。可見是三人所擁有，因此選項D是 正確答案。

3.A本題問的是：可以從第二段中推出，莉莉是根據(jù)什么塑造的？第二段最后一句是這么說 的：她(莉莉)最早是根據(jù)《西德時事通訊》中的一個著名的漫畫人物"^"Build塑造的。

4.B本題問的是:Ruth Handler設計芭比娃娃的靈感是從哪里來的？第三段的第一句話是這 么說的：莉莉這個娃娃喚起了 Ruth Handler設計芭比娃娃的靈感。可見選項B是正確答案。

5.A本題問的是：下面哪一個有關芭比娃娃的陳述是不符合事實的？選項A說的是：她對年 輕人沒有吸引力。文章的最后一段是這么說的：芭比娃娃對所有的人都有吸引力，收集者無論老少都喜歡和芭比共度時光，享受對她的回憶。

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