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(9)Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They’re thin, tall, long-legged and virtually unlike any real human being. Although over the years Barbie has had more than 180 different careers-including football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronaut–her body shape hasn’t changed much. Last year Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures. There are now Barbies with one of seven skin tones, 22 eye colours and 24 hair styles to choose from. Last year Mattel also gave Barbie a flat foot, rather than forcing her to be “in heels” all the time like the original Barbie is.Now they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes while the original, tall and thin Barbies will continue to be sold.In a statement on its website, the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people, and to give girls everywhere infinitely more ways to spark their imagination and play out their stories. (10) Although many people say the new Barbies are a step in the right direction, some people say they don’t go far enough. They say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original, tall, thin Barbies. Sales of Barbie dolls have been falling “every year since 2012,” according to CBC News. (11) The toys aren’t in stores yet but they will be sold online at the Barbie website, starting this week, for $9.99.

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预览三道题各选项,由第9题选项中的 tall, thin与第11题选项中的toy、 Barbie等词可以初步推 测,该短文与芭比娃娃有关;再结合各题选项中的 hair textures、 body shapes、, orginal、 changed、 toy stores shopping malls等词可以进一步推测,短文内容涉及芭比娃娃的外形、变化以及出售地点等内容。

详解详析

9. What do we know about the original Barbie dolls?

A)。短文开头即指出,芭比娃娃的长相十分有特点,高高的,瘦瘦的,腿很长,几乎跟任何一个真人的身材都不像。因此答案为A)。


10. Why do some people feel unsatisfied with the new Barbie dolls?

D)。短文中提到,虽然很多人说新的芭比娃娃在正确的方向上又迈进了一步,但有些人认为这远远不够。他们表示新的芭比娃娃的身材应该与之前那种又高又瘦的芭比形象差别再大一些。由此可知,一些人对新推出的芭比娃娃不满意是因为他们认为新推出的芭比娃娃的身材变化不够大,故答案为D)。


11. Where will the new Barbie dolls be sold first?

C)。短文结尾处提到,新推出的芭比娃娃还没有在实体店出售,本周将会在芭比官网上进行销售,新款芭比娃娃的售价为9.99美元。因此答案为C)。