PASSAGE THREE
问答题 Why did Orenstein keep her pregnancy hidden from others?
【正确答案】Because she worried that she wouldn’t raise the ideal daughter.
【答案解析】根据第1段最后两句可知,Orenstein对自己怀孕的事守口如瓶,因为作为一个研究女孩子行为的专家,她害怕万一生个女儿,自己却不能教养出一个理想的女儿,故答案为Because she worried that she wouldn’traise the ideal daughter。
问答题 Why does Orenstein criticize Disney's princess line of merchandise?
【正确答案】Because it distorts girls’imagination.
【答案解析】根据第4段的后半部分的内容可知,Orenstein对于在玩具店有很多迪斯尼系列的商品是持批评态度的,而原因可以从该段最后四句看出来。Orenstein表示,并不是说这些商品不能拓展女孩子们的想象力,而是这些商品变味了(princess starts to turn into something else),接着又说是浪荡富家女形象,可见答案为Because it distorts girls’imagination。
问答题 What does "takes a whole lot of brains" in the last paragraph mean?
【正确答案】To try very hard to think of something.
【答案解析】根据题目定位到最后一段。takes a whole lot of brains在该段最后一句,上一句提到“成为一位公主似乎很容易”,转折词But提示,本句的takes a whole lot of brains与上一句的simple意思相反,应指很困难,而该短语中的brains表明此处是“需要大量思考”的意思,综合起来可表达为To try very hard to think ofsomething。