单选题
Barbie Dolls

In the mid 1940's, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot 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 ED for Elliot.
In the mid 1950's, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli 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.
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 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 arrent 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.

单选题 When Ruth and Elliot Handler were young, they had a strong desire______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 该题问汉德勒夫妇年轻时的抱负。从文中第1句the young ambitious(有抱负的)可以看出，他们渴望成功(to be highly successful)，所以选D。
单选题 Who wanted MATFEL?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第1段第2句提到“It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company”。可见公司由三人合伙拥有。
单选题 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned after______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 问题是“从文章第2段可以知道，莉莉是根据什么塑造的?”该段最后一句提到“She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West Gerlnan Newsletter,Build”。所以选A。
单选题 Where did Ruth Handler's inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll come from?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 芭比娃娃的设计灵感在文章第3段第1句话能找到，即“Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll”。
单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Barbie doll?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 信息判断题。选项A提到她对年轻人没有吸引力，然而，文章最后一段说“Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old”，老少收藏者都喜欢和芭比娃娃共度时光。注意，题目要求的是选出说法不正确的一项，所以选A。