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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 would be named MATTEL, MATT for Mattson, and EL 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 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.
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Ruth和Handler年轻时的抱负。从文中第一句“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 MATTEL?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第一段第二句提到“It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company…”由此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：“在文章第二段，莉莉是根据什么塑造的?”由该段最后一句“She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build”可知选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三段第一句话能找到，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，文章最后一段说到“Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old…”男女老少收藏者都喜欢和芭比娃娃共度时光。