2015年职称英语考试综合类经典阅读题(四)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="Dolls">Dolls</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="duo">duo</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span> <span word="Handler">Handler</span>, <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="frames">frames</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1945 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span> <span word="Handler">Handler</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="Mattson">Mattson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="created">created</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Mattel">Mattel</span>, <span word="MATT">MATT</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mattson">Mattson</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="EL">EL</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Handler">Handler</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Lilli">Lilli</span> <span word="doll">doll</span>. <span word="Lilli">Lilli</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shapely">shapely</span>, <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1955. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Newsletter">Newsletter</span>, <span word="Build">Build</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lilli">Lilli</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Handler">Handler</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="doll">doll</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mattel">Mattel</span>, <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="Barbies">Barbies</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1958 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="limbed">limbed</span>, <span word="shapely">shapely</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> 11.5 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>. <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1959, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Toy">Toy</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hairstyles">hairstyles</span>, <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p>
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