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Barbie (芭比娃娃),believe it or not,is 50 this year and she's still as popular as ever. A
doll is a doll,but Barbie illustrates how,over the last five decades,women have become a
standard for judging what freedom really means. How women are treated in different countries
tells you a lot about the politics and culture of where they live.
The doll that every little girl wants enables young children to test their possibilities in
role playing,giving them a glimpse of what they might be when they grow up,whether to be
frivolous or serious (or both)．
But in many countries that's not an option. In Saudi Arabia,where woman can't drive or go
out publicly unless covered,Barbie is banned. They think Barbie dolls are offensive to
Islam (伊斯蘭教) and a threat to morality.
In America,she represents the swiftly changing roles of women. Barbie is fun to tease
but she's as American as miniskirts_and_pantsuits in her flexible identities and her "growth"
from model to astronaut.
Barbie inspired a dollrevolution movement. When a Teen Talk Barbie was programmed
electronically to say "Math class is tough",she was criticized by a national women's group
and was regarded as a bad stereotype. Some of her critics also say she's a bad influence
because she's too thin and encourages anorexia,that she has run through too many
stereotypes,and that she lends too much significance to the fantasy stages of child's play.
In some Muslim countries,substitute Barbie dolls have been developed that promote
traditional values,with their modest clothing and profamily backgrounds. They are widely
seen as an effort to resist the American dolls that have flooded the market.
Toyseller Masounmen Rahimi welcomed the dolls,saying Barbie was "foreign to Muslim
culture" because some of the dolls have little clothing. She said young girls who play with
Barbie,could grow into women who reject Muslim values. "I think every Barbie doll is
more harmful than an American missile," Ms Rahimi said.
1．Barbie is forbidden in some Muslim countries because ________.
A．she is more deadly than a missile
B．toys are not allowed there
C．she looks 1ike an American
D．she sets a poor example to children
2.Thewritermentioned"miniskirtsandpantsuits"(Paragraph4)toimplythat________.
A．thesearetheonlyclothesadollshouldwear
B．theseareverytraditionalAmericanclothesforwomen
C．therearearangeofdifferentlifeoptionsavailableforwomen
D．readersshouldweartheseclothesmoreoften
3.Theunderlinedword"anorexia"(Paragraph5)mostprobablymeans"________"．
A．a(chǎn)nillnessofrefusingtoeat
B．givingupmathstudy
C．thewearingofinappropriateclothes
D．a(chǎn)decreaseinpeople'simagination
4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? ______
A．Peopleallovertheworldunderstandwhatfreedomreallymeans.
B．HowBarbieistreatedseemstoreflectacountry'spoliticsandculture.
C．WomeninSaudiArabiahavenooptionsindecidingwhattowear.
D．BarbiedollshavecontributedmuchtoMuslimculture.
5．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A．childrenwholikeBarbiedollswon'tbesoseriouswhentheygrowup
B．MuslimBarbiesarethesameasAmericanBarbies
C．Muslimsocietiesaregenerallymoreconservativethanwesternsocieties
D．AmericanshavenoworryaboutBarbie'sinfluenceonchildren
