I feel it enormous responsibility, as a mother of two little girls, to lead you down a path that is relatively healthy when it comes to beauty and self-image.
In a lot of women’s eyes I’ve probably already failed in that respect due to the amount of pink princess Barbie (芭比娃娃) mess cluttering up (堆滿) Vera’s room. But I will say something about Barbie: I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career. If Barbie was really so damaging to my femininity (女性氣質(zhì)) and self-image I highly doubt I could list all of the accomplishments.
But I get it too. It’s hard for women to maintain a healthy self-image. I have girlfriends around whom I have to brace myself to see, because just being around them makes me self-conscious. I look at old pictures of my mother and wonder why I’ve never been able to be as skinny as she was. And then I have friends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. Men like to think we dress and style ourselves for them, but why would we when they hardly notice? I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.
And I have no doubt that the two of you, Veronica and Juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. You will wonder why one of you got longer legs or shinier hair. The thing I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.
Don’t take these on. You are not worthless. You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second. If someone pushes you down for standing tall then just push yourself back up and stand even taller. And know that the reason they push you down in the first place is just because they’re scared.
小題1:From the second paragraph, we can infer that the author _____.
A．regrets buying so much Barbie stuff for her daughters
B．thinks loving Barbie makes her not confident about her self-image
C．owes her beauty and success to playing with Barbie
D．thinks playing with Barbie caused no damage to her beauty and success
小題2:In the third paragraph, the author intends to show that _____.
A．women tend to be proud of their beautiful friends
B．she cares much about her appearance
C．she feels proud of her mother’s beauty
D．women tend to admire others and compare with each other
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The author is disappointed that few men take notice of her slim figure.
B．The author cares more about looking good before her girlfriends.
C．Girls should constantly compare themselves with others to improve their beauty.
D．Only the prettiest girl can feel confident about her beauty.
小題4:The author advises her daughters that _____.
A．they should be cautious not to be pushed down by others
B．they should care much about their strong points instead of appearances
C．they should try to grow taller than others
D．they should care more about others’ opinions

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：文章是一個兩個女兒的媽媽給孩子寫的關于美麗和自我形象的理解，讓孩子不要太關注外表，而是注重內(nèi)在的堅強。
小題1:推理題：從第二段的句子：I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career.可以推斷出作者認為玩芭比娃娃對她的美麗和成功沒有傷害，選D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another可知作者想要展示的是女性往往會彼此欣賞，彼此比較，選D
小題3:細節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.可知作者在女朋友面前更在乎是看起來好看，選B
小題4:細節(jié)題：從文章的最后一段的句子：You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second.可知作者建議她的女兒應該更關心自己的強項而不是外貌，選B
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A．formedB．a(chǎn)ddedC．designedD．removed
小題5:
A．feelB．fitC．sinkD．calm
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)mazingB．willingC．missingD．boiling
小題7:
A．jokeB．trapC．successD．goal
小題8:
A．opinionB．powerC．voteD．love
小題9:
A．soB．butC．orD．a(chǎn)nd
小題10:
A．perfectB．emptyC．entireD．equal
小題11:
A．wantedB．spentC．sharedD．ignored
小題12:
A．lentB．returnedC．expressedD．left
小題13:
A．holesB．boxesC．roomsD．seats
小題14:
A．hopefulB．gratefulC．painfulD．peaceful
小題15:
A．beautyB．a(chǎn)ngerC．mercyD．surprise
小題16:
A．went throughB．reached intoC．gave upD．watched over
小題17:
A．employedB．packedC．rewardedD．offered
小題18:
A．pocketB．heartC．bagD．mind
小題19:
A．overB．onceC．a(chǎn)nymoreD．a(chǎn)part
小題20:
A．flowedB．bentC．escapedD．burst

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