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dolls.LaunchedinMarch1959bytheAmericantoycompanyMattel,Inc., Barbiehasbeenanimportantpartofthemarketoftoyfashiondollsforover 50years.ThetypicalimageofBarbieistheplasticdollinabox,withgreat fashionappeal.
10.WhoisCindyCrawford?
CindyCrawfordisafamousAmericanmodel.ShewasbornasCynthiaAnn CrawfordonFebruary20,1966,inDeKalb,Illinois.Sheisfamousforher trademarkmoleaboveherlip.Duringthe1980sand1990s,CindyCrawford wasamongthemostpopularsupermodel,andshewasrepeatedlyand frequentlyfeaturedonthecoverofmanymagazines,includingVogue,W, People,Elle,Cosmopolitan,andAllure.
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7.Mainidea&structure:
TipsforReading:AGoodReadershould
1)Trytobecomeanactivereader.
2)Learntoaskmorequestions.(what,why,how)
3)Dotheefficientreading.(keypoints,topicsentence,keywords,locating words,necessaryandsufficient)
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4)Developahabitofmarkingduringreading.
AnswerQuestions
1).Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Noamountofrehearsalwillhelp youcomeupwiththerightanswer”(Para.2)
Tips:Thesentencemeansthatitisverydifficult,orevenimpossible,foraman togivearightanswerwhenawomanaskshimhowshelooks,nomatterhow hardhethinksaboutitandhowmanydifferentanswershetries.
2)Accordingtothetext,inwhatwaydomenandwomenevaluatetheir appearancedifferently?
Tips:Menaresatisfiedwithbeingaverage-looking,payinglittleattentionto theirlooks.Incontrast,womenpaygreatattentiontotheirbodyandimage, consideringtheirappearanceasnotgoodenougheveniftheyareinfact attractive.
3)Whatcauseswomentobealwaysdissatisfiedwiththeirlooks?
Theinteractionofmanypsychologicalandsocietalfactor,forexample, theirchildhoodexperienceswithtoys,andtheinfluenceofthemedia.
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4)Inwhatwaydothetoysgirlsplaywithdifferfromthoseboysplaywith? Girl’stoysareproportionedtohaveextrememeasuresofthebody(e.g.in termsofheight,weightandwaistsize),whereasboys’toyscanlookweird ratherthanhandsome.
5)WhyisthesupermodelCindyCrawfordmentionedinParagraph7? CindyCrawfordismentionedasanexampletoshowthatthebeauty industryandthemediahavegreatinfluenceonwomen’sdevotiontophysical beautyandtheuseofbeautyproducts.
6)Whydowomenthinkthatmenarenotqualifiedtojudgewhethera womanlooksgoodornot?
Womenthinksobecausemendonotevencareabouttheirown
appearance.Forinstance,amanoftendoesnotbothertocleanthecreamin hishairorearsaftershaving.
Summary
Thistextisacontrastessay.Tofindoutwhyitisdifficultforamanto
answerwhenawomanaskshimhowshelooks,theauthordiscussesthe differencesbetweenmenandwomen.Theauthororganizesthesupporting
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detailsbyusingthepoint-by-pointmethod.Thespecific“points”orcriteriaof contrastarehowthetwosexesperceivetheirownlooks,whatfactorscause thisdifference,aswellashowmuchcaretheypaytothedetailsof appearance.
11.LanguageFocus:
Usefulexpressions:
8.1)Somementhinkthey’reirresistiblydesirable,andtheyrefuseto
changethisopinionevenwhentheygrowbaldandtheirfacesvisibly wrinkleastheyage.(Para.3)
Irresistible:1beingimpossibletorefuse,notwant无法抗拒的2beingstrong orpowerfulandimpossibletocontrol Irresistibleforce
2）If,attheendofhisfour-minuteallotmentoftimeforgrooming,amanhas managedtowipemostoftheshavingcreamoutofthestrandsofhishairand isn’tbleedingtoobadly,hefeelshe’sdoneallhecan.(Para.4)
groom：vt.1梳妆；打扮2擦洗，刷洗（动物，尤指马匹）
E.g.Everytimebeforeshegoesouttoaparty,shespendshoursandhours groomingherself.她每次外出参加聚会前，都花好几个小时梳妆打扮。
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