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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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