大学英语六级题库/听力 Section B

Section B
Directions:
In this section, you will hear two passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a, b, c and d. then mark the corresponding letter on answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard

解题思路:Passage 1


Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They are thin, tall, long legged and virtually unlike any real human being. Although, over the years, barbies had more than 180 different careers, including football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronaut. Her body shape hasn’t changed much. Last year, MATEL, the company that makes Barbie dolls, added some barbies to its line to have a different skin tones and hair textures. There are now barbies 17 skin tones, 22 eye colours and 24 hair styles that choose from. Last year, MATEL also gave barbie a flat foot rather than 4 fingers to be in heels all the time like original barbie is. Now, they are introducing new barbies with 3 slightly different body shapes. On the original, tall and thin barbies would continue to be sold. In the statement on its website, the company says, it wants barbies to look more like a real people and to give girls everywhere, infinitely more ways that spark their imagination and play out the stories. Although many people say the new barbies are stepping in the right direction. Some people say they don’t go far enough. They say the new Barbie shapes could be even more different from the original tall-thin barbies. Sales of Barbie dolls has been falling every years since 2005 according to CBC news. The toys aren’t in stores yet, but they will be sold online at the Barbie website starting this week for 9 dollars and 99 cents.

9. What do we know about the original Barbie dolls?

10. Why do some people feel unsatisfied with new Barbie dolls?

11. Where will the new Barbie dolls be sold first?

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