Question

    You’re so young right now, but I hope this letter will be helpful to you one day when you’re older. I feel it is my 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 this aspect due to a lot of pink Barbie dolls in Vera’s room right now.

But I will say this about Barbie dolls: I played with Barbie dolls for many years when I was growing up and here I have a healthy body and a positive image. I have a master’s degree, a successful career and a published book. If Barbie dolls were really so damaging to my femininity(女人气质) and self-image, I highly doubt whether I could list all of these achievements.

It’s hard for women not to worry about our weight or to wish we could afford more stylish clothes. It’s hard not to want someone else’s hair or eyelashes. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. 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 all the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.

Don’t let that message carry any weight within yourselves. 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 why they pushed you down in the first place is just that they’re scared. I want to tell you that I have never in my life felt more beautiful than when I have stood my tallest.

1.What does the author think about Barbie dolls?

A. They did no harm to her image. B. They enable her to achieve a lot.

C. They prevented her development. D. They contributed to her promotion.

2.What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. It’s women’s nature to be envious. B. It’s easy to read women’s thoughts.

C. Women like to be close to each other. D. Women tend to pursue a perfect appearance.

3.What does the author suggest her daughters do?

A. Try to be the most beautiful. B. Stand tall with love and toughness.

C. Compare themselves with others to improve. D. Push others down on the way to be the tallest.

4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the letter?

A. To tell her daughters what real beauty is. B. To warn her daughters of the trouble in life.

C. To share with her daughters all her experience. D. To persuade her daughters to follow her example.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。这篇短文有关作者告诉自己的女儿什么才是真正的美丽。女性都喜欢追求完美的外表，而真正的美丽是带着爱和坚强挺直腰板。

1.细节理解题。第二段最后一句If Barbie dolls were really so damaging to my femininity(女人气质) and self-image, I highly doubt whether I could list all of these achievements.可知作者认为如果芭比娃娃真的对我的女性气质和自我形象造成如此大的伤害，我非常怀疑自己能否拥有列出的所有这些成就。即作者认为芭比娃娃对她的自我形象无害，故选A。

2.细节理解题。第三段第一句It’s hard for women not to worry about our weight or to wish we could afford more stylish clothes.可知女人很难不担心自己的体重，也很难不希望自己能买得起更时尚的衣服。即可知女性女人往往倾向于追求完美的外表。故选D。

3.细节理解题。最后一段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 why they pushed you down in the first place is just that they’re scared.可知作者告诉女儿：你是如此充满爱和光明，你应该让它通过你的每一秒。如果有人因为你站得高而把你推下去，那就把你自己推回去，站得更高，要知道他们把你推下去的最初原因只是他们害怕。即作者希望女儿带着爱和坚强挺直腰板。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句I feel it is my 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.（我觉得我有责任引导你们走上一条相对健康的道路，这条道路涉及到美丽和自我形象。）以及文章主要内容可知文章的主要目的是作者为了告诉女儿什么才是真正的美丽，故选A。