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107年
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第 27 題
📖 題組：
Barbie dolls have been part of the American culture since they were first sold in 1959. Aimed at six-to-nine-year-old girls, Barbie is made by Mattel. The company has sold more than a billion dolls worldwide. The Barbie line includes Malibu Barbie, Babysitter Barbie, and Wedding Barbie. Every year a new Barbie arrives on the market. But anyone can make a mistake, 24 Mattel shows. The company introduced a 25 of Barbie that they said would be “every mother’s nightmare.” Butterfly Art Barbie came with a butterfly tattoo on its stomach and a set of temporary transfer tattoos for the owner. A Mattel spokesperson said, “Nowadays, tattoos are classed as art.” Although the company acknowledged that the new toy might inspire young girls to want real tattoos, it argued it was only 26 fashion. The spokesperson said, “Ask any cool girl, and she’ll tell you that tattoos are one of the latest fashion crazes.” Mattel was right about one thing. Parents were 27 . And the company took Butterfly Art Barbie off the market.
Barbie dolls have been part of the American culture since they were first sold in 1959. Aimed at six-to-nine-year-old girls, Barbie is made by Mattel. The company has sold more than a billion dolls worldwide. The Barbie line includes Malibu Barbie, Babysitter Barbie, and Wedding Barbie. Every year a new Barbie arrives on the market. But anyone can make a mistake, 24 Mattel shows. The company introduced a 25 of Barbie that they said would be “every mother’s nightmare.” Butterfly Art Barbie came with a butterfly tattoo on its stomach and a set of temporary transfer tattoos for the owner. A Mattel spokesperson said, “Nowadays, tattoos are classed as art.” Although the company acknowledged that the new toy might inspire young girls to want real tattoos, it argued it was only 26 fashion. The spokesperson said, “Ask any cool girl, and she’ll tell you that tattoos are one of the latest fashion crazes.” Mattel was right about one thing. Parents were 27 . And the company took Butterfly Art Barbie off the market.
Select the best fit for blank 27.
- A hospitable
- B puzzled
- C supportive
- D furious
思路引導 VIP
當你看到一家公司在文中預言他們的產品會是家長的「噩夢」，而最後這項產品竟然被迫「撤離市場」時，你認為家長對這項產品展現出的情緒力量，必須強烈到什麼程度，才會導致公司做出如此巨大的退讓？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準捕捉到了這段文章的情緒轉折！你能選出正確答案，代表你成功讀懂了文章中 Mattel 公司與家長之間緊繃的對立關係。文章前段巧妙地埋下伏筆，提到這款刺青芭比被形容為「每位母親的噩夢（nightmare）」，這已經預示了家長對這項產品極其強烈的負面反應。
商業決策背後的因果關係
這題的難度切入點在於考驗你是否能將「噩夢」與文末的「下架（took off the market）」這兩個關鍵訊息串連。如果家長只是感到困惑（puzzled）或是友善支持（hospitable/supportive），公司絕對不會做出撤回產品的重大決定。唯有 furious（狂怒的）這種程度的情緒壓力，才足以讓公司被迫妥協。這種「由果推因」的邏輯判斷能力是這類題目的核心鑑別度，而你表現得很棒！