問題詳情
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題：In 1962, Shintaro Tsuji, founder of Sanrio Company, began selling rubber sandals with flowers painted on them. Henoted the profits gained by adding a cute design to the sandals and hired cartoonists to design cute characters for hismerchandise. The company produced a line of character merchandise around gift-giving occasions. Hello Kitty, designedby Yuko Shimizu, was added to the lineup of early Sanrio characters in 1974, and had her first appearance on a vinylcoin purse. Since then, she has become a global phenomenon.One part of Hello Kitty’s design has sparked some controversy surrounding it. That is, she is not given a mouth. Aspokesperson for Sanrio says that Hello Kitty is not normally given a mouth because “without the mouth, it is easier forthe person looking at Hello Kitty to project their feelings onto the character” and that “the person can be happy or sadtogether with Hello Kitty.” Some people were particularly concerned about this. They felt that this showed Hello Kitty asbeing meek and unspeaking. They thought young girls could be made to feel as if they had no voice. Other people,however, believe that leaving a blank facial expression stimulates imagination in young girls. They believe that leavingthe mouth off will allow young girls to imagine what the kitty is going through and imagine that she understands whatthe girls are telling her.In May 2008, Japan named Hello Kitty the ambassador of Japanese tourism in both China and Hong Kong, whichare two places where the character is exceptionally popular among children and young women. This marked the firsttime Japan’s tourism ministry had appointed a fictional character to the role.
【題組】46 What is the first paragraph mainly about?
(A) What Hello Kitty might symbolize.
(B) Why and how Hello Kitty was invented.
(C) When and how Hello Kitty got her name.
(D) How popular Hello Kitty has been.
參考答案
答案：B
難度：簡單0.721854
統計：A(16),B(109),C(10),D(13),E(0)
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