Whenyouseealittlebaby,howdoyouknowwhetheritisaboyoragirl?Youwillprobablymakeajudgmentbasedonthecolorofthebaby’sclothes―usually,blueisforboysandpinkisforgirls.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwherethistraditioncamefrom?
Infact,thecolorpink,whichisnowassociatedwithgirls,wasoriginallyforboys.That’sbecauseofitsassociationwithred,aboldandstrongcolor.Bycontrast,bluewassofterandmorepeaceful,andthusprettierforgirls.
Itwasnotuntilthemiddleofthe20thcenturythatthecolorswerereversed.AfterWWII,bluewaswidelyusedformen’suniforms.Therefore,itbecamemoreofamasculine(男子气的)color.Andsincethe1940s,pinkhasbeenpushedasawoman’scolor.“ThinkPink”wasthemarketingslogantopersuadewomentoembracetheirfemininity(女性气质).Dressinggirlsinpinkstrengthenedthisrole.
ButtheideathatlittlegirlslikeeverythinginpinkwhilelittleboyspreferblueseemstobenotjustamatterofculturalandsocialchangeItalsohasascientificbasis,accordingtoastudy.
Scientistshavefoundthatwomenoverwhelmingly(压倒性地)preferpink,whilemenpreferblue.Thegenderdifferencemaybedowntogenesratherthanupbringing(培养).
Theexplanationmightdatebacktohumans’hunter―gathererdays.Backthen,womenweretileprimarygatherers,sotheydevelopedallabilitytofocusonripe,redfruits.Atthattime,menwentoutsidetohuntwildanimals.Theypreferbluebecauseitindicatescleanwaterandfineweather.
56.Accordingtothepassage,whywaspinkoriginallyforboys?(Within15words)
57.Howmanyreasonsdoesthewriterrefertointhepassagethatledtothechange?Whatarethey?(Within20words)
58.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?(Within15words)
59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reversed”mean?(Within15words)
60.PleasegiveUSanothercolorwhichyouthinkismorefitforboysorgirls.Andtellusthereasonaswell.(Within20words)