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)