Question

Teddy' s Bear

The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest   41   several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president   42   not.  Nobody wanted to make the president look   43  , so they tied an American black bear to a   44   . They wanted the president to shoot (射中)   45  .

The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was   46   to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He   47   to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country.   48   was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was   49   a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.

It was this cartoon and the story behind the president's hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new   50  . He made a small, soft bear and   51   it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, "Teddy's Bear". The new toy was a big success and it   52   Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been   53   since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice   54   people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous   55   on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

1.A. for          B. with            C. by             D. without

2.A. did          B. should           C. would         D. had

3.A. sad          B. happy           C. friendly        D. fine

4.A. wall         B. chair            C. rock           D. tree

5.A. it           B. him             C. them           D. her

6.A. difficult      B. unfair           C. dangerous       D. exciting

7.A. wanted       B. decided         C. refused          D. went

8.A. Everybody    B. Nobody         C. Both            D. Neither

9.A. only         B. hardly           C. even           D. still

10.A. company     B. toy              C. shop           D. present

11.A. collected     B. showed          C. found           D. hid

12.A. gave         B. filled            C. met            D. provided

13.A. colorful      B. expensive        C. popular         D. boring

14.A. since        B. when            C. until            D. unless

15.A. decision      B. speech          C. sign            D. skill

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】短文讲述了一个故事。美国总统罗斯福在一次打猎时，拒绝射杀捆在树上的熊。

Teddy bear玩具就来自于这个故事。

1.“和…….一起”，用with。

2.前一句用了过去完成时，后面是个否定省略句，与前一句内容结构一样，因此也应使用过去完成时。

3.句意是：没人想让他难过。

4.第二段第一句话中，得知熊是系在树上的。

5.指代上文中提到的“an American black bear”。

6.句意是：这只熊不能跑开，射它，是不公平的。其他三项（难的、危险的、刺激的），都不符合语境。

7.正因为前面的想法（射它是不公平的），总统才拒绝射它。再看本段最后一句“the president refusing to shoot a cute bear”，信息更明确。

8.总统的故事传遍了全国，人人皆知。此句意思是：每个人都感动了。

9.人们倍受感动，才出现了有关这事的卡通片，前后意思递进。even“甚至”。

10.Teddy's bear 是玩具，所以选择toy。

11.show…his window 在橱窗里展示。

12.考查固定搭配，provide ..with..提供某物给某人。

13.后文谈到“Teddy bear”既然是为孩子买玩具的首选，而且最后一句也说明它受到全世界人们的喜爱，可知，它肯定受欢迎。

14.后面内容表示时间，用when“当……时”。

15.考查名词的意思，根据文章的意思，得出应该是Theodore Roosevelt的决定。