Question

完形填空

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Teddy' s Bear

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

The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was    to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He     to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country.    was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was     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     . He made a small, soft bear and     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     Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been     since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice     people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous     on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed 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. was

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.A

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】

1.1】考查介词辨析。句意为，Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt正在和他的朋友们在森林里打猎。for为了，with和…，by通过某种方式，without没有…，故选B。

2.2】考查助动词辨析。句意为，几乎所有的人都成功地射杀了一种动物，但是这个总统没有，联系上下文，可知是描述过去的一件事，用一般过去时。故排除B和C, 本句是一个省略句，结合上半句，可知用did。

3.3】考查对语境的理解。联系上下文，总统没有射到动物，所以是大家不想让他伤心。sad伤心的，happy高兴的，friendly友好的，fine好的，故选A。

4.4】考查名词辨析。句意为，他们把一个美国的黑色的熊拴在树上。wall墙，chair椅子，rock石头，tree树，故选D。

5.5】考查代词辨析。句意为，他们想要总统射到它，联系上文，“它”指的是上文拴在树上的熊，故选A。

6.6】考查形容词辨析。句意为，他认为射到这个熊是不公平的，因为他们不能跑。difficult困难的，unfair不公平的，dangerous危险的，exciting兴奋的，故选B。

7.7】考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。联系上文，总统认为是不公平的，所以他拒绝了射熊。wanted想要，decided决定，refused拒绝，went去，故选C。

8.8】考查对语境的理解和代词辨析。联系上文，总统认为是不公平的，拒绝了射熊，所以每人都被这个总统的信念感动了。Everybody每人，Nobody没有人， Both两者都，Neither两者都不，故选A。

9.9】考查副词辨析。句意为，甚至动画片也在播放总统拒绝射熊的节目。only仅仅，hardly几乎不，even甚至，still仍然，故选C。

10.10】考查对语境的理解和名词辨析。联系上文，总统拒绝射熊的动画给Morris一个好的主意制作玩具熊，company公司，toy玩具，shop商店，present礼物，故选B。

11.11】考查动词辨析。他做了一个小的，软的熊展示在商店的窗户边。collected收集，showed展示，found找到，hid隐藏。故选B。

12.12】考查动词辨析。句意为，这个玩具非常的成功，并且给Morris提供了很多钱创建了一个公司。gave给，filled充满，met遇见，provided提供，故选D。

13.13】考查形容词辨析。句意为，自从Teddy Bear制作出来，它就一直很流行。colorful丰富多彩的，expensive贵的，popular流行的，boring无聊的，故选C。

14.14】考查连词辨析。句意为，当人们给孩子买玩具时，Teddy Bear是第一选择。since自从，when当…时候，until直到，unless除非。故选B。

15.15】考查名词辨析。句意为，Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt的不射熊的决定，带来了很多的软的Teddy Bear。 decision决定，speech演讲，sign标志，skill技能，故选A。