Question

Have you ever heard of Teddy bears? Teddy bears were invented by accident. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest with several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) 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 it．

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 over the country. Everybody 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 showed 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 when 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．didB．shouldC．wouldD．had

2.A．sadB．happyC．friendlyD．fine

3.A．wallB．chairC．rockD．tree

4.A．difficultB．unfairC．dangerousD．exciting

5.A．wantedB．decidedC．refusedD．went

6.A．onlyB．hardlyC．evenD．still

7.A．companyB．toyC．shopD．present

8.A．gaveB．filledC．metD．provided

9.A．colorfulB．expensiveC．popularD．boring

10.A．decisionB．speechC．signD．skill

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了泰迪熊的发明，总统和他的朋友几乎每个人都射中了一个动物,但是总统没有. 没有人想让总统看上去不开心,所以他们把一头美国黑熊绑在了树上. 他拒绝射熊,他的决定的故事传遍了整个国家。

1.几乎每个人都射中了一个动物,但是总统没有. 联系上下文,应用一般过去时, 故选A.

2.没有人想让总统看上去不开心,所以他们把一头美国黑熊绑在了树上. A．sad悲伤的;B．happy高兴的;C．friendly友好的; D．fine 身体好的. 故选A。

3.没有人想让总统看上去不开心,所以他们把一头美国黑熊绑在了树上. A．wall墙;B．chair椅子;C．rock岩石;D．tree 树. 故选D。

4.他感到射中这只熊是不公平的,因为他不能跑. A．difficult困难的;B．unfair不公平的;C．dangerous危险的;D．exciting令人兴奋的. 故选B。

5.他拒绝射熊,他的决定的故事传遍了整个国家. A．wanted想要;B．decided决定;C．refused拒绝;D．went去.故选C。

6.甚至有一个卡通展示了总统拒绝射可爱的熊. A．only仅仅;B．hardly几乎不;C．even甚至;D．still仍然.根据句意，故选C。

7.总统的狩猎之旅背后这个卡通和故事给莫里斯一个想法,做一个新玩具。A．company公司;B．toy玩具;C．shop商店;D．present礼物.故选B

8.新的玩具获得很大的成功，莫里斯用这些金钱来创建一个玩具公司。Provide sb. With sth.故选D。

9.泰迪熊从他们第一次被制作后倍受欢迎. A．colorful丰富多彩的；B．expensive昂贵的；C．popular流行的；D．boring无聊的。故选C。

10.西奥多罗斯福1902年著名的关于打猎旅行的决定,带来了数以百万计的填满填充物的熊。A．decision决定；B．speech演讲； C．sign 标志；D．skill技巧。故选A。

考点：故事类短文