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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    _______ several of his friends. Almost everyone had    _______ shot an animal, but the president had not. Nobody wanted to make the president look sad, so they tied an American black bear to a tree. They wanted the president to shoot    _______.

The president was very _______   to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was unfair to shoot the bear, because it couldn't _______  . He refused to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all 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 _______  to make a new toy. 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 popular _______   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 (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

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

2.A. succeed     B. success   C. successful     D. successfully

3.A. it         B. one         C. ones            D. those

4.A. interesting B. interested  C. surprising    D. surprised

5.A. shout at    B. shout out   C. run away        D. run after

6.A. once       B. only        C. even             D. ever

7.A. dream      B. idea        C. hope            D. reason

8.A. provided   B. offered    C. gave             D. sent

9.A. before     B. since      C. after           D. when

10.A. direction B. responsibility C. pronunciation D. decision

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述Teddy bear玩具的由来的故事。一次美国总统罗斯福在一次打猎时，拒绝射杀捆在树上的熊。总统的信念感动了大家。Morris受到启发，做了一个新的玩具并命名为Teddy bear。现在Teddy bear成为孩子们的玩具的首选，被全世界的人们所喜爱。

1.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：在1902年，美国总统罗斯福和几个朋友一起在树木里打猎。A. for为；B. with 带有，具有；C. without无，没有，不；D. by通过，以……方式。和某人一起：with sb.故选B。

2.2】D考查副词及语境理解。句意：几乎每一个人都成功射击到了一个动物。A. succeed成功，动词；B. success成功，名词；C. successful 成功的，形容词；D. successfully成功地，副词。修饰动词shot，用副词形式。故选D。

3.3】A考查代词及语境理解。句意：他们想要总统射杀它。A. it 它；B. one某一个；C. ones某一些；D. those那些。本句指上文里提到的被捆在树上的熊，指前面提到过的某个单数事物，用it。故选A.

4.4】D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：总统看到熊被绑在树上，感到很诧异。A. interesting有趣的；B. interested感兴趣的；C. surprising令人惊奇的；D. surprised感到惊异的。由下文内容可以推测出，对这只被捆在树上的熊，总统感到不公平，对此感到惊异。主语是人，用－ed的形容词。故选D。

5.5】C考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：他感到射杀那只熊不公平，因为它不能跑。A. shout at对……大声喊叫；B. shout out 大声叫嚷；C. run away 逃跑；D. run after追逐。由上文可知，熊被绑在树上，射杀它时，它不能逃跑。故选C。

6.6】C考查副词及语境理解。句意：甚至有一个展示总统拒绝射杀一只可爱的熊的卡通。A. once一次，曾经；B. only仅仅，只；C. even甚至，更；D. ever曾经。大家深受感动，为了歌颂总统的信念与美德，甚至有这个一个卡通。故选C。

7.7】B考查名词及语境理解。句意：这个卡通和故事背后是总统打猎的这次经历，这个卡通和故事给予了Morris制作一款新玩具的想法。A. dream梦想；B. idea主意，念头，想法；C. hope希望；D. reason原因，理由。Morris受到启发，来了灵感，产生了制作新的玩具的想法。故选B。

8.8】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：新的玩具是一个大的成功，它提供了Morris创建一家玩具公司的钱。A. provided提供。给某人提供某物：provide sb. with sth；B. offered主动提供。给某人提供某物：offer sb. sth；C. gave给。给某人某物：give sb. sth；D. sent送，派遣，发射。给某人送某物：send sb. sth。本句中用的介词with。故选A。

9.9】B考查连词及语境理解。句意：自从第一次生产出来，Teddy bears就一直受欢迎。A. before在……之前；在某时以前已经发生或完成的动作，用过去完成时态；B. since自从，从过去某时开始一直延续到现在的动作或状态，句子用现在完成时态；C. after 在……之后，顺次发生的过去动作，句子用一般过去时态；D. when当……时，过去某时发生的动作，用一般过去时或过去进行时态。本句是现在完成时态，指从Teddy bears从第一次生产出来一直延续到现在的动作或状态。故选B。

10.0】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：西奥多·罗斯福在1902年打猎时的伟大的决定，带来了数百万的柔软的、填满填充物的熊。A. direction方向 ；B. responsibility责任，职责；C. pronunciation发音；D. decision决定。罗斯福决定不射杀被绑着的熊，这是一个决定。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文。