题目内容
Teddy Bears have been a very popular children’s toy for many years. Most adults can remember their first stuffed（填充玩具）bear, and over the decades these toys have become nearly a symbol of their childhood. However, children are not the only ones with whom these toys have become popular, as many adults make it a habit to collect these toys as well.
The Teddy Bear first became popular during the early 20th century and was associated with then President Theodore Roosevelt. The story can date back to a hunting trip that President Roosevelt had taken where he was invited to be the one to shoot a black bear that had been tied to a tree. Being a crazy outdoors lover and hunter, Roosevelt refused to kill the animal because he believed that shooting the helpless bear was unsportsmanlike and wrong. This story quickly spread through newspapers across the country, and in the end inspired the introduction of a stuffed toy called “Teddy’s bear”.
These toys became popular soon after first introduced, and within ten years, they were being produced by dozens of companies around the world. Within a generation, these stuffed bears were “the” toy to have, and have always been within children’s toy boxes ever since.
They are most often mass-produced in factories in order to keep up with the high demand. However, there are still companies that take great pride in their handmade designs; and while handmade teddy bears are often preferred, they are also generally more expensive than their mass-produced ones.
Today, these bears and other similar toys generate well over a billion dollars a year in profits for the companies that make them. Walk through just about any toy store in America and you will find dozens of different teddy bears lining the shelves.
【小题1】According to the passage, we can know President Roosevelt ______.
| A．didn’t like hunting |
| B．enjoy being special |
| C．was not brave enough |
| D．was fair and respectable |
| A．don’t sell well |
| B．are of high quality |
| C．are more expensive |
| D．are preferred by adults |
| A．teddy bears are very popular |
| B．toys are loved by many companies |
| C．producing toys can earn more money |
| D．teddy bears are also enjoyed by adults |
| A．History of the Teddy Bear. |
| B．A popular toy — Teddy Bear. |
| C．Who made the first toy bear? |
| D．Profits Teddy Bear have made. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
解析
阅读快车系列答案About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I ___41____ her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her ____42____. I teased her by asking if she had a ___43___ for the bear. She laughed and said no.
About halfway through the flight she ___44____ over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab (进行康复治疗). She ___45___ to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That ___46____ had led her down a dark ____47____ to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story. I was ____48____ at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to ____49___ it. At the end of the flight, she ___50____ me for listening to her.
A few years later, I got a ___51____ in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been years since we met on that plane. It is ___52____ how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had ____53____ to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have ____54___ that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get ___55___.
When I saw her, she was ____56____ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little ___57___ we had had turned her life around. She had boarded the plane ___58___ anything would work in her life, and my affirmation (肯定) of her as a person and of her ___59___ had given her the last bit of ___60___ she needed to work through her problems.
The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.
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After stepping into the classroom, I glanced round all the students and began my following words. “Thank you” are my 1. words, which I would like to use to express my deepest 2. to all of you.
Thinking back to the past 3 years, a lot of things 3. remain fresh in my memory. I cannot forget your 4. smile the first time I met you. I cannot forget that you were to 5. for your being late for class, 6. when I asked why you were late, you tried to 7. the fact of buying me a lovely teddy bear for Teacher's Day. I cannot forget your humorous words of breaking 8. when I was angry about your bad performance. I cannot forget that we share the happiness of success after making great 9..
With time going by, I come to 10. that you are the mirror of my life. The mirror can reflect my past and 11. my future. Looking through the mirror, I'm more aware of my 12. and weaknesses.
It is you who made me believe love can be 13. . It is you who made me realize sometimes in the 14. of pursuing our dreams, we may 15. some difficulties and setbacks（挫折）, but if we set up our mind to do it, 16. is impossible to a willing heart.
So standing in a higher position, I will help you to 17. the dreams confidently and firmly, 18. suffering the mistakes I made when I was your age.
19. , I pray that kind of friendship can stand the test of 20. and last forever. I pray that you can get good performance in the entrance examination and make your dreams come true.
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