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 1 several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president 2 not. Nobody wanted to make the president look 3 , so they tied an American black bear to a 4 . They wanted the president to shoot (射中) 5 .
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was 6 to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He 7 to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country. 8 was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was 9 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 10 . He made a small, soft bear and 11 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 12 Morris with the money to create a toy pany.
Teddy bears have been 13 since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice 14 people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous 15 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.
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(答案→)B
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。
【小题1】“和…….一起”，用with。
【小题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。
【小题3】句意是：没人想让他难过。
【小题4】第二段第一句话中，得知熊是系在树上的。
【小题5】指代上文中提到的“an American black bear”。
【小题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。
【小题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。
【小题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。
【小题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”。
【小题10】Teddy's bear 是玩具，所以选择toy。
【小题11】show…his window 在橱窗里展示。
【小题12】考查固定搭配，provide ..with..提供某物给某人。
【小题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。
【小题14】后面内容表示时间，用when“当……时”。
【小题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。