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.
小題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
小題2:Compared with mass-produced teddy bears, the handmade ones ______.
A.don’t sell well
B.a(chǎn)re of high quality
C.a(chǎn)re more expensive
D.a(chǎn)re preferred by adults
小題3:From the last paragraph, the writer intends to show ______.
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
小題4:What is the passage mainly about?
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.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
講述了Teddy Bear的創(chuàng)辦的歷史和發(fā)展過程。
小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)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.可知,羅斯福不愿意打獵被綁在樹上的動物,體現(xiàn)了他的公平性以及他是個值得尊敬的人。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.可知,答案為C。
小題3:推斷題。根據(jù)Walk through just about any toy store in America and you will find dozens of different teddy bears lining the shelves.可知,Teddy熊很受歡迎。
小題4:主旨大意題。本文講述了Teddy Bear創(chuàng)辦的歷史和他的發(fā)展史。故選B.
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