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 (打獵) in the forest   41   several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president   42   not.  Nobody wanted to make the president look   43  , so they tied an American black bear to a   44   . They wanted the president to shoot (射中)   45  .

The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was   46   to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He   47   to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country.   48   was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was   49   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   50  . He made a small, soft bear and   51   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   52   Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been   53   since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice   54   people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous   55   on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填滿填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

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

2.A. did          B. should           C. would         D. had

3.A. sad          B. happy           C. friendly        D. fine

4.A. wall         B. chair            C. rock           D. tree

5.A. it           B. him             C. them           D. her

6.A. difficult      B. unfair           C. dangerous       D. exciting

7.A. wanted       B. decided         C. refused          D. went

8.A. Everybody    B. Nobody         C. Both            D. Neither

9.A. only         B. hardly           C. even           D. still

10.A. company     B. toy              C. shop           D. present

11.A. collected     B. showed          C. found           D. hid

12.A. gave         B. filled            C. met            D. provided

13.A. colorful      B. expensive        C. popular         D. boring

14.A. since        B. when            C. until            D. unless

15.A. decision      B. speech          C. sign            D. skill

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 (打獵) in the forest 　41　 several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president 　42 not. Nobody wanted to make the president look 　43 , so they tied an American black bear to a　 44 . They wanted the president to shoot (射中) 45 .

　 The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was 　46　 to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He 　47 to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country. 　48 was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was 　49 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 　50 . He made a small, soft bear and 　51 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 　52　 Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been 　53 since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice 54 people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous 　55 on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填滿填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

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

42. A. did　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　 D. had

43. A. sad　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. fine

44. A. wall　　　　　　　 B. chair　　　　　　　　 C. rock　　　　　　　　 D. tree

45. A. it　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 D. her

46. A. difficult　　　　　 B. unfair　　　　　　　 C. dangerous　　　　 D. exciting

47. A. wanted　　　　　 B. decided　　　　　　 C. refused　　　　　　 D. went

48. A. Everybody　　　 B. Nobody　　　　　　 C. Both　　　　　　　　 D. Neither

49. A. only　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. still

50. A. company　　　　 B. present　　　　　　 C. shop　　　　　　　　 D. toy

51. A. collected　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. hid

52. A. gave　　　　　　　 B. filled　　　　　　　　 C. met　　　　　　　　　 D. provided

53. A. colorful　　　　　 B. expensive　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　 D. boring

54. A. since　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　 D. unless

55. decision　　　　　　　 B. speech　　　　　　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　　　 D. skill

閱讀與回答問(wèn)題。（本大題共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

   Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg. Every day Jeff puts on an artificial(man-made) leg. The leg was plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim and play soccer. He can also run.

   When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States, from the East to the West. He started running in Boston on April 1. He stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 5,190 kilometres; that’s about 26 kilometres each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.

   Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff. It was for the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used the money to learn about cancer.

   On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: he skis, swims, plays soccer, and runs. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer. Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

1. Why does Jeff have one leg left?

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2. What did Jeff do with the money he got on the way to Los Angeles?

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3. What does Jeff want to be in the future?

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4.How long did it take Jeff to run from Boston to Los Angeles?

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5. What does the story want to tell us?(請(qǐng)自擬一句話作答)

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One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

    And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.

1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

   A. Thomas.                           B. The old father.

   C. Both the father and the son.              D. Neither the father nor the son.

2.The farmer bought _______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

   A. some food     B. some water           C. some cherries    D. some pennies

3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.

   A. felt very happy   B. didn't say anything  C. beat the son     D. became a little angry

4. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

   A. he wanted his son to eat them all         B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

   C. lie wanted to teach his son a lesson       D. he wanted his son to pick them up

5.From the story, we can learn that _______.

   A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

   B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

   C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

   D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

Mr. Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night.
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(顫抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”
【小題1】Where did Mr. Scott live?
A. By himself.          B. In his shop.        C. Above his shop.
【小題2】How much money did he have that day?
A.＄10,000.          B. ￥10,000.        C. 10,000.
【小題3】Why did Mr. Scott sleep with the money that night? '
A. Because he loved money very much.
b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.
C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.
【小題4】Why did the policeman wake him up? '
A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .
b. Because he wanted to remind Mr. Scott
C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.
【小題5】How did Mr. Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.
A. Excited.            B. Angry.          C. Stressed.