文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了“泰迪熊”这一词的由来。罗斯福总统应邀参加了密西西比州斯梅德斯镇附近的一场猎熊活动。当总统最初证明这次狩猎失败时，向导霍尔特·科利尔决定寻找一个合适的猎物。而当罗斯福看到那只被狗咬得很重的受伤的熊的情况，要求把它从痛苦中释放出来。受到这个故事的启发，漫画家克利佛制作了一幅关于这一事件的广受欢迎的漫画，同时，受这幅漫画的启发，米奇顿夫人制作了两只毛绒熊在他们的店里出售，并申请其名为泰迪熊。
2 . In November of 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt, a noted hunting enthusiast, had been invited to join a bear hunt near the town of Smedes, Mississippi. When the President had initially proven unsuccessful on this hunt, guide Holt Collier determined to find a suitable quarry (猎物) for Roosevelt.
Tracking a 235-pound bear to a watering hole, Collier knocked out the unfortunate bear and tied it securely to a nearby tree. A messenger was sent for the President, but when Roosevelt arrived he was unimpressed by the sight of a bound, dazed and bleeding bear. He had been shocked and disappointed by this unfamiliar method of hunting, using packs of dogs to track, flush out and wear down the prey while the hunter need only lie in wait for the animal to be driven to him. This was far from the physical challenge Roosevelt was accustomed to and fond of. He not only refused to claim the bear himself, but forbade anyone else from doing so as well. Regrettably, the rarely repeated resolution to the story does not include a happy ending for the bear. Seeing the condition of the injured bear, which had been badly bitten by the dogs, Roosevelt asked that it be put out of its misery.
Reporters with the hunting party soon spread news of Roosevelt’s fair play nationwide. Among those inspired by the story was Washington Post political cartoonist Clifford Berryman, who produced a wildly popular cartoon of the incident. New York City storeowners Morris and Rose Michtom were further inspired by the cartoon, and Mrs. Michtom produced two stuffed bears for sale in their shop. The Michtom family even claimed to have written to Roosevelt and received permission to attach his name to the toy. “Teddy’s bear” swiftly became a hit, and later an enduring pop-culture symbol that has long outlasted its inspiration and namesake.
1. What did President Roosevelt think of the method of hunting?
| A．Novel. | B．Unacceptable. | C．Traditional. | D．Effective. |
2. What probably happened to the bear in the end?
| A．It bled to death. | B．It was set free by the president. |
| C．It was taken to a shelter. | D．It was killed at Roosevelt’s request. |
3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
| A．The cartoon was named after President Roosevelt. |
| B．The Michtoms were on good terms with Roosevelt. |
| C．People thought highly of Roosevelt’s attitude to animals. |
| D．The incident had a bad influence on the Michtom family. |
4. What can be the best title for the text?
| A．An Unlucky Bear | B．History of the Teddy Bear |
| C．A Merciful President | D．A Successful Stuffed Toy |
