单选题 In November of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. His hunt was going 31 that day, and he couldn"t seem to find anything worth of 32 his rifle. Then, his staff captured a black baby bear for the President to shoot, but he could not. The thought of shooting a bear that was tied to a tree did not seem sporting, so he 33 the life of the baby bear and set it free.
Based on this story, a famous political cartoonist for the Washington Star drew a cartoon, which showed Teddy Roosevelt, rifle 34 , with his back turned on a cute (可爱的) baby bear. Morris Michtom, owner of a Brooklyn toy store, was 35 by the cartoon to make a stuffed baby bear. Intending it only as a display, he placed the stuffed bear in his toy store 36 , and next to it placed a copy of the cartoon from the newspaper. To Michtom"s surprise, his store was flooded by customers 37 to buy. He asked for and received President Roosevelt"s 38 to use his name for the hand-sewn bears that he and his wife made, and the "Teddy Bear" was born! Michtom was soon manufacturing Teddy bear 39 the thousands. The money from the sale enabled him, in 1903, to 40 the Ideal Toy Company.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题的关键是理解上下文的信息，后半句话的意思是“他没有找到值得打的猎物”，所以说他的打猎经历收获不大。B项“poorly”最符合上下文的意思。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题的关键是理解上下文的信息。B项“rnspire(启发)”最适合此处上下文的意思。本句话的意思是“玩具店的老板受到这件事启发，做了一个填充起来的小熊”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题的考点是上下文信息的理解。此处最有可能是将玩具熊摆放在商店的橱窗里，用来吸引过往的顾客，而且下文中也说明，达到了所期望的效果。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题的考点也是上下文信息的理解。顾客被吸引到商店，当然是想买这个玩具，所以A项“eager(迫切希望)”最符合上下文的意思。C项“interested”一词意思也对，但用法错误，固定词组应该是“interested in doing sth.”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题的考点也是上下文信息的理解。“permission(允许)”在此最符合上下文的意思。“order”意思为“命令”；“argument”意思为“争论”；“file”意思为“文件”。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题的考点也是上下文信息的理解。“form”在此的意思是“建立，成立”。整句话的意思是“1903年，卖玩具熊的钱使他有能力成立‘理想玩具公司’”。D项“invest”一词意思也对，但用法错误，固定词组应该是“invest in sth.”。