According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot (射殺）a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.

Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the cartoon， he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr . Michtom called it “Teddy’s Bear”.

Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr . Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt' permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered，saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name.

Mr . Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.

1.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_______

A. a candy store owner

B . a toy store owner

C .  the inventor of the teddy bear

D . Teddy Roosevelt' friend

2.The idea for making the first teddy bear came  from________

A. a movie

B . a magazine story

C. a TV advertisement

D. a newspaper cartoon

3.From this passage we can see that________

A. many people liked Teddy Roosevelt

B. many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt

C. President Roosevelt cared only about important people

D .President Roosevelt did not like young bears

Archie is a boy with dreams. His dreams are never boring. He thinks of them all day. He always
thinks out exciting ways to play.
One day, he made a go—kart. That was one of his dreams. He got his friends in it and that made
his friends happy. It really ran fast.
Later, he dreamed of a big and nice park. But when he told his friends about it, his friends didn’t believe in him. They said it was difficult. But Archie still thought of it. He believed in himself, so he started it. At last, Archie succeeded. His park was fun and many people liked it.
【小題1】How are Archie’s dreams?

Archie is a boy with dreams. His dreams are never boring. He thinks of them all day. He always

thinks out exciting ways to play.

One day, he made a go—kart. That was one of his dreams. He got his friends in it and that made

his friends happy. It really ran fast.

Later, he dreamed of a big and nice park. But when he told his friends about it, his friends didn’t believe in him. They said it was difficult. But Archie still thought of it. He believed in himself, so he started it. At last, Archie succeeded. His park was fun and many people liked it.

1.How are Archie’s dreams?

2.The underlined word”go—kart” may be a kind of ___________.

3.What did Archie’s friends say about his dream park?

4.What did people think of Archie’s park?

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot (射殺）a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.

Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the cartoon， he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr . Michtom called it “Teddy’s Bear”.

Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr . Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt' permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered，saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name.

Mr . Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.

26.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_______

A. a candy store owner

B . a toy store owner

C . the inventor of the teddy bear D . Teddy Roosevelt' friend

27.The idea for making the first teddy bear came from________

A. a movie

B . a magazine story

C.a TV advertisement

D.a newspaper cartoon

28.From this passage we can see that________

A.many people liked Teddy Roosevelt

B.many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt

C.President Roosevelt cared only about important people

D.President Roosevelt did not like young bears