Teddy' s Bear
The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president （总统），Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot an animal, but the president not. Nobody wanted to make the president look , so they tied an American black bear to a . They wanted the president to shoot .
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country. was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was 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 . He made a small, soft bear and 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 Morris with the money to create a toy company.
Teddy bears have been since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed bears. They are being loved by people across the world.
A．for B．with C．by D．without
A．did B．should C．would D．was
A．sad B．happy C．friendly D．fine
A．wall B．chair C．rock D．tree
A．it B．him C．them D．her
A．difficult B．unfair C．dangerous D．exciting
A．wanted B．decided C．refused D．went
A．Everybody B．Nobody C．Both D．Neither
A．only B．hardly C．even D．still
A．company B．toy C．shop D．present
A．collected B．showed C．found D．hid
A．gave B．filled C．met D．provided
A．colorful B．expensive C．popular D．boring
A．since B．when C．until D．unless
A．decision B．speech C．sign D．skill
【内蒙古呼和浩特市2015年中考英语试题】完型填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
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【江苏省无锡市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空 先通读下而的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并住答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat down beside us. He called the waiter and ordered, "Two cups of coffee, of them there on the wall." We heard this with great and saw that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter put a piece of paper on the wall saying "A Cup of Coffee". While we were still there, two other men had two cups of coffee but paid for three. , the waiter did the same thing. It seemed that this was usual at this place. However, it was something strange for us. Since we had nothing to do with the , we finished our coffee, paid and left.
After a few days, we again had a to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man entered. The way this man was dressed did not match the of this coffee shop. As he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, "One cup of coffee from the wall." The waiter served coffee to this man with the same . The man had his coffee and left without paying. The waiter took off a piece of paper from the and threw it in the dust bin. Now there was no for us. The great kindness for the people in need shown by the people of this town filled up our eyes with tears.
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【湖北省武汉市2015年中考英语试题】完型填空（共15分；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中、选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
It was Friday.The football game was Saturday and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback（美式足球进攻组织者）for our team. It was the first time he would be in that . He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said, “That’s the big job. That’s the one that makes the big difference.”
My mother said, “ , son. That’s the big target（攻击目标）, too. You know the other want to knock you down. You can get hurt.”
“Don’t worry, I’m so and I’m fast. Besides, I have great players who will them from coming at me.” my brother said.
I couldn’t well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was -- he could get hurt.
The next morning, he early to get to the game. When we got there, it was about to start. The ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He saw us and .
Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down . My brother was slow to get up. My brother was screaming（尖叫）. The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to some time on the bench. He was afraid he had been hurt.
My mother ran down to on my brother . But all he did was a smile. “It’s just a bruise（瘀伤）. I’m fine. And don’t worry , I’ll be back. This is . I love leading the team.”
After that game, my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still .
She can’t go to the games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.
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【湖北省荆州市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空。（共10分， 每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once when Kevin was selling hats under a big tree, the monkeys on the tree picked some hats and put them on. So Kevin took off his own hat and threw on the ground. The stupid monkeys threw their hats, too! Kevin soon all the hats and left happily.
Fifty years later, young Tony, of Kevin, also sold hats for a living. a long walk, Tony was tired, so he put his bag of hats beside him and laid down under a big tree. He was soon fast .
When he woke up, Tony found that there weren’t any hats in his bag! Tony started looking for his hats. To his , he found some monkeys on the tree wearing his hats.
Tony didn’t know what to do. Then he remembered the story his grandfather used to tell him. “Yes! I can fool these monkeys!” said Tony. “I’ll them imitate (模仿) me and very soon I will get all my hats back!”
Tony then waved at the monkeys, the monkeys waved at him. Tony started dancing, the monkeys were also dancing. Tony threw his hat on the ground…
Just then, one of the monkeys jumped down the tree, picked up the hat Tony threw on the ground and up to Tony. He said, “Do you think only you had a grandfather?”
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【广东省2015年中考英语试题】完形填空
Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People ______ coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that______ his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.” The poor man looked at the vase ______ . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to _______ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be ______.” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. ______ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into _______ place immediately. The poor man _______ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
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