TeddyBearshavebeenaverypopularchildren’stoyformanyyears.Mostadultscanremembertheirfirststuffed（填充玩具）bearandoverthedecadesthesetoyshavebecomenearlyasymboloftheirchildhood.Howeverchildrenarenottheonlyoneswithwhomthesetoyshavebecomepopularasmanyadultsmakeitahabittocollectthesetoysaswell.

TheTeddyBearfirstbecamepopularduringtheearly20thcenturyandwasassociatedwiththenPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.ThestorycandatebacktoahuntingtripthatPresidentRoosevelthadtakenwherehewasinvitedtobetheonetoshootablackbearthathadbeentiedtoatree.BeingacrazyoutdoorsloverandhunterRooseveltrefusedtokilltheanimalbecausehebelievedthatshootingthehelplessbearwasunsportsmanlikeandwrong.Thisstoryquicklyspreadthroughnewspapersacrossthecountryandintheendinspiredtheintroductionofastuffedtoycalled“Teddy’sbear”.

Thesetoysbecamepopularsoonafterfirstintroducedandwithintenyearstheywerebeingproducedbydozensofcompaniesaroundtheworld.Withinagenerationthesestuffedbearswere“the”toytohaveandhavealwaysbeenwithinchildren’stoyboxeseversince.

Theyaremostoftenmass-producedinfactoriesinordertokeepupwiththehighdemand. Howevertherearestillcompaniesthattakegreatprideintheirhandmadedesigns;andwhilehandmadeteddybearsareoftenpreferredtheyarealsogenerallymoreexpensivethantheirmass-producedones.

Todaythesebearsandothersimilartoysgeneratewelloverabilliondollarsayearinprofitsforthecompaniesthatmakethem.WalkthroughjustaboutanytoystoreinAmericaandyouwillfinddozensofdifferentteddybearsliningtheshelves.

小题1:AccordingtothepassagewecanknowPresidentRoosevelt______.A．didn’tlikehuntingB．enjoybeingspecialC．wasnotbraveenoughD．wasfairandrespectable小题2:Comparedwithmass-producedteddybearsthehandmadeones______.A．don’tsellwellB．areofhighqualityC．aremoreexpensiveD．arepreferredbyadults小题3:Fromthelastparagraphthewrit