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When an icon (偶像) lasts for more than a century, there is a reason. But what is it about the teddy bear that makes it a lasting
When an icon (偶像) lasts for more than a century, there is a reason. But what is it about the teddy bear that makes it a lasting
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2011-04-26
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When an icon (偶像) lasts for more than a century, there is a reason. But what is it about the teddy bear that makes it a lasting symbol in our society? Trends experts say that when an icon is rooted in reality, when people grow to love it, and when it represents something larger, it tends to last.
America’s affair with the teddy bear began in the fall of 1902 when then-President Theodore Roosevelt went on a bear hunting trip in the South. He had no luck till the fifth day when he spotted a bear and raised his rifle to shoot--then lowered it when he saw a baby bear in the line of fire, eating honey from its paws. Roosevelt is reputed to have said, "I don’t shoot baby bears." Another story has Roosevelt refusing to shoot a wounded bear.
Washington Post cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicted the bear incidents and began using bears in many political cartoons on many subjects. Soon toy and novelty makers started creating the bears in a wide variety of styles. Quickly the Roosevelt bear and the Teddy bear became the teddy bear -- and everyone had one. A president’s hunting trip became the catalyst (催化剂) for an industry that spans the Western world. Today, an estimated 2.5 million Americans collect teddy bears.
"People tend to anthropomorphize (把......比拟作人) teddy bears," says trends expert Marita Wesely-Clough. "Bears seem to have a personality that is safe, comforting and cuddly (值得搂抱的). Little boys are allowed to love and cuddle bears, where they have been culturally conditioned not to play with dolls. Children tend to keep their teddy bears, and if they don’t, their mothers do."
The teddy bear is a social/cultural leveler that passes national and economic boundaries. The teddy bear icon won’t diminish or go away because it represents loving friendship, care, and comfort Ia feeling of home away from home, says Wesely-Clough.
"The teddy bear is a socially acceptable security blanket that transcends gender, age and nationality," she says.
People imagine that teddy bears inhabit an idealized world without danger or meanness to which we would like to escape, especially during tense or stressful times.
"Bears are popular on greeting cards not only because they are familiar and friendly, but also because people can express through teddy bears what they might not be able to say for themselves," Wesely-Clough says.
On cards for children, for political statements, for expressing loneliness, the teddy bear has been there for nearly nine decades of greeting cards-- harmless, safe and familiar.
By saying "people tend to anthropomorphize teddy bears" (Para.4)the author means that people tend to ______.
选项
A、attribute human personalities to teddy bears
B、regard teddy bears as their cute pets
C、regard teddy bears as one of their family members
D、ignore the differences between teddy bears and humans
答案
A
解析
本题为语义理解题。这道题考察的是能否根据上下文来正确理解一个句子。根据第四段第二句“Bears seem to have a personality that is safe,comforting and cuddly”(特迪熊似乎具有人才会有的那种给人以安全感、舒适感和惹人喜爱的特征)可以得出A项“赋予它以人性”正确。而B项“认为它是很可爱的宠物”,C项“把它看成家庭成员”,以及D项“忽视它和人类的差别”都不正确,应全排除。因此,正确答案是A项。
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