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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.
Which of the following is NOT the benefit brought by teddy bears, according to the author?
选项
A、Eliminating inequality among people of different background.
B、Providing a cozy home to those who long for it.
C、Taking people’s mind temporarily off the danger and meanness of the modem world.
D、Helping people better express themselves in writing greeting cards.
答案
B
解析
本题为推理题。题目问哪个选项不属于特迪熊给人带来的好处,本题可以用排除法。A项“消除来自不同背景的人与人之间的不平等”是对文章第五段第一句的解释,C项“使人们暂时忘记现实中的危险和卑劣”是对第七段的解释,D项“帮人们在写贺卡时更好地表达意思”是对第八段的解释。而根据第五段第二句中的“在你离家在外时能感受到的家的感觉”可以发现,B项“给那些渴望家的人提供一个舒适的家”不正确。因此,正确答案是 B项。
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