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For those who think of straws as nothing but animal feed, materials for the roof, natural fertilizers
or occasional medical herbs, I would suggest that they take a trip to Snugburys. Snugburys, an
ice cream maker in the U.K., has had a plan to construct a sculpture every year in their farm field
to celebrate the coming of summer. This year, they have a GIANT polar bear — a statue which has
3 tons of straws inside. The steel-skeleton-straw-stuffed replica of the animal from the arctic region
is attracting interest from tourists, visitors or ice cream buyers while keeping guard at this ice cream
destination beside A51 Chester Road. The animal is approximately four times as big as a real adult
male polar bear: standing 38 feet tall and weighing in at 9 tons. The sculpture will stay there for
about half a year. “Ex-straw-dinary!” uttered one of my friends. The concept started in 1998 with a
huge Millennium Dome sculpture and, since then, on the list of the works of art are replicas of the
Big Ben Clock, a windmill, the Lovell telescope, a rocket, an angel from the West, a dinosaur as
well as last year’s meerkat. Speaking about this year’s design, Mr. Sadler, the business owner,
responded with a smile: “There’s no real reason why we chose a polar bear but we think that they’re
cool and ice cream is cool so I guess that’s a good enough explanation!” A certain part of all sales
from the shop’s “Polar Bear Cones” will be given away to The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust
which provides holidays for the kids in need: ill at a terminal stage, disabled, disadvantaged and the
like.
【題組】45. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A) Snugburys is a famous ice cream manufacturer in the U.S.A.
(B) A charity unit for the kids has offered to promote the straw shows.
(C) “Ex-straw-dinary” is used here to express praise and admiration.
(D) An average adult male polar bear stands 38 feet tall and weighs in at 9 tons.