strikes a chord(情绪) with Internet users and makes them comment on it change it or use it in different situations. In Du's case the meme is a picture of the poet taken from a textbook. The picture shows a very serious Du sitting on a rock clothed in loose robes. His chin is pointed resolutely upward and his eyes gaze calmly into the distance. It is a picture of a man with a great mind and a heroic spirit.

　　 That image is changed in the meme. Du Fu is now seen holding a gun or listening to an iPod or dressed as a Japanese cartoon character. In today's world it seems fewer people respect great minds or heroic spirits.

　　 This is sad because it means we are losing our sense of idealism. Du Fu led a life of poverty and humiliation. I visited his thatched cottage in Chengdu and imagined the hardship he endured: the loneliness the cold and the hunger. Yet hardship didn't kill his spirit and his great poetry reflects his inner strength.

　　 Internet users may find that giving Du Fu the business is entertaining but it cannot reduce his greatness. And that enduring image of greatness is the one that truly matters.

　　1．Which expression can be used to replace the underlined part in Paragraph 1?

　　A．getting along very well with his business

　　B．getting busier and busier

　　C．becoming a successful businessman

　　D．being made to look foolish

　　解析：词义猜测题。根据下文可以猜测出此处get the business指被捉弄，被粗暴地对待。故选D。

　　答案：D

　　2．What's the main idea of the passage?

　　 A．Meme is more and more popular.

　　 B．Du Fu is no longer a famous poet.

　　 C．Du Fu's image is changed in meme.

　　 D．Du Fu has become a new hero.

　　解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲了杜甫在meme中被改变形象的事情。故选C。

　　答案：C

　　3．What's the author's attitude towards Internet users changing Du Fu's image?

　　 A．Supportive.　　　　　　B．Indifferent.

　　 C．Objective. D．Neutral.

　　解析：观点态度题。由全文可知作者的态度是客观的，故选C。

　　答案：C

　　4．Which of the following is WRONG about Du Fu?

　　 A．He lived a poor life.

　　 B．He was a strong－willed man.

　　 C．He lived in Chengdu.

　　 D．He was not respected at his time.

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段可知A、B、C三项正确，D项在他那个时代，他不受人们的尊敬没有提及，也不符合常理。