Lying on his sickbed in hospital, all 86-year-old Lin Ruiming can do is stare out at a tiny part of sky through the small window. The old man used to ride his motorbike through the busy streets of downtown Beijing. All the while he could only dream of touring the world.
He has been suffering from terminal lymphoma (晚期淋巴瘤) since February. As a last gift, his granddaughter,Lin Yifan,asked China’s Internet population to give her grandfather a shot at globetrotting (环球游). Last week, Lin Ruiming’s image travelled the world, from Sydney Harbor, Australia, to the River Thames in London, UK, and even to a volcano in Auckland, New Zealand.
Lin Yifan, 29, had promised to paint a portrait (画像) of her grandfather, but had almost forgotten her word until the old man got ill. “I had put off the painting for many years because I believed I would have plenty of time to do it,” she said. She spent one evening last week working on a portrait, based on a photo taken on her grandfather’s birthday last year. She posted the portrait on Sina Weibo, and called for Web users to take photos with the portrait in different locations and send them to her on May 11.Over the following five days she received about 20,000 photos, most of which were sent by people she had never met.
She says that her grandfather, while too weak to view all the photos, has said that he is happy. “Thanks to all these helpers, I have become a celebrity (名人) around the world,” the old man joked.
1.The underlined “image” that “travelled the world” actually refers to _______.
A. a photo the girl had taken of the old man B. the old man himself
C. a painted picture mailed from the post office D.a portrait of the old man
2.Lin Yifan put off painting the portrait mainly because _______.
A. her grandfather was seriously ill
B. she believed she could do it anytime
C. she was too busy with her work
D. her grandfather wanted to travel himself
3.Which is the kind of photo Lin Yifan asked Web users to take and send to her?
4.Now the old man _______.
A. is unable to view any pictures
B. has friends all over the world
C. is pleased with the girl’s effort
D.has viewed all the pictures
1.D
2.B
3.B
4.C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，描写了一个29岁的孙女为了完成生病爷爷的环游世界梦想，利用新浪微博和网友互动，让世界各地的网友带着爷爷的画像拍照并且传送给她的事情。
1. 第三段第四句She posted the portrait on Sina Weibo, and called for Web users to take photos with the portrait in different locations and send them to her on May 11.她把画像上传新浪微博，并且号召网友在世界各地和画像拍照并且把照片在5月11发送给她。故选D
2. had put off the painting for many years because I believed I would have plenty of time to do it,”我推迟了这个肖像画很多年，因为我相信我有很多时间来完成它。故选B
3.
4. says that her grandfather, while too weak to view all the photos, has said that he is happy. 她说，她祖父尽管太虚弱以至于不能看完所有的照片，曾说过他很高兴。故选C
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B. he happened to be out at that time
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