A painting by Chinese artist Qi Baishi set a record for modern art and calligraphy (書法) on the mainland when it sold for 425.5 million yuan at an auction (拍賣) on May 22. The sale was a  milestone (里程碑) in the auction of modern and contemporary artworks.

The price meant its value had risen more than 2,000 per cent in six years . The work , Eagle standing on pine tree with four-character coupleti(對聯(lián)), measures about 2.6 metres by 1 metre . It was the second highest price paid for an artwork on the mainland . A Song dynasty work by Huang Tingjian was sold for 436.8 million yuan in 2010 . Qi’s painting was finished in 1946 when Qi was 86 , and was his largest work . With a starting price of 88 million yuan , it attracted nearly 50 bids(出價)in half an hour . Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian said that the work had belonged to him and had cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005 . The auction company said the work was brought back to the mainland after being bought from a private owner in San Francisco six years ago .

China ranked first in global art sales last year , ahead of the United States and Britain . Four Chinese artists were among the top 10 in worldwide sales : Qi Baishi , Zhang Daqian , Xu Beihong and Fu Baoshi . Qi’s works ranked second in sales to Pablo Picasso’s last year . Qi was born into a peasant family in Hunan in 1864 . He taught himself to paint and focused on nature including plants , insects , birds and fish . He is mostly well-known for his paintings of shrimps . In 1953 , he was elected president of the Association of Chinese Artists . He died in Beijing in 1957 .

1.What’s the best title of the text ?

A.Qi Baishi’s Painting Was Discovered .

B.Qi Baishi’s Painting Was Brought Back .

C.Qi Baishi’s Painting Sets an Auction Record .

D.The Value of Qi Baishi’s Paintings Is on the Increase .

2.Whose artwork sold for the highest price on the mainland ?

A.Qi Baishi’s .

B.Huang Tingjian’s .

C.Xu Beihong’s .

D.Zhang Daqian’s .

3.The auction price of Qi’s painting was        million yuan higher than the starting price in the auction .

A.337.5 .

B.348.8 .

C.50 .

D.11.3 .

4.Which of the following is TRUE ?

A.Qi finished the painting when he was young .

B.The painting was once stolen by an American .

C.The owner of this painting Liu Yiqian gained a lot of money .

D.Pablo Picasso’s works ranked second in sales to Qi’s last year .

5. The text is most probably taken from a        .

A.computer book

B.library guide

C.technology magazine

D.newspaper report

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析:1.C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知文章是關(guān)于齊白石的一部作品被拍賣了天價,創(chuàng)造了中國大陸的藝術(shù)品拍賣的記錄,故C正確。

2.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行It was the second highest price paid for an artwork on the mainland . A Song dynasty work by Huang Tingjian was sold for 436.8 million yuan in 2010 .說明黃庭堅的清明上河圖拍出了最高價,故B正確。

3..A 計算題。這部作品的起價是88 million,最終拍出了it sold for 425.5 million yuan,那么漲了337.5 million。故A正確。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段5,6行Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian said that the work had belonged to him and had cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005 .和第一段第二行it sold for 425.5 million yuan at an auction (拍賣)說明他得到這部作品是20million,現(xiàn)在賣出的是425.5million,毫無疑問他賺了大錢,故C正確。

5.D 推理題。文章是介紹了齊白石的作品在拍賣上賣出了大錢,應(yīng)該屬于新聞報告,故D正確。

考點:考查新聞報告類短文閱讀

點評:文章介紹了齊白石的一幅作品賣出了天價的新聞報道。集中考查了細節(jié)題,要求考生在閱讀時,關(guān)注重要的細節(jié)信息,準確定位。

 

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