A painting by Chinese artist Qi Baishi set a record for modern art and calligraphy (书法) on the mainland when it sold for 425.5 million yuan at an auction (拍卖) 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（对联）, 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（出价）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 .
小题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 .小题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 .小题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 .小题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 .小题5: The text is most probably taken from a .
A．computer book
B．library guide
C．technology magazine
D．newspaper report
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
题目分析：小题1:C 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知文章是关于齐白石的一部作品被拍卖了天价，创造了中国大陆的艺术品拍卖的记录，故C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第二段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 .说明黄庭坚的清明上河图拍出了最高价，故B正确。
小题3:.A 计算题。这部作品的起价是88 million，最终拍出了it sold for 425.5 million yuan，那么涨了337.5 million。故A正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据第二段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 (拍卖)说明他得到这部作品是20million，现在卖出的是425.5million，毫无疑问他赚了大钱，故C正确。
小题5:D 推理题。文章是介绍了齐白石的作品在拍卖上卖出了大钱，应该属于新闻报告，故D正确。
点评：文章介绍了齐白石的一幅作品卖出了天价的新闻报道。集中考查了细节题，要求考生在阅读时，关注重要的细节信息，准确定位。