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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 bookB.library guide
C.technology magazineD.newspaper report

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