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A set of ink-brush paintings by Chinese artist Qi Baishi has sold for 931.5 million yuan or $144 million, breaking all records for Chinese paintings, a Beijing auction(拍卖) house said on December 18th, 2017.

The group of 12 panels painted in 1925 were sold at auction on Sunday night, Beijing Poly International Auction said in a statement. The self-taught painter (1864-1957) became the first Chinese artist to surpass(超过) the $100 million mark for one piece, the auction house said.

The work, entitled Twelve Landscape Screens, depicts mountains, villages and trees in bloom, with soft blue, grey, brown and pink tones. The 12 panels measure 180 cm by 47 cm. The buyer’s identity(身份) has not been revealed. Qi Baishi was one of the world’s most valued Chinese artists last year, according to a ranking published earlier this year by Artprice. The value of his work by auction turnover came in third behind his compatriot(同胞) Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) and Spaniard Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in 2016. In 2011 one of his works, an eagle on a pine branch, sold for $55 million in Beijing.

1.The work Twelve Landscape Screens was sold for ______.

A $55 million

B $100 million

C $144 million

D $931.5 million

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段A set of ink-brush paintings by Chinese artist Qi Baishi has sold for 931.5 million yuan or $144 million...可知齐白石的这幅画卖出了1.44亿美元的高价，故选C。

2.How old was Qi Baishi when he died?

A 57.

B 64.

C 93.

D 103.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段The self-taught painter (1864-1957) became the first Chinese artist to surpass the $100 million mark for one piece, the auction house said.可知齐白石生于1864年，死于1957年，活了93岁，故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “depicts” mean in Chinese?

A 讲述.

B 描绘.

C 形容.

D 议论.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据后面的mountains, villages and trees in bloom等景物可知应该是这幅画描绘了这些景物，故选B。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A The auction house didn’t say who bought the work.

B Pablo Picasso is more famous than Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian.

C The value of Qi Baishi’s work is higher than any other Chinese artist.

D Qi Baishi learned painting from his parents.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句The buyer’s identity has not been revealed.可知拍卖行没有透漏买家是谁，故选A。

5.In which column of a newspaper can you find this passage?

A Science.

B Politics.

C Life.

D Art.

解析：选D。推理判断题。从齐白石的画拍出历史高价、这幅作品的内容、其作品拍卖价值在2016年居于全球第三等可知这些都在讲述艺术领域的人、物和价值，属于艺术领域，应该出现在艺术栏目上，故选D。