《2025年新编基础训练九年级英语全一册人教版》

Ⅳ. 阅读理解。
When he learned to paint as a teenager, Xiao Yanqing, a farmer in Henan, could never have imagined it would help him make a lot of money.
In the past, villagers in Xiao's village Wanggongzhuang drew and sold new year paintings, a kind of business that goes back to the early 20th century when a man brought the skill to the village.
In the 1980s, Xiao practiced in his free time after farm work and traveled to cities to sell his pieces. They sold so cheaply that he could hardly make any money.
Then in 1998, the Year of the Tiger, a client (客户) ordered a tiger painting. "I mainly painted flowers and birds, but not once had I painted a tiger," Xiao said.
With no real tigers around, he borrowed a tiger painting from a neighbor to copy. His painting sold at a good price, and he realized he was onto something (察觉到) that could benefit the whole village.
So he began to travel, not to sell paintings, but to zoos in northeastern China to watch tigers and paint them.
It was a great success. In 1999, he was the first in the village to buy a color TV, and a year later a computer.
21. In the early 1900s, a man got to Wanggongzhuang and ______.(D)
A. bought tiger paintings
B. sold tiger paintings
C. learned to paint tigers
D. taught the villagers to draw new year paintings
22. When is the turning point in Xiao's paintings?(C)
A. In 1952.
B. In 1980.
C. In 1998.
D. In 1999.
23. Which is the best title for the passage?(B)
A. A Village Becomes Rich Because of Tigers
B. A Farmer and His Tiger Paintings
C. Villagers' Dream and Tiger Paintings
D. A Farmer and the Villagers

答案： 21. D 22. C 23. B