1. (2023八下·长沙期末) 阅读下列短文，从所给 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

Huang Yongyu passed away on Tuesday， June 13^th ，  which made all Chinese people sad. Mr. Huang was a famous artist in China who taught himself how to paint and write.

He was very good at many things like woodcuts， ink painting， writing poems and novels， and designing （设计） stamps. He was born in Changde， Hunan province in 1924 and had to leave school at a young age because his family didn't have enough money. He started working and traveling to different places to make a living. Because of his hard work and love for art， he became a great artist later in life.

He used to work with clay （黏土） and teach kids， make things for plays and draw pictures for magazines. He did these jobs to make money， but he also got really good at art. Later on， he became an artist. Some very important people in the art world， like Xu Beihong， were impressed （留下印象） by him. Xu Beihong even asked him to be a teacher at a big art school called the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.

Huang became famous for creating some very popular stamps. One was called the "Golden Monkey Stamp" and it was made in 1980 to celebrate the Year of the Monkey. Another set of stamps was made for the Year of the Rabbit， but some people didn't like one of the rabbits， which was blue.

Huang was seen as an excellent artist in Chinese art and design. However， Huang said he didn't do much in his life and didn't go to school much， but he didn't want to be lazy and not have a goal.

1. （1） How old was Mr. Huang when he died？

   A . 98. B . 99. C . 100.
3. （2） What was Mr. Huang good at？

   a. playing music                b. writing poems and novels    

   c. designing stamps            d. woodcuts

   A . bcd B . acd C . abc
5. （3） What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 4 refer to？

   A . The Blue Rabbit. B . The Year of Monkey. C . The Golden Monkey Stamp.
7. （4） About Mr. Huang， which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

   A . He had to leave school at a young age because he was really crazy about art. B . He used to make a living by doing things like working with clay and teaching kids. C . He asked Xu Beihong to be a teacher at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.
9. （5） Where might you find the passage？

   A . In a newspaper. B . In a storybook. C . In a travel magazine.