题目内容
The articles in his blog have won quite a lot of popularity and ________ a lot of attention.
- A.made
- B.accepted
- C.absorbed
- D.paid
A. Goods for auction sales B. Definition of bidding D. Auction sales in history E. Brief introduction to auctions F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer | ||||||
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Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands. | ||||||
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The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auctio, maning “increase” The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In | ||||||
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Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art. | ||||||
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An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot I and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. | ||||||
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The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other. |
Twenty-five years ago if you made a trip to the local library and searched for articles on globing warming, you’d probably come up with a few from the leading magazines in the world. As an Internet search on global warming now shows, the subject has become as rooted in people’s mind as Madonna or microwave cooking.
With the possible exception of another world war, a giant planet, or an incurable disease, global warming may be the largest danger to our planet. For decades human factories and cars have sent billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the climate has begun to show some signs of warming. If steps are not taken soon to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere, the result could terribly affect human life. We have already seen growing destruction, such as drought and death in Sudan, flooding in Asia, bush fires in Indonesia, and fierce winter storms in central Europe.
The Republic of Maldives is barely above sea level. Its 250, 000 citizens are scattered across 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. A strong typhoon could spell the end for the entire country, as sea levels could continue rising. The entire population would have to be moved away as the country disappears under the sea.
The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring phenomenon that keeps our planet at a comfortable temperature averaging 60°F. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased nearly 30% because of the increased use of fossil fuels to run cars, heat homes and power factories. Without controlling, the amount of carbon-dioxide by 2100 may increase by 30%-150% and could lift the average global temperature by up to 2.5° F the next 50 years.
【小题1】.
With the first paragraph, the author intends to .
A.scold people for not paying enough attention to global warming |
B.draw people’s attention to global warming |
C.how to search for the articles on global warming |
D.point out the serious effect of global warming |
Global warming could affect human life in the following ways EXCEPT .
A.producing more greenhouse gases | B.causing more floods |
C.making winter storms fiercer | D.starting more bush fires |
The Republic of Maldives .
A.has moved away their citizens |
B.will be more likely to be destroyed by a strong typhoon than by the rising sea level |
C.is mostly likely to be destroyed by the rising sea level |
D.will have to move away most of their population |
. Why is the Republic of Maldives especially mentioned in the passage?
A.Because smaller countries are easier to be affected by global warming. |
B.Because seaside countries are in danger of disappearing. |
C.Because it’s necessary to rescue a country before the sea level rises. |
D.Because the serious result of global warming could end a whole country. |
. From the last paragraph, we can infer that greenhouse effect .
A.can only affect the earth in an unfavorable way |
B.is something easy to control |
C.is caused by human act |
D.will be good to us if it remains at a proper level |
In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They found out that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events has a great effect on your chances of staying healthy.
By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illnesses”.If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. even if stressful events are dangerous, many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription(处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move.?
The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of what we know about people. It is supposed that we're all weak and passive in the face of difficulty. But many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental damage.
【小题1】The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us _______.?
A.what should be done to avoid stress? |
B.the way of dealing with major events may cause stress? |
C.what kind of event would cause stress? |
D.how to deal with sudden changes in life? |
A.great fear about the mental problems it could cause? |
B.widespread worry over its harmful effects? |
C.a deep research into illnesses connected with stress? |
D.popular avoidance of stressful jobs? |
A.discouraged when faced with difficulty |
B.physically and mentally weak? |
C.more experienced in the face of difficulty |
D.uninterested in what happens to them |
A.To tell people the discoveries about stress.? |
B.To tell people how to keep healthy.? |
C.To help people avoid stressful events.? |
D.To help people view stress properly. |