( 共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分 )

Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.  

A. Goods for auction (拍卖) sales  

  B. Definition of bidding

  C. Way to sell more goods by auction  

  D. Auction sales in history

  E. Brief introduction to auctions

  F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer

61. ______

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.  

62. ______

The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.

63. ______

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.

64. ______

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 1 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.

65. ______  

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.

Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress,the head of the world’s largest automaker wasn’t leaving his problems behind.

 Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New York.The company is now being investigated.Its US dealerships in difficulty now are facing repairs to potentially millions of customer cars that have been recalled.The company is offering customers money back for rental cars and other expenses.

 Its lawyers are busy preparing to cope with lawsuits.A new hearing will be conducted. And the cost to Toyota’s reputation is only now starting.

Despite back-to-back hearings this  week,left to be said were a better explanation for slow actions to deal with the faults and believable promises that the problems that led to sudden,unintended accelerations will be fixed.

Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock,but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle’s electronic systems.

Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference(油门踏板故障)or sticky gas pedals(刹车).Outside experts have suggested electronic problems.

    House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda,the grandson of the company’s founder.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is seeking records on Toyota’s recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronics were behind the car faults.NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model.

    Toyota has recalled 8.5 million cars,more than 6 million of them in the United States.

      It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars.

      Toyota’s January sales already fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last year’s bad results.Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales,due out next week,to be down 30 percent to 40.Toyota’s sales problem could continue beyond that. 

      It will take some time to feel the full effect of this,he said.

68.The best title for this passage is_________.

      A.Toyota is in trouble                    B.Toyota is under hearing

      C.Toyota is finished                         D.Toyota is still running

69.What is the purpose of the hearing?

      A.America hopes that Toyota apologizes to the US customers.

      B.America wants to get Toyota out of the US market.

      C.America wants to help Toyota out of difficulty.

      D.America hopes that Toyota admits their cars have electronic system problem.

70.What can we infer from the passage?

    A.Toyota provides very good post sale service.   

    B.Toyota’s biggest market is in the United States.

    C.Toyota will be closed soon.

    D.Toyota’s dealership in the US will all be closed.

71.The last sentence of this passage indicates______

      A.Analyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota

      B.Toyota could meet a worse situation

      C.Toyota would get out of trouble sooner or later

      D.Toyota would build up a better reputation among its customers

Ⅲ 阅读  (共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

第一节: 阅读理解:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑橘)fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables ; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷物), rice is also in this kind of foods; (7) butter or something like butter. 

People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways.  People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first thing is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kind of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

61. According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

A. chicken, apples, cereal , cabbages.

B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread.

C. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes

D. beef, pork, fish , milk

62. It is important for people to eat __________.

A. three times a day

B. dinner at twelve o’clock

C. cooked food all the day

D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day.

63. People in different count ries and different places of the world________________.

A. have the right kinds of food to eat

B. cook their food in the same way

C. have their meals at the same time

D. eat food in different ways.

64. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People in some places don’t have enough to eat.

B. There are too many people in the world.

C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

65. If there is paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A. When people eat their lunch.

B. What to do with the two problems.

C. How to cook food in different ways.

D. Why people eat different kinds of food. 

       The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

       Price: $10

       BOOKING

       There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

       ------ in person

       The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.

       ------ by telephone

       Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)

       ------ by post

       Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

       ------ on line

       Complete the on-line booking form at www.Satanfiedtheatre.com

       DICOUNTS:

       Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday.Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

       Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion.It is advisable to book in advance.There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

       Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible(suitable)for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

       Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.

       School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

       Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

65.If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _______.

       A.go to the Box Office on Sundays

       B.ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card

       C.use the Internet

       D.complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office

66.If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

       A.$126      B.$120       C.$140       D.$150

67.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A.There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

       B.A school party of 15 students should pay$90 for the standby tickets.

       C.A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount.

       D.The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.

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