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Auctions（拍卖）are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd gathered 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.
Almost all goods of various qualities are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also useful for land and property, antique（古董）, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china（瓷器）, and works of art.
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with a full description of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by possible buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues（目录）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 with Lot 2, Lot 3 and so on; he may wait until he sees certain dealers in the room and then produces the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible.
The auctioneer must know quite accurately the current market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted（熟悉）with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also encourage the rivals among buyers to bid against each other in order to get a high price. It is largely in his advice that a seller will fix a “reserved” price, that is, a price below which the goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneer, however, finds it difficult to stop a “knock-out”（连裆拍货）, because dealers illegally arranged beforehand not to bid against each other, but choose one of them as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at very low prices. If such a “ knock-out” succeeds, the real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers.
1. At what prices are auctioned goods usually sold?
A. The reserved prices fixed by sellers.
B. The prices officially approved.
C. the highest prices offered by bidders.
D. The prices the dealers arranged beforehand.
2. Which of the following statements about an auctioneer is NOT true according to the passage?
A. He encourages buyers to bid higher prices.
B. He gives advice to sellers.
C. He should know the current values of the goods on sale.
D. He is a government official.
3. “A reserved price” in the last paragraph means______.
A. a price which an article can be sold at
B. a price below which an article cannot be sold
C. a price fixed by the local government
D. a price acceptable to possible buyers
4. Even the best auctioneer finds it hard to stop a “knock-out” because______.
A. dealers sometimes arranged in advance not to bid against each other
B. he is not familiar with the regular buyers
C. he does not know the values of the goods
D. he has never heard of such a thing
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听力
第一节：(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What does the woman suggest the man do?
A．Smoke less．
B．Not smoke．
C．Smoke outside．
2．What will the speakers do to the computer?
A．Put it next to the door．
B．Point it to people coming in．
C．Move it to the bookshelf．
3．What will the man probably give Johnny?
A．The ticket．
B．The battery
C．The message．
4．What does the woman mean?
A．She won't work any longer without more pay．
B．She will stay late to finish her work．
C．She likes to work overtime．
5．What time will the speakers have the tea break?
A．At 10∶00．
B．At 10∶30．
C．At 11∶00．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．Larry knows when to have the party．
B．The woman will go to the party．
C．The man will call again．
7．What message does the woman write down?
A．There is a party tonight．
B．The party will be put off．
C．Soda is needed for the party．
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．Where are the speakers going to stay?
A．Heathrow．
B．Kensington．
C．Hammersmith．
9．How many places do the speakers want to visit?
A．Two．
B．Three．
C．Four．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Where are the palaces?
A．At Notre Dame．
B．At Versailles．
C．At Louvre．
11．What is the best place to eat according to the man?
A．Notre Dame．
B．The Maxim's．
C．The Eiffel Tower．
12．What does the man request the woman to do?
A．Eat at the Louvre．
B．Take some pictures．
C．Send him a postcard．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Why does the woman invite the man to the dinner party?
A．He is a doctor．
B．He is the chairman．
C．He helped her with her paper．
14．When will the dinner party start?
A．Before 7∶00．
B．At 7∶00．
C．After 7∶00．
15．Who is Elizabeth?
A．Alan's wife．
B．The man's wife．
C．The woman's friend．
16．What does the man think of the woman?
A．She has worked hard．
B．She has earned her own success．
C．She has no need to hold a dinner party．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．How many Iaws are discussed in the talk?
A．Three．
B．Four．
C．Five．
18．Who does the speaker give advice to?
A．Travelers to the country．
B．Children under 16 years age．
C．Women who take along children．
19．Who is the speaker?
A．A lawyer．
B．A teacher．
C．A guide．
20．What can we learn from the talk?
A．The traffic keeps to the left in this country．
B．If one needs help, he can turn to his teacher．
C．It is against the law for anyone to buy cigarettes or tobacco．
听力(共两节)
第一节(共5小题)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much are the four toy cars?
A．40 yuan．
B．34 yuan．
C．17 yuan．
2．When did the woman’s son graduate?
A．In 1991．
B．In 1992．
C．In 1993．
3．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a supermarket．
B．In a tea house．
C．In a garage．
4．What is most probably Judy’s job?
A．Teaching．
B．Taking photos．
C．Writing articles．
5．What did the woman promise to do?
A．Discuss with some guests．
B．Talk with her own daughter．
C．Have lunch with Scott and his daughter．
第二节(共15小题)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
6．What will the two speakers probably do?
A．Go traveling abroad．
B．Attend a meeting．
C．Go on business．
7．What time should they arrive at the airport?
A．Before 11∶20 p. m．
B．Before 10∶40 a. m．
C．Before 11∶20 a. m．
8．What can we infer according to the dialogue?
A．Jim Campbell will take them to the airport．
B．They are going away for a long time．
C．They will go to the north．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．Where are the two speakers?
A．At home．
B．In a store．
C．At school．
10．What are the speakers looking at?
A．A shirt．
B．A skirt．
C．A pair of trousers．
11．What is the woman going to do?
A．She will give up what she wants．
B．She will ask the man for help．
C．She will pay half．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
12．Where are the two speakers?
A．At the ticket office．
B．At the music hall．
C．At the airport．
13．What acuses the delay of selling the tickets?
A．The computer doesn’t work．
B．Some people jump the queue．
C．Few people sell the tickets．
14．Why are there so many people expecting to go to the concert?
A．They have never been to the concert before．
B．They think it is a good concert．
C．They are on their vacation．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
15．What is the man?
A．A doctor．
B．A farmer．
C．A postman．
16．What can we learn about Fred?
A．He is a farmer．
B．He is a doctor．
C．He is a driver．
17．What did the woman once do at her brother’s?
A．She drank milk．
B．She killed a cow．
C．She milked a cow．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
18．How many people became homeless as a result of the storm?
A．Over two hundred．
B．Over fourteen．
C．About fifteen．
19．Where were Mr．Smith’s children when the storm started?
A．In the kitchen．
B．In the rooms．
C．In the yard．
20．Why did Mr．Smith go back inside their house?
A．To get his missing child．
B．To get some clothes．
C．To get some food．
听力
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例如：How much is the shirt?
A．￡19.15．
B．￡9.15．
C．￡9.18．
答案是B。
1．What's the weather like now?
A．Rainy．
B．Cloudy．
C．Fine．
2．What do we know about the man?
A．He has poor eyesight．
B．He didn't see the notice．
C．He is stepping on the grass on purpose．
3．How does the woman feel about the TV programs?
A．She doesn't like watching TV at all．
B．She think they are too bad．
C．She thinks they are good on the whole．
4．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn't rush hour?
A．Twenty minutes．
B．Twenty-five minutes．
C．Fifty minutes．
5．Where is the woman's MP4 player?
A．In the bedroom．
B．In the kitchen．
C．In the sitting room．
第二节(共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．Why didn't the man watch the football match yesterday?
A．He had to look after his grandmother．
B．He was ill．
C．He had a class．
7．Which team had been expected to win?
A．Class 7．
B．Class 4．
C．Class 3．
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．Where does the dialogue possibly take place?
A．In the supermarket．
B．In a restaurant．
C．In the theater．
9．Which statement about the man is true?
A．He orders a vegetable salad because he is a vegetarian．
B．His doctor suggested he should have some vegetables and fruits but not drink tea．
C．He is trying to lose weight．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Why does Mark want to meet Professor Smith?
A．To ask him for help．
B．To meet him by an appointment at three．
C．To invite him to an exhibition with him．
11．When will Mark probably met Professor Smith?
A．Between 3∶00 pm and 4∶00 pm．
B．After 3∶00 pm．
C．At 2∶00 pm．
12．What will Mark have to give up?
A．Meeting Professor White．
B．Visiting the exhibition．
C．Meeting Professor Smith．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What is the woman doing?
A．Watching the man driving．
B．Having a driving test．
C．Helping someone driving．
14．Which of the follow is true?
A．The woman passed the written test．
B．The woman hit a person．
C．The man drove very slowly．
15．What is the result?
A．The man passed the test．
B．The woman failed the test．
C．Either is pleased．
16．What is the man's attitude towards the woman at last?
A．Patient．
B．Serious．
C．Boring．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What will most Americans do when they need advice?
A．Turn to their parents．
B．Write to newspapers and magazines．
C．Ask people they don't know．
18．How do most newspapers help people with problems?
A．They publish their letters and ask readers to answer them．
B．They pass their letters to Apple and Flowers．
C．They publish letters from readers and answers from doctors, lawyers, or educators．
19．Which of the following is NOT right?
A．Few newsprint letters from readers with problems．
B．Most Americans can get advice on different subjects from newspapers and magazines．
C．Americans need advice．
20．What can we learn about Apple and Flowers?
A．They have had special training．
B．They have much experience．
C．They are well known all over the world．
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