新非凡教辅冲刺100分系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：051
阅读理解
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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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省湛江第二中学2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试试题（英语 题型：阅读理解
IV. 阅读理解：（共20题，每小题2分，共40分）
A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging.
The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money.
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.
Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals.
Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government.
Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world.
1What is the best title for this passage?
| A. | The history of money |
| B. | How people traded in the past |
| C. | The invention of paper money |
| D. | The use of coins around the world |
| A. | barley had always been used for exchanging |
| B. | only a few people knew how to trade with others |
| C. | salt was the most widely used item for exchanging |
| D. | many kinds of things were used for exchanging |
| A. | Around 1300 BC. | B. | Around 1000 BC. |
| C. | Around 700 BC. | D. | Around 640 BC. |
| A. | replaced | B. | changed |
| C. | accepted | D. | invented |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年江苏省江都市育才中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines; others were walking about. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit.
He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down, facing a large mirror on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom’s friends, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked John.
“Oh, there is plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Oh, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said John.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.
“Good heavens! It’s going back-ward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You are looking at the clock in the mirror,” said John.
Tom wanted to kick himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then.
【小题1】Tom went into the station café because _______.
| A．John asked him to have a cup of tea |
| B．he wanted a drink there |
| C．he would meet a friend of his |
| D．it was early yet and he could find a place to sit |
| A．the right time | B．it is going slower |
| C．it is going backward | D．it is going fast |
| A．Tom missed his bus. |
| B．He liked mirror even before. |
| C．The next bus would leave soon. |
| D．Tom arrived London on time. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届江苏省江都市高一上学期期中考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines; others were walking about. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit.
He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down, facing a large mirror on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom’s friends, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked John.
“Oh, there is plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Oh, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said John.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.
“Good heavens! It’s going back-ward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You are looking at the clock in the mirror,” said John.
Tom wanted to kick himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then.
1.Tom went into the station café because _______.
A. John asked him to have a cup of tea
B. he wanted a drink there
C. he would meet a friend of his
D. it was early yet and he could find a place to sit
2.When we look at a clock in the mirror we’ll see _______.
A. the right time B. it is going slower
C. it is going backward D. it is going fast
3. Which of the following is true?
A. Tom missed his bus.
B. He liked mirror even before.
C. The next bus would leave soon.
D. Tom arrived London on time.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省月考题 题型：阅读理解
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