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阅读理解Auctions(拍卖)arepublicsalesofgoodsconductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heasksthecrowdgatheredintheauction-roomtomakeoffersor“bids”forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencourage
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Auctions(拍卖)arepublicsalesofgoodsconductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heasksthecrowdgatheredintheauction-roomtomakeoffersor“bids”forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencouragesbuyerstobidhigherfiguresandfinallynamesthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.

Almostallgoodsofvariousqualitiesaresoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffeeskinswoolteafruitvegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousefulforlandandpropertyantique(古董)furniturepicturesrarebooksoldchina(瓷器)andworksofart.

Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithafulldescriptionofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbypossiblebuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetailscatalogues(目录)areprintedandeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogethercalleda“lot”isusuallygivenanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLot1andcontinuewithLot2Lot3andsoon;hemaywaituntilheseescertaindealersintheroomandthenproducesthelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebiddingashighaspossible.

Theauctioneermustknowquiteaccuratelythecurrentmarketvaluesofthegoodsheissellingandheshouldbeacquainted(熟悉)withregularbuyersofsuchgoods.Hewillnotwastetimebystartingthebiddingtoolow.Hewillalsoencouragetherivalsamongbuyerstobidagainsteachotherinordertogetahighprice.Itislargelyinhisadvicethatasellerwillfixa“reserved”pricethatisapricebelowwhichthegoodscannotbesold.Eventhebestauctioneerhoweverfindsitdifficulttostopa“knock-out”(连裆拍货)becausedealersillegallyarrangedbeforehandnottobidagainsteachotherbutchooseoneofthemastheonlybidderinthehopeofbuyinggoodsatverylowprices.Ifsucha“knock-out”succeedstherealauctionsaletakesplaceprivatelyafterwardsamongthedealers.

1.Atwhatpricesareauctionedgoodsusuallysold?

A.Thereservedpricesfixedbysellers.

B.Thepricesofficiallyapproved.

C.thehighestpricesofferedbybidders.

D.Thepricesthedealersarrangedbeforehand.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutanauctioneerisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heencourage

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