4.

　　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 can not 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 than certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.

　　5.

　　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 bid- ding 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.

　　试题分析

　　1. E.从第一句可以看出是对拍卖的简单介绍。

　　2. D.HeancientRoman提示在讲拍卖的历史。

　　3. A“goods，coffee，skins”等提示该段在讲拍卖的货物。

　　4. C从讲“lot”可以推断出讲的是拍卖货物的方式。

　　5. F最后一段谈到了拍卖人和“are pald for in the form of...”应与利润有关。

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