根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。1．Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoodsconductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer．Heasksthecrowdass

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

1．_________

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．

2．_________

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．

3．_________

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．

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 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．

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 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．

Answer 1

答案：解析： E　D　A　C　F