2005年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（上海卷）5-无忧考网(E)Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.A.GoodsforauctionsalesB.DefinitionofbiddingC.WaytosellmoregoodsbyauctionD.AuctionsalesinhistoryE.BriefintroductiontoauctionsF.Makingalargerprofitasanauctioneer80.Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heasksthecrowdassembledintheauction-roomtomakeoffers,or“bids”,forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencouragesbuyerstobidhigherfigures,andfinallynamesthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled“knockingdown”thegoods,forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerstrikesasmallhammeronatableatwhichhestands.81.TheancientRomanprobablyinventedsalesbyauction,andtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatinauction,meaning“increasing”.TheRomansusuallysoldinthiswaythegoodstakeninwar.InEnglandintheeighteenthcenturies,goodswereoftensold“bythecandle”:ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneer,andbidscouldbemadewhileitstayedalight.82.Practicallyallgoodswhosequalitiesvaryaresoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,skins,wool,tea,furs,silkandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousualforlandandproperty.Furniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandsimilarworksofart.83Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbypotentialbuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda“lot”,isusuallygivenanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLot1andcontinueintheorderofnumbers:hemaywaituntilhenoticesthefactthatcertainbuyersareintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.84.Theauctioneer’sservicesarepaidforintheformofapercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor.Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebiddingashighaspossible.Hewillnotwastetimebystartingthebiddingtoolow.Hewillalsoplayontheopponentsamonghisbuyersandsucceedingettingahighpricebyencouragingtwobusinesscompetitorstobidagainsteachoth...
