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1、2008年武汉大学博士研究生入学英语试题及详解PartIReadingComprehension(40%,1=2points)Directions:Thereare5readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningt
2、hecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Questions1to4arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heasksthecrowdassembledintheauction-roomtomakeoffers,or"bids",forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencouragesbuyerstobidhigherfiguresandfinallynamestheh
3、ighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled"knockingdown"thegoods,forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerbangsasmallhammeronatableatwhichhestands.Thisisoftensetonaraisedplatformcalledarostrum.（definition）whatTheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesbyauction,andtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatinAutci
4、o,meaning"increase".TheRomansusuallysoldinthiswaythespoilstakeninwar;thesesaleswerecalledsubhasta,meaning"underthespear",aspearbeingstuckinthegroundasasignalforacrowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies,goodswereoftensold"bythecandle":ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneer,andb
5、idscouldbemadewhileitstayedalight.（history）howPracticallyallgoodswhosequalitiesvaryaresoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,hides,skins,wool,tea,cocoa,furs,spices,fruitandvegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousualforlandandproperty,antiquefurniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandsimilarworksofa
6、rt.Theauction-roomsasChristie'sandSotheby'sinLondonandNewYorkareworld-famous.（goods/items）howAnauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbyprospectivebuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgr
7、oupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda"lot",isusuallygivenanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLotIandcontinueinnumericalorder;hemaywaituntilheregistersthefactthatcertaindealersareintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctionee
