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A. Goods for auction (拍卖) sales
B. Definition of bidding
C. Ways to sell more goods by auction
D. Auction sales in history
E. Brief introduction to auctions
F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
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
century, 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.
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Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River.lt joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour
into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation"s largest city.
The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $7,143,789, but it soon
gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges
(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $ 121,461,891.
For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the
Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was
De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it "Clinton"s Ditch (沟)". Clinton talked
and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to
ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.
Clinton became governor of New. York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817, broke ground
for the canal in Rome, N. Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns
along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.
B. crossed New York from north to south
C. played an important part in developing New York City
D. was the first waterway built in the US
B. the Hudson River flows
C. Lake Erie flows
D. the Erie Canal flows
B. It"s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.
D. Many other states helped New York build the canal.
B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.
C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.
D. Construction of the canal took eight years.
even, white teeth. Many young ladies fell in love with him including the nymph (女神): Echo.
Nymphs were lively spirits who lived near streams and lakes and protected trees in the forest. Echo had
upset the Queen of the Gods: Hera. As a punishment Hera made Echo unable to speak except to repeat the
last three words of the person she was talking to.
Poor Echo fell in love with Narcissus but could never tell him how she felt. Narcissus teased her and she
ran away with tears pouring down her face. Aphrodite, the goddess of love saw what happened and decided
to punish Narcissus. As he came to a pool of water Narcissus saw his reflection (影子) and fell in love with
the vision he saw. It was of course his own reflection.
Poor Narcissus watched his own reflection, but every time he tried to touch the face of the vision he loved
it broke up on the shimmering surface of the water. Narcissus stopped eating, lost his beautiful looks and
desired to get his love. In the end he anguished gradually and died.
Aphrodite took pity on him and made a flower grow in his place on the bank of the lake. Narcissus flowers
(水仙花) can be found to this day growing wherever you can find water and trees.
B. Echo was a lively spirit
C. Narcissus loved her, too
D. Echo took pity on Narcissus
B. She thought Narcissus didn"t respect and made Echo sad.
C. Narcissus fell in love with the vision, not Echo.
D. Echo was trapped in love and didn"t protect trees in the forest any longer.
B. Become very hungry.
C. Become very fat.
D. Become out of mind.
B. To tell people how Narcissus flowers came.
C. To tell the true meaning of beauty and ugliness.
D. To tell people not to affect others" love.
"one who offers his or her services." There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such
as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage (垃圾) from
beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often
people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don‘t expect any
kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help
other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of
what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in
Calcutta. The following is her story.
"I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video (录像) about her work in India
and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being
that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to
Calcutta for a few weeks."
"I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch.
I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt it was better to
share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don‘t think I was helping very much.
It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture
(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world."
B. can afford to travel to different places
C. has a strong wish to be successful
D. has made a big fortune in life
B. after she finished high school
C. when she was touring Calcutta
D. when she was working in a hospital
B. She had already had some experience.
C. She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example.
D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa‘s example.
B. Working in Mother Teresa‘s home.
C. Doing simple things to help the poor.
D. Improving oneself through helping others.
B. Voluntary Life in India.
C. A Different Meaning of Volunteer.
D. Inspiration from Mother Teresa.
The writings of William Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young readership
is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.
Still, in British schools, _____ to study the poet, and when something is made compulsory, usually the
result is boredom, resentment or both. Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen-for many of the young,
reading them can seem like being forced to eat medicine, especially when people are at an age when they are
beginning to discover themselves and wanting to claim their independence.
This was my experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change
of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. I wanted answers,
so I turned to books to find them.
I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught the subject in universities in Britain and China. I have
never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want, even if they don"t read books.
You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane
Austen"s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These popular adaptations may help increase people"s interest
in the classic.
Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare"s actual play. If that is
the case then I welcome the trend. But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare
is a poet and his greatness is in his language. Reading someone else"s rewriting of his work is like peeling (剥皮)
a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. Take on the original. It really is worth the effort.
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words to complete the sentence. (within 5 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Why are the adaptations of great works popular?
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Do you think it necessary to read the original? Why? (within 30 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
_______________________________________________________________________________
neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest
of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has
developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people
he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed. You
have only to witness a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen
and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, and no one speaks. In fact, to do
so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once
suggested, "On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers." Needless to say, he was not
being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the
person immediately suspected.
In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement,
etc., often accompanied by appropriate gesture. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an
Englishman feels no less deeply than anyone of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far
less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl.
A more emotional man might de- scribe her state "Oh, she is a goddess", whereas an Englishman might just
say "Oh, she"s all right." An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends it
to a friend by commenting, "It"s not bad you know", or on seeing some very unusual scenery he might convey
(表达) his pleasure by saying," Nice, yes, very nice." The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this
apparent lack of interest and involvement. Instead, he must realize that "all right," "not bad," and "nice," very
often have the sense of "first-class," "excellent," "beautiful". This unique style of language use is particularly
common in England, and is known as restrained statement.
B. attitudes
C. character
D. all of the above
B. polite and friendly
C. nervous and quiet
D. silent and kind
B. behave just like the English do
C. say nothing about yourself
D. shake hands with everyone you meet
B. correct
C. quite right
D. wonderful
B. has less emotion than people of other nationalities
C. finds it easy to express his emotion
D. likes to have a joke with strangers
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