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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

Ⅰ. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 我希望尽快收到你的照片。(hope)

2. 多吃蔬菜和水果有益健康。(good)

3. 今天下午我没空，我和牙医有约。(appointment)

4. 你最好乘出租车去电影节的开幕式，不然就要迟到了。(or)

5. 这款手机样式新颖、携带方面，深受年轻人的欢迎。(popular)

6. 他进公司后不久就独立完成了一项艰巨的任务，同事们对他刮目相看。(so)

Ⅱ. Guided Writing

Directions: write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

古人云：“天生我材必有用”(There must be a use for my talent.)请你描述你生活中的一件事，说明人各有所长，无论才能大小都能成为有用的人。

2017年高考英语真题参考答案

I. Listening Comprehension

1—5 DCCAB 6—10 DBDAB 11—16 BCDAAC

17. Colley/COLLEY 18. international 19. July 20. 675 21. measure and mix

22. mechanic 23. 24 hours 24. out of work/unemployed/dismissed/fired/jobless

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

25—29 BDCDA 30—34 BCBAB 35—39 CADCA

40—44 DABDC

Ⅲ. Cloze

45—49 AADCA 50—54 BDCAB

55—59 BACCB 60—64 DBADC

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension

65—69 DCDBA 70—74 BDDAC

75—79 BCBAB 80—84 EDACF

第Ⅱ卷

Ⅰ.翻译

1. I hope (that) I can/ will receive your photo(s) as soon as possible./I hope to receive your photo(s) as soon as possible.

2. Eating/Having more vegetables and fruit(s) does good to / is good for one’s health.

3. I’m not free/ available this afternoon because I have/ have made an appointment with my dentist.

4. You’d better go to the opening ceremony of the Film Festival by taxi, or you’ll be late.

5. The mobile phone is fashionable/modern in style and convenient to carry, so it is very popular with the young/ young people/ youngsters.