In theory, the public's best chance of coming out ahead is in the sale rooms. They may be very famous, such as Sotheby's, Christies or Phillip's or lively provincial firms like Hobbs and Bath. Bidding is rapid and the auctioneer will try and process as many as 140 lots an hour. Given the pressure and the tensions, it's more than sensible to view the items to be sold in advance, either the previous day or before the sale begins. Then is the time to decide how far you are prepared to go and not to decide in the heat of battle.
11. The joke is told to __B__.
A) reveal the nature of the trade of auction
B) play a trick on the antique dealers
C) show that antique dealers often act against the law
D) show that antique dealers can find antique anywhere
12. It is NOT mentioned that antique collectors will remember __D__.
A) the money they spent on a favorite collection item
B) from whom they bought the item
C) the weather of the day the deal was made
D) the history of the item
13. The numbers" in the third paragraph refers to the numbers of __C__.
A) auction every day
B) antique dealers
C) antique shops
D) antique collectors
14. To make a right decision, it is suggested __A__ .
A) to have a look at the items to be sold before the auction
B) not to hesitate to bid at the auction
C) to relax oneself the day before the sale begins
D) to arrive on time and choose a good seat
15. The atmosphere in sales room is _A___.
A) fast-paced
B) casual
C) harmonious
D) agreeable
三、词汇与语法
1、___B___ did he know what had happened during the two months when he was away.
A：A little
B：Little
C：A few
D：Few
2、Standing under a big tree to ___A____ getting wet in a rain is not a good choice. This is especially true when it is the thunderstorm reason.
A：avoid
B：keep
C：stop
D：drop
3、While ___B_____ for the bus at the bus station, I met an old friend of mine whom I haven't seen for 10 years.
A：being waited
B：waiting
D：waited
4、She has been working hard day and night during these years ___A____ she could pay for the lost necklace.
A：in order that
B：as long as
C：the moment
D：because
5、When the girls saw the funny man, they couldn't __A__ laughing.
A：keep from
B：keep on
C：keep away
D：keep at C：having waited
四、完型填空
1、 Memory is very important in our life. A good memory is a great help for learning a language. Everybody learns ___1___ own language by keeping in mind what he hears when he is a small child. Some children like those who ___2___ abroad with their ___3___, seem to learn two languages easily
as they do one. In school, it's not easy for pupils ___4__ a second language because they have very ___5___ time for it. Memory is like a diary that we keep every day.
(1)、 D
A：live
B：little
C：parents
D：his
E：to learn
(2)、 A
A：live
B：little
C：parents
D：his
E：to learn
(3)、 C
A：live
B：little
C：parents
D：his
E：to learn
(4)、 E
A：live
B：little
C：parents
D：his
E：to learn
(5)、 B
A：live
B：little
C：parents
D：his
E：to learn
五、英译汉
1、Not all Americans are interested in sports, of course.
当然不是所有的美国人都对运动感兴趣。
2、I think the picture shows us how fruit is necessary to life.
我认为这个图片向我们展示了水果对我们的生活是多么的必要
3、Jenny is fond of reading and often borrows books from the city library.
珍妮很喜欢阅读，所以她经常从图书馆借一些书回来
六、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。
1.从事体育运动有哪些好处； 2.你常做的体育运动。
Physical Exercise
I am a person who love sports very much. Every day to work I was riding a bike, I think sports can exercise my body makes me more healthy, can cultivate people's sentiments, let more wide field of vision, I think is very comfortable. After work, occasionally playing basketball, skating and other holidays I often go travelling with friends, sports make me happy!