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 bangs a small hammer on a table at which he
stands. This is often set on a raised platform called a rostrum. The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auctio, meaning "increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war; these sales were called sub basra, meaning "under the spear", a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods A. because they took place at night B. as a signal for the crowd to gather C. to keep the auctioneer warm D. to limit the time when offers could be made [单项选择]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 bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform called a rostrum.
The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auctio, meaning "increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war; these sales were called sub basra, meaning "under the spear", a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth 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. P A. to keep the price in the auction room low B. to allow one dealer only to make a profit C. to increase the auctioneer’s profit D. to help the auctioneer 我来回答: 提交
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