Test 19-【沸腾英语】2024年新高考英语(阅+完+七选五+语法+续写)五项全练

五项全练 高 考 146 Test 19 阅读理解第 部分一 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Auctions ( 拍卖行 ) are everywhere. Here are just a few standouts and some of the areas they specialize in. All have brick-and-mortar ( 实体的 ) sales rooms in addition to online buying. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Headquarters ( 总部 ) : Chicago Founded: 1982 Best bets: contemporary art, jewelry The founder, Leslie Hindman, has been on an expansion kick from her Chicago base and now runs eight offices across the country. Ms. Hindman said that plenty of items sell at her house for around $ 500. As in the auction world generally, jewelry and contemporary art receive lots of attention from bidders ( 出价者 ), and in 2017 a diamond ring sold for $ 97,000. Swann Auction Galleries Headquarters: New York Founded: 1941 Best bets: books, works on paper, African-American art Founded as a rare-book auctioneer, Swann still holds dozens of such sales a year. The president, Nicholas D. Lowry, noted that Swann was the fi rst auction house to sell old photographs, in 1952. The house has also had a department of African-American art for 12 years. Stair Galleries Headquarters: Hudson, N. Y. Founded: 2001 Best bets: English and Continental furniture and paintings, modern and contemporary art Colin Stair, the founder and president, comes from a long line of antiques dealers ( 商 人 ). Stair is frequented by dealers and bargain hunters, and it’s a place to find interesting things like a George. I carved walnut wing armchair, coming up as part of a sale on April 28 and 29. Heritage Auctions Headquarters: Dallas Founded: 1983 Best bets: coins, sports memorabilia, movie posters Test 19 147 With roots in coin auctions, Heritage has grown quite large. But their bread and butter are items that the company president, Greg Rohan, calls “ the kinds of things that everyone has.” “People aren’t buying what were selling for decoration or for resale,” he added. “They’re buying things they absolutely love.” ( ) 1