单选题 Here is a poster on a middle school website.
Going, Going, Gone !
The Haynes Middle School Parent Teacher Organization
ifivites you to attend our latest fund (基金) -raiser,
The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction (拍卖) !
Saturday, May 10
6:00 pm--ll:00 pm
in the school hall
6:00 pm--6:30 pm: All items for auction are previewed.
6:30 pm--7:00 pm: Silent auction begins.
7:00 pm--7: 30 pm: Highest bidders (出价人) from silent auction are determined.
7:30 pm--Il:00 pm: Main auction begins.
Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $ 5.00 to $ 30.00.
Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:
◆ Airline tickets to a place of your choice
◆ Weekend getaways at first-class hotels
◆ Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game
◆ $ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons
◆ Theater tickets to The Merchant of Venice
Don't miss the boat ! Book your tickets today. Last year, tickets sold out in five days ! Tick
ets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. $15.00 per person. All the money from the auction
will be given to the Haynes School computer laboratory.

单选题 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being up for bid at the auction ?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。题目考查对文章细节的理解。由文中Items up for bid in the main auction include the following：Airline tickets to a place of your choice...可找出B、C、D项，故选A。

单选题 The more items that are given or bought for auction,______.

A、 the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction
B、 the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
C、 the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
D、 the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

单选题 Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year's auction?

A、 The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.
B、 All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.
C、 More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.
D、 Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。题目询问本年拍卖会上最可能发生的事。本文倒数第四行提到“Last year，tickets sold out in five days”，这一句暗示入场券将在一周之内售完。

单选题 The phrase "first-come, first-served" tells you that______.

A、 people can buy the tickets on the first day only
B、 the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge
C、 food and drink will be served at the auction
D、 tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 词语释义题。题目考查“first-come，first-served”的意义；文章最后一段“Tickets are sold on a first-come，first-served basis”告诉我们按到的先后顺序售票。