单选题 The auctioneer may decide to sell the "lots" out of order because ______.

A、 he sometimes wants to confuse the buyers
B、 he knows from experience that certain people will want to buy certain items
C、 he wants to keep certain people waiting
D、 he wants to reduce the number of buyers

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】从文中第四段中间“The质auctioneer need not begin with Lot Ⅰ…he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested”可看出拍卖师打乱顺序是为了投竞拍人之所好，所以B为正确选项。