Everyone’s at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction（网上拍卖）.
Buying for Beginners
Sign up on www. eBay. co. uk. Most items (e.g. tables, puters and books) ready for auction will e with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “Buy It Now” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.
If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价) for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish, you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.
How to Pay
Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a check or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.
Selling Made Simple
If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends’ advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.
The big Things in Life
It’s easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collectively sent by deliverymen. Check the ways of delivery before you bid.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?A．How to make payment online.B．Ways of making delivery online.C．Advantages of an online auction system. D．How to use an online-auction system.【小题2】After bidding for an item, a buyer .A．has chances to make higher bidsB．will get what he wants in ten daysC．should make payment immediatelyD．may check its picture and description【小题3】The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is .A．through a local banking systemB．by sending the money to the seller C．by paying the deliveryman directlyD．through an online payment systemD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】主旨大意题。根据第一段的内容，除了“我”自己，人人都上网站购物，于是我了决定也试下。并从下面的内容列出Buying for Beginners，How to Pay，Selling Made Simple等等这是都是介绍如何操作的。
【小题2】细节理解题。从Buying for Beginners的第二段的：“If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价) for you.”可知答案。
【小题3】 细节理解题。从How to Pay的最后一句：“ The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.”可得到答案。