安徽蚌埠市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）基础练习题（6）含答案【2016模拟题】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。OnSunday,August24th,comicbookloversacrosstheworldheldtheirbreathtowatchhowmuchcrazycollectorswouldpayforarareSupermancomicbook.Thoughbids(出价)abovetheinitialaskingpriceof1milliondollarshadbeencomingingraduallysincethecopywasplacedontheauctionsite(拍卖网站)eBayonJuly14th,thingsreallystartedtoheatupduringthefinalminuteswhenthepricejumpedfrom$2.5to$2.6andthen$2.7million,beforeshootinguptounbelievable3,207,852dollars!ThisofcoursewasnoordinarySupermancomicbook,butaneditionoftheextremelysought-after(很吃香地)No.1ofActionComicsseries—thefirstpublicationofthesuperherothatwasbornfromthecreativemindsofteenagersJoeShusterandJerrySiegel.ThoughActionComicsNo.1,whichdepictedadiaper-cladbabySupermanliftingfurniture,hadaprintrunof200,000copies,onlyabout100areknowntoexisttoday.Whiletherarityiscertainlyareasonforthehighprice,StephenFisher,CEOofComicConnect.com,thinksitalsohasalottodowiththefactthatSupermanwastheworld’sfirstsuperhero!Evenso,noneofthecopieshavebeenabletofetch(售得)asmuchasthemostrecentone,simplybecausetheyhavenotbeenaswell-preserved.Gradedarare9outof10byCGC,athirdpartygradingserviceforcomicbooks,thebookisthehighestratedcopyofActionComicsNo.1sofar.AccordingtoCGCofficials,the76-year-oldcomicbooklooksandfeelsasthoughithasjustcomeoffthenewsstand(报摊).Thatisnotsurprisinggiventhattheoriginalowner,aVirginianmanwhoboughtthebookforonly10centsin1938,hadcarefullytuckeditaway(藏起来)inawoodenboxforfourdecades.Fortunately,whenhepassedaway,thebookwasboughtbyastringofcollectorswhoallrealizeditwasararetreasurethatneededtobelookedafter.Beforethis,thehighestpricepaidforanActionComicsNo.1hadbeen$2millionforacopysoldbyHollywoodactorNicholasCagein2011.Ironically,thetwoteenagersresponsibleforcreatingSupermanreceivedjust130dollarswhentheysoldtherightstothesuperherotocomicbookpublisherDetectiveComicsin1938.12.WhentheSupermancomicbookwasplacedoneBayonJuly14th,.A.itattractednoattentionatallB.thingsstartedtoheatupimmediately