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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。

　　Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者) , was so good at his profession(职业) that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1838 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered(繁荣) by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S Autographs (亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying hard-writing, he began imitating(模仿) signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection (被发现) , he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation. Forgers have a hard time selling products. A forger can't approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can heat paper and ink with chemicals.

　　In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable young lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General“Stonewall”Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts (手稿) belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

1．Robert Spring spent 15 yeas ________.

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A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia

B．as owners of old books

C．selling real signatures of famous Americans

D．as a forger

2．Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?

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A．There was less chance of being found out there.

B．The prices were higher in England and Canada.

C．There was a greater demand there than in America.

D．Britain was Spring's birthplace.

3．According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ________.

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A．sharp-eyed experts

B．owners of old books

C．people who aren't experts

D．book dealers

4．After the Civil War there was a great demand in Britain for ________.

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A．Civil War battle plans

B．southern manuscripts and letters

C．signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

D．southern money

5．Who was Miss Fanny Jackson? She was ________.

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A．Robert Spring's customer

B．an imaginary person created by Spring

C．a little-known girl who sold her father's papers to make money

D．the only daughter of General Stonewall Jackson

Answer 1

答案：D;A;C;B;B
解析：

1．D　　导解：从短文可知Spring是个职业造假者，他靠出售名人的假签名作品谋生，第一句说他以此生活了15年。 　　2．A　　导解：文中的“to lessen the chance of detection”是关键词组，lessen是“减少”的意思，其他三项与原文意思不符。 　　3．C　　导解：Spring的仿制品卖给谁呢？文中说制假者“与没有太多专业知识的人打交道”，可见不是卖给专家或书商，而是C． 　　4．B　　导解：第二段第一句Britain was still fond of the southern states及下文说他忙得不可开交可知选B． 　　5．B　　导解：文中的Miss Fanny Jackson是个什么人物呢？文中说Spring invented a respectable maiden Miss Fanny，原来是Spring虚构的人物。