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his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived
in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he became rich by selling his small but real collection of
early U.S. autographs (手稿). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of
George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance
of detection (察觉), he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't deal with a respectable buyer but 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 treat 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 maiden 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). 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.
B. There was less chance of being detected there.
C. Britain was Spring's birthplace.
D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.
B. Signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin
C. Southern manuscripts and letters
D. Civil War battle plans
B. persons who aren't experts
C. book dealers
D. owners of old books
B. A little - known girl who sold her father's papers to Robert Spring.
C. Robert Spring's daughter.
D. An imaginary person created by Spring.
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Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (伪造者), was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he succeeded in selling his small but genuine collection of early U. S. signatures. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of being discovered, he sent his forgeries to England for sale.
Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't come near a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the ages paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.
In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so Spring in vented a respectable maiden, lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of “General Stonewall Jackson”. For several years Miss Fanny sold 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．The underlined word “genuine” in the first paragraph most probably means ________.
[ ]
2．Why did Spring sell his false signatures in England?
[ ]
A．There was a greater demand there than in America.
B．It was much safer there.
C．It was Spring birthplace.
D．The prices were higher in England.
3．Spring spent 15 years ________.
[ ]
A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B．writing about Miss Fanny Jackson
C．selling false signatures of famous Americans
D．collecting the early U. S. signatures
4．Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
[ ]
A．The daughter of Genaral Stonewall Jackson.
B．A little girl who sold her father's paper to Spring.
C．Robert Spring's daughter.
D．An imaginary person by Spring.
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Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (伪造者), was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he succeeded in selling his small but genuine collection of early U. S. signatures. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of being discovered, he sent his forgeries to England for sale.
Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't come near a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the ages paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.
In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so Spring in vented a respectable maiden, lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of “General Stonewall Jackson”. For several years Miss Fanny sold 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．The underlined word “genuine” in the first paragraph most probably means ________.
[ ]
2．Why did Spring sell his false signatures in England?
[ ]
A．There was a greater demand there than in America.
B．It was much safer there.
C．It was Spring birthplace.
D．The prices were higher in England.
3．Spring spent 15 years ________.
[ ]
A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B．writing about Miss Fanny Jackson
C．selling false signatures of famous Americans
D．collecting the early U. S. signatures
4．Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
[ ]
A．The daughter of Genaral Stonewall Jackson.
B．A little girl who sold her father's paper to Spring.
C．Robert Spring's daughter.
D．An imaginary person by Spring.
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Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (伪造者), was so good at his profession that hs 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 US autographs (亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting he began imitating the signatures of George Washington and Benjimin 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, Forgers have a hard time selling products. A forger cannot approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways of making their works look real. For example, they buy old books and use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat 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. However, 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.
56. Robert Spring spent 15 years ________.
A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia B. as owners of old books
C. selling real signatures of famous Americans D. as a forger
57. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
A. There was less chance that his forgeries would be discovered there.
B. The prices were much higher in England and Canada.
C. There was a greater demand there than in America
D. Britan was Spring’s birthplace.
58. After the Civil War there was a great demand in Britain for ________
A. Civil War battle plans B. southern manuscripts and letters
C. the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin D. southern money
59. Which of the following about Miss Fanny Jackson is TRUE?
A. She was Robert Spring’s customer.
B. She was an imaginary person created by Spring.
C. She was a little-known girl who sold her father’s papers to make money.
D. She was the only daughter of General Stonewall Jackson.
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