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    Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造签字者), 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 made some money by selling his small but genuine of early U.S. autographs (亲笔签字). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ban Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To make less the chance of detection(发觉), he sent his forgeries (伪造物) to England and Canada for sale and circulation(销售).

    Forgers have a hard time selling their 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 buys 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 economic problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts 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．Why did spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? ______.

[　　]

A．There was a greater demand there than in America

B．There was less chance of being detected there

C．Britain was Spring’s birthplace

D．The price were higher in England and Canada

2．After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for ______.

[　　]

A．Southern money

B．signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

C．Southern manuscripts and letters

D．Civil War battle plans

3．Robert Spring spent 15 years ______.

[　　]

A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia

B．corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson

C．as a forger

D．as a respectable dealer

4．According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ______.

[　　]

A．sharp-eyed experts

B．persons who aren’t experts

C．book dealers

D．owner of old books

5．Who was Miss Fanny Jackson? ______.

[　　]

A．The only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson

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

阅读理解

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 ________.

[　　]

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?

[　　]

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 ________.

[　　]

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 ________.

[　　]

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 ________.

[　　]

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

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Robert Spring, a 19th-century forger, 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 real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名).

　　Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, 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 being discovered, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation.

　　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 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 money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts 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(贫穷), leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals(原作).

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

[　　]

A．Because there was a greater demand there than in America.

B．Because there was less chance of being discovered there.

C．Because Britain was Spring's birthplace.

D．Because the prices were higher in England and Canada.

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

[　　]

A．Southern money

B．signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

C．Southern manuscripts and letters

D．Civil War battle plans

3．Robert Spring spent 15 years ________.

[　　]

A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia

B．corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson

C．as a forger

D．as a respectable dealer

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

[　　]

A．sharp-eyed experts

B．persons who aren't experts

C．book dealers

D．owners of old books

5．Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?

[　　]

A．The only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson.

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.

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (伪造签字者), was as 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 make some money by selling his small but genuine of early U.S. autographs (亲笔签字). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ban Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To make less the chance of detection (发觉), he sent his forgeries (伪造物) to England and Canada for sale and circulation (销售).
Forgers have a hard time selling their 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 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 economic problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts 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-eye experts the difficult task of separating this forgeries from the originals.
【小题1】Why did Spring sell his autographs in England and Canada?