2、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.

 

41.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

42.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.

43.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

44.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.

1、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. 21  you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to  22   down. But relaxation is  23   for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a  24   part of everyday life and there is no way to  25  it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A  26  amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give  27  to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control  28  it can lead to poor performance and  29  health.

The amount of stress a person can bear  30  very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such  31  are obviously chief material for managerial.(管理的) responsibilities. Other people lose heart at first  32  of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in  33 form , we react both physically and mentally. In fact we make a choice between “34  and fight”. And in more ancient days the choices made the  35  between life and death. The crisis we meet today are  36  to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction  37  a long time, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes  38  . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. 39  we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it.

So what do you think of   40  ? What is your way to deal with it?

 

21.A.When 

B.While 

C.Once 

D.As

22.A.slow 

B.calm 

C.get 

D.turn

23.A.unnecessary

B.satisfied 

C.useful 

D.necessary

24.A.physical 

B.natural 

C.hard 

D.terrible

25.A.tolerate 

B.solve 

C.avoid 

D.accept

26.A.sure 

B.certain 

C.large 

D.great

27.A.purpose 

B.resource 

C.influence 

D.instruction

28.A.when  

B.why 

C.that 

D.how

29.A.ill 

B.good 

C.strong 

D.weak

30.A.insists 

B.depends 

C.calls 

D.spends

31.A.patterns 

B.personalities 

C.situations 

D.characters

32.A.glance 

B.view 

C.sight 

D.impression

33.A.whichever 

B.whatever 

C.however 

D.whenever

34.A.peace 

B.fright 

C.pressure 

D.heaviness

35.A.decision 

B.promise 

C.difference 

D.choice

36.A.unlikely 

B.likely 

C.necessary 

D.probable

37.A.continues 

B.lives 

C.stands 

D.lasts

38.A.balanced 

B.injured 

C.endangered 

D.changeable

39.A.Unless 

B.Since 

C.Because 

D.As

40.A.stress 

B.relaxation 

C.ways 

D.exposure

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