题目内容
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。
WASHINGTON: These days even dead Presidents get facelifts(整容手术). After the reworking of Andrew Jackson, the seventh President two years ago on the $ 20 note, the US Treasury has been at it again.
There has been a flood of calls to the Treasury by members of the public puzzled by the images of Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamiltion on redesigned $ 5 and 10 notes. They look as though they have had plastic surgery.
Lincoln, who was never regarded as much of a looker and certainly wasn't drawn as such on the $ 5 bill that has been printed for the past dozens of years suddenly looks chiseled (轮廓清晰) and fittingly statesmanlike on the new note. He appears to have had his beard trimmed, too; and there is a clear suggestion of a hair transplant.
Alexander Hamilton, who was George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War, looked tired and drawn on the $ 10 bill. Now the furrowed forehead, loose cheeks and pursed (撅起) lips have gone. He has a clear stare, smooth cheeks, a slight smile and a noble nose.
In fact, of course, they have the clever men and women at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to thank for their handsome features. The redesigns were part of a measure to beat counterfeiting (造假) which totaled $ 180 million last year.
Increasingly sophisticated(复杂) copying techniques have caused difficulties for the authorities and the new bills have a number of safety features intended to prevent forgers (伪造者), including watermarks that repeat the face within the portrait.
1．What does “plastic surgery” (Line 3, Para 2) mean?
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A．Some parts of the images have been removed.
B．Some parts of the images have been repaired or replaced.
C．Some parts of the images have been coated with a plastic layer (层).
D．Some parts of the images have been enlarged.
2．Which of the following sentences is not TRUE?
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A．People never consider Lincoln as a good-looking politician even on the previous $ 5 bill.
B．It is the men and women at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who have finished the task.
C．Up till now, three presidents' images on the notes have been reworked.
D．A good many of the pubic have felt puzzled at the images on the redesigned $ 5 and $ 10 notes and called to the Treasury.
3．Why were there such redesigns?
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A．To beat the counterfeiting.
B．To meet the calls of the public.
C．To beautify the notes.
D．To display (展示) the advanced copying techniques.
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