2. 外语
  3. 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 se

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 se

admin2010-01-10  61
问题 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 prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs. 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, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation.
    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 financial 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.
After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for ______.
选项 A、southern money
B、signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin
C、southern manuscripts and letters
D、Civil War battle plans
答案C
解析 第三段第1句谈到美国内战后英国人仍然对美国南方各州很感兴趣; 第三段的第3句还讲到他必须加倍努力地干，才能满足人们对手稿和书信的要求，从此处可以推断出答案应为C)项
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/zxt7777K
0

大学英语四级

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)