首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者) , did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling fals
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者) , did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling fals
admin
2023-03-13
77
问题
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者) , did well in his job 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 real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and write them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger can’t go to 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 aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’ s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.
Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
选项
A、There was a greater demand there than in America.
B、There was less chance of being discovered there.
C、Britain was Spring’ s birthplace.
D、The prices were higher in England and Canada.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。从文章第一段最后一句,To reduce the chance of being discovered,he sent his works to England and Cana-da for sale.可知,为了防止被发现,他只有将伪造的签名卖往外地。所以正确的答案为B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/N70D777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语二级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语二级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Countriesmustcreativelycomplementtheuseoffossilfuelsandrenewableenergyintheinterimpendingwhenrenewableenergyc
ManyAmericanshavebeenfeedingababyaspirinonceaday,believingitwouldprotectthemfromaheartattack,astroke,ande
Peoplewhousuallychowdownonchillipeppersmayliveforlongerandhaveasignificantlyreducedriskofdyingfromcardiovas
Iftheonlineserviceisfreethenyouaretheproduct,technicianssay.GoogleandFacebookmakea【C1】________collectingperson
Iftheonlineserviceisfreethenyouaretheproduct,technicianssay.GoogleandFacebookmakea【C1】________collectingperson
Acandlelitdinnerworkswondersforromance.Nowscientistssayitcouldalsobegoodforyourheart.Breathingincandlesmoke
Acandlelitdinnerworkswondersforromance.Nowscientistssayitcouldalsobegoodforyourheart.Breathingincandlesmoke
Howshouldwetellthestoryofthedigitalcentury,nowtwodecadesold?Wecouldfocus,asjournalistsdo,onthedestruction
Musiccomesinmanyforms;mostcountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.【C1】________theturnofthecenturywhenjazz(爵士乐)wasborn
OneafternoonIwassittingatmyfavoritetableinarestaurant,waitingforthefoodIhadordered.SuddenlyI【C1】________that
随机试题
关于出版物消费过程的文化性,说法错误的是()。
雕塑作品:米开朗琪罗《晨》、《暮》、《昼》、《夜》
下列属于药物制剂的是
老年男性,进行性黄疸2个月伴中上腹持续性疼痛,夜间平卧时明显,消瘦。查体:慢性消耗性病容,皮肤巩膜黄染,腹平坦。脐上偏右深压痛,Courvoisier征阳性,未及异常包块。该患者诊断首先考虑
(2006年)一跨度为l的简支架,若仅承受一个集中力P,当P在梁上任意移动时,梁内产生的最大剪力Qmax和最大弯矩Mmax分别满足()。
某建设期为2年的建设项目,第1年贷款300万元,第2年贷款400万元,贷款年利率为10%。则该项目建设期利息为()万元。
我国对外贸易货物运输最常采用的运输方式是()。
[2012]下列做法中,可以提高审计程序的不可预见性的有()。
“风雨送春归,飞雪迎春到。已是悬崖百丈冰,犹有花枝俏。俏也不争春,只把春来报。待到山花烂漫时,她在丛中笑。”这首《卜算子?咏梅》是______的作品。
打开工作簿文件EXCEL.XLSX:(1)将Sheet1工作表的A1:E1单元格合并为一个单元格,内容水平居中;计算各职称所占教师总人数的百分比(百分比型,保留小数点后2位),计算各职称出国人数占该职称人数的百分比(百分比型,保留小数点后2位);利用条件格
最新回复
(
0
)