题目
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 writing 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 soiling 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.
Robert Spring spent 15 years
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.as a respectable seller
第1题
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.as a respectable seller
第2题
A.The speaker “I”.
B.The neighbor.
C.The speaker “I” and his neighbor.
D.Robert Frost.
第3题
Who was Miss Fanny Jackson? 查看材料
A.The only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson.
B.A little known girl who sold her father" s letters to Robert Spring.
C.Robert Spring" s daughter.
D.An imaginary person created by Spring.
第4题
根据以下材料回答题
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to makehis living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans.Spring was born in Englandin 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore.At first he made some money byselling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名 ).Discovering his ability atcopying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin andwrite them on the title pages of old books.To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent hisworks to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time selling their products.A forger can&39; t go to a respectable buyerbut must deal with people who don&39; t have much knowledge in the field.Forgers have many waysto make their works look real.For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the titlepage, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re-spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson.
For several years Miss Fanny&39; s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong-ing to her famous father.Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand.All this activity didnot prevent Spring dying in poverty.
Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? 查看材料
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.
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