Question

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (偽造簽字者), was as 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 make some money by selling his small but genuine of early U.S. autographs (親筆簽字). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ban Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To make less the chance of detection (發(fā)覺), he sent his forgeries (偽造物) to England and Canada for sale and circulation (銷售).
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 economic 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-eye experts the difficult task of separating this forgeries from the originals

1. 1.
   Why did Spring sell his autographs in England and Canada?
   1. A.
      There was a greater demand there than in America
   2. B.
      There was less chance of being detected there
   3. C.
      Britain was Spring's birthplace
   4. D.
      The price were higher in England and Canada
2. 2.
   After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for _______
   1. A.
      Southern money
   2. B.
      signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin
   3. C.
      Southern manuscripts and letters
   4. D.
      Civil War battle plans
3. 3.
   Robert Spring spent 15 years _______
   1. A.
      running a bookstore in Philadelphia
   2. B.
      corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson
   3. C.
      as a forger
   4. D.
      as a respectable dealer
4. 4.
   According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to _______
   1. A.
      sharp-eyed experts
   2. B.
      persons who aren't experts
   3. C.
      book dealers
   4. D.
      owner of the old books
5. 5.
   Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
   1. A.
      The only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson
   2. B.
      A little-known girl who sold her father's papers to Robert Spring
   3. C.
      Robert Spring's daughter
   4. D.
      An imaginary person created by Spring

Answer 1

BCCBD
試題分析：本文介紹Robert Spring擅長模仿別人的筆跡，并靠這個謀生的事情。
1.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩行To make less the chance of detection (發(fā)覺), he sent his forgeries (偽造物) to England and Canada for sale and circulation (銷售).說明他這樣做的目的是不讓自己被發(fā)現(xiàn)。故B正確。
2.推理題。根據(jù)第一段5,6行he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ban Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books.說明他模仿的主要是華盛頓和富蘭克林的筆跡。這也說明這兩個人的簽名很受歡迎。故C正確。
3.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第三行he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans.說明C正確。
4.常識題。他買的實際上是假貨，上當?shù)亩际悄切┎欢�行的人或者是一些對這些方面的知識所知很少的人。故B正確。
5.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段2,3行so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson.說明Miss Fanny Jackson是他想象出來的，故D正確。
考點：考查人物傳記類短文
點評：這篇文章考查推理題和句意理解，題目要我們理解有些重點的句子。要求考生有較強的細節(jié)理解能力，也要考生具備一定的常識。