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
2018-04-11
63
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.
Robert Spring spent 15 years________.
选项
A、running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B、writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C、as a forger
D、as a respectable seller
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。从文章第一段第一句,Robert Spring…make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans.可知,他15年来一直是靠模仿名人签名来维生的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/ENrd777K
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
Greenspacefacilities(设施)arecontributingtoanimportantdegreetothequalityofthecityenvironment.Fortunatelyitisno
Whatwillthetwospeakersdofirst?
InAmerica,drivers’educationispartoftheregularhighschoolcurriculum.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighsc
Asmytrainwasn’tduetoleaveforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsomenewspaperstoreadonthejou
Duringthe19thcenturyscientistsfoundthatwhencertainpartsofthebrainwere(36),menlostthe(37)todocertaint
AfewdaysagoIsawainterestingprogramonTV.It76.______wasabouttheproblemofthetrafficincities.Its
Businessesputlotsoftimeandmoneyintonewplans,programsandexcellentemployeeswiththehopethingswillchange.Yet,at
WewerewatchingTVtogether______astrangercamein.
Ononeday,whenIwasatacafein76______HonoluluIsawsailorwatchingabright77______youngwomancarefully.Thewomanl
Ononeday,whenIwasatacafein76______HonoluluIsawsailorwatchingabright77______youngwomancarefully.Thewomanl
随机试题
卫生法律关系由下列哪些要素构成
对于经电缆、管道等方式输送进出口的货物,如水、原油、电力、天然气等,应该由经营人按主管海关的要求,定期向海关申报。()
日收盘价格涨跌幅偏离值的计算公式为( )。
否定教育的等级化、特权化和专制化的教育特征是()
广义的学习指人和动物在生活过程中,凭借经验而产生的行为或行为潜能的相对()。
丁某原系A市B区国家税务局副局长。B区国家税务局在征税过程中,发现管区内个人独资私营企业“腾飞”鞋厂长期偷税漏税,其法定代表人刘某对税务执法人员态度蛮横,既不配合调查,也不承认错误。经查,该企业累计偷税达50余万元人民币。税务执法人员认为刘某已构成刑事犯罪
下列关于综合布线系统的描述中,错误的是()。
在考生文件夹下有一个工程文件sjt3.vbp,其功能是:1)单击“读数据”按钮,则把考生文件夹下in3.dat文件中的100个按升序排列的整数读入到数组a中,同时显示在Text1文本框中;2)单击“查找”按钮,则提示用户输入查找的数,并
HitchhikingWhenIwasinmyteens(十几岁)and20s,hitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcu
Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
最新回复
(
0
)