公共英语考试

【单选题】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 famousAmericans. Spring was born inEngland 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 andBen Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works toEngland andCanada 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 theCivil 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 inEngland andCanada
A、There was a greater demand there than inAmeric
A、

B、There was less chance of being discovered there.

C、Britain was Spring’s birthplace.
D．The prices were higher inEngland andCanad
A、

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[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 Canada 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。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>