每天一练:2022年高校英语六级考试试题:第九期
每天一练:2022年高校英语六级考试试题:第九期Section A Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. Robert
:2022: 每天一练年高校英语六级考试试题第九期 SectionAQuestions47to51arebasedonthefollowing passage.RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger,wasso goodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehisliving for15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamous Americans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrived inPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.Atfirsthe prosperedbysellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionof earlyU.S.autographs.Discoveringhisabilityatcopying handwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorge WashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitle pagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection,he senthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsaleand circulation.Forgershaveahardtimesellingtheir products.Aforgercan’tapproacharespectablebuyerbut mustdealwithpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthe field.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal. Forexample,theybuyoldbookstouseagedpaperofthe titlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemical. InSpring’stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,Britainwas 13 第页共页

