2017年公共英语二级短文阅读试题及答案
第26题单选修改
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A.Traffic Safety
B.Be Careful
C.How to Drive a Car
D.A Traffic Accident
参考答案：A
参考解析：A【解析】主旨大意题。题干的意思是“本篇文章的最佳题目是?”根据全文大意，应该选交通安全，其他均不符合文意。故选A。
第27题单选修改
阅读下列短文,回答{TSE}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 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 re- spectable 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 belong- ing to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.
{TS} Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
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.
参考答案：B
参考解析：参考译文
罗伯特·斯普林，一个l9世纪的伪造者，他擅长摹仿别人的签名，并以出售假的美国名人的签名为生，长达l5年。斯普林1813年出生在英国，1858年来到费城并在那里开了一家书店。最初他靠出售一些他收集的早期美国名人的亲笔签名赚了一些钱。在发现了自己善于模仿别人的笔迹之后，他开始模仿乔治·华盛顿和本杰明·富兰克林的签名并把他们写在旧书籍的扉页上。为了避免可能被发现，他把他的伪造品卖向英国和加拿大。
伪造者在出售他们的产品时都比较困难。伪造者不能与一个体面、正派的买主打交道，只能与那些对此了解甚少的人做交易。伪造者有许多办法让他们的作品看起来十分逼真.例如，他们购买旧书并用有年月的纸张作扉页，同时也对纸张和墨水进行化学处理。
美国内战结束后，英国仍然对南方各州很友好。因此，斯普林虚构了一个令人尊敬的女士樊尼·杰克逊小姐，她是“石墙”杰克逊将军的独生女儿。几年间樊尼小姐因经济问题被迫出售了大量属于她父亲的书信。斯普林不得不努力工作以满足需求。但这些努力并没有阻止斯普林在贫困中死去。
答案及解析
B【解析】事实细节题。从文章第一段最后一句，To reduce thechance of being discovered，he sent his works to England and Cana—da 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。
第28题单选修改
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
参考答案：C
参考解析：C【解析】事实细节题。从文章第一段第一句，Robert Spring….make his living for l5 years by selling false signatures of famousAmericans.可知，他l5年来一直是靠模仿名人签名来维生的。
第29题单选修改
According to the passage, forgers are usually sold to_________
A.experts
B.persons who aren' t experts
C.book sellers
D.owners of old books
参考答案：B
参考解析：B【解析】事实细节题。从文章第二段A forger call’t go to a respect—able buyer but must deal with people who don’t have much know—ledge in the field.可知，那些伪造者只有将伪造的东西卖给那些外行的人。所以正确的答案为8。
第30题单选修改
Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
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.
参考答案：D
参考解析：D【解析】推理判断题。从文章第三段，Spring invented a respectablelady known as Miss Fanny Jackson...可知，这个人物是他虚构出来的，并不是真实的。所以正确的答案为D。
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