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高三英语阅读（九）ARobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger(伪造者),wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1838andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.Atfirstheprospered(繁荣)bysellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionofearlyU.SAutographs(亲笔签名).Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection,hesenthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsaleandcirculation.Forgershaveahardtimesellingproducts.Aforgercan’tapproacharespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbookstousetheagedpaperofthetitlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.InSpring’stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,BritainwasstillfondoftheSouthernstates,soSpringinventedarespectableyoungladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscripts(手稿)belongingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringfromdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.1．WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?A．TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.B．Therewaslesschanceofbeingdetectedthere.C．BritainwasSpring’sbirthplace.D．ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.2．AftertheCivilWar,therewasagreatdemandinBritainfor.A．SouthernfalseautographsB．SouthernmanuscriptsandlettersC．signaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinD．CivilWarbattleplans3．Accordingtothepassage,forgeriesareusuallysoldto.A．sharp-eyedexpertsB．bookdealersC．personswhoaren’texpertsD．ownersofoldbooks4．WhowasMissFannyJackson?A．TheonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson.B．Alittle-knowngirlwhosoldherfather’spaperstoRobertSpring.C．RobertSpring’sdaughter.D．AnimaginarypersoncreatedbySpring.BTwoweeksaftertheopeningceremony,theGamesareover.Thelastofthethreehundredgoldmedalshasbeenawardedandtheflagsofthewinnershavebeenraisedforthelasttime.Thefinaleventistheclosingceremony.Itisasadoccasionbecausetheextremeexcitementisover,anditwillnothappenagainforfouryears.Thosewhohavemadefriendswillhavetosaygoodbye,perhapsforever.Itisalsoahappyoccasionbecausethecompetitionisoverandtheathletescanreallyshowtheirfriendshipforoneanother.Theclosingceremonyisratherliketheopening.ButnowtheOlympicflamegoesoutandtheOlympicflag,withitsfiverings,islowered.ThepersonwhoclosestheGamescallsupontheyouthoftheworldtomeetagaininfouryears’time.ThescoreboardlightsupwiththenameofthecityforthenextGamesandthebandstartstoplay.Thecelebrationstarts.Alltheathletestrytobeattheclosingceremony.Theyhaveforgottenalltheirfearsandworries.Itdoesnotmatterwhethertheyhavedonewellornot.Alltheteamswalkroundthestadiumtogether.EverybodyintheVillageclearsupandgetsreadytoleave.Everyoneishuntingforlocalproducts.People.Exchangetracksuits,hats,runningvestsandsoon.Thereisalastchancetotakephotographsandgetaddressesofnewfriends.Theneachteamstartsitsjourneyhome.5．Attheclosingceremony,itisfoundthat.A．allarecalledontomeetagaininfouryears’timeB．nomusicisneededC．thenameofthecityforthenextGamesisshownD．theOlympicflameistakenoutofthestadium6．Whatcanweinferabouttheathletesfromthepassage?A．Allofthemarenotpresentattheclosingceremony.B．Theyareonlycompetitorsratherthanfriends.C．Theycanneverhelpworryingaboutlosingthegames.D．Theyexchangeclothesforfun.7．Theunderlinedphrase“clearsup”inthelastparagraphmeans.A．packsupB．goesawayC．makesclearD．doesthecleaning8．Fromthepassageitcanbelearntthattheclosingceremonyisprobably.A．asadoccasionbecausealltheexcitingcompetitionsareoverB．ahappyoccasionbecausetheathletescanmakenewfriendsC．asadandahappyoccasionatthesametimeD．neithersadnorhappybecauseitwillhappenagaininfouryears’timeCAhigherreadingrate,withnolossofcomprehension,willhelpyouinothersubjectsaswellasinEnglish,andthegeneralprinciplesapplytoanylanguage.Naturally,youwillnotreadeverybookatthesamespeed.Youwouldexpecttoreadanewspaper,forexample,muchmorerapidlythanaphysicsoreconomicstextbook–butyoucanraiseyouraveragereadingspeedoverthewholerangeofmaterialsyouwishtocoversothatthepercentagegainedwillbethesamewhateverkindofreadingyouareconcernedwith.Thereadingpassageswhichfollowareallofanaveragelevelofdifficultyforyourstageofinstruction.Theyareallaboutfivehundredwordslong.Theyareabouttopicsofgeneralinterestwhichdonotrequireagreatdealofspecializedknowledge.Thustheyfallbetweenthekindofreadingyoumightfindinyourtextbooksandthemuchlessdemandingkindyouwillfindinanewspaperorlightnovel.IfyoureadthiskindofEnglish,withunderstandingatfourhundredwordsperminute,youmightskim(浏览)throughanewspaperatperhaps650–700,whilewithadifficulttextbookyoumightdroptotwohundredortwohundredandfifty.PerhapsyouwouldliketoknowwhatreadingspeedsarecommonamongnativeEnglish-speakinguniversitystudentsandhowthosespeedscanbeimproved.TestsinMinnesota,U.S.A,forexample,haveshownthatstudentswi