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On 17 November 2007 a man was jailed for producing works of art. Why? Because the sculptures and artefacts Shaun Greenhalgh made were fakes: fakes that had conned museums and galleries out of over t500,000.
Shaun had left school with no qualifications, but tried his hand at a wide range of crafts-from watercolor painting to sculpture. The young Greenhalgh hoped to make it as an artist himself. His pieces were not admired, however, and he turned to forgery. He ended up creating a cottage industry in his garden shed, with the help of his family.
If the son had a talent for art, his father, George, had the gift of the gab and approached potential buyers. He came up with detailed stories about how he found artworks which had been lost for generations. In 2003, they sold a 50cm statue called the 'Amarna Princess' to Bolton Museum. George claimed his own grandfather had bought it at an auction in 1892 at an aristocrat's home, and had papers which appeared to back up his story.
After talking to art experts, the museum paid more than f400,000 for the statue. The successful scam made the forgers grow bolder. But when they approached the British Museum with some more fake artefacts, an expert spotted mistakes and tipped off the police.
After 18 months of investigations, the police knocked at the family's door. They were surprised by the Greenhalgh's humble home. Where were the riches of successful criminals? The police concluded that Shaun was motivated by “a resentment of the art market”and by a desire to deceive art experts, rather than by money.
But how did he manage to fool so many experts? Irvin Finkel from the British
Museum says the family produced things that“in a way we were looking for already” .
So when experts saw them they wanted to embrace these apparently long-lost treasures.
1.Why was Shaun Greenhalgh jailed?
A.Because he swindled money with forgeries.
B.Because he stole works of art from museums.
C.Because he stole f500,000 from galleries.
D.Because he smuggled and sold cultural relics.
2.Why was the British Museum suspicious of Shaun Greenhalgh?
A.Because the papers of Greenhalgh's artwork were wrong.
B.Because the story that Greenhalgh said was ridiculous.
C.Because an art expert spotted a mistake on the artwork
D.Because the British Museum had the authentic artwork.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Shaun Greenhalgh left school with no qualifications.
B.Shaun Greenhalgh was good at convincing people.
C.Shaun Greenhalgh's criminal motive was not money.
D.Shaun Greenhalgh's works of art were not admired.
1.A【解析】year根据第一段可知肖恩 ·格林哈尔因制作赝品入狱，这些赝品骗走了博物馆和画廊超过50万英镑。即因为他伪造赝品骗钱而入狱，故选A。
2.C 【解析】根据第四段中But when they approached the British Museum with some more fake artefacts, an expert spotted mistakes and tipped off the police.但当他们带着更多的假文物来到大英博物馆时， 一位专家发现了错误，并向警方报告。故大英博物馆怀疑肖恩·格林哈尔是因为一位专家在艺术品上发现了一个错误。故选C.
3.B 【解析】根据第二段第一句Shaun had left school with no qualifications,可知A项表述正确。根据第二段中His pieces were not admired, however, and he turned to forgery.可知D项表述正确。以及根据倒数第二段中The police concluded that Shaun was motivated by“a resentment of the art market”and by a desire to deceive art experts, rather than by money.可知肖恩 ·格林哈尔的犯罪动机不是钱，故C 项 表述正确。根据第三段中If the son had a talent for art, his father, George, had the git of the gab and approached potential buyers. He came up with detailed stories about how he found artworks which had been lost for generations.可知是他的父亲乔治 (George)能说会道，善于说服别人，而不是肖恩·格林哈尔本人，故B项表述错误。
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