PassageTwo(26~30)Taiwanpolicecannotd ecidewhethertotr eatitasanextr emelycleveractofstealingoranevencleverercheat(诈骗).Eitherway,itcouldbetheperfectcrime(犯罪)，becausethecriminalsarebirds-horningpigeons!
Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarback,payupthen.Thecarownerisdirectedtoapark,toldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybag,thepigeonfliesoff。
Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwa.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthief,however,mayinfactbetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind-onethatavoids(避免)notonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplace.PoliceofficerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhasplayedadoubletr ick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcars,heletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplaceanad(启事)inthenewspaperaskingforhelp。
Thetheoryissupportedbythefactthat,sofar,noneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned.Also,theamountofmoneydemanded-under3,000Taiwanesedollars-seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmore。
Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.Andeveniftheystartagain,Chenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.“Wehavemoreimportantthingstodo,”hesaid。
第26题：Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecall,he。
A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarried
B.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinapark
C.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymail
D.toldthepressaboutit
正确答案：A细节题。从文章第二段Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarback,payupthen,thecarownerisdirectedtoapark,toldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybag,thepigeonfliesoff.可以选出正确答案。
