Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely act of stealing or an even cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—homing pigeons !
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however,  may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoids not only collecting money but also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an advertisement in the newspaper asking for help.
The thought is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars–seems too little for a car worth many times more.
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.
【小题1】After the car owner received a phone call, he _______.

Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch．But he is in for an unwelcome surprise．The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer, and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again．

The idea goes like this．A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS （全球定位系统） satellite positioning receiver．If the car is stolen, a coded （编码的） cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted．

In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves．“The_pattern_of_vehicle_crime_has_changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert．He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools．But only if the car is more than 10 years old．

Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code sent out by the ignition （点火） key．In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997．

But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys．And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system．

If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen．The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal．

Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit．

The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to ________．

       A．prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner

       B．help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief

       C．prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops

       D．allow the car to lock automatically when stolen

By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”, Martyn Randall suggests that ________．

       A．it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing

       B．self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft

       C．the thief has to make use of computer technology

       D．the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old

________ is necessary in making a modern car tougher to steal．

       A．A coded ignition key          B．A unique ID card

       C．A special cellphone signal         D．A GPS satellite positioning receiver

The operations centre will first ________ after receiving an alarm．

       A．start the tracking system  B．contact the car owner

       C．block the car engine D．locate the missing car

The thief used a ladder that had been ______ by some workmen, and climbed over the wall.

A. left aside    B. left behind      C. left off        D. left alone

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1. If you take away 3 from 8, 5 _____ (剩下).                             1.         
2. We’ve just bought a big house and need some new _____ (家具).                             2.         
3. It is no use _____ (后悔) what you have done.                                                 3.         
4. It was so cold that many wild animals were_____ (冻) to death.                        4.         
5. This is not the _____ (原创) picture, but just a copy of it.                                 5.         
6. December is the _____ (第十二) month of the year.                                         6.         
7. I’m _____ (好奇的) to know what she said.                                                  7.         
8. They are now living _____ (分开).                                                                 8.         
9. She _____ (提醒) me that I hadn’t written to Mother.                                       9.         
10. Taking morning exercise can make people much _____ (健康).                        10.         
11. He’s _____ (明显) a man of very high intelligence.                                        11.         
12. Not all of the _____ (屋顶) of the houses in this area are flat.                          12.         
13. We apologize for the late_____ (到达) of the train.                                        13.         
14. _____ (比较) to many women, she is indeed very fortunate.                                   14.         
15. He is about five feet in _____ (高度).                                                           15.         
16. If you are all sitting _____ (舒服), then I’ll begin.                                                16.         
17. She is making _____ (准备) for her marriage.                                               17.         
18. John _____ (复习) his notes before going to bed.                                                  18.         
19. She is famous, both at home and _____ (国外).                                             19.         
20. The thief spoke in a low voice, _____ (承认) he had stolen the money.                     20.         

Mr. Backer is a kind-hearted man. Once he gave some food to a poor woman . Mr White, the boss of the restaurant, found it and became angry. He often gave the leftovers(剩饭菜) to  some poor workers. Mr. Backers lost his work for it. It was difficult for him to find work in the small country though he was an able cook. The war made all stop. Children couldn't go  to school, most shops were closed, even some farmers were  hungry. Some people were made to leave their houses and they had to find the safe places. It was an autumn night. Mr Backer  hadn't any food to eat and went to bed, but he couldn't fall asleep, because he was very hungry . suddenly he heard a noise in  his room. He saw a man looking for something useful there. He said nothing and watched it carefully. At last the man took a few old clothes out of a broken paper box and took them away. He got up from his bed quickly and followed him gently(文雅地), with his quilt on his back. The man didn't find him and went into a small and wet house. Mr. Backer also went in and saw there was nothing in the room. The thief(贼) saw him and was surprised. He asked, “What did you come here for?” “You have carried my things here,” said Mr. Backer. “I have to move here, too!”   
【小题1】Mr White sent Mr. Backer away because            .