50．The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to　 　.

A．the car thief who stays at home　 　　　　　　　 B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

C．one of the policemen in Changwa　 　 　　　　　 D．the owner of the pigeons

49．After the car owner received a phone call. He

A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

C．sent some money to the thief by mail　　　　　　 D．told the press about it

48.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“Enter the Red Hat Society-a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.”可判断出她们参加这个组织的目的是获得乐趣和爱。

第6题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷Ⅱ(不含听力卷))

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (诈骗). Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds-horning 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 face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but 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 ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory 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 .

47.解析：这是一道细节题。从倒数第二段“Ellen Cooper，who founded the Read Hat Society in 1998”可知，Ellen Cooper创建了这个组织。

46.解析：这是一道推断题。根据这篇短文的内容可推断出这个组织的成员相信男女平等。

45.解析：这是一道细节推断题。第三段“But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers，and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.”说明她们想过一种新的生活。

44.解析：这是一道猜义题。根据其定语“of the 7－year－old Red Hat Society”可猜测出这个词的意思是“某个组织的一个分部”。

48．Women join the Red Hat Society because　 　.

A．they want to stay young　　　 　　 B．they would like to appear more attractive

C．they would like to have fun and live for themselves

D．they want to be more like their parents

答案 44.A45.D46.C47.B48.C

47．Who set up the Red Hat Society ?

A．Emily Cornette .　 B．Ellen Cooper .　 　 C．Jenny Joseph .　 D．Joe Heywood .

46．It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are　 　.

A．interested in raising money for social work

B．programmers who can plan well for their future

C．believers in equality between men and women

D．good at cooking big meals and taking care of others