24. [答案]D

[解析]推理判断题。Lewis的研究表明中间的孩子不受重视，可以推断出这对他们将来的生活会造成一定的影响。

25. [答案]C

[解析]对错判断题。A原文没有提到，B和D可以用排除法排除。

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26. [答案]A

[解析]细节题。从文章第二段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. 可以选出正确答案。

27. [答案]D

[解析]考点：短语理解题。

28. [答案]B

[解析]文章第三段提到Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. 故正确答案应该选择B。

29. [答案]D

[解析]考点：代词的指代。按照就近原则去找。前面提到Demands for pigeon-delivered money故正确答案应该选择D。

30. [答案]A

[解析]文章第三段提到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. 故正确答案应该选择A。

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31. [答案]B