試題詳解

48. Which of the following statements from the passage supports the author's conclusion that carrier pigeons sometimes had a dangerous job?
(A) In 1815 an English banker named Nathan Rothschild made his fortune by relying on messages sent to him by carrier pigeons.
(B) Since they could easily be released from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds.
(C) On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers.
(D) Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle, a knobby buildup of skin on the beak.