MillionsofAmericansreturnfromlong-distancetripsbyair,buttheirluggagedoesn'talwayscomehomewiththem.Airlineidentificationtags(标签)cancomeloose,andthebagsgowho-knows-where.Andpassengersleaveallkindsofthingsonplanes.
Theairlinescollecttheitemsand,for90days,attempttofindtheirowners.Theydon'tkeepthem,sincethey'renotinthewarehousebusiness.Andbylaw,theycannotsellthebags,becausetheairlinesmightbetemptedtodeliberatelymisplaceluggage.
Soonceinsurancecompanieshavepaidforlostbagsandtheircontents,andtheynolongerbelongtopassengers,auniquestoreinthelittletownofScottsboro,Alabama,buysthem.The"UnclaimedBaggageCenter,"issopopularthatthebuilding,whichissetuplikeadepartmentstore,isthenumber-onetouristattractioninallofAlabama.Morethanonemillionvisitorsstopineachyearandtakeoneofthestore'sshoppingcartsonahuntfortreasures.
Eachday,clerksbringout7,000newitems,andveteran(老练的)shoppersrushtopawoverthem.Youcanfindeverythingfrompreciousjewelstohockeysticks,best-sellingnovels,leatherjackets,taperecorders,surfboards,evenhalf-usedtubesoftoothpaste.
Thestore'sownlaundrywashesorcleansalltheclothesfoundinluggage,thensellsthem.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterhasfoundguns,illegaldrugsandevenaliverattlesnake.
Thestorehasalittlemuseumwheresomeofitsmostunusualacquisitions(获得物)havebeenpreserved.Theyincludehighlandbagpipes,aburialmaskfromanEgyptianpharaoh'stomb,andamedievalsuitofarmor.
Statisticsindicatethatlessthanone-halfofonepercentofluggagecheckedonU.S.carriersispermanentlylostandavailabletothestore.
26.Paragraph1showsthatmanypassengerslosetheirluggagebecause___.
A.theyareforgetful
B.theyareinahurry
C.thereisnolostandfoundofficeinmanyairports
D.theownersofsomeluggagecan'tbeidentified
27.Thereasonwhytheairlinescannotsellthebagsisthat___.
A.theyhavetofindtheowners
B.theyarelikelytomakeaprofitonthebagsonpurpose
C.somebagsareexpensive
D.theyhavetokeepthebagsasl