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A【2013届河北省名校俱乐部高三第二次调研】 A pet has become known throughout his neighborhood as “Denis the Evil”after stealing more than one hundred garments from his nearly homes and gardens. The real-life cat burglar has a weakness for stealing and has taken all kinds of things ,which he takes home to his embarrassed owner Lesley Newman, aged 49. Over a crime record of 18 months Denis’s stolen goods include a bath towel, a belt, a football, five paint brushes , a pair of slippers , a shirt, a foll and a pair of gloves. Victims of the two-year-old black and white cat often turn up at Mrs Newman’s home in Luton, when their belongings go missing. The first theft was recorded just a week after he dragged thought the house for the first time. His largest prize is a bath towel which he dragged through the streets and his most expensive is a Fred Perry polo short . On one occasion he stole a woman’s shoes from a garden in a neighboring road and returned a week later to take the other one . Many of the things have fallen off washing lines as they often have clothes pegs（挂钩） still attached. Mrs Newman, an accounts assistant, has built up two large boxes filled with Denis’s stolen things which she keeps in case anyone arrives to get them. She said,”We have had him since he eas six weeks old. I would say eh has taken well over 100 things now. So I have started collecting them up and if people are looking for something, I tell them to knock on my door. I have never tried to stop his behavior I would much rather he brought objects into the house than dead animals. He normally leaves them outside the front door but some of the time he will bring them up to my bed while I am asleep”. Vicky Halls, a cat behaviorist ,said, “There are so many different theories on why cats steal, but I think it’s a basic hunting instinct（本能） ,Cats steal all sots of things and bring them in and carry items as if they were prey（猎物）. Its could be the feel of certain items in their mouths that they like ,which could be