A lion got away from a circus (马戏团). It happened in a town near Rome, Italy.

People must stay at home. Police and circus workers tried to find the lion. Rony Vassallo looks after all circus animals. He said that the lion is not dangerous (危险的). The animal’s name is Kimba. After some hours, the police found and caught Kimba. Now the mayor (市长) wants to stop using animals in circuses.

Animal protection organizations say that using animals in circuses is dangerous. Also, animals are not happy there. In Italy, it is still possible to use animals in circuses. Many people want this to stop.

1.The lion lives in _________.

A Canada

B Thailand

C Italy

D America

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的“It happened in a town near Rome, Italy.”可知，这头狮子生活在意大利。故选C。

2.Where do people need to stay?

A At home.

B On the street.

C In the circus.

D At the police station.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“People must stay at home.”可知，当人们发现这只狮子“越狱”，全市居民被要求待在家中。故选A。

3.The lion is _________ in Rony’s eyes.

A happy

B friendly

C heavy

D strong

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段第四句的“He said that the lion is not dangerous.”可知，丢失这只狮子的马戏团团长瓦萨洛表示，这只名叫“金巴”的狮子性格温顺，从不伤人。故选B。

4.Do animal protection organizations agree (同意) with using animals in circuses?

A Yes, they are.

B No, they aren’t.

C Yes, they do.

D No, they don’t.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“Animal protection organizations say that using animals in circuses is dangerous.”可知，动物保护组织表示，在马戏团使用动物是不安全的，因此他们不同意。故选D。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Animals.

B Sports.

C People.

D Music.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲述了狮子在罗马附近城镇逃跑，属于“动物”版块的内容。故选A。