People in Belgium train rats(老鼠) to look for people in danger.

Rats are small. They can go to many places easily. They also have a very good sense of smell. People can train rats like dogs.

Rats are interested in everything. They like to search through places. People in Belgium teach rats in a place looking like a real disaster zone(灾区).

The rats wear a special bag. A video camera is in it. A device(设备) is in it, too. A person can talk to rescuers(救援者) with the device.

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1.The news is about _______.

A China

B India

C Belgium

D Thailand

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一句“People in Belgium train rats to look for people in danger.”可知，这篇新闻主要讲了比利时一组织训练老鼠进入灾区搜救幸存者。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(指的是)?

A Rats.

B People.

C Dogs.

D Places.

解析：选A。A词意指代题。根据划线部分前面的“Rats are small.”可知，这里是对老鼠特征的描述，讲了老鼠的这些特征是如何帮助它们执行任务的。故选A。

3.Which word can describe rats according to Paragraph 3?

A Curious(好奇的) and lazy.

B Curious and smart.

C Smart and lazy.

D Smart and lazy.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，老鼠喜欢探索。训练员在一个像灾区一样的地方教它们。因此可推断它们是充满好奇心且聪明的。故选B。

4.What do rats wear?

A A long shirt.

B A special bag.

C A special scarf.

D Sunglasses.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的“The rats wear a special bag.”可知，它们背了一个特殊的包。故选B。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a notebook.

B In a stamp.

C In an English book.

D In a newspaper.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了比利时一机构正研究如何用老鼠开展灾后搜救工作的相关情况，我们可以在报纸中读到。故选D。