Everybody hates rats. But in the earthquake capitals of the world—Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey—rats will soon be man’s new best friends.
What happens after an earthquake? We sent in rescue dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.
How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat’s brain gives a signal (信號). This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat’s brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.
Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “‘Robots ’noses don’t work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don’t need electricity(電)!
The “rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Corps in Scotland says, “It would be fantastic. A rat could get into spaces we couldn’t get to and a rat would get out of it if it wasn’t safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course).
小題1:In the world earthquake capitals, rats will become man’s best friends because they can    .
A．take the place of man’s rescue jobs
B．find the position of people alive who are trapped in buildings
C．serve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildings.
D．get into small spaces
小題2:In doing rescue jobs,        .
A．rats smell better than dogs
B．dogs don’t need to be trained to smell people
C．robots’ sense of smell can be affected by other smells around
D．rats can see in the dark and smaller than robots
小題3:Rats have all the following advantages EXCEPT that       .
A．they are more fantastic than other animals
B．they are less expensive to train than dogs
C．they don’t need electricity
D．they are small and can get into small places
小題4:After reading the passage we can know       .
A．a(chǎn)t present rats have taken the place of dogs in searching for people
B．the “rat project” has been completed
C．people are now happy to see a rat in a building
D．now people still use dogs and robots in performing rescues

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4: D

試題分析：小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段說明老鼠也可以用來解析救援任務(wù)，來確定受傷的人的位置等，故B正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第二行‘Robots ’noses don’t work well when there are other smells around.說明機器人的嗅覺有時候會受到其它氣味的影響。故C正確。
小題3:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后兩行Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don’t need electricity(電)!說明BC正確。根據(jù)第二段后兩行But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.說明D也是老鼠的優(yōu)勢。A文章沒有提及。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course).說明現(xiàn)在還沒有投入使用，是將來的事情，故使用將來時。故D正確。
點評：文章介紹了在救援方面使用老鼠的優(yōu)勢。本文主要考查了細節(jié)題，注要求考生注重綜合語言能力的運用，結(jié)合語境，做出準確的判斷。
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