Question

动物英雄

Most people have mixed feelings about mice and avoid them if they can. Bart Weetjens thinks that we must treat mice as heroes.

He started an organization called APOPO in Tanzania. Bart's organization trains African giant mice to smell the ground in order to find underground landmines (地雷) left in the area during past wars. Many of these landmines are still active. They often explode (爆炸), killing and injuring thousands of people each year. Villagers avoid places where the dangerous landmines are. But much of this land could be used as valuable farmland if the mines weren't there. These mice are helping villagers get their land back.

The giant mice are never mistreated. None of them die from doing their work. They even have sun block(防晒霜) put on their ears and tails while they work. And when they find a landmine, they get a treat!

While mice aren't usually seen as heroes, some animals, like dogs, often are. There are many stories about dogs that save lives, but dogs have another lifesaving skill that we're still learning about. Just like landmine—smelling mice, dogs have an amazing sense of smell. They're now being trained to smell out chemicals from the body which are connected to certain illnesses, sometimes even before doctors or medical tests can find them!

So, the next time you see a mouse or dog, don't be afraid of it anymore__Remember, these animal heroes can save lives.

1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.APOPO in Tanzania aims to train ________________ to smell the ground in order to find underground landmines.

2.When giant mice find a landmine, they can ________________．

3.What are dogs now being trained to do?

_________________________________________________________________

4._____________________________________________________________

5.______________________________________________________________

Answer

1.African giant mice

2.get a treat

3.They're now being trained to smell out chemicals from the body./To smell out chemicals from the body.

4.Bart Weetjens thinks that we must treat mice as heroes.

5.因此，下一次你看到一只老鼠或一条狗时，不要再害怕它。

【解析】

主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了老鼠在排雷上的作用，以及狗在发现早期疾病方面的应用，它们都堪称是英雄。