pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety ... the tired hero was lost in the water, and his body was discovered the next day以及被救孩子的母亲说的话"He gave his life for my baby"可知，Muelmar为了营救他人牺牲了自己的生命。

　　2．On the day of the tsunami in Thailand, Smith ________.

　　A．was having a geography class

　　B．got seriously injured

　　C．was at the seaside

　　D．lost her father

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二个英雄Tilly Smith的介绍"The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was coming in ..."可知，她正在海边。

　　3．The five women from the village of Lampaseh can best be described as ________.

　　A．clever　　　　 　　　　　B．honest

　　C．strong­minded D．kind­hearted

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段中描写Lampaseh村庄的五名女子海啸过后重建村庄的决心可知。

　　4．What's the best title for the text?

　　A．Meet the heroes created by disasters

　　B．Create a better world together

　　C．The worst disasters in Asia

　　D．Brave acts of the good

　　解析：选A　标题归纳题。根据文章第一段的"they have also created heroes"以及接下来叙述的三组英雄的英勇事迹可知，A项作标题贴切。

　　B

　　Everybody hates rats. But in the earthquake capitals of the world - Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey - rats will soon be man's best friends.

　　What happens after an earthquake? We send 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 (信号)．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.