Does bind read /etc/hosts?

[houguanghua]

Dear sir/madam,
 
Before Bind consults authority NS, does it access /etc/hosts?  In my testing,  it does not even seem to access /etc/hosts. But someone tells me Bind can access /etc/hosts first. Can you pls tell me how to config Bind to access /etc/hosts fist?
 
Thanks,
Guanghua
 		 	   		  
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