机器人让孩子不再孤单
A small robot may help children who are ill in the hospital or at home. These children may feel lonely away from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place at school. Through the robot, children can hear their teachers and friends.
The robot is called AV1. A Norwegian company called No Isolation invented the robot. Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works. She says from home, children use a tablet or a phone to start the robot. Then they use the same device to control the robot’s movements. At school, the robot becomes their eyes, ears and voice.
“So, it sits at the child’s desk in the classroom and the child uses a tablet or a phone to start it, control its movements with touch and talk through it. So it’s the eyes, the ears and the voice at school.” The robot is equipped with speakers, microphones and cameras, which makes communication easy.
AV1 is large and looks like a human in some way. Dolva says this is important because the robot is supposed to be a friend to the children. “It can’t be just a tiny camera because the other kids can’t pick it up and take it with them. This is supposed to be their friend.” And robots are, quite simply, cool. Hopefully AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are not in class.
1.Where does the robot work?
A At home.
B In the hospital.
C At school.
D In their place.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“The robot takes their place at school. Through the robot, children can hear their teachers and friends.”可知，机器人在学校代替这些生病的孩子，通过这个机器人，孩子们可以听见老师和朋友们讲话，由此可知机器人在学校里工作。故选C。
2.The second paragraph mainly tells us _________.
A who invented the robot
B how the robot works
C when the robot was invented
D why the company invented the robot
解析：选B。B 段落大意题。根据第二段第三句“Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works. She says...”可知该段讲的是该机器人是怎么工作的，故选B。
3.The underlined part “is equipped with” in Paragraph 3 has the same meaning as “_________”.
A repairs
B has
C enjoys
D plays
解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据第三段“...speakers, microphones and cameras that makes communicating easy.”可推知机器人的扬声器、麦克风和摄像头让交流变得很容易，即机器人身上有扬声器、麦克风和摄像头，由此推知is equipped with与has同义，故选B。
4.Why is the robot large?
A To make it important.
B To make it difficult to pick up.
C To make it simple and cool.
D To make it look like a human.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“AV1 is large and looks like a human for a reason.”可知该机器人体型大，一定程度上看起来像一个人类。结合后面的“It can’t be just a tiny camera because the other kids can’t pick it up and take it with them. This is supposed to be their friend.”可知因为机器人需要被当做是其他小孩的朋友并且需要能被他们随意拾起来带走，所以必须做得大一些。故选D。
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A A new robot helps children feel less lonely.
B How to make yourself feel less lonely.
C A Norwegian company gave robots to children.
D How to use a special robot.
解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“A small robot may help children who are ill in the hospital or at home.”可知这是文章的主题句，故选A。