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In December 2010，Lauren Robinson walked into science class.“My throat started closing，”she remembers.“They called an ambulance(救护车)，and I had to go to the hospital.”It wasn't the first time that Lauren had to be rushed to the hospital.That's because Lauren，15，has a food allergy(过敏症)．
Many people have food allergies.But Lauren's allergy is much worse than most.She can't eat food that contains milk.When she was younger，Lauren could stay safe by choosing food carefully.That changed in middle school.By eighth grade，Lauren couldn't be in the same room with dairy products(乳制品)．That's what happened in Lauren's science classroom.Earlier that day，students had held a pizza party.Cheese particles(微粒) still hung in the air.Lauren never returned to school after that.
In 2011，Lauren got great news.She could go to school and stay safe by driving a robot to class.Lauren controls it from home over the Internet，using a computer.She uses the keyboard to drive the robot from class to class.A video camera on the robot lets Lauren see what is going on in school.A video screen on the robot lets students and teachers see her.It has microphones(话筒) so that everyone can talk to Lauren too.
At first，Lauren thought that using the robot was “a weird idea”．No one went to school like that.“I kept knocking into walls at first，”says Lauren，laughing.“I'd keep falling！”But she got used to it quickly.Using the robot feels natural now.Lauren even created a way to“raise her hand” using the robot's headlights.“I can turn them on and off until the teacher sees me，” she explains.
Lauren looks forward to going to college.She'd like to work in a medical job.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。Lauren通过远程遥控机器人去学校上学。
1．Why was Lauren sent to the hospital in December 2010?
A．She accidentally drank some milk.
B．She carelessly touched some pizza.
C．She ate some dairy food.
D．She breathed in cheese particles.
D [细节理解题。根据第二段的“couldn't be in the same room with dairy products”及“Cheese particles still hung in the air.”可知，那天在科学课上，Lauren因为吸入奶酪微粒而导致过敏症发作，被送进医院。]
2．What do we know about Lauren's allergy?
A．Lauren's throat was totally damaged because of it.
B．It becomes better as Lauren gets older.
C．It often puts Lauren in a dangerous situation.
D．Lauren was born with it.
C [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My throat started closing”以及第二段中的“But Lauren's allergy is much worse than most.”，“Lauren couldn't be in the same room with dairy products”和“Lauren never returned to school after that.”可知，Lauren的过敏症一旦发作就会产生可怕的后果。]
3．The underlined word “weird” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”．
A．strange B．clever
C．wrong D．big
A [词义猜测题。根据画线单词后的“No one went to school like that.”可知，一开始，Lauren觉得用机器人代替自己去上学很奇怪，因为没人会那样做。]
4．According to the text，the robot ．
A．was easy to control at first
B．becomes friends with Lauren
C．can communicate with others all by itself
D．makes Lauren feel like she's really in school
D [推理判断题。根据第三段的“A video camera...talk to Lauren too.”以及第四段的“created a way...she explains.”可知，用机器人代替Lauren去学校上学跟她自己去没什么两样。]
