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机器人走上战“疫”一线！
Robots used to help fight COVID-19
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China has spent decades (数十年) developing its tech industry. Now, 1. ______ with a public health crisis, China is pushing its tech companies to join the fight against the novel coronavirus. Some tech giants have responded to the outbreak by developing some 2. ______ pieces of equipment. Let’s check some out.
● Self-driving robots
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com (JD) recently has used self-driving robots to bring things to medical workers in Wuhan. The robots, which look much like 3. ______ vehicles, have been moving packages to a hospital that mainly treats COVID-19 4. ______ . The route is not too long — about 600 meters to the hospital — 5. ______ avoiding human-to-human contact has helped protect people.
● Flying robots
Flying robots, also known as drones, have also been put to use during the outbreak. The technology allows governments to scan (仔细检查) large crowds and pick out 6. ______ someone’s in need of medical attention. Besides, drones have been used to check whether people are traveling 7. ______ without wearing face masks.
● 5G-powered patrolling robots (巡逻机器人)
Over in Guangzhou, 5G-powered patrolling robots remind the public of the 8. ______ of frequent hand-washing and wearing masks. The robots are also equipped with high-resolution cameras and infrared thermometers (红外线温度计) that are capable of scanning the body 9. ______ of 10 people once.
All of those high-tech products do help our government reduce the number of people put at risk of 10. ______ the virus.
（选自《环球阅读》九年级25期第3版）
参考答案
1. faced
2. useful
3. small
4. patients
5. but
6. if
7. outside
8. importance
9. temperatures
10. catching