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Imagine that one day you feel very upset. A robot comes to you and pats(拍)you with its hand. Would you feel better？
Scientists at the Universität Duisburg - Essen in Germany recently did some research on robot touch. They found that just like human touch，a touch from a robot can also help people feel better.
The study asked 48 students to talk with a robot. The robot gave them useful advice on what courses to choose in school. At the end of the chat，the robot would either pat the student's hand three times or simply move its hand toward students in the control group(对照组).
Interestingly，while most students smiled or even laughed at this movement，none of them pulled away. Compared to the control group，the students who were patted felt happier. They also showed more interest in the courses suggested by the robot.
The researchers say that this small study is one of the first to look at the effect of robot touch. It suggests that through the use of touch，robots could better persuade(劝说)humans to do certain things. For example，they could persuade people who have illness to do more exercise.
The finding will help scientists develop better robots in the future.
(A)1. What did the scientists in Universität Duisburg - Essen find？
A. Robot touch can make people feel better.
B. The robot can help people with illness.
C. The robot touch was better than human touch.
(C)2. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 4 refer to？
A. Robots. B. Groups. C. Students.
(B)3. What's the main idea of paragraph 4？
A. How the robot helps students.
B. The result of the study among students.
C. Why the robot makes students happy.
(C)4. In which part of a magazine may we read this passage？
A. Healthy life.
B. Human history.
C. Robotic technology.

答案： 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C