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    Two years ago， Kiirsat Ceylan was in New York to give a talk about disability rights at the U． N． Blind since birth， the Turkish man was struggling to find his hotel， holding a cane in one hand and pulling his luggage with the other．

"Not surprisingly， suddenly I bumped into a pole, and he says, "It was a bit bloody．"

The problem with a cane is that， while it can tell you what's on the grounds it doesn't help with objects at the body or head level． It wasn't the first time Ceylan had run into something， injuring himself．

"" I have no problem with my scars， which make me more handsome I guess，" Ceylan says， laughing． "But I don't need hew ones．"

With WeWalk， a new smart cane， Ceylan hopes to help other blind people navigate their environments more easily.The cane uses an ultrasonic（超声波）sensor which detects objects at body or head level and gives a warning vibration． WeWalk users pair the cane with their smartphones and then use the cane's touchpad to access features like voice assistant or navigation*Before leaving home， they can plug their destination into Google Maps and get spoken directions as they walk In the future， Ceylan hopes to connect WeWalk with public transportation and ridesharing services．

Assistive technology is often expensive for blind people， says Eelke Folmer， a computer science professor at the University of Nevada! Reno． "But developers fail to realize their devices are out of reach for many blind people， To Folmer， the price point-﹩ 500-- sets the WeWalk cane apart from other technologies．

Ceylan sees WeWalk as part of an attempt to help blind people achieve greater freedom of movement， which he believes will give them greater access to education and jobs． The canes are already having an impact on users， Ceylan says． He recently received an email from a teacher in Ireland who had become blind as an adult． He'd been depressed and housebound． But since getting a WeWalk cane， your device forced me to go out． It became my anti- depressant． " he wrote．

1.Why is a story about Kursat Ceylan given at the beginning of the text？ ______

A.To stress the difficulty caused by blindness．

B.To show his reason for developing his cane．

C.To indicate the problems with present canes．

D.To show his positive and humorous character．

2.What can WeWalk do at present according to the text？ ______

A.Provide fast Internet access．

B.Start conversations with users．

C.Tell users what is around them．

D.Connect with ridesharing services．

3.What does Folmer think is the advantage of WeWalk over other assistive technologies？ ______

A.It is easily affordable， B.It is easily controllable．

C.It works better for users. D.It looks more attractive．

4.What is the text mainly about？ ______

A.The increasing demand for smart canes．

B.A blind man’s devotion to smart canes．

C.A smart cane's effects on blind people.

D.An assistive technology for the blind．

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

文章是一篇记叙文，讲述了盲人Kursat Ceylan 致力于研发智能拐杖以帮助盲人自由地行走。

1.推理判断题。根据第五段中的“With WeWalk, a new smart cane, Ceylan hopes to help other blind people navigate their environments more easily.”可知，有了新的智能手杖WeWalk，Ceylan希望能帮助其他盲人更容易地导航周围环境．由此可知，文章开头提到Kursat Ceylan 的故事是为了说明他研发这种拐杖的原因，故B项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第五段中“With WeWalk, a new smart cane, Ceylan hopes to help other blind people navigate their environments more easily.”可知，智能拐杖WeWalk能够更容易地为盲人们导航周围环境．由此可知，WeWalk可以告诉使用者周围的情况．故C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“To Folmer, the price point-﹩ 500-- sets the WeWalk cane apart from other technologies.”可知，Folmer认为，500英镑的价格使WeWalk在其他辅助技术中脱颖而出，也就是说这种拐杖优势是使用者能负担得起。故A项正确。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第五段中的“With WeWalk, a new smart cane, Ceylan hopes to help other blind people navigate their environments more easily.”可知，文章主要讲述了盲人Kursat Ceylan致力于研发一种智能拐杖以帮助盲人自由地行走，故B项正确。