Walking through an airport is never easy.Now imagine doing it if you were blind.That's the problem faced by Chieko Asakawa，a computer scientist and IBM researcher.Asakawa often flies between the US and Japan，making the journey monthly.If traveling alone she has to be helped at both ends of the flight，which sometimes includes endless waiting.Searching for a better replacement led Asakawa to invent a high-tech suitcase that helps get her to the place she wants to go safely.
"I never relax when I travel alone，" she says. "I always think about what technology will help me travel easier，quicker and more comfortably." It was this restlessness that led to the AI suitcase.
The idea has been in development since 2017 through research between IBM，other Japanese companies，and Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.Asakawa says there are hopes to commercialize the suitcase and a pilot scheme（試驗(yàn)計(jì)劃）is planned to use it in an airport，a shopping mall and other public spaces.Though the suitcase is too full of tech to hold any clothes，that could change in the future，she says.
A runner，Asakawa held Olympic dreams as a child，but a swimming accident at age 11 caused her to gradually lose her sight until，aged 14，she became totally blind.As a grown-up she has paid attention to developing accessibility technology.Among her creations is "a Designer，" whose aim is to make designers' websites more user-friendly，and "IBM Home Page Reader"，the first voice browser（瀏覽器）to allow Internet access for blind people.Asakawa has won industry and government awards and been introduced into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame.
"The blind people usually use a white cane（手杖）or a guide dog.It will open up many doors for blind people，because we'd be able to go anywhere by ourselves.Without new technology，we cannot make our society more inclusive，" Asakawa says. "A smart suitcase is a great showcase for how AI and technology can change the lives of the blind."
（1）What drove Asakawa to invent the suitcase？ BB
A．The suggestion from an international airport.
B．The wish to finish her trip without any help.
C．The huge business advantages of the suitcase.
D．The experience of keeping the blind company
（2）What can we say about the suitcase？ BB
A．It can hold clothes.
B．It has yet to be widely used.
C．It has proved unhelpful for the blind.
D．It is ready to be commercially produced.
（3）What does Asakawa think of the suitcase？ CC
A．It will encourage more scientists to help the blind.
B．It will make the public care for the blind more.
C．It will hugely free up the blind's movements.
D．It will change people's way of traveling.
（4）What is the best title for this text？ DD
A．Technology is changing people's lives rapidly.
B．A robot suitcase makes traveling easy and popular.
C．Traveling alone requires much courage for the blind.
D．A smart suitcase could replace canes and guide dogs for the blind.
【答案】B；B；C；D
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