The Clockwork RadioThe British inventor Trevor Baylis created this really clever

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The Clockwork RadioThe British inventor Trevor Baylis created this really clever ′wind-up radio′ for people from Third World countries. in some parts of the Third World countries, it’s very hard for people to get or pay for enough energy. This radio us no batteries (电池) and does not need any electricity to run it. A clockwork generator (发电机) is put inside the radio and works as the power. When it is fully wound up (上弦), the radio can work for long periods.The clock work product is not a new invention. The Victorians had already put it in wide u. We may find them ud in toys as well. Then what is new about this clockwork radio? Baylis has ud this simple but effective (高效的) way of creating electricity to both help the people of the Third World and to develop a product which is lling well in Western Europe.Even former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandella has one of the radios and personally recommends this product to others. 小题1:What does the clockwork radio u to run it?A．Batteries. B．Electricity.C．A clockwork generator. D．Wind power.小题2:The Third World countries are       in the world.A．the rich countriesB．the poor countriesC．Western EuropeanD．Victorian countries小题3:Which ntence is true according to the passage?A．the clockwork radio can work for only a short period of time.B．Trevor Baylis created the world’s first clockwork product.C．The clockwi radio is also a toy for people of the Third World.D．Nelson Mandella owns one of the clockwork radios.

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小题1:C小题2:B小题3:D

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小题1:根据A clockwork generator (发电机) is put inside the radio and works as the power. When it is fully wound up (上弦), the radio can work for long periods.描述。可知选C。小题2:根据in some parts of the Third World countries, it’s very hard for people to get or pay for enough energy.可知这些国家的人们很穷，故选B。小题3:根据Even former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandella has one of the radios and personally recommends this product to others. 描述，可知选D。

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