The Clockwork Radio
The 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 uses 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 use. We may find them used in toys as well. Then what is new about this clockwork radio? Baylis has used 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 selling well in Western Europe.
Even former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandella has one of these radios and personally recommends this product to others.
【小题1】What does the clockwork radio use to run it?

The Clockwork Radio
The 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 uses 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 use. We may find them used in toys as well. Then what is new about this clockwork radio? Baylis has used 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 selling well in Western Europe.
Even former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandella has one of these radios and personally recommends this product to others

1. 1.

   What does the clockwork radio use to run it?

   1. A.
      Batteries
   2. B.
      Electricity
   3. C.
      A clockwork generator
   4. D.
      Wind power
2. 2.

   The Third World countries are       in the world

   1. A.
      the rich countries
   2. B.
      the poor countries
   3. C.
      Western European
   4. D.
      Victorian countries
3. 3.

   Which sentence is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      the clockwork radio can work for only a short period of time
   2. B.
      Trevor Baylis created the world’s first clockwork product
   3. C.
      The clockwise radio is also a toy for people of the Third World
   4. D.
      Nelson Mandella owns one of the clockwork radios

ORBIS is a c____________ that works for blind people. Blindness a____________ about 45 million people around the world, m____________ in poor countries. L____________, 80 percent of these cases can be cured or prevented. However, many of the patients are so poor that they can’t a____________ to travel to hospital, and there are still many who do not have the money for m____________ treatment.

ORBIS uses a flying eye hospital to visit poor countries. On the plane volunteer doctors p__________ operations. Dr Ma, a doctor working on the plane, once operated on 150 patients during his last visit.

The plane is also used as teaching centre. Local doctors and nurses can come to the plane to learn new skills and share their k____________. They can also watch operations on video. After they are t____________, they can help more people. ORBIS needs money to carry with its work. We can s____________ it by sending donations to ORBIS.