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India has millions of cycle rickshaws(人力车)which have a two-wheeled carriage．The operators are called pullers．They ride through the streets pulling passengers and goods．Unlike buses and cars，which burn fuel，cycle rickshaws produce no pollution．But the job of a rickshaw puller is not easy．

Now，to help ease their labor,  there is the Solar-Electric Rickshaw or soleckshaw．An electric motor helps the operator pull heavy goods or go up a hill．A thirty-six volt(伏特) battery can carry the rickshaw forty kilometers．Top speed is fifteen kilometers an hour,  and soleckshaws don’t pollute the environment．There is also a battery charging station at Delhi Metro Rail Station．

The goal with the new rickshaw is to increase the number of trips per day that the pullers can make,  which means more money to earn．There is also space for advertising，a way for them to earn additional money.

At present the Solar-Electric Rickshaw is rather expensive．But the designers say that rickshaw pullers could repay the money borrowed from the bank to buy a soleckshaw within about two or three years．Now India’s seven to eight million pullers usually pay one-third of their earnings to the owner of a rickshaw to use it by the day．But in 2008 the Center of Rural Development had the idea for a bank to help self-employed workers buy their own rickshaws．

Besides，there are plans for improved types of soleckshaws，which will have more powerful engines and can travel long distances．The new types are expected to be used when New Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games next year．

Soleckshaws are a great step forward．However,  some people say a lot of excitement is lost when rickshaws are going faster than ever．What’s more，soleckshaws create additional costs such as electric charging，batteries and solar panels(太阳能电池板)．There is really a long way before they become universal around the country.

1. What does the passage mainly tell us? (No more than 10 words)

2. How can pullers afford to buy the soleckshaw? (No more than 10 words)

3. What are the disadvantages of soleckshaws? (No more than 15 words)

4. The underlined word“universal”in the last paragraph probably means______．(No more than 5 words)

5．What do you think of soleckshaws?  Please give your reasons.  (No more than 20 words)

Answer 1

1. A new kind of rickshaw in India.

2. By borrowing money from the bank.

3. A lot of excitement is lost and they create additional costs.

4. widely used

5.They are useful for pullers. Because they make the work of pullers easy and help pullers earn more money.