SwissnationalLouisPalmerrealizedachildhooddreamwhenhesetofffromhishomecountryonJuly32007travelingoverdesertcityandseain17countriesbya“solartaxi”toreachUNClimateChangeConferenceinBaliI

SwissnationalLouisPalmerrealizedachildhooddreamwhenhesetofffromhishomecountryonJuly32007travelingoverdesertcityandseain17countriesbya“solartaxi”toreachUNClimateChangeConferenceinBaliIndonesia.

“In1986Iwasa14-year-oldboy.IwasdreamingthatwhenIwouldbeanadultIwantedtodrivearoundtheworld.”Hetoldreporters.

“ThenitcametomymindhowcanItravelaroundtheworldandenjoythebeautyofthisworldwithacarthatispollutingtheworld?ThenIthoughttheperfectcarwouldbeasolarcar.”

Hiscarwhichhasbecomeamajorattractionatthegateofthesummitofsome188nationswasbuiltinthreeyearswithscientifichelpfromfouruniversitiesand15Swisscompanies.

Thecarpullsatrailerwithsixsquaremetresofsolarpanelwhichsoaksupthesun.Theelectricityisfedintothebatterywhichpowersthecarandthecarcanrunforupto100kilometresaday.

“It’sthefirsttimeinhistorythatacarisdrivingaroundtheworldwithoutasingledropofpetrol”boastedPalmerateacherbytraining.

Hisepicsolarjourneyisnothisfirstadventure---hewentacrossAfricaonabicycleandNorthAmericainalightaircraft.

SofarPalmerhasgonebylandthroughEuropeandtheMiddleEastthenbyseatoIndiaandontoIndonesia.

AftercoveringmuchofAsiaAustraliaNorthAmericaandAfricahewillreturntoSwitzerlandtotryanddrumupsupportsforthecommercialpossibilitiesofsolarcars.

41.LouisPalmerwentallthewaytoBalito________.

A.donateacartoaUNconference

B.testhisnewcarinvariousroadconditions

C.drawattentiontohispetrol-freevehicle

D.makeafortunebybeingataxidriverthere

42.AsateenagerLouisPalmer________.

A.wasdeterminedtotravelaroundtheworld

B.showedspecialtalentinmakingvehicles

C.cycledto17countriesallbyhimself

D.flewasmallaircrafttoNorthAmerica

43.Fromthefourthparagraphweknowthat________.

A.nobodytherewasinterestedinhiscar

B.manypeoplecametoseehiscaratthegate

C.hewasnottheownerofthesolartaxi

D.thevehiclehadcosthimalotmoney