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Among them, there are hydroelectric- powered(水电动力的)toy cars, and doll houses with wind turbines and rainwater catchers. The bright green “Future Planet” space station features an inner atrium(中庭) with a fan that is powered by a functioning solar cell. Its aim is to get kids to use their imagination about how energy will be created in the future. Makers and retailers believe such toys will play an increasingly important role in their future—and that of our kids. “Energy is the question of the future and we are definitely thinking about this as we move ahead，” said Judith Schweinitz, a spokeswoman for Playmobil, maker of the solar panel-fitted space station. “It is increasingly being brought into our play concept.” Green toys—which range from those made of sustainable materials to ones like the space station that just raise environmental awareness—make up only a sliver of the $84 billion international toy market, but their share is growing, studies indicate. Environmental research firm Earthsense, based in Syracuse, New York, predicts that green toys will account for about $1 billion, or 5 percent of U．S. toy sales in the next five years. Parents are smart and they want information about what’s in the product. That’s what’s really driving the market. 本文向我们介绍了德国研制“环保”玩具的最新情况，该研究的目的是提高儿童节能环保的意识。 ()36. The hottest “green” toy in Germany is ________. A. made of rubbish | 
