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C. the International Red Cross was of great help
D. the rich people donated all kinds of materials
68. Clara Barton didn’t rely on government funding later because _________.
A. the government didn’t offer money
B. she didn’t want to be controlled by the government
C. private citizens offered donations
D. government funding wasn’t enough
D难度：难
A project called the World Community Grid has found a way for computers connected to the Internet to help solve humanitarian problems. The World Community Grid is making technology available to public and non-profit organizations to use in humanitarian research. Scientists at the University of Washington, for example, are using the technology to study ways to improve the nutritional value of rice. Another research project supported by the World Community Grid is studying mathematical ways to design drugs to treat AIDS. Other projects are studying cancer. And still others are studying climate change in Africa.
The success of the World Community Grid depends upon individuals collectively donating their extra computer power. This is based on the idea that most computers are inactive most of the time. During these times they are not used; they can help solve complex scientific or engineering problems.
IBM started the World Community Grid more than two years ago. The company continues to provide advice and support for the project. Stanley Litow heads community relations for IBM. He says anyone in the world with a computer connected to the Internet can join the project. Volunteers download a program from the World Community Grid website. Every so often, the program uploads results or downloads more information to be processed. People can also find out how much work their computer power has done on the website.
Currently, about one million personal computers in one hundred countries are involved in the World Community Grid. Mr Litow believes that another million computers will join the project. Then, he says, the World Community Grid will become the world’s largest super computer able to do many projects a year.
Any researcher can sign up to use its super computing power. However, all findings from the studies must be made public. Mr Litow says not only is the technology free, but it will also lead to more knowledge and valuable scientific discoveries.
69. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Use personal computers to solve humanitarian problems.
B. The World Community Grid is doing humanitarian research.
C. Personal computers and research projects.
D. The World Community Grid and researchers.
70. The author wrote Paragraph 2 mainly to prove that _________.
A. some scientists are interested in improving the nutritional value of rice
B. the grid is supporting a research project to cure people of AIDS
C. the University of Washington is doing research on some diseases
D. some research teams are doing humanitarian research relying on the grid
71. The World Community Grid is successful mainly because _________.
A. many volunteers work for it
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