It is a wonderful thought. You are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. All this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show something is out there trying to get in touch. Volunteers are proud of being involved in the SETI project. It shows that they understand the potential (潜能) of computing. They know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games.

　　Meta-computing may also be creating intelligence as well as looking for it. This idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is created by the way in which different parts of the brain communicate with each other. As the saying goes, “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” People who join the SETI project sometimes wonder whether their computer will become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself.

　　60. According to the writer, meta-computing may be creating intelligence

　　A. because human beings are intelligent

　　B. because a computer works as the brain does

　　C. because of a network of many computers

　　D. because of the number of computers

　　61. Which of the following shows the order in which the SETI network works?

　　A. Radio telescope→SETI website→Volunteers’ computer→SETI base

　　B. Radio telescope→SETI base→SETI website→Volunteers’ computer

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