D
Cellphone users in the United States have
contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text
messages in what is being called as an unexpected mobile response to a natural
disaster.
The Mobile Giving Foundation called it a
“mobile-giving record” for funds raised for a single cause. Donations are
rising swiftly, as former President Bill Clinton and other politicians urge the
American people to give.
Jim Manis, chief officer of the
organization helping to manage cellphone donations, said it was receiving up to
10,000 text messages per second. The foundation said more than $11 million has
been donated.
Cellphone users can donate 5toHaiti−bornhip−hopmusicianWyclefJean′sYeleHaitiEarthquakeFundbytextingtheword“Yele”to501501,ortheycandonate10 to other nonprofit organizations, such
as the American Red Cross, by texting the word “Haiti” to a specified number,
like 90999.
The donation is charged to a user’s
cellphone bill.
The American Red Cross said it has received
more than $ 9 million in donations from more than 900,000 mobile phone users.
“It’s beyond our imagination that we’ve
received this amount,” said spokeswoman Nadia Pontif.
Jean’s fund had raised $2 million via text
messages, according to Give on the Go, Yele’s mobile application service
provider.
The giving is also being fueled by the
popularity of websites like Facebook and Twitter, where users are urging one
another to make donations using cellphones.
Wireless carriers(无线运营商) Verizon Wireless,
AT&T Inc., Sprint and T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, have
waived(免收) fees for
customers wishing to send mobile donations. Carriers are also letting users
know they are not taking a cut of the donations.
“There are no text messaging fees and 100%
of the $10 donation goes to the American Red Cross, and every carrier is
working through a solution to push those funds out faster.” Verizon said in a
statement.
68. A mobile phone user can donate some
money to Haiti by texting the word _____ .
A. “Yele” to 501501 to donate
10B.“Haiti”to90999todonate10
C. “Yele” or “Haiti” to 501501 to donate 5D.“Haiti”totheAmericanRedCrosstodonate 5
69. The underlined word “fueled” in the
ninth paragraph most probably means “_____ ”.
A.
protected
B. discouraged C.
inspired
D. reflected
70. Which of the following statements is
TRUE according to the passage?
A. Facebook and Twitter are two relief
organizations from the USA.
B. Many American politicians force
Americans to give donations to Haiti.
C. The American Red Cross expected to
receive much more donations.
D. Carriers have promised not to take a
share from the donation.
71.Which may be the best title for the
passage?
A. U.S. Texting Raises $11 Million for
Haiti Earthquake
B. An Unexpected Terrible Earthquake Hit
Haiti
C. The American Red Cross Offers Help to
Haiti
D. Wireless Carriers Donate $11 Million to
Haiti