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26、请根据以下内容回答26-45题：
Passage Three

According to the first paragraph,_________indicate(s) the arrival of a new age.
A. the change in the way we work
B. the number of people making things
C. the increase of jobs in service industry
D. the alternative names of the new era

27、The phrase“on the rise”(Para. 1 ) most probably means“_________”
A．decline
B．increase
C．improve
D．decrease

28、Statistics alone cannot reveal the width of the ongoing economic change, because the nature of work itself_________ .
A．is being measured successfully
B．is constantly making changes
C．is receiving much radical consideration
D．is increasingly getting challenged

29、The author predicts that _________.
A．advances in new technologies will lead to great changes of society
B．the single invention, the chip, will lead to great changes in society
C．the future picture of the world can only be imagined by looking back
D．the use of personal computer and factory robots will be widespread

30、It is implied in the last paragraph that_________.
A．people who possess information will have more material advantage and be more wealth
B．the ability to read and write will not be as the knowledge of computers
C．information or knowledge will be more important in manufacturing than in services
D．people with information or knowledge will be the potential creator of wealth in the new era

31、请根据以下内容回答31-50题：
Passage Four

From the start, the BMGF .
A. refused to denote their money based on who might receive it_________
B. agreed to attack the world's most dangerous illnesses
C. intended to produce immediate results from their money
D. preferred to help ease the very survival of the needy people

32、Why does the author think the BMGF is the most innovative and successful in history? _________.
A．Because their money is ruled to be given to the really needy peopl
B．Because they insist that good intentions should lead to good result
C．Because their response is immediate if the need is immediat
D．Because they have to know that every check from Seattle is actually use

33、The phrase “came up with” (Para. 2is used to mean “_________”.
A．intended
B．restated
C．proposed
D．claimed

34、Which of the following is NOT included in the charitable items of the BMGF?
A．Global health issue
B．Child vaccine
C．Learning issue
D．Blend of head and hear

35、From the passage, we can inter that
A．the author has a high opinion of the foundation
B．the author is surely a close friend of the Gates
C．the author believes Bill Gates is really a kind person
D．the author admires the medical knowledge of Bill Gates