阅读下面的短文，并做后面的选择题：
　　It is a fine day．An old man is taking a train to his hometown(家乡)．As(当…时候) he gets on the train, one of his shoes falls onto the ground, but the train starts, he can't pick it up．Then he takes off the other and throws it near the falling shoe．A boy nearby(旁边) asks him, “Why do you do that?” He answers with a smile (微笑)“If(如果) a man picks them up, he can get a pair of (一双) shoes．”

51. The old man is going to his hometown _____.

A.     by bus 　　B. by train     C. on foot　 D. train

52.   Why can't the old man pick up the falling shoes?      Because _____.

A.      he doesn't want to take it back.     B. the train starts.

C. the boy tells him not to do that.     D. he doesn't like the old shoes.

53.   _____throws the other shoes on the ground.

A. The old man　　　B. The boy     C. Someone nearby　　　　D. Nobody

54.   The boy  _____.

A. wants to take the shoes back for the old man.    B. feels  sorry for the old man.
C. can't understand(理解) the old man.            D. is going to pick up the shoes.

55. The old man is _____ .

A. foolish(愚蠢) B. rich(富有)   C. poor(贫穷)  D. optimistic(开朗)

阅读短文，从所给的选项中选择四个句子完成短文，使其文理通顺。（有一项多余）

Imagine a normal day: you go to work, return home, and maybe buy somethings on your way home.1.. For a large number of people, the answer to that question is zero.

Ever since the Industrial Revolution（工业革命）began, many changes have taken place in our world.2..

Want to buy a pair of shoes? An MP3 player? A book? It’s only a few clicks(点击) away. Need a computer? A gift? A tennis racket? Click. No need to even leave your house.3.And the quality of crops that are grown and harvested(收割) by computers is getting better.

You are probably booking (预定) your hotel room online. When can we choose our own rooms and get our keys by ourselves? We also hope that everything we want to buy at the supermarket will be ready for us when we arrive.4.Researchers have already designed a robot to correctly find your preferred beer and bring it to you.

Will human jobs be completely done by robots? We don’t know. But computers are doing more and more jobs for humans.

5.How many examples of ways of doing things does the author pick up to show the advantages of computers?

A. Five.  B. Four.  C. Six.  D. Three.

A. On the farm, machines are used, and more and more farm jobs can be done by machines.

B. In a factory, workers are busy making products.

C. Many jobs done by humans in the past are now being done by technology(技术) instead.

D. How many people do you have to talk with to do those everyday tasks?

E. In fact, a restaurant in China recently started using some robots to serve people.

根据短文内容。完成下面的句子。每空一词。(每小题2分，共10分)

It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about ten years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway. He was looking through the window, bare footed and shaking with cold. A lady walked to the boy and said, "My little boy, what are you looking at?  I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes. " was the boy's reply.

The lady took him by the hand and went into the store. She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of hot water and a towel. The clerk quickly brought them to her. She removed her gloves, knelt down, washed the boy's little feet, and dried them with a towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. The lady put on the socks for the boy, and then bought a pair of shoes for him. She patted him on the head and said, "My little boy, do you feel more comfortable now?"

As the lady turned to go, the boy caught her by the hand suddenly and looked up in her face.

With tears in his eyes, he asked her, "Are you God's wife?  No, I'm a mother," said the lady.

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1.The story            in New York on a            day in December.

2.The little boy ____________ in from of a shoe store and looked forward to _______ a pair of shoes.

3.The lady             the little boy by the hand and             the store.

4. The lady            the little boy            he felt more comfortable.

5. The lady was so             that she was             as "God's wife" by the little boy.