Question

One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).

The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.

"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

1. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery

B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house

D. on his way back home

2. When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move

B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery

D. knew clearly what to do

3.Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.

A. tried to get rid of the stranger

B. got tired after a day's walk

C. walked too fast and lost

D. wanted to hide his things there

4. When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿.

A. the stranger would ask him the way

B. the stranger would come to stay with him

C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life

D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

5. The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie.

B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Charlie从火车站回家的路上发现一直有人跟着他，他很害怕，以为遇到了小偷或是抢劫者。最后Charlie才知道其实那个人是想跟着他去Green先生的家，因为他们两家挨着。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头第一句话One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station可知，Charlie是在从火车站回家的路上。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery可知，Charlie在回家的路上发现有人一直在跟踪他，最后他藏到了一个墓地里。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据短文第一段中的内容可知，Charlie在回家的路上发现有人一直在跟踪他，他没有办法甩掉，不知道该怎么办，所以最后他进入了一片墓地。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据短文第二段中Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind.可知，当那个人也跟着Charlie来到了墓地之后，他以为那个人是小偷或抢劫的人，所以他觉得自己可能会失去钱，甚至自己的生命。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段那个人所说的话中I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door.可知他之所以跟着Charlie是因为他想去Green先生家，而Charlie的家就挨着Green先生的家。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。