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.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

1.D

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：一天晚上，查理斯从火车站步行回家。他听见身后有脚步声，发现有人跟着他。他就躲到墓地里，想要摆脱陌生人的跟踪。谁知身后的人也跟到了墓地。后来才了解到，原来身后的人想要去格林先生家但不知道路，别人告诉他跟着查理斯就能找到格林先生家。

1.细节理解题。根据文中One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. 可知，查理斯是要回家的。故选D。句意；那一天，查理斯在回家的路上。

2.细节理解题。根据文章 He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).可知他躲到了墓地里。故选C。句意：当他发现有人跟着他，他就躲到了墓地里

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段： 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 。可知答案选D。句意：陌生人跟着查理斯是因为他想去格林先生家但却不知道路。

考点：故事类短文阅读。