四、阅读理解(共10小题, 每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

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?”

(   ) 41. 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

(   ) 42. 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

(   ) 43. 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

(B)