10．At Blossom End Railroad Station，22-year-old Stanley Vine sat，waiting for his new employer．The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France．After four horrible years as a solider in Europe，Stanley returned to England in February 1946．Armed now with some savings and with no possibility of finding a job in England，he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada．Two months later he was on his way．
Stanley rose to his feet，trying to make the most of his five foot and four inches frame．The farmer，Alphonse Lapine，shook his head，"You're a skinny thing．"On the way to his dairy farm，Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids．"Money is tight．You'll get up at dawn for milking，and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again．Ten dollars a week．Sundays off．"Stanley nodded．He had never been on a farm before，but he took the job．
From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family．They made fun of the way he dressed and talked．He could do nothing right．The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper，criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake．The oldest son，13-year-old Armand，constantly played tricks on him．But Stanley never responded．
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family．After work，they ignored him．He spent his nights alone in a tiny bedroom．However，each evening before going to bed，he lovingly cared for the farmer's horses．On Saturday nights he hiked into the nearest town and wandered the streets or enjoyed a restaurant meal before returning to the farm．
Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared，after working for only six months．The railway station master，when questioned later that week，said he had not seen him．In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again．That is，until one evening，almost 20 years later，when Armand opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline，"Millionaire jockey，Stanley Vine，ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion，began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada．"
56．Stanley decided to go to Canada becauseC．
A．he wanted to escape from war-torn France
B．he wanted to serve in the Canadian army
C．he couldn't find a job in England
D．he loved working as a farmhand
57．We can know from the passage thatD．
A．Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old
B．on the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week
C．the Lapine family were rich but cruel to Stanley
D．Stanley read about the job offer in a newspaper
58．What did Stanley like doing after work each day？B
A．Hiking to different towns．
B．Caring for the farmer's horses．
C．Wandering around the farm alone．
D．Preparing meals on the farm．
59．Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine？D
A．He didn't know Stanley had been a British soldier．
B．He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man．
C．He didn't know his father paid Stanley so little money．
D．He didn't expect Stanley to become such a success．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．主要讲述了Stanley退役后，在英国找不到工作，来到加拿大当了一名农场助理．但在农场主家受尽不公正待遇，悄然离开．若干年后，他竟然成了一名体育明星．
解答 56．C细节理解题．根据"Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England，he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada．"可知，Stanley Vine自己不能在英国找到一个工作，所以去了加拿大．故选C
57．D细节判断题．根据"he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada．"可知，Stanley Vine的工作时通过在报纸上看到的．故选D．
58．B细节理解题．根据"he lovingly cared for the farmer's horses，eagerly awaiting him at the field gate．"可知他下班后就非常悉心的照顾农场主的马．故选B．
59．D推断判断题．从最后三段来看，Alphonse Lapine一家人对Stanley Vine非常的苛刻，也很瞧不起他，Armand 没有意料到多年之后，Stanley Vine会是如此的成功．故选D．
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解．题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
