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 an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946. Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada. Two months later he was on his way.
When the old car rumbled (發(fā)著轆轆聲) toward the tiny station, 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 and complained, “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 room and board. 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 the kind-hearted Stanley never responded.
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family. After work, they ignored him. He spend his nights alone in a tiny bedroom. However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer’s horses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate. He called them his gentle giants. On Saturday nights he hitch-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 only six months as his farmhand. 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 (賽馬騎師), Stanley Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada.”
【小題1】Stanley Vine decided to go to Canada because ___________.

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
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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 very rich but cruel to Stanley.
D.Stanely read about the job offer in a newspaper.
【小題3】What did Stanley like doing after work each day?
A.Hitch-hiking to different towns.
B.Caring for the farmer’s horses.
C.Wandering around the farm alone.
D.Preparing meals on the farm.
【小題4】Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine?
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.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析:文章講述了Stanley Vine的人生經(jīng)歷,在歷經(jīng)了在加拿大一位農(nóng)場主一家人的刁蠻,依然能夠忍受,最終他在賽馬的事業(yè)上取得了自己的成功。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段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自己不能在英國找到一個工作,所以去了加拿大,故選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。從第一段he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada.可知,Stanley Vine的工作時通過在報(bào)紙上看到的,故選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。從第四自然段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顧農(nóng)場主的馬,故選B
【小題4】推斷題。從最后三段來看,Alphonse Lapine一家人對Stanley Vine非常的苛刻,也很瞧不起他,Armand 沒有意料到多年之后,Stanley Vine會是如此的成功,故選D
考點(diǎn):人物傳記類記敘文
點(diǎn)評:文章文脈清晰,記敘文的答題技巧需要掌握文章的時間、人物、情節(jié)。其中情節(jié)更為重要,本文應(yīng)抓住故事發(fā)生的時間順序,結(jié)合題目所問的問題,在文章中找到相對應(yīng)的出處,然后仔細(xì)對比,重在理解作者要表達(dá)的核心主題,即缺點(diǎn)能變成優(yōu)點(diǎn)這一主題。

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  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 an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946.Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada.Two months later he was on his way.

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  From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family.They made fun of the way he dressed and talked.The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake.The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played nasty tricks on him.But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded.

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Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old.

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