David came from a poor family. When he finished his high school, however, he was given a wonderful present. “Some of my friends got new clothes and a rich boy even got a new car,” he remembered, “My dad reached into his trousers pocket and took something out. I held out my hand, and his present dropped into it — a nickel (五分镍币).”
Dad said to me, “Buy a newspaper with that. Read every word of it. Then turn to the classified section (分类栏目) and get yourself a job. Get into the world. It’s all yours now.” I always thought that was a great joke my father had played on me until a few years later when I was in the army, sitting in a foxhole (战壕), and thinking about my family and my life. It was then that I realized that my friends had got only new cars, or only new clothes. My father had given me the whole world. What a great present!
1. When David left school, he received as a present.
A. a new car B. new clothes C. a newspaper D. hardly anything
2. What did David bee a few years later?
A. A college student. B. A rich person. C. A soldier. D. A newspaper reporter.
3. The title of the passage may be .
A. How to be a Soldier B. How to find a Job C. A Great Joke D. A Great PresentD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】根据I held out my hand, and his present dropped into it — a nickel (五分镍币).”描述可知几乎没得到什么礼物，故选D。
【小题1】根据a few years later when I was in the army,可知他成为了一名战士，故选C。
【小题1】根据短文最后一句话My father had given me the whole world. What a great present!及上文描述可知选D。