The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.
But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.
Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.
One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rainforest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”
That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.
【小題1】What did the teacher base her decision on when giving out jobs to the children?

A．Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year.
B．Their characters and interests.
C．Their class performance during the previous year.
D．Their working performance during the previous year.
【小題2】What does the underlined sentence “But there was a big surprise.”mean?
A．The most responsible student got the job of least interest.
B．Each child got an important job.
C．Each child got an interesting job.
D．The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference．
【小題3】What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?  
A．Acceptive. B．Negative.
C．Uncertain. D．Totally positive.
【小題4】We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________.
A．principal B．hunter
C．director D．biologist
【小題5】What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Responsibility And Intelligence Bring Good Luck
B．Never Complain About Life
C．Small Tasks Can Lead To Fortunes
D．Men Are Best Known By Their Friends


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文敘述了只有認(rèn)真做好一些小事，才有可能贏得更重要的機(jī)會(huì)。在班里每個(gè)孩子會(huì)被給予一份工作，要求他們?cè)谶@一學(xué)期對(duì)其負(fù)責(zé)，老師在分配任務(wù)時(shí)會(huì)考慮到孩子們?nèi)ツ甑谋憩F(xiàn)。Rita表現(xiàn)最突出并沒有得到最好的工作，Rita的工作是照顧螞蟻，她感到很失望，但是她還是認(rèn)真地去做她通過調(diào)查了解了很多關(guān)于螞蟻的知識(shí)。正好學(xué)校組織一次旅游去研究昆蟲，她學(xué)到的知識(shí)用上了。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year.根據(jù)在過去在一年里學(xué)習(xí)表現(xiàn)。故D正確。
【小題2】句意理解題。根據(jù)All the children knew Rita would be given the best job of all可知，在孩子們中間Rita表現(xiàn)“最突出(stood out)”，所以所有的孩子都認(rèn)為她會(huì)被給予最好的工作。Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different.可知，Rita并沒有得到最好的工作，所以“令人意外的事情(surprise)”發(fā)生了。所以最負(fù)責(zé)任的學(xué)生得到了那份工作是最沒有興趣的。故A正確。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.她沒有聽她的父親的。故B正確。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. 他可能是生物學(xué)家，因?yàn)樗惨獏⒓舆@次活動(dòng)。故D正確。
【小題5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章大意：本文敘述了只有認(rèn)真做好一些小事，才有可能贏得更重要的機(jī)會(huì)的道理。故C正確。
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