Ⅲ. 任务型阅读
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
At the beginning of the school year, each student would be given a special job. Rita, a quiet and hard-working girl, hoped for an exciting job, like taking care of the class plants. But she only received a small box with an ant(蚂蚁).
Even though the teacher said that this job was very special, Rita could not help feeling sad. However, she decided to do her best with her new job. She began to study and care for the ant, learning about its living conditions and needs. She made the box a comfortable home for the ant, and it grew much bigger than anyone expected.
Rita's efforts caught the attention of her science teacher, Mr Thompson. He turned her work into a class project, and Rita became the class expert(专家) on ants. Her hard work helped the class learn about ants. They even built a small ant farm in the classroom to see the ant closely.
As the school year progressed, Rita's classmates became more and more interested in the ant project. They started asking her questions. Rita felt proud to share what she knew and see her classmates so interested.
At the end of the year, the school chose Rita's class as the best of the year. They praised(赞扬) Rita for her hard work and how she turned a small job into something big. Now Rita knows that every job, no matter how small, can make a big difference.
1. What did Rita receive at the beginning of the school year? (不超过 10 个词)
2. Why did the students build a small ant farm in the classroom? (不超过 5 个词)
3. What can we learn from the story? (不超过 15 个词)

1. A small box with an ant. / She received a small box with an ant.
2. To see the ant closely.
3. Every job, no matter how small, can make a big difference.