Question

Cameron thought of himself as merely organized. He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything, he did just enough to get it right. Exactly right, of course, for as he was fond of telling his staff, "if it's not exactly right, it's wrong". Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out. And doing the corrections exactly right of course.

Strangely enough, his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company, and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department, as a sort of elite (出类拔萃) unit. Those programmes that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron's men got those. "It's mission (任务) critical—give it to Cameron" was almost a catch-phrase with his team.

It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things. He wanted things done just so, not because of a personal taste, but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done.

In Cameron's dictionary, "Take as long as you want" meant that you could work on your task not just in office hours, but that evening, and late into the early hours of the following morning if you so desired. But the project had to be in by its completion date, and yes, done exactly right. Or you did it again.

But he would always be regarded, and not least by himself, as someone who had failed to meet requirements, one of those who just couldn't cut it. You had to face it, if you were not working for Cameron, you were second best. So when word got out that Cameron had messed up, big time, the news was greeted with a mixture of sympathy, and entire relief that this perfection too was human.

1.Cameron was a___________.

A．software programmer                    B．a chief scientist

C．quality controller                       D．head of department

2."Mission-critical" work was given to Cameron because___________.

A．Cameron's work was error-free             B．Cameron was critical

C．he didn't mind working late                D．he had a good team

3.Working for Cameron, people felt that___________.

A．they were part of an elite

B．their mission was critical

C．Cameron was very particular about things

D．Cameron was patient and responsible

4.According to the underlined part in Paragraph 5, what is meant by someone “who couldn't cut it” ?

A．He didn’t cut corners.                  B．He wasn't good enough.

C．He had the wrong measurements.           D．He was a perfection.

5.What can we learn about Cameron?

A．He never got things wrong.

B．He didn’t allow for any mistake.

C．He encouraged work to be done in office hours.

D．He was often misunderstood.

6.The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being___________.

A．positive                               B．sympathetic

C．non-subjective                         D．optimistic

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C 

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍Cameron做为部门领导，对工作一丝不苟，不能允许任何错误，但有时也会被认为是没有达到要求。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company可知Cameron 是额部门领导。选D

2.细节题：从第一段的句子：because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out.可知Cameron 团队的工作是没有错误的。选A

3.细节题：从第二段的句子：it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department, as a sort of elite (出类拔萃) unit.可知和他一起工作的人被认为是出类拔萃的人。选A

4.句意理解题：从前面的who had failed to meet requirements,可知他会被认为是判断错误的人，选C

5.推理题：从第四段的句子：But the project had to be in by its completion date, and yes, done exactly right. Or you did it again. 可知Cameron不允许有任何的错误。选B

6.作者态度题：作者描写了Cameron这个人的工作态度，没有给出自己的评价，可知是non-subjective非主观的，选C 

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：此类阅读理解首先要能基本读懂文章，然后再根据问题，在文章中去找到相应的依据，研究相关信息句给出准确的答案。特别是对一些长句难句的理解要细致。