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 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（出類拔萃）unit．Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those．“It’s mission（任務）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．

小題1:Cameron was a            ．
A．software programmerB．a(chǎn) chief scientist
C．quality controllerD．head of department
小題2:“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because       ．
A．Cameron’s work was error—freeB．Cameron was critical
C．he didn’t mind working lateD．he had a good team
小題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
小題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．
小題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．
小題6:The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being       ．
A．positiveB．sympathetic
C．non-subjectiveD．optimistic

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:C

試題分析：文章介紹Cameron做為部門領導，對工作一絲不茍，不能允許任何錯誤，但有時也會被認為是沒有達到要求。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company可知Cameron 是個部門領導。選D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：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 團隊的工作是沒有錯誤的。選A
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department, as a sort of elite (出類拔萃) unit.可知和他一起工作的人被認為是出類拔萃的人。選A
小題4:句意理解題：從前面的who had failed to meet requirements,可知他會被認為是判斷錯誤的人，選C
小題5:推理題：從第四段的句子：But the project had to be in by its completion date, and yes, done exactly right. Or you did it again. 可知Cameron不允許有任何的錯誤。選B
小題6:作者態(tài)度題：作者描寫了Cameron這個人的工作態(tài)度，沒有給出自己的評價，可知是non-subjective非主觀的，選C
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A．surprisedB．nervous
C．a(chǎn)ngryD．frightened
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)pologizedB．cried
C．complainedD．laughed
小題9:
A．lostB．doneC．goneD．touched
小題10:
A．meets withB．brings up
C．works outD．thinks about
小題11:
A．ThankfullyB．Hopefully
C．UnfortunatelyD．Strangely
小題12:
A．orB．forC．soD．but
小題13:
A．happenedB．seemed
C．continuedD．a(chǎn)imed
小題14:
A．faceB．a(chǎn)ppreciateC．examineD．question
小題15:
A．loveB．prideC．friendshipD．honesty
小題16:
A．supportB．settleC．startD．impress
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．besideD．under
小題18:
A．in spite ofB．in terms of
C．in control ofD．in place of
小題19:
A．carefulB．regretful
C．considerateD．humorous
小題20:
A．historyB．mottoC．patternsD．lessons

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