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（出类拔萃）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．
小题1:Cameron was a ．| A．software programmer | B．a chief scientist | | C．quality controller | D．head of department |
小题2:“Mission-critical” work 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 |
小题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 |
小题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． |
小题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． |
小题6:The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being ．| A．positive | B．sympathetic | | C．non-subjective | D．optimistic |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C |
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。
小题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 是个部门领导。选D
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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 |
核心考点
试题【Cameron thought of himself as merely organized．He certainly did not consider tha】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
My wife Julie and I were out on the road that______around where we live, when we saw a（n）______ worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked __38____to the dog and patted it. I______ and there was a collar with a phone number. I called ______ no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s ______ while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk ______ our new friend made short work of the food. ______we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a ______from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She ______ that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was ______returned home.
Here is the _____of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to______me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing ______ that made that sound likely.
I was ______ to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more______than our problem to worry about. There was a creature ______ right before us and we had to work together to help it.
We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.
In the______ “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, ______ God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come ______ as dogs.
| 小题1: | | A．flows | B．reaches | C．runs | D．walks |
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| 小题2: | | A．young | B．old | C．tired | D．ugly |
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| 小题3: | | A．gently | B．carefully | C．angrily | D．slowly |
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| 小题4: | | A．comforted | B．touched | C．tested | D．checked |
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| 小题6: | | A．clothes | B．food | C．toys | D．basket |
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| 小题7: | | A．while | B．when | C．until | D．though |
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| 小题8: | | A．Gradually | B．Successfully | C．Eventually | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题9: | | A．letter | B．phone | C．note | D．response |
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| 小题10: | | A．explained | B．declared | C．suggested | D．insisted |
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| 小题11: | | A．happily | B．safely | C．quickly | D．loudly |
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| 小题12: | | A．secret | B．point | C．truth | D．background |
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| 小题13: | | A．advise | B．allow | C．urge | D．persuade |
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| 小题14: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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| 小题15: | | A．going | B．about | C．supposed | D．used |
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| 小题16: | | A．important | B．influential | C．effective | D．foolish |
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| 小题17: | | A．in order | B．in danger | C．in need. | D．in use |
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| 小题18: | | A．song | B．story | C．film | D．book |
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| 小题19: | | A．should | B．may | C．would | D．could |
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| 小题20: | | A．treated | B．regarded | C．worked | D．disguised. |
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I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___ __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___ __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the __ __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___ ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __ __ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___ ___ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___ __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___ __ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___ ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she ___ __ the same treatment as anyone else does.
| 小题1: | | A．purchased | B．shown | C．lost | D．mended |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．wanted | C．refused | D．promised |
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| 小题3: | | A．counter | B．department | C．market | D．window |
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| 小题4: | | A．warning | B．informing | C．reminding | D．accusing |
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| 小题5: | | A．leave | B．pay | C．find | D．obtain |
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| 小题6: | | A．answer | B．prove | C．support | D．admit |
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| 小题7: | | A．ordered | B．asked | C．denied | D．given |
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| 小题8: | | A．agreed | B．prepared | C．failed | D．remembered |
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| 小题9: | | A．totally | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．quickly |
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| 小题10: | | A．deserved | B．required | C．received | D．appreciated |
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Tony Hawken, 57, is divorcing his wife Xiu Li, 51, Britain’s wealthiest woman entrepreneur（企业家）, because he says he doesn’t like being rich and is ‘not in the habit’ of spending lots of money.
The pair traded up their semi-detached home in South Norwood, London, and bought a £1.5million house in Surrey.
Li, who is now worth $1.2billion (£700million) according to Forbes, quickly settled into a life which included sipping a £900 bottle of wine on a luxurious yacht.
However, Mr Hawken says he felt more comfortable getting lunch in his local Wetherspoon’s.
Despite his sudden wealth he continued to buy books from charity shops, and shunned dear clothes.
In an interview with The Times, he said: ‘I think it made me uncomfortable because I’m not in the habit, I don’t like spending lots of money — I’ve been brought up that way.
‘Until recently I was never a wealthy person. I’ve been moderately comfortable because I have been careful with my money.’
Now the couple have decided to part, Mr Hawken will walk away with just £1million, but says it will be enough for him.
He added: ‘I have got a settlement which is not great, but it’s enough for me because I don’t have an extravagant lifestyle. I won’t have to work if I’m careful.’
On a recent trip to China, Mr Hawken said his wife took him on a yacht and treated him to a £900 bottle of wine, but he prefers his local Wetherspoon pub.
‘I’m getting a little pay when you consider her potential wealth, but I don’t really want to fight it.’
Mr Hawken met Li on a blind date while he was still a teacher and she was studying English.
The couple married, but as Li’s business took off the couple spent more and more time apart. Mr Hawken says the couple have spent most of the relationship apart.
Far from driving them apart, Mr Hawken believes the distance kept them together, and says they would have divorced a long time ago if they were under the same roof.
Mr Hawken says his only regret is not getting a divorce sooner, but he didn’t push for it over fears it would affect the couple’s teenage son William, now 17.
Mr Hawken no longer teaches full-time, but instead gives free tuition to under-privileged children.
小题1:Tony Hawken is divorcing his wife Xiu Li because________.| A．he doesn’t affect his son. | | B．they spent less and less time together. | | C．he is no longer a teacher. | | D．he isn’t used to spending a lot of money. |
小题2:what does the underlined word “shunned”mean in the fourth paragraph？| A．enjoy | B．prefer | C．avoid | D．expect |
小题3:From the passage， we inferred that ________.| A．Tony Hawken gave up teaching, because of his sudden wealth. | | B．Tony Hawken wanted to divorce sooner. | | C．Tony Hawken lived a rich life. | | D．Tony Hawken didn’t care about his son. |
小题4:From the passage，we know that Xiu Li________.| A．doesn’t like Mr Hawken. | | B．is richest woman in China. | | C．is wealthiest woman entrepreneur in Britain. | | D．is studying English now. |
小题5:which of the following statements is true according to the passage？| A．Mr Hawken wants to get a lot of money by divorcing | | B．When Mr Hawken dated Xiu Li，she was an English teacher. | | C．Mr Hawken believes it was the distance that kept them apart. | | D．As many passed, Mr Hawken still kept his own lifestyle. |
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Wallet Back
This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way I live my life．The ______in the story did not give me tests or even grade me on my work．I was taught by one of the most effective______ of teaching，one that only people with lots of love can do．
“My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words______I found my wallet was missing．I ______ my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet in the library’s public ______ ! Because the library was now ______, I had to wait until the next morning to look for it．When I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroom．This was the first time I could remember ever______to see a clean restroom．As I walked out，I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the ______ fool in front of me．
I politely ______ the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday．“No．”That was that．I walked off with a sense of ______．
I ______ what I would do if I had found a wallet with sixty dollars，a phone card and other irreplaceable ______things．Finally，I ______ accepted the fact that my wallet was gone．
A week later，I received a ______ in the mail．It was my wallet! And most ______ ，nothing was missing! But there was a letter folded up in one of the wallet pocket that had not been there before．I slowly unfolded the letter，which ______something like this:
When we continue to help people around，we will live in a larger and more rewarding world．
This person didn’t even leave a return address．So I couldn’t ______ whoever it was．But from that day on，I ______ myself that l will follow this ______ and help others and make them as ______as I was when I opened that parcel! |
The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly（固执地）and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”
“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.
“The artwork?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!
小题1:Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?| A．Upset. | B．Nervous. | C．Satisfied. | D．Cheerful. |
小题2:What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?| A．The laughing assistant of the dentist. | | B．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists. | | C．The surroundings of the dentist’s office. | | D．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice. |
小题3:What did the author learn from her experience most probably?| A．Strike while the iron is hot. | | B．Put oneself in others’ shoes. | | C．Have a good word for one’s friend. | | D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
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