Can we pay too much attention to details？ Absolutely not. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees，” says Charles Garfield， associate professor at the University of California， San Francisco，“we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we’re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don’t， we should drop them and move to something else.”
Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The ApolloⅡ moon launch was slightly of course 90 percent of the time，” says Garfield. “But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.” Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.
Too often we believe what accounts for others’ success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again， we see that by doing little things within our grasp well， large rewards follow.
1. According to the passage， some job applicants were rejected _________.
A. because they eliminated their names from the applicants’ list themselves
B. because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume
C. because they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their applications
D. because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume
2. The underlined word “perfectionists”（Para. 3， Line 2） refers to those who _______. A. pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives
B. know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances
C. demand others to get everything absolutely right
D. are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do
3. Which of the following is the author’s advice to the reader？
A. Don’t forget details when drawing pictures.
B. Careless applicants are not to be trusted.
C. Although too much attention to details may be costly， they should not be overlooked.
D. Be aware of the importance of a task before undertaking it.
4. The example of the Apollo Ⅱ moon launch is given to illustrate [說明] that_______.
A. minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives
B. keeping one’s goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked
C. adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work
D. failure is the mother of success
5. The best title for this passage would be ________.
A. Don’t Be a Perfectionist
B. Details and Major Objectives
C. Importance of Adjustments
D. Hard Work Plus Good Luck
答案詳解
（A）
曾經的生態學教授用稻草建造了環保節能的房屋。
1. C。細節理解題。根據文章第三段的straw bale structures are earth-friendly and energy-efficient 可知該房子的最大優點就是環保節能。故選C項。
2. A。細節理解題。根據文章第六段最後一句話可知，這樣的房子內溫度變化小，不需要再使用增溫或降溫設備，因而更加節能，故選A項。
3. B。推理判斷題。根據文章第五段中他所說的話及全文的描述可知，他對將稻草作建築材料的做法是極其讚賞的，故選B項。
4. D。細節理解題。根據文章倒數第二段的He said that almost every day， curious visitors “come and ask about the house”可知，很多人對他的房子感興趣，故選D項。
5. B。主旨歸納題。本文是講述了Lung的新房子與傳統房子的不同之處，以及它的建築材料的環保，從而來倡導更多的人使用此方法建造房子。而其他三項都是本文的內容，並不是目的。故選B項。
（B）
本文作者就生活在Rocky Mountains地區的灰狼是否從聯邦政府所列瀕危物種的保護名單中去掉，闡述自己的觀點。灰狼在聯邦政府的保護下要比在各個州政府的保護下安全得多。
1. B。判斷推理題。根據第二、第三句，在作者看來灰狼在各個州保護下形同虛設，根本得不到保護。故B項正確。
2. D。細節理解題。根據第五段第一句話可知，從9月1 5日起，任何持有狩獵證並交納10.5美元一隻灰狼標簽，就允許射殺一隻，直到達到該地區的限製額為止。由此可知D項正確。
3. A。詞義猜測題。根據最後一段第二句可知，一個聯邦法官很快決定是支持還是反對政府決定把灰狼從保護名單上去掉，所以A項正確。
4. D。判斷作者觀點題。根據文章最後一句話可推斷出，作者認為按照Idaho州保護計劃灰狼的生命安全得不到保障。故D項正確。
5. C。判斷作者態度立場題。最後一段倒數第二句表示作者的立場，希望灰狼重新列在保護名單上，這觀點與第三段“Idaho’s Fish and Game department”的觀點一致。故C項正確。
（C）
青少年的心理健康麵臨嚴峻的形勢，希望引起人們的重視。全文分析了其產生的原因並介紹了一些學校成功的範例。
1. A。考查寫作意圖。參照文章第一段中“The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the health of the young”可知作者寫作的意圖是希望人們對青少年的心理健康引起高度的重視。故B項正確。
2. B。考查詞義猜測。根據後半句提到犯罪、吸毒等不良行為會有所上升，可推斷出上半句意為“如果青少年的心理疾病得不到有效的處理。”address意為“deal with”。故B項正確。
3. C。考查細節理解。參照文章第六段可知引起青少年心理問題的原因包括獨生子女問題，不能處理人際關係，學業負擔過重，不包括缺少心理健康方麵特殊培訓。故C項正確。
4. D。考查細節理解。結合文章第三段可知，到2020，青少年心理問題的比率在世界範圍內將達到50%，而並非在中國，判斷A項錯誤；B、C兩項文中無判斷依據，故錯誤；根據文章最後一段由“Schools in many cities were reported rolling out measures to…”可判斷D項正確。
5. A。考查推理判斷。結合文章最後兩段，可知專家強調獨生子女政策是引起心理健康問題的主要原因，以及在城市中許多學校針對青少年心理健康所采取的一些措施，從而推斷出要特別關注青少年的教育問題，所以答案選擇A。
（D）
細節固然重要，它可以決定事情的成敗，但如果細節抓過了頭，也會影響到目標的最終達成，正所謂“隻見樹木不見森林”。
1. D。考查推理判斷。結合文章第二段中“Resumes arrive with stains”和“if they can not take care of these details，why should we trust them with a job”可知一些應聘者不注意個人履曆的清潔度這一細節，而被拒絕。故D項正確。
2. A。考查詞義猜測。根據文章第三段中“Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward”的理解，可推斷“Perfectionists”是指過多關注細節、卻犧牲更大目標的人。故A項正確。
3. C。考查細節理解。根據文章第三段最後一句“we must constantly ask ourselves...，we should drop them and move to something else”可知。故C項正確。
4. B。考查推理判斷。根據文章倒數第二段中“Knowing where we want to go helps US judge the importance of every task we undertake”可知，阿波羅登月事例告訴我們：在執行具體的任務時，可根據目標進行適度的調整，也就是說有些細節在具體的操作中可以忽略。故B項正確。
5. B。考查文章標題。文章主要大意為：細節固然重要，但同時要注意處理細節和整體的關係，適度地忽略某些細節是必要的，所以B項最能突出文章的主題。