阅读理解 Patricia Russo was now hired back to Lucent Technologies as president and chief executive to dazzle (使惊讶，使惊奇) Wall Street. She is widely regarded as a capable, "safe pair of hands," who will reassure shareholders, customers and employees as Lucent accelerates its radical restructuring. As one of the founding executives who launched Lucent out of AT&T in 1996, she has returned home to guide her old company through its most turbulent times. Patricia knows Lucent''s business, industry, customers and management team. She has the gift to reach the hearts and minds of people, crucial in phase when people must stay on course. She understands customers'' needs and has demonstrated a willingness for changes. Not only does she know the telecom industry, she is also a turnaround (转向) expert. From 1992-1996, Russo was president of AT&T Business Communication Systems, which has since been spun off as Avaya Inc. According to Schcht, Lucent''s chairman, Avaya had been losing hundreds of millions of dollars before Russo transformed it into a $6-billion business and Lucent''s second largest division. Some colleagues said Russo was able to steer (指引…的路线) that company''s turnaround by inspiring her management team to work together as a team. She empowered people to take on challenges. This encouraged creative thinking and led to breakthrough results. While Russo has spent 20 years at AT&T and Lucent, the "new Lucent" may not be recognizable to her because Lucent has changed a lot since she left. The company has already reduced its workforce from 106,000 to 62,000, and the headcount (职员总数) could go as low as 57,000. It has refocused all of its efforts on its largest service provider customers and is now divided into two business divisions instead of six: integrated network solutions (fixed) and mobility solutions (wireless). Russo left Lucent when then chief executive Rich McGinn decided to unify all of Lucent''s business divisions. Her last position was president and chief executive of Lucent''s service provider networks group. "There was only room for one CEO then, so she left," said a Lucent spokesman. Her business is shedding non-core assets (品德) ; her team building skills will be needed to keep the "new Lucent" together. Former colleagues say her ability to not take herself too seriously and a love for chocolate might come in handy, too. Those who have worked with Russo say she always has chocolates around wherever she goes — "probably to break the ice and show she''s a real person."
单选题 Which of the following is NOT Russo''s ability?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】细节题。文章第二段中讲述了Russo擅长商业及经营。A)，B)，D)项都有所提及。C)项的意思是她送人礼物以打动人心，曲解了gift的意思，此处应翻译为“天赋”。
单选题 What is Russo''s task according to the passage?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】推断题。从第一段最后一句话“As one of the founding executives who launched Lucent out of AT&T in 1996．she has returned home to guide her old company through its most turbulent times．”可以看出，Russo的任务是扭转Lucent形势，重获往日的辉煌。
单选题 What made Russo leave Lucent years ago?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】细节题。第三段最后一句，Lucent发言人说，当Rich McGinn决定把Lucent的所有商业分支合并时，只剩下一个执行总裁的位置，所以她离开了。故C)为正确答案。
单选题 What kind of company is Lucent probably?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】推断题。全文并未直接指出Lucent的业务范围，但从点滴信息“not only does she know the telecom industry...”“integrated network solutions(fixed) and mobility solutions(wireless)”可以看出，Lucent是电信公司。
单选题 What is the main problem Lucent is confronting now?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节题。Lucent经历了如人员裁减等很大的变动，内部处于动荡时期。文章第一段第四行“She is widely regarded as a capable，“safe pair of hands，” who will reassure shareholders，customers and employees as Lucent accelerates its radical restructuring”能够看出，当前Lucent面临的是公司重组的问题。