- 阅读理解A
题干：ThegiantMirafioriplantinTurinistheheartofFiatAuto,thetroubledcardivisionoftheFiatgroup.Astheearlyshifttroopedhomeat2pmonOctober9th,themoodwaspessimistic.TheworkersknewthatthebossesweremeetingunionleaderslaterthatafternooninRometoannounce8,100jobcutsacrossthegroup'scarfactories.Thisisontopof3,000joblossesannouncedearlierthisyear.Workersexpectone-thirdofMirafiori's12,000employeestobegonebynextJuly.Fiatsaysthatallbut500ofthetotalaretemporarylay-offs,tolastaboutayear.ButthemoroseworkerspassingthroughMirafiori'sgatesdoubtthatthejobswillevercomeback,whateverthefirmsaysaboutnewmodelsandfutureinvestment.FiatAutowilllosearound€1billion($987m)thisyear,wipingoutprofitsinotherpartsofthegroup,whichmakeseverythingfromlorriesandtractorstorobots.Fiat'sbosseshavebeenindenialforyearsaboutthecompany'smassiveover-capacity,thecauseofgrowinglossesassalesslumped.FiveyearsagoFiatAutomade2.6mcarsayearandprofitsof€758m.Sincethenithasrecordedalossineveryyearbarone.Thisyearitwillproducebarely1.9mcars.ItsbanksforcedarestructuringinMay,andthechiefexecutiveofitsFiatgroupparenthadtoresignafewweekslater.ThepainisbadenoughinnorthernItaly,whereunemploymentisbarely4%,butitwillbefeltmoreelsewhere.TheTerminiImereseplantinSicilyistolayoff1,800workers.Unionssaythatcutsamongsupplierscoulddoublethenumberofpeoplehit.Thelocalofficialjoblessrateisalready18%(thoughthisignoresalively"informal"economy).ThisisposinganastyproblemforthegovernmentofSilvioBerlusconi,whichpolledstronglyinSicilybutisnotinclinedtoaidtroubledfirms.Fiat'sbelatedwillingnesstotaketoughstepstoaligncapacitywithdemandisdowntothegroup'snewboss,GabrieleGalateri,choseninJunetorescuethefirm,whichis30%ownedbyAgnellifamilyinterests.Hisaimistorestorecredibility,arrestthealarmingplungeinthecompany'ssharepriceandpersuadethebanksthatheissortingouttheFiatAutomess,soastowintheirsupportforafurtherrecapitalisation.CloselywatchingthisItaliandramaarebossesofGeneralMotors,ownersof20%ofFiatAuto.TheItalianshaveanoptiontoselltheremainingsharestoGMfromJanuary2004.GM,whichhasitsownproblemsinEurope,isdesperateforFiatAutotosortitselfoutbeforeitcanbeforcedtotakeover.AlthoughtheAgnellifamilypatriarch,theailing81-year-oldGianniAgnelli,isopposedtosuchasale,mostanalystsexpectthatItaly'sproudestmanufacturingcompanywillendupinAmericanhands.
题目： Which of the following is NOT a measure Fiat Auto took to combat growing losses? （）. - A 、Preventing share price from falling
- B 、Laying off workers
- C 、Reducing production
- D 、Replacement of the boss
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
文中谈到菲亚特汽车公司的问题时，也谈到了相应的措施（尽管没有直接说明），比如裁员，换总裁，减少产量等。防止股价下跌是新任总裁制定的目标。这和措施不能混为一谈。
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