- 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： According to the text, Fiat’s job cuts（）. - A 、trigger a wave of job cuts in other companies
- B 、become a headache of Italian government
- C 、double the number of jobless people in northern Italy
- D 、force Italian government to aid it
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
根据文章第三段，菲亚特裁员将会使地方失业率上升，让不想援助困难公司的贝卢斯科尼政府犯难（pose a nasty problem）。可见菲亚特裁员成了令意大利政府头痛的事情。
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