- 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： We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph that（）. - A 、Fiat Auto can hardly solve its own problems
- B 、GM will be happy to buy the remaining shares of Fiat Auto
- C 、the Agnelli family has a final say to whether Fiat Auto should be sold out
- D 、Americans are better at running car companies
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
根据文章最后一段，GM希望菲亚特自己把问题解决好，免得由GM接管。然而大多数分析人士认为菲亚特公司最终将落入美国人的手里，也就是说菲亚特的问题已经不是自己能够独立解决的了。
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