- 閱讀理解A
題干：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.
題目： The workers in Fiat’s plant were pessimistic because（）. - A 、the car division of the Fiat group was in trouble
- B 、new models and future investment promised no hope of getting their jobs back
- C 、there will be heavy job losses in the giant Mirafiori plant
- D 、they were facing the threat of losing their jobs
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參考答案【正確答案：D】
文章第一段提到，工廠老板將和工會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)就裁員的問題進(jìn)行會(huì)晤，并宣布大批裁員，這是一年之內(nèi)的第二次大規(guī)模裁員。雖然公司許諾大多數(shù)人只是暫時(shí)被解雇，但工人們懷疑工作是否還會(huì)回來(lái)?？梢?，令他們悲觀的是自己將被解雇。
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