(单词翻译:单击)
Passage Two
第二篇文章
Today, many large corporations stress the importance of diversity on their websites, but current statistics show that the typical manager in America still tends to be white and male.
今天，许多大公司在网站上强调多元化的重要性，但目前的统计数据表明，美国典型的经理仍然倾向于白人和男性。
Obviously, the desire to bring about diversity has not translated into corporate reality. Why is this?
显然，实现多元化的愿望尚未在公司中成为现实。为什么会这样？
A team of researchers from the University of Basel published their new study about people's attitudes towards diversity at work.
巴塞尔大学的一组研究人员发表了他们关于人们在工作中对多样性的态度的新研究。
They found that people have a wide range of opinions concerning diversity.
他们发现人们对多样性有着广泛的看法。
On the one hand, many see value in diversity, which can contribute a variety of perspectives encourage new ideas and generate innovative solutions.
一方面，许多人看到了多样性的价值，它可以提供不同的角度，产生新想法并带来新的解决方案。
On the other hand, they assume that it might be difficult to work with someone who has completely different views, speaks a different language, or has a different style of work.
另一方面，他们认为可能很难与观点完全不同的人合作，他们讲着不同的语言，有不同的工作方式。
The actual value they attribute to diversity depends on the decision-making perspective.
他们认为多样性的实际价值取决于决策角度。
Doubts about the practicability of diversity have a greater weight if a person is directly affected.
如果一个人受到直接影响，那么对多元化实用性的质疑就越大。
In other words, when a person's own work group is involved, they tend to prefer team members who are similar to themselves.
换句话说，当涉及到某个人的工作组时，他们倾向于选择与自己相似的团队成员。
But when people make decisions for others, they typically put together a more diverse team. These findings could help organizations become more diverse.
但为别人做决定时，他们通常会选择一个更多元化的团队。这些发现可以帮助公司变得更加多样化。
Companies need to pay attention to who makes hiring and team decisions.
公司需要关注招聘人员和团队决策者。
These decisions should not only be made by those directly affected. People who are not directly involved in the group’s daily work should also take part.
这些决策不应仅由直接受影响的人作出。不直接参与团队日常工作的人也应该参与。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题19到问题21。
Question19：What do we learn from the current statistics about diversity in large corporations?
问题19：我们从当前关于大公司多样性的统计数据中学到了什么？
Question20：What is the newly published study focused on?
问题20：新发表的研究重点是什么？
Question21：What do the findings of the new study show?
问题21：新研究的发现表明了什么？
