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1、ENGLISHDEPARTMENTOFTOURISMOFCISISUMODELTESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（1）-GRADEEIGHT-PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[45MIN]SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD
2、.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEFromtheChryslerCorporationtotheCentralIntelligenceAgency,culturaldiversityprogramsareflourishinginAmericanorganizationstoday.Firmscannolongersafelyassumethateveryemployeewalkinginthedoorhassimilarbelief
3、sorexpectations.WhereasNorthAmericanwhitemalesmaybelieveinchallengingauthority,Asianstendtorespectanddefertoit.InHispaniccultures,peopleoftenbringmusic,food,andfamilymemberstowork,acustomthatU.S.businesseshavetraditionallynotallowed.Ajobapplicantwhowon'tmakeeyecontactduringaninterviewma
4、yberejectedforbeingunapproachable,whenaccordingtoherculture,shewasjustbeingpolite.Asalargernumberofwomen,minorities,andimmigrantsentertheU.S.workforce,theworkplaceisgrowingmorediverse.Itisestimatedthatby2008womenwillmakeupabout48percentoftheU.S.workforce,andAfricanAmericansandHispanicsw
5、illeachaccountforabout11percent;bytheyear2050,minoritieswillmakeupover50percentoftheAmericanpopulation.Culturaldiversityreferstothedifferencesamongpeopleinaworkforceduetorace,ethnicity,andgender.Increasingculturaldiversityisforcingmanagerstolearntosuperviseandmotivatepeoplewithabroaderr
6、angeofvaluessystems.AccordingtoarecentsurveybytheAmericanManagementAssociation,halfofallU.S.employershaveestablishedsomekindofformalinitiativetopromoteandmanageculturaldiversity.Althoughdemographicsisn'ttheonlyreasonforthegrowthoftheseprograms,itisacompellingone.Anincreasingnumberoforga
7、nizationshavecometobelievethatdiversity,likequalityandcustomerservice,isacompetitiveedge.Amorediverseworkforceprovidesawiderrangeofideasandperspectivesandfosterscreativityandinnovation.Avenuesforencouragingdiversityincluderecruitingathistoricallyblackcollegesanduniversities,tra
