Disney World's director of diversity wants theme park guests to see themselves reflected in the diversity of Disney's employees. Working to attract diverse employees, Disney hopes to convince them that the organization understands, respects, and values who they are. By holding a variety of diversity celebrations every year-including Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday, Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Disability Awareness Month, and Native American Heritage Month-Disney opens the door to this kind of understanding.
What do we learn from strong, successful diversity program such as these, as well as similar programs at Microsoft, Xerox, Procter & Gamble and Digital Equipment Corporation? First, they can go a long way toward eliminating prejudice in the workplace and removing barriers to advancement. Second, to be more than just the latest corporate buzzword, diversity programs require commitment from the top and a culture that supports an inclusive environment.
Reading Comprehension
1.According to the passage, who the word "minority" refer to in the last sentence of the second paragraph?_______
[A]women and immigrants
[B]African Americans and Hispanies
[C]the American population
[D]none of the above
2.Texas Instruments' strategies for enhancing diversity not include_____.
[A]recruiting plan
[B]diversity training
[C]setting up of a network
[D]a staff-rewarding compensation program
3.How do you understand the part "who they are" in the sentence "Disney hopes to convince them that the organization understands, respects, and values who they are."?
[A]It here means that Disney can remember all its employees' names.
[B]It here means that Disney will value and respect each employee's own characteristics and abilities.
[C]It here means that Disney think all the employees have the same characteristics.
[D]It here means that Disney will require the employees to be the same no matter who they are.
4. According to the passage, the success of diversity programs mainly lie with _____.
[A]the employees and the countries
[B]the countries and their culture
[C]each organization's heads and its culture
[D]the heads of each organizations and the employees
5.Judging from the passage, most employers' attitude towards the diversity programs is______.
[A]supporting
[B]indifferent
[C]opposing
[D]welcome