Question 20 is based on the passage you have just heard.

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        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. Obviously, (19) [the desire to bring about diversity has not translated into corporate reality.] Why is this? A team of researchers from the University of Basel published (20) [their new study about people’s attitudes towards diversity at work.] They found that people have a wide range of opinions concerning diversity. On the one hand, many see value in diversity, which can contribute a variety of perspectives, encourage new ideas and generate innovative solutions. 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. The actual value they attribute to diversity depends on the decision-making perspective. Doubts about the practicability of diversity have a greater weight if a person is directly affected. In other words, when a person’s own work group is involved, (21) [they tend to prefer team members who are similar to themselves.] But when people make decisions for others, they typically put together a more diverse team. These findings could help organizations become more diverse. Companies need to pay attention to who makes hiring and team decisions. 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.

20. What is the newly published study focused on?

解析：C。录音前半部分提到，巴塞尔大学的研究团队就人们对职场多元化的态度发表了一项新研究，C项与此相符，其中的People’s attitudes towards diversity原词复现，at the workplace是对录音中at work的同义替换，故为正确答案。

错项排除：录音中只提到研究发现有助于实现多元化，但实现多元化的举措并不是研究的重点，故A项排除。录音中提到多元化的优势，即多元化的价值（value in diversity），但并未提到多元化的劣势，B项的disadvantages在录音中无依据，故排除。录音中虽然提到新想法（new ideas）和创新的解决方案（innovative solutions），但创新理念和解决方案都是多元化的价值，并不是研究的重点，D项利用细节信息进行干扰，故错误。