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2017年8月，谷歌员工James Damore因质疑公司优待女性和少数群体的政策而遭解雇，一时引起轩然大波。当此事逐渐淡出人们视野之时，James Damore和另一名前谷歌工程师声称自己因身份和政治观点受到谷歌歧视，一纸诉状将谷歌告上法庭。
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bout [baʊt] n. 来回（一次）
engulf [ɪn'ɡʌlf] v. 吞没
rally ['ræli] n. 集会，示威运动
ostracise ['ɒstrəsaɪz] vt. 放逐，排斥
belittle [bɪ'lɪtl] vt. 轻视，贬低
chamber ['tʃeɪmbə（r）] n. 房间，会所
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Google has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against conservative-minded white men, in a legal case that threatens a fresh bout of the culture wars that engulfed the internet company last summer.
The suit has been brought by James Damore, an engineer who was sacked in August after his questioning of Google policies to increase the hiring of women and minorities caused an outcry inside the company. It also names a second engineer, David Gudeman, who has also claimed wrongful termination after leaving the company in 2016. The company did not immediately have a response to the suit.
Since leaving Google, Mr Damore has spoken out widely against the company, attacking it for what he calls “groupthink” over gender and other diversity issues. His case became a rallying point for conservatives last year at a time when cultural battles stirred by President Donald Trump were intensifying nationally.
The class action lawsuit, filed in superior court in California on Monday, was brought on behalf of all employees whom Google is alleged to have discriminated against either because of “their perceived conservative political views… their male gender… [or] their Caucasian race”.
The lawsuit claims that there is “open hostility for conservative thought” at the company and that people who diverge from the mainstream are singled out for expressing views on subjects such as diversity hiring policies, bias sensitivity and social justice.
Employees are “ostracised, belittled and punished for their heterodox political views, and for the added sin of their birth circumstances of being Caucasians and/or males”, the suit alleges. It accuses Google of being an “ideological echo chamber” that is hostile to some workers, and of maintaining illegal hiring quotas for women and minorities. The suit will move forward only if a judge certifies it as a valid action on behalf of an entire class of workers.
Mr Damore was dismissed by Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, after writing an internal memo questioning the company's diversity policies. His paper was widely circulated and aroused a backlash inside Google. But his treatment brought an outcry from conservatives who saw Mr Pichai's reaction as an attack on open discussion of an important social issue.
Among the allegations, the lawsuit claims that “the presence of Caucasians and males was mocked with ‘boos' during company-wide weekly meetings” at Google.
请根据你所读到的文章内容，完成以下自测题目：
A.Because he criticised heterodox political views in an memo.
B.Because he openly criticised Google's recruitment policy.
C.Because he made negative comment on female colleagues.
D.Because he questioned Google's diversity policies.
答案 (1)
A.He stirred a cultural battles over diversity issues.
B.He attacked Google's stance on gender and diversity.
C.He joined in President Donald Trump's rally.
D.He became an activist in favour of Donald Trump.
答案 (2)
A.Christian beliefs.
B.Caucasian race.
C.Conservative thought.
D.male gender.
答案 (3)
A.Tries to stifle debate over diversity issue in the campany.
B.Mocks Caucasians and males during weekly meetings.
C.Expressed open hostility for conservative political views.
D.Keeps silent over Mr Damore's law suit against the company.
答案 (4)
(1) 答案：D.Because he questioned Google's diversity policies.解释：八月，James Damore在一份内部备忘录中质疑谷歌增加雇用女性和少数族裔的政策，引起轩然大波，并因此被解雇。
(2) 答案：B.He attacked Google's stance on gender and diversity.解释：离开谷歌之后，Damore广泛地发表了批评谷歌的言论，抨击谷歌在性别及其他多元化问题上的“群体审议”。
(3) 答案：A.Christian beliefs.解释：谷歌被指控歧视白人、男性以及持保守观点者。
(4) 答案：D.Keeps silent over Mr Damore's law suit against the company.解释：目前谷歌并没有立即对此诉讼作出回应。