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Nobel laureate Tim Hunt, who ignited a debate over sexism in science with his comments about women at a conference last month, w

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问题     Nobel laureate Tim Hunt, who ignited a debate over sexism in science with his comments about women at a conference last month, will not be restored as an honorary professor at University College London (UCL), the university has confirmed.
    Hunt resigned from his UCL position in the wake of comments made at
    the World Conference of Science Journalists. "Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. Three things happen when they are in the lab... you fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them they cry," he told delegates—remarks that he said were intended to be light-hearted. Hunt faced loads of criticism and he also resigned from the Royal Society’s Biological Science Awards Committee. But some high-profile scientists said that his treatment had been disproportionate, and petitions to have him restored emerged. Hunt’s critics also subsequently faced a furious opposition online.
    The controversy has shone a spotlight on the broader issue of sexism in science but has not yet led to specific changes at other UK universities, say academics.
    "His comments will from now on make it far easier for everyone in academia to comprehend that what we say and the way it is interpreted by others, not how we wanted it to be interpreted, are foremost," says Alastair Edge, who chairs the physics department’s diversity and equality committee at the University of Durham. Existing staff guidelines at UCL highlight this point and would have contributed to the decisions the university made, he adds. "In my personal opinion, had a Durham scientist said equally unreconstructed nonsense then I hope he or she would have been treated similarly."
    Michele Clarke at the University of Nottingham,  says that although the Tim Hunt affair was unfortunate, it hasn’t changed the group’s views or procedures. These already include training and awareness-raising, she notes.
    Discussion at a training event for senior women seeking career progression, which happened around the time of Hunt’s remarks, "evoked some amused and amazed comments" but no calls for direct action, Clarke says. "I think we all hope those attitudes are beginning to die out with the ’old guard’."
    Hunt’s comments have highlighted the issue of the underrepresentation of women in science in the mainstream media, says Jane Norman of the University of Edinburgh. But the university was already working hard in this area with a variety of measures, she says. These include targeting funds to stimulate research by women returning from maternity leave, and by training senior staff and selection panel members about "unconscious bias"—a well-documented psychological effect exhibited by most people.
Tim Hunt resigned from University College London because of
选项 A、his severe criticism of the girls in his lab.
B、his failure to win a debate over sexism in science.
C、his love affair with the girls in his lab.
D、his remarks with prejudices against women.
答案D
解析 第二段提到了Tim Hunt早前辞去了伦敦大学学院的职位是在某个会议的发言之后，而由第一段和第三段的sexism in science可知，他的言论涉及了科学界中的性别歧视，他因此受到舆论批评而辞职。故D项正确。A项和C项中的criticism和love affair都是根据Tim Hunt言论的具体内容捏造的干扰。Tim Hunt言论引发了性别歧视的争论(debate over sexism in science)，但他本身就没有参加这场辩论，排除B项。
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