题目：
What conclusion can you make about the elite universities in the US
A．Prospects for female faculty in these institutions are dim.
B．Some less talented female doctorates feel their prospects as staff in these institutions are dim.
C．None of these institutions like female doctorates to join them.
D．Female doctorates will be the lowest in status in these institutions.
答案：
参考答案：A
解析：[听力原文]At elite universities, the percentage of women earning doctorates in science and engineering is considerably higher than the percentage of women professors, which means that a lot of talented women Ph. D. s leave campus for jobs in government or industry instead of climbing the faculty ladder. Even though the University of Princeton is generally welcoming to female scientists, many female doctorates sense that their reception in the larger academic world might be chillier.
[分析]： 语义的理解和判断。 关于女博士在美国著名大学中的状况，根据原文Even though the University of Princeton is generally welcoming to female scientists，many female doctorates sense that their reception in the larger academic world might be chillier可知，即使像普林斯顿这样的著名大学通常欢迎女科学家，但许多女博士仍感到她们在学术界倍受冷落。由此可判断，女教师在著名大学中的前景暗淡。因此A项内容与原文相符，是正确答案。[解题关键] 同义词替换。原文中chillier与选项A中dim在上下文中词义相同。
