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【题目】Half a century ago, parts of the Thames were “biologically dead” because of the pollution.

A. declared B. imagined C. sensed D. marked

【答案】A

【解析】

试题分析:A;考查动词辨析。A. declared声明,宣布 B. imagined想象,猜想C. sensed感觉,感觉到D. marked标出,标志;句意:半个世纪前,泰晤士河的部分因为污染而被宣布生物死亡。根据句意,故选A

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