(单选题)
Human relations seem stubbornly set. Wars have not been abolished, labor troubles have not ______, and racial tensions are still with us.
A.limited
B.abated
C.solved
D.reduced
参考答案:B
参考解析:
考查动词辨析。句意:人类关系似乎极其稳定。战争没有消失,劳工问题没有减少,种族偏见仍和我们形影不离。limit意为“限定”。abate意为“降低,减弱”,通常指“诉讼、法令等被废除”。solve常与problem搭配,表示“解决问题”。若选A、C两项,应为被动语态;reduce常指“尺寸、数量、价格、程度的降低”。根据句意和选项常见用法可确定答案为B。故选B。
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