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  3. When Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks joined the county prosecutor’s office in 1997 , she was the fi

When Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks joined the county prosecutor’s office in 1997 , she was the fi

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问题     When Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks joined the county prosecutor’s office in 1997 , she was the first full-time attorney to handle cases of domestic violence. So【B1】______family violence has always been a priority for her. But the【B2】______in recent years in homicides linked to domestic matters—【B3】______those involving children—has raised her attention. Her latest initiative:【B4】______of a special unit within her office【B5】______to cases of domestic abuse and violence.
    "This unit, will go a long way【B6】______helping us identify victims earlier in the criminal justice process and link the family members with necessary services.【B7】______, for example, when handling a case of a woman who has been beaten, if they discover there is also abuse involving a child, investigators don’t have to【B8】______the case to another team but can【B9】______both prosecution and provision of services.
    The drop in Prince George’s of stranger-on-stranger crime has brought into focus the【B10】______of domestic violence. Particularly horrific in driving home the【B11】______of this issue was last summer’s murder of 3 -year-old Laila Miller. Authorities said she was shot and stabbed by her father after he took a photo of the two of them; he then【B12】______in a gun battle with police in which he was killed.
    Such crimes【B13】______the state’s attorney’s office to this year hold a training session aimed【B14】______educating church leaders on how to【B15】______domestic violence issues before they escalate.【B16】______also undertook a public information campaign targeting【B17】______abusers and letting children know about the need to report violence in the home. In October, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s is set to open a Family Justice Center that will【B18】______the public and private services for victims of domestic violence. Making it easier for families to get the help they need has proven to be【B19】______in preventing violence, so good for Prince George’s for taking these steps in the right【B20】______
【B18】
选项 A、solidify
B、stiffen
C、concentrate
D、consolidate
答案D
解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。承接上文，该句是讲“……建立一个加强公共和私营服务的中心”。因此，选项[D]consolidate“巩固，加强”符合文意，为正确答案。其他三项分别为：[A]solidify“使固化”；[B]stiffen“使变硬”；[C]concentrate“集中”。这三项均不符合文意，故排除。
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