单选题 The three astronauts have splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, only six miles from the aircraft carrier that was _________ for the recovery mission.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考点 单词辨析题。这是一组以d-开头的动词,在词义上容易混淆。dispatch“分派,派遣,发送”; deposit“放置,安置”;deploy“展开,配置”;deliver“递送,陈述,释放”。根据题意,此处dispatch最为合适。
[译文] 这三个宇航员栽落在太平洋上,离派遣去执行回收任务的航空母舰仅有六英里。