单选题 Cancer cells destroy not only all rival cells, in their ruthless biological warfare, but also destroy the larger organization—the body itself—signing their own suicide warrant.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] ruthless意为“无情的,残忍的”。C选项:merciless意为“无情的,残忍的”,与画线的单词意义相符,如:This judge is merciless towards anyone found guilty of murder.(这位法官对罪名成立的谋杀犯概不留情。)句意:癌细胞在残酷的生物战中不仅消灭对手,而且也破坏了更大的组织——身体本身,签署了自己的自杀授权书。故选C。A选项:refined举止优雅的,精制的;B选项:random任意的,无计划的;D选项:perpetual永久的,不断的。