语法与词汇 35.The advertising industry has resorted to self-regulation in a serious effort to curtail not only bad taste but also misrepresentation and deception in copy and illustrations.

A、 avert
B、 deny
C、 exclude
D、 reduce

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题中，curtail的意思是“缩减”。D项“reduce减少”符合题意，如：This experienced editor is said to be able to reduce the misprints to almost nil．(据说这位经验丰富的老编辑能把印刷错误降低几乎到零。)其他三项“avert转移；deny否认；exclude排斥”都不正确。