【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。选项[D]such as可指对上文的举例说明，表示“像那样的”，as后接名词，例如：I visited several cities such as Shanghai，Beijing and Guangzhou．也可分开用，即such...as，例如：students such as these(=such students as these)。空格后的the trial of Rosemary West(对Rosemary West的审判一案)是对空格前的prominent cases(重大案件)的举例说明，因此[D]符合上下文的意思，是正确答案。选项[A]as to表示“关于，至于”，例如： As to money，he is indifferent．在wh-从句或短语前的as to可省略，例如：She was at a loss (as to)what to say．选项[B]for instance表示“例如”，放在句子中间时，前后常有逗号隔开，例如：There are rare animals in Australia，for instance，koalas and duckbills．(澳洲有稀有动物，例如考拉和鸭嘴兽。)选项[C]in particular表示“特别”，相当于especially，例如：This boy student，in particular，is good at playing basketball．