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What did the police do to Ms Hicks?
答案解析
解析：
`，通常这类题目会配合一段音频或一篇短文出现。在没有原文的情况下，我们根据给出的正确答案 **A** 来进行逻辑解析和考点分析。
### 题目解析
**问题：** What did the police do to Ms Hicks?
（翻译：警察对希克斯女士做了什么？）
**选项分析：**
* **A. They picked her up.**
* **含义**：“Pick someone up” 在警务语境下，通常指“逮捕”、“拘留”或“把人带走讯问”。它比 "arrest" 口语化一些，但意思相近，指警方介入并将某人控制或带离现场。
* **判定**：这是正确答案。说明在原文中，警察采取的行动是将 Ms Hicks 带走或拘留。
* **B. They took her to the prison.**
* **含义**：他们把她送进了监狱。
* **判定**：错误。通常警方先将嫌疑人带到警察局（police station）进行审讯或临时拘留，而不是直接送去监狱（prison/jail）。监狱通常是法院判决后服刑的地方，或者长期羁押场所。原文可能并未提及“prison”，或者只提到了被警方带走（picked up），未提及后续送往监狱的具体动作。
* **C. They set her free immediately.**
* **含义**：他们立即释放了她。
* **判定**：错误。这与选项 A 的动作相反。如果警察只是“pick her up”（带走/拘留），通常意味着她失去了暂时的自由，而不是被立即释放。
### 解题思路总结
1. **关键词定位**：在听力或阅读材料中，需要关注主语 **the police** 和宾语 **Ms Hicks** 之间的动词关系。
2. **短语理解**：核心考点在于理解短语 **"pick up"** 在此处的引申义。在日常英语中，"pick up" 可以是“捡起”或“接人”，但在涉及警察的语境中，它常表示 **“逮捕”** 或 **“拘捕”** (to arrest or take into custody)。
3. **排除干扰**：
* 选项 B 属于过度推断或地点错误（警察局 vs 监狱）。
* 选项 C 属于事实相反。
### 重点词汇积累
* **Pick someone up**: (警察) 逮捕，拘留；(开车) 接某人。
* **Prison**: 监狱（通常指判刑后长期服刑的地方）。
* **Set free**: 释放。
* **Immediately**: 立即，马上。
**结论**：根据标准答案 A，原文中描述的情节应是警察将 Ms Hicks 带走或拘留，因此选 **A**。相关题目
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