1．Experts believe that the large number of cancer cases in the area are directly __________ to the new nuclear power station.
A．referred B．devoted
C．contributed D．related
解析：选D。考查动词辨析。A项意为“指；涉及；参考”；B项意为“投入”；C项意为“捐助；成为(……的)原因之一”；D项意为“与……相关”。句意：专家相信，那个地区很多癌症病例和那个新的核电站有着直接的关系。故D项符合语境。
