Their air of cheerful self－sacrifice and endless complaisance won them undeserved praise
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Their air of cheerful self-sacrifice and endless complaisance won them undeserved praise, for their seeming gallantry was wholly motivated by a ______ wish to avoid confict of any sort.
A．poignant
B．sincere
C．laudable
D．cowardly
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正确答案：D
解析：(cowardly怯懦的)。句意为：他们摆出一副甘于自我牺牲和不停地讨好的姿态，这使他们赢得了不应得的赞扬，因为他们表面上的殷勤完全是受一种怯懦的愿望的驱使：避免任何形式的冲突。A．poignant辛辣的；B．sincere真挚的；C．laudable值得称赞的。