Many elderly people are now not used to the _____ of modern living, which they consider is away from the old customs.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:考查词汇辨析。tendency是tend的名词形式,指自然因素决定的“趋势、倾向”。tread指在外界压力下事物必然的发展趋势。大的潮流,强调外界压力、人的作用。treat是“款待,请客”,与题意不符。本题只有A符合题意。