单选题 Americans who consider themselves______in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.
A. pedestrian B. penchant
C. patriarch D. patriotic

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 形近识别。
patriotic爱国的；pedestrian行人；penchant爱好，嗜好；patriarch极受尊重的年老男子。