【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。status表示“地位”,可与前面的动词achieve连用,说明在现代工业社会里,谈论死亡处于人们忌讳的境况,其他选项:选项[B]circumstance指某事件或动作发生时的“情况”,一般用复数,例如:Under/In such circumstances,we had better send him to hospital immediately.选项[C]environment表示“环境(总称)”,强调环绕着某一特定的人或物,同时往往着重对该人/物的影响,例如:He grew up in an environment of poverty.选项 [D]priority表示“优先权”,例如:They insist that the right to live should take priority over all other considerations.他们坚持认为生存权利应放在其他一切考虑因素之上。