单选题
This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing {{U}}reluctance{{/U}} to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 名词辨析。
reluctance勉强，不情愿；powerfulness强壮、强大；unwillingness不情愿；renaissance再生，新生：Folk music is now enjoying a renaissance．民问音乐现在又时兴起来了。apologeticness道歉，辩解。