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大P住PEF C√_U/Z5 Throughout the world of adventure and sport, no group generates as much anger and hatred as road cyclists do. Over the last six months,I've conducted an informal survey of friends and family, asking them"What do you think of road cyclists?"It turned out that road cyclists piss people off. At the heart of the problem is that road cyclists are often perceived as arrogant, elitist, self- righteous, and acting as if they were above the law. Two weeks ago, we posted a video of a car crashing into two road cyclists, then leaving the scene without stopping. Comments predictably directed anger at the driver, but there were also plenty who pointed out that the riders ran stop signs prior to being hit. Even when road cyclist are victims, they find a way to attract criticism. Lest you think I'm staking out an anti-cyclist Section B Reading Comp. on 1/5 11. According to the author's informal survey, road cyclists _ people. A) annoy B) surprise C) sadden D) delight
大P住PEF C√_U/Z5 Throughout the world of adventure and sport, no group generates as much anger and hatred as road cyclists do. Over the last six months,I've conducted an informal survey of friends and family, asking them"What do you think of road cyclists?"It turned out that road cyclists piss people off. At the heart of the problem is that road cyclists are often perceived as arrogant, elitist, self- righteous, and acting as if they were above the law. Two weeks ago, we posted a video of a car crashing into two road cyclists, then leaving the scene without stopping. Comments predictably directed anger at the driver, but there were also plenty who pointed out that the riders ran stop signs prior to being hit. Even when road cyclist are victims, they find a way to attract criticism. Lest you think I'm staking out an anti-cyclist Section B Reading Comp. on 1/5 11. According to the author's informal survey, road cyclists _ people. A) annoy B) surprise C) sadden D) delight
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答案
根据第一段,作者通过非正式调查发现,公路自行车运动员(road cyclists)常引发人们的愤怒与不满。文中明确提到“It turned out that road cyclists piss people off”,即“让人们对他们感到恼火”。选项A“annoy”最符合“piss people off”的含义,而B“surprise”、C“sadden”和D“delight”均与文意不符。
答案:A) annoy