(单选题)

Relatively few politicians willingly forsake center stage, although a touch of ______ on their parts now and again might well increase their popularity with the voting public.

A.self-doubt

B.self-control

C.self-dramatization

D.self-effacement

参考答案：D

参考解析：

考查名词辨析。句意：很少有政客愿意放弃中心舞台，尽管时不时地自我掩饰可能会大大增加其在投票公众中的知名度。self-doubt意为“缺少自信，自我疑惑”；self-control意为“自制”；self-dramatization意为“装腔作势”；self-effacement意为“不出风头，自我掩饰”。根据前文可知，政客喜欢出头，而不愿意低调，D项符合语境，故选D。

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