Having argued that criticism of the trade surplus is misconceived, MITI's paper goes on to predict that the surplus will, 【of its own accord】,gradually diminish in size and relevance.
A、willingly
B、reluctantly
C、accordingly
D、thoroughly
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：句意：在提出对贸易顺差的错误批评以后，日本通商产业省即将发布的报告接着预测这种贸易顺差的规模和重要性将会自动地逐渐缩减。of its own accord在句中的意思是“自动地”。选项中willingly意为“自发地，主动地”;reluctantly意为“不情愿地”；accordingly意为“因此”；thoroughly意为“彻底地”。故本题选A。
