填空模拟题

155. Neurosurgeon Alexa Canady maintained that choosing a career was a visceral decision rather than ______ judgment; that is, it was not so much rational as ______ .
A. an emotional, intellectual
B. a chance, random
C. an intuitive, impulsive
D. a deliberate, instinctive
E. an intentional, logical

156. Creative business stratagems frequently become ______ as a result of ______ , their versatility and adaptability destroyed by their transformation into rigid policies.
A. streamlined, infighting
B. mitigated, jingoism
C. ossified, bureaucratization
D. politicized, innovation
E. venerable, legislation

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

155.
题意解析：
由rather than引导反义重复，空格一填入visceral的反义词，候选D，E。 再由not so much...as...结构可知，空格二填入rational的反义词，选择D。
中文释义：
神经外科医生艾利克斯·埃迪认为职业选择是由本能决定的，而非深思熟虑后做出的判断；也就是说，它更多地依靠直觉而非理性。

156.
题意解析：
stratagems和分隔中的policies同义重复，故空格一填入rigid的同义词，选择C。
中文释义：
创造性的商业策略常常由于官僚主义而僵化，转变成硬性政策而破坏了它们的多样性和适应性。