Without necessarily doubting the original ---------- of Tao-Chi’s religious beliefs, one may note that he no longer mentions his faith in his writings, after a successful trip to Peking where he made friends with the Manchu, who ---------- the beliefs he had held.

(A) truth ... originated

(B) sincerity ... opposed

(C) piety ... confirmed

(D) source ... discerned

(E) advisability ... mirrored

〖解答〗

本题为间接因果关系。先处理空格Ⅱ：题中陈述“某人不再提及其宗教信仰”(he no longer mentions his faith)。显然，作为结果，它事出有因，以"who"引导的定语从句即是这一原因之陈述。由于结果带有贬义，故原因相应为贬义，唯(B) opposed为正确。其它四项代入后均不会导致现有的结果。在空格Ⅰ处，(B) sincerity自然而然为正确。

〖词汇〗

piety: 虔诚

discern: 觉察，识别

advisability: 可取，明智，适当

mirror: 1.反映 2.模仿

〖中译〗

在无甚必要怀疑道氏宗教信仰初时的诚挚性的同时，我们注意到在一次成功的北京之行后，他在其著作中对其信仰已鲜有提及。而在北京，他与满州人过住甚密，后者则对他所怀有的宗教信仰断然反对。