GRE填空题,EventhosewhodisagreedwithCarmen’sviewsrarelyfaultedherforexpressingthem,forthepositionsshetookwereasastheywerecontroversial.(A)complicated(B)political(C)subjective(D)commonplace(E)thoughtful为什么答案

Question

GRE填空题,
Even those who disagreed with Carmen’s viewsrarely faulted her for
expressing them,for the positions she tookwere as______as they were
controversial.
(A) complicated
(B) political
(C) subjective
(D) commonplace
(E) thoughtful
为什么答案是thoughful而不是complicated,as...as的后面跟的不是they are controversial么?既然是要填一个和饱受争议并列的词,怎么会是深思熟虑的（thoughful）呢?

Answer 1

先看句子结构,因果关系>>再看上半句,转折：人们虽然不同意C的观点但也没有指责她>>再看下半句,由as...as连接两个形容词对上半句解释描述,因而推出as A as B中的A,B也应该为转折关系即反义.
（这里的as...as要当做“不仅...还”来理解）所以应该填与controversial反义的词,即褒义词,只有E有褒义.
GRE填空最忌讳理解句子意思,一定要从句子结构逻辑出发判断.意思带进去你会发现5个里面至少有3个是通的.