求助一道三空题，来源OG

小硕鼠UID: 3411565

The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i) ______ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii) _______ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii) ______, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
(A) quixotic (B) self-righteous (C) strategic
(D) brandish  (E) flout  (F) follow
(G) profound cynicism (H) deeply felt moral code (I) thoroughgoing pragmatism
解析也看不懂的说 = =这是有什么背景吗？

小硕鼠UID: 3411565

自己无节操顶一下= =

crazyrobinUID: 2368627

其实第一个空是最简单的
注意两个词, striking, 后面对比的是 ideological, 前面能选的只能是strategic, 这是唯一能和ideological对比的

后面两空你再看看吧

小硕鼠UID: 3411565

crazyrobin 发表于 2013-8-13 13:25
其实第一个空是最简单的
注意两个词, striking, 后面对比的是 ideological, 前面能选的只能是strategic, 这 ...

嗯……betray them in ...和self-interest