In spite of the increasing ______ of their opinions, the group knew they had to arrive at a consensus so that the award could be presented.
【正确答案】
E
【答案解析】- 方程等号：in spite of尽管，表示让步转折，句内句意取反。
- 强词和对应：根据题意，consensus指向空格，根据in spite of取反，体现意见“不一致”impartiality客观，consistency一致，judiciousness明智，incisiveness敏锐，polarity对立答案选E。