Despite a tendency to be overtly _______, the poetry of the Middle Ages often sparks the imagination and provides lively entertainment, as well as pious sentiments.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】-方程等号:despite尽管,反义重复。 - 强词和对应:无头句,主语是the poetry of the Middle Ages。逗号后面描述这些诗歌的特征——激发想象力、提供生动的娱乐、提供虔诚的情感。空格对应这些特征根据despite取反,填一个负向词。diverting娱乐的(和entertainment取同,排除),emotional感情的(和sentiment取同,排除),didactic爱说教的(和spark the imagination取反,正确),romantic浪漫的,whimsical古怪的。答案选C。