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D.barely

A.seemingly
B.actually
C.logically

【参考答案】

A
解析:空白前affinities意为'相似性,联系',故此处语境意为:发现…没有联系的事物之间的相似性。可以看出,这里应该是说表面上没有联系的事物。故'seemingly(表面上地)'正确。actually实际上,事实上;logically理论上,逻辑上;barely仅仅,刚刚,几乎不能,这三项放在此处逻辑不通。
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