51. What does the author say businesspeople often do?
- A. Strive to make sense of some unknown forces.
- B. Avoid being driven by their own feelings.
- C. Draw on a vast wealth of past experience.
- D. Rely on instincts in decision-making.
答案：D
答案句：People in business often make decisions based on their own personal feelings or instincts.
参考译文：商界人士经常根据他们自己的个人感受或直觉来做决定。
定位线索：题干“businesspeople often do”→答案句“People in business often make decisions”；文中“based on their own personal feelings or instincts”对应选项D“Rely on instincts in decision-making”。
解析：题干问作者说商界人士经常做什么，答案句直接陈述“People in business often make decisions based on their own personal feelings or instincts”，其中“based on their own personal feelings or instincts”与选项D“Rely on instincts in decision-making”同义转述。选项A“努力理解未知力量”是文中“guided by some unknown force”的曲解，原文是批评而非建议；选项B“避免被感觉驱动”与原文相反；选项C“利用丰富经验”是后文提到的条件，非商界人士经常做的事。
53. What should people do in a decision-making process if instincts disagree with data?
- A. Resolve the dilemma with previous experience.
- B. Figure out which of the two is more reliable.
- C. Combine the two together.
- D. Prioritize instincts over data.
答案：C
答案句：This seemingly easy question is what drives the need to understand the relationship between instincts and data in the decision-making process. Without making things complicated, the solution to this dilemma is using data and instincts in conjunction to arrive at the best possible decisions.
参考译文：这个看似简单的问题驱动了理解决策过程中直觉与数据关系的需求。不把事情复杂化，解决这个困境的方法是结合使用数据和直觉，以达成最佳决策。
定位线索：题干“instincts disagree with data”→答案句“the solution to this dilemma”；文中“using data and instincts in conjunction”对应选项C“Combine the two together”。
解析：题干问当直觉与数据不一致时该怎么办，答案句直接给出解决方案“using data and instincts in conjunction”，即结合两者，对应选项C“Combine the two together”。选项A“用先前经验解决困境”是直觉的基础而非解决方案；选项B“判断哪个更可靠”原文未提；选项D“优先直觉”与原文强调结合相悖。
54. What should we do when facing various factors that limit the practicality of data?
- A. Make a rational and systematic analysis.
- B. Explore the most feasible options.
- C. Resort to our inner wisdom.
- D. Apply definitive criteria.
答案：C
答案句：Sometimes, rational analysis and data are impractical to be employed in certain situations. Absence of definitive criteria, and time and resource constraints, and novel situations are instances which limit the practicality of data. The only feasible option is to rely on what your instincts tell you.
参考译文：有时，理性分析和数据在某些情况下不实用。缺乏明确标准、时间和资源限制以及新情况是限制数据实用性的例子。唯一可行的选择是依靠你的直觉告诉你的。
定位线索：题干“factors that limit the practicality of data”→答案句“limit the practicality of data”；文中“The only feasible option is to rely on what your instincts tell you”对应选项C“Resort to our inner wisdom”。
解析：题干问当面对限制数据实用性的因素时该怎么办，答案句先列举限制因素，然后给出结论“The only feasible option is to rely on what your instincts tell you”，其中“rely on what your instincts tell you”与选项C“Resort to our inner wisdom”同义转述。选项A“做理性系统分析”与原文“data are impractical”矛盾；选项B“探索最可行选项”是泛泛而谈，未指明具体做法；选项D“应用明确标准”正是被限制的因素。