在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason ______ they have been around a bit longer.
A、why
B、that
C、since
D、after

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[解析] that引导同位语从句，先行词是reason。考生应该记住：for the simple reason that...是惯用法，reason后面不用别的连词，尤其注意不能接why，因为此处是同位语从句而不是定语从句。试比较： 定语从句：The reason why he came late is that (不能用because) his car broke down. 同位语从句：He came late for the simple reason that his car broke down. document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>