Question

【题目】The reason he was late for the meeting was he was held up by traffic jam during the

rush hour.

A. why; because B. that; that

C. why; that D. that; because

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】考查定语从句和名词性从句。句意：他开会迟到的原因是他在交通高峰时刻被交通堵塞耽搁了。当the reason作先行词且定语从句缺少原因状语时，因此第一空填why；第二空为表语从句，且意思和结构完整，因此第二空填that，故选C。