问题
单项选择题
We know that the statement commonly accepted when the first edition of this book was printed, ______ life was altogether absent in the deepest parts of the sea, is not true.
A．in which
B．that
C．how
D．whose
答案
参考答案：B
解析：句子的语法结构是：that the statement...is not true是know的宾语从句，that life was...in the deepest part of the sea是statement的同位语从句，说明statement的具体内容，commonly accepted when...printed是过去分词短语作statement的后置定语。搞清楚句子结构，正确选项就不难判断了。题句意为：在海洋深处完全没有生命这一说法，在本书第一版出版时是人们所公认的，但现在我们知道它并不正确。