单选题
Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in( )to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status,or as a rejection of middle‐class values.
Areturn
Breply
Creference
Dresponse
正确答案
答案解析
in response to“响应,反应”,符合题意。题目空格前的in和后面的to表明是考搭配。前面commit crimes是动作,后面their failure to…是名词性的成分。通常,对两个相对独立的成分而言,动作和名词性成分的关系不外乎原因(条件)、目的、结果。in reply(to)意思是“为答复……,作为……的答复”,in reference to表示“关于”。