单选题
The reporter refused to name the ______ of his information.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】source(消息的)出处,来源,(江河的)源头;basis(理论、信念等抽象事物的)基础,如the basis of morality(道德的基础);origin(物种的)起源,(书籍等)原版,起因,如the origin of quarrel(争吵的起因)。root根(部);根本,根源(常为贬义、用于坏的场合)。句意:记者拒绝说出他消息的来源。