The reason why I was alone in the mountains is as I had a difficulty with my guide.
本题重点考查固定句型。The reason why... is that-clause是规范的固定句型,其中 that不能由because来替换,如果用because,在逻辑上就显得重复。四个选项中只有C和 D可选,从why引导的从句中的时态可以知道主句谓语动词也应该用过去时,故选C。
[参考译文] 我独自困在山中的原因是导航出现了问题。