Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, (

Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ( )they have no schedules to keep.


A、

since


B、

​even though


C、

so


D、

as if


【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:

本题考查连词的含义辨析。

通常情况下,只有在有日程安排时,手表才能够显现它的作用。由“insist on坚持”和“no schedules没有日程”可知,句子前后出现了转折,故选择B选项“即使”。

句意:医院里的病人们坚持戴手表,即使他们并没有什么日程。