第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After the 1980s, the West became Godlike to many Chinese because of ____ Westerners’ wealth, and ____ freedom to do what they wanted.
A./; / B.the; the C.the; / D./; the
______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader.
| A．That | B．What | C．Whether | D．Where |
____ matters most in learning English is enough practice.
| A．What | B．Why | C．Where | D．Which |
Engines are to machines _________ hearts are to animals.
| A．as | B．that | C．what | D．which |
____ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.
A. No matter what B. No matter whichC Whatever D. whichever
Nobody believed his reason for being absent form the class _____he had to meet his uncle at the airport.
| A．why | B．that | C．where | D．Because |