第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）
21. In 1778, Banks was elected ________president of the Royal Society, ________position he held for 42 years.
A. /, a B. / , the C. the, a D. the, the
22. He didn’t attend the meeting last night, _________ he doesn’t know our plan for the picnic.
A. that’s why B. that’s because C. which is why D. which is because
23. ---It is known to all that this factory pours lots of waste water into the Changjiang River every year.
---- _________ near my hometown.
A. So does it B. So it is C. So the one does D. So does the one
24. His teacher told him that since his parents were working abroad, either his grandparents or one of his uncles ______ allowed to come to the parents’ meeting .
A. was B. were C. are D. is
25. ________ the punishment was unjust , he would accept it without saying anything, because he knew it was the rule of the company.
A. As though B. Even though C. In case D. Now that
