Question

2. [2014 •福建卷]It was the culture, rather than the language,   made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.

A. where     B.   why      C.  that      D. what

Answer 1

2.    C考查特殊句式（强调句型）。句意：正是文化而非语言使得他很难适应国外的新环境。本句去掉it was和that之后， 剩余部分仍然能够构成一个结构正确、意义完整的句子，故确定其为强调句型，选择C项。