题目内容
He went to America to improve his English _________ to make money, according to his parents.
A.other than B.more than C.rather than D.better than
C
【解析】
试题分析:句意:按照他的父母的说法他去美国目的是提高他的英语水平而不是挣钱。other than除了,不同于;more than多于;rather than而不是;better than好于。根据句意故选C。
考点:考查固定短语的用法。
点评:本题难度适中。固定短语的考查是近几年高考的热点,不仅在单选里,还出现在完形短文改错中。需要考生平时牢记它们的用法及意义。这里主要考查的是含有than的短语,考生容易把它们的意义弄混了。
即学即练:He has no friend _________ you.
A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. better than
解析:A。句意:他除你之外就没有别的朋友了。
One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote the stories for many famous films.
Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.
Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.
| Year | What happened |
| 1946 | Stephen Spielberg in Cincinnati. |
| 1959 | Stephen Spielberg made a film and it a local competition. |
| 1962 | Stephen Spielberg produced a film called , from which many were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. |
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| Though he to get into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn’t give up his dream to become a great director. |
| 1976 | Stephen Spielberg his major film. |