Question

______ allow them to go bad in the field, famers prefer to sell strawberries at reduced price.

1. A.
   More than
2. B.
   Other than
3. C.
   Rather than
4. D.
   Less than

Answer 1

C
试题分析：句意：more than多于；other than除了，不同于；prefer to do Rather than do宁愿做而不做某事；less than少于。根据句意故选C。
考点：考查固定短语的用法。
点评：本题的难度适中。固定短语的考查是近几年高考的热点，需要考生平时牢记它们的用法及意义。这里考查这四个短语的用法及意义。
即学即练：The old man wanted to see nobody ______ his grandson.
A. more than          B. other than    C. rather than   D. less than
解析：B。句意：除了他的孙子之外，这个老人谁也不想见。