训练11 rather than 用法

训练11小议的用法我们先来看两道最新高考题目： 【高考链接1】It is _ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people _ after they are ill. (2008江苏) A. good; good B. well; better C. better; better D. better; good 【高考链接2】Will you join us in the game? Thank you, _（2007江西） A. but why not? B. but Id rather not. C. and I wont. D. and Ill join. 点击第1题的答案为C。本句为复合句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语to spend .。rather than是固定短语，意为“与其说，不如说”。其句意为：与其把钱花在让人康复上，倒不如将钱花在通过提升健康的生活来预防疾病上。第2个题目的答案为B。根据后面的转折连词but ，应该是“我宁愿不去”。rather的意思为“宁愿”。 【基本用法】 根据其特点我们从两个方面来看一下rather than 的用法： 1. rather than经常用在“平行结构”里,即连接两个对等成分，表示客观事实，意为“是而不是；与其不如”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词（短语）、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下： 连接两个名词（动名词）或代词，例如： You rather than I are going to Beijing for Olympic Games.是你而不是我要去北京看奥运会。 As a sports man, I always prefer starting early, rather than leaving everything to the last minute.作为一个运动员，我总是愿意早开始而不愿意把所有事情都留到最后。 连接两个不定式，例如： Rather than get money in such a dishonest way, the old man would beg in the streets.这个老人宁愿在街上乞讨,也不愿以这种不正当的手段挣钱。 Finally, I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.最后，我决定写信而不打电话。 连接两个介词（短语）或两个分句，例如： We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall.我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。 We should help him rather than he should help us.是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。 连接两个形容词，例如： The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。 Id call her hair chestnut rather than brown. 我宁愿说她的头发是栗色,而不是棕色。 2. rather than与would连用时，构成“would rather . than .”句式，意思是“宁愿而不愿”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。应该特别注意此短语的否定构成及其后接的动词形式。如： He would rather have the small one than the large one.他宁愿要一个小的,而不要大的。 Id rather take the slowest train than go there by air.我宁愿坐最慢的火车,也不乘飞机去那里。 【辨析】 rather than 用来表示“是而不是”，通常连接两个并列成分：He is an artist rather than a philosopher.他是位艺术家而不是位哲学家。 sb./sth. is more A than B表示“与其说sb./sth.是B，不如说是A”，例如： He is more an artist than a philosopher.与其说他是位哲学家，不如说他是位艺术家。 注意sb./sth. is not more A than B表示“与其说sb./sth.是A，不如说是B”，如： He is not more an artist than a philosopher.与其说他是位艺术家，不如说他是位哲学家。 other than除了还，相当于besides,表示除了后者之外的同类事物，例如： Theres nobody here other than me. 除了我这里没别人。 You cant get there other than by swimming. 你只能靠游泳游到那边去。 【拓展】 rather 的用法 adv. 意思有：相当，宁可，宁愿，颇，有点儿。既可以修饰形容词，也可以修饰副词，例如： Theres something rather strange about the way he talks to you.他跟你说话的样子真有点怪。 To Jamaican , Beijing Olympic Games are rather a happy result. =That is a rather happy result.对牙买加人来说，北京奥运会是一个相当愉快的结果。 意为“更确切地”，此用法的rather常用在or rather这一短语中,表示想要纠正已经说过的话,或欲使已说过的话更确切。如： He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the morning.他一直工作到深夜,或者更确切地说,到今天凌晨。 The building is like a palace, or rather a temple.这幢建筑物像一座宫殿,或者更确切地说像一座寺庙。 would/had rather 后接从句时,从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气。例如： I would/had rather you posted the letter right away. 我倒希望你把这封信立即发出去。 I would/had rather that she had not stayed at home when the earthquake took place. 当地震发生时她要是不留在家里就好了。 【巩固精练】 . 根据上面的讲解，翻译下列句子： 1. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。 2. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。 3. 在地震中这位母亲宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。 4. 我现在不愿把那个秘密告诉你。 . 单项选择： 1. On the other hand, I think it is Mike, _you, _to blame for the matter. A. more than; are B. less than; who are C. rather than; that is D. rather than; is 2. To watch the live broadcast of Men Basketball between China and U.S.， I went to bed very late last night, _, early the next morning. A. or ratherB. at least C. at mostD. in a word 3. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _travel by air. A. as B. to C. thanD. while 4. The two brothers spend the money on their families rather than _ it to themselves. A. to contribute B. contributed C. contributing D. having contributed 5. You seemed to have been impressed by Liu Huans song. Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing_ his voice that really impressed me. A. rather than B. as well as C. but also D. together with 6. As we all know, it is the prevention of disease _ its successful treatment that has led the rapid increase of the worlds population. A. rather thanB. including C. but alsoD. less than 7. Im afraid that I, _ my workmates, should bear responsibility for the accident. A. other thanB. or rather C. rather thanD. more than 8. In my opinion, whatever life should be, I prefer devoting all my energies to my studies _ more professional knowledge. A. to get B. to getting C. rather than get D. rather than to get 9. I d rather _a room of my own, however small it is, than_a room with someone else. A. to have; to share B. have; share C. sharing; sharing D. have; to have shat 10. Does anyone want to go to see the film The Assembly this evening? Who would you rather _with you? A. to goB. have gone C. have go D. going . 单句改错： 1. This computer is rather expensive than that one. 2. Did you blame him for his mistakes? Yes, but Id rather have not done. 3. I would rather watching TV at home at weekends while my wife prefers to go shopping. 4. Do you mind if I open the window? Id rather you dont for I feel a bit cold. 5. This book is too rather difficult for the beginners. 答案与解析 . 1. He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 2. Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 3. The mother would rather die than lose the children in the earthquake. 4. I would rather not tell you the secret right now. . 1. C本题为一强调句式，所以第二空必须用who 或that 引导一个从句，因而可排除A项和D项；rather than 意为“而不是”。 2.Aor rather “更确切地说”，符合上下文的意思。 3. C该题考查would rather do sth. than do sth.这一句型，意思是“宁愿做而不愿做”。 4. Crather than的前后为对比的并列关系,所以应根据前面的谓语动词spend来使用动名词形式,构成spend money doing sth.结构。 5. A该题考查强调句中被强调部分之间的连接词用法辨析。由句意“是他的演唱方式而不是他的歌声给我印象深刻”可知A为正确选项；as well as，together with两项虽然结构上也对，但不符合题意not exactly so。 6. AIt is . that 构成一个强调句型。句子的意思为：导致世界人口迅速增长的原因是对疾病的的防治而不是(rather than)对它的成功治疗。 7. C此题考查介词短语。other than除了；or rather更确切地说；rather than而不是；more than超过。根据句意：恐怕该为事故负责任的是我，而不是我的同事们。所以应选C。 8. A根据句子的意思：我宁愿把所有的精力放在学习上以便学得更多的专业知识。to get .在这儿表示目的。 9. Bwould rather do sth. than do sth.意为“宁愿而不愿”。句意为：我更喜欢有自己的房间，不论多么小，而不愿与别人合住一个房间。 10. C如果将第二个特殊疑问句变为陈述句则为：You would rather have who go with you.其中有have sb. do sth. “让某人做某事”的句型。 . 1. expensive 前加more2. have not 改为not have3. watching改为watch4. dont 改为didnt5. too rather 改为 rather too训练11：的用法1.It is _ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people _ after they are ill. A. good; good B. well; better C. better; better D. better; good 2.Will you join us in the game? Thank you, _A. but why not? B. but Id rather not. C. and I wont. D. and Ill join. .翻译下列句子： 1. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。 2. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。 3. 在地震中这位母亲宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。 4. 我现在不愿把那个秘密告诉你。 . 单项选择： 1. On the other hand, I think it is Mike, _you, _to blame for the matter. A. more than; are B. less than; who are C. rather than; that is D. rather than; is 2. To watch the live broadcast of Men Basketball between China and U.S.， I went to bed very late last night, _, early the next morning. A. or ratherB. at least C. at mostD. in a word 3. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _travel by air. A. as B. to C. thanD. while 4. The two brothers spend the money on their families rather than _ it to themselves. A. to contribute B. contributed C. contributing D. having contributed 5. You seemed to have been impressed by Liu Huans song. Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing_ his voice that really impressed me. A. rather than B. as well as C. but also D. together with 6. As we all know, it is the prevention of disease _ its successful treatment that has led the rapid increase of the worlds population. A. rather thanB. including C. but alsoD. less than 7. Im afraid that I, _ my workmates, should bear responsibility for the accident. A. other thanB. or rather C. rather thanD. more than 8. In my opinion, whatever life should be, I prefer devoting all my energies to my studies _ more professional knowledge. A. to get B. to getting C. rather than get D. rather than to get 9. I d rather _a room of my own, however small it is, than_a room with someone else. A. to have; to share B. have; share C. sharing; sharing D. have; to have shat 10. Does anyone want to go to see the film The Assembly this evening? Who would you rather _with you? A. to goB. have gone C. have go D. going . 单句改错： 1. This computer is rather expensive than that one. 2. Did you blame him for his mistakes? Yes, but Id rather have not done. 3. I would rather watching TV at home at weekends while my wife prefers to go shopping. 4. Do you mind if I open the window? Id rather you dont for I feel a bit cold. 5. This book is too rather difficult for the beginners. 4