1. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ________ harm them.
A. less than B. more than C. rather than D. other than
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查短语辨析。句意：核科学的发展应该造福人民，而不是伤害人民。A. less than少于…；B. more than多于…；C. rather than而不是；D. other than除…之外。根据空前的benefit the people及空后的harm them可知，应使用连词rather than，表达“而不是”之意。故选C项。
