Question

麻烦高手帮我解答两道选择题，谢谢！最好可以稍微解析一下吖！

Today is the age of bank money--- checks and credit cards. _________ petty sums for lunch, and movies, a person needs little cash.
A. besides B. except for C. except D. rather than

The scope of his knowledge is ________ he has never failed to answer any question his fellow students ask him.
A. as such B. so that C. so as D. such that

Answer 1

1.选B. 除----之外
现在是支票和信用卡的时代，除了吃饭，看电影外，几乎用不到现金。

except for用于表示对主要部分的肯定和对局部的否定。它不表示同类事物之间的关系，其意思为：
(1). "除了……以外"。如：
Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper. 史密斯除了脾气不好外，是个好人。
The movie was good except for the ending. 这部电影除了结尾之外都很好。
(2). "除去为了……"。如：
　Mother wouldn't give him any money except for books and stationery. 除了买书和文具外，妈妈不给他任何钱。

2.选B 以至于---
The scope of his knowledge is so （much）that he has never ------