Film has a much shorter history，especially when such art forms as music and painting. (2012·新课标全国，32)
A. having pared to
B. paring to
C. pare to
D. pared to
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A. having pared to
B. paring to
C. pare to
(答案→)D. pared to
解析：D
解析 句子的主语是film，它和pare之间是被动关系，所以要用被动形式。因此只能选D项。“when pared to...”相当于when引导的状语从句的省略，补全后为：when it is pared to...。句意为：电影的历史短得多，尤其是它与诸如音乐、绘画等艺术形式相比较时。