❶prefer用法面面观
2018-04-02黑龙江赫广春
黑龙江 赫广春
□用法点拨
prefer作为动词,是初中英语中使用频率较高的单词之一。为了帮助同学们正确地学习和使用prefer,现将其常见用法归纳如下:
1.prefer+n./pron.,意为“更喜欢,更喜爱”,与“like...better”同义。例如:
My friend's brother prefers music.=My friend's brother likes music better.我朋友的哥哥更喜欢音乐。
2.prefer sth.to sth.,意为“喜欢某物胜过某物”,其中,to是介词。例如:
He prefers countryside life to city life.和城市生活相比,他更喜欢农村生活。
3.prefer to do/doing sth.,意为“喜欢做某事”。例如:
I prefer walking/to walk alone in the morning.我更喜欢早晨一个人散步。
4.prefer doing...to doing...,意为“比起做……更喜欢做……”。例如:
The boy prefers swimming to skating.这个男孩喜欢游泳胜过滑冰。
5.prefer to do...rather than do...,意为“比起做……更喜欢做……”。例如:
Lisa prefers to call Helen rather than write to her.比起写信,丽萨更喜欢给海伦打电话。
6.prefer sb.to do sth.,意为“更喜欢/宁愿某人做某事”。例如:
They prefer you to leave here at once.他们宁愿你立刻离开这里。
7.prefer+that从句。例如:
I prefer that you do it.我宁愿你做这件事。
□真题链接
1.—Do you prefer______basketball with me?—No,I'd rather______at home and watch TV.【2017·达州中考题】
A.play;stay B.to play;to stay
C.play;to stay D.to play;stay
【答案与解析】D prefer后面可接动词不定式或动词-ing形式,排除A、C两项;would rather意为“宁愿”,后接动词原形,排除B项。
2.—What would you like to do to relax yourself?
—I prefer______basketball rather than______magazines. 【2016·乌鲁木齐中考题】
A.playing;reading B.to play;to read
C.play;read D.to play;read
【答案与解析】D prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.是固定搭配,意思是“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”。
□尝试练习
根据句意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个适当的答案。
1.—What about going to the museum on foot?
—I prefer______a bike to______there.
A.ride;walk B.riding;walk
C.ride;walking D.riding;walking
2.Mike______reading______playing computer games.
A.prefers;than B.prefers;to
C.would rather;than D.would rather;to
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