探究点1 prefer 的用法
prefer 动词，意为“较喜欢”，相当于 like ... better，后面可以跟名词、代词、动名词或动词不定式。
I prefer classical music to pop music.
和流行音乐比起来，我更喜欢古典音乐。
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| 搭配 | 意义 | 例句 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| prefer doing/ to do sth | 更喜欢做某事 | My mother prefers to shop online at weekends. 我妈妈周末更喜欢在网上购物。 |
| prefer doing sth to doing sth | 比起做某事更喜欢做某事 | I prefer reading to playing chess. 比起下国际象棋，我更喜欢阅读。 |
| prefer sth to sth | 比起某物更喜欢某物 | I prefer pandas to lions because pandas are cute. 比起狮子我更喜欢熊猫，因为熊猫可爱。 |
| prefer to do sth rather than do sth | 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事 | My little sister prefers to stay at home rather than go to the movies. 我妹妹宁愿待在家里而不愿去看电影。 |
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prefer 的现在分词形式是 preferring，过去式和过去分词是 preferred。
情境应用
1. I prefer at home to out on such a rainy day.
A. to stay;going B. to stay;go
C. staying;going D. staying;go
2. In the past, his father reading books to watching TV after work. (prefer)
3. I prefer at home today. (stay)
4. I apples oranges. (比起……更喜欢)
5. I do housework sit there doing nothing. (宁愿……而不愿……)

1. C
2. preferred
3. staying / to stay
4. prefer; to
5. prefer to; rather than

1. 本题考查固定搭配prefer doing sth to doing sth，意为“比起做某事更喜欢做某事”，两个空后都需要接动名词形式，因此选C。
2. 根据时间状语"In the past"（在过去），句子时态为一般过去时，prefer的过去式为preferred。
3. 考查固定搭配prefer doing/to do sth，意为“更喜欢做某事”，此处两种形式都符合语法规则。
4. 对应固定搭配prefer sth to sth，表达“比起某物更喜欢某物”的含义。
5. 对应固定搭配prefer to do sth rather than do sth，表达“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”的含义。

探究点2 calm 的用法

Talking with my friends when I am unhappy usually calms me down.
当我不开心时，跟我的朋友们聊天通常能让我平静下来。
Whenever she feels angry, she always makes herself calm down by playing the piano.
不管什么时候生气了，她总是弹钢琴使自己得以平静。
情境应用
1. The sunlight is shining on the and it is so warm now.（平静的海）
2. When the father , he took his son to the hospital as soon as he could.（平静下来）

1. calm sea
2. calmed down

1. 此处要表达“平静的海”，用形容词calm作定语修饰名词sea，符合calm作形容词表示“平静的”的用法。
2. 此处“平静下来”对应固定短语calm down，根据后句的动词took可知句子时态为一般过去时，因此calm要变为过去式calmed。