高一英语知识点总结及重难点解析：Unit3-4单词聚焦(7)

　　单词聚焦(7)
　　13. prefer v. 宁愿;更喜欢
　　(1) prefer + n. / pron.
　　The boy preferred a detective story.
　　(2) prefer + v. -ing
　　Do you prefer living abroad?
　　(3) prefer + to do
　　She prefers to live among the working people.
　　(4) prefer sb. to do sth.
　　She preferred him to stay at home.
　　(5) prefer + n. / pron. / doing + to + n. / pron. / doing 喜欢……而不喜欢 I prefer the town to the country. / While he was in the office he preferred doing something to doing nothing.
　　(6) prefer to do...rather than do = would rather do ... than do... 宁愿……而不愿 I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus.
　　(7) prefer + 从句(谓语动词用should do，should可省略) She preferred that he should do it in the kitchen.
　　14. protect的用法
　　▲ 构词：protection n. 保护(者/物)，防御
　　▲ 搭配：protect sb from / against 防止……遭受……;使……免于，保护……使不受
　　【考例】 (MET 1992) Clarke was greatly admired at the club for the successful ____.
　　A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection
　　C. self-respect D. self-service
　　[考查目标] protect及其派生词的词义。
　　[答案与解析]B self-protection是名词，意思是“自我保护”。