would rather的用法(美国英语中多用had rather )
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     由句型【prefer（doing）A to（doing）B 比起（做）B来更喜欢（做）A

一、would rather+从句，常用的虚拟语气句型,谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来。
     其意为“宁愿……,还是…… 好些”，“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”。
     引导从句的that常省略。在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用过去完成时。
例: John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today. 句中came不是表示过去而是表示将来.
注意:
     如果谈到过去的动作，也就是表示过去已经发生的事情在选择上不恰当。
    此时，主句一般为I had rather ,其（that）从句则用过去完成时。
    Would rather you had not done that.
     如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人，则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构。
   例: I would rather have gone to the theatre than stayed home night.

二、would rather概述。
1.含义。“宁愿/可,更/最好,还是…为好”。
2.用法。常+V原,常省略为’d rather,表优先选择的一种方式 。无人称,数,词性,时态变化,所有的人称情况均用would rather.
3.否定形式。would rather not do sth。
例: Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music
4.would /had在此决无“过去”之意，它是一个情态助动词。
If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。
He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。

三、 would rather扩展。
1.在两者中取舍,表“宁愿……而不愿……/与其……宁可……”时，则可用:
would rather…than…或would…rather than…句型.
I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.
  The children would walk there rather than take a bus.
2.也可以颠倒为：rather than…would…   
例：Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up
3.Would(rather)和than后都接不带to的动词不定式，若选同一动词,那么than 后的动词可以省略。
例: I would rather have noodles than rice.
4.要注意“平行结构”，即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个n、两个不定式、两个介短等。
例: I would rather go to work by bike than by bus.  
     @I would rather talk with his mother than with his father.
5.在疑问句式中，短语中的would要放在主语之前。
例: Would you rather stay here or go home?
     @Which would you rather have, apples or bananas?  
四、would rather/sooner和prefer/would prefer的区别。
       would rather和would sooner之间一般没有区别，但经常接触到的是would rather。
       例:Tom would rather/sooner read than talk./ Tom prefers reading to talking．
注意:would rather后跟不带to的不定式+than+不带 to的不定式，而prefer后跟动名词+to+动名词。
       有时prefer后面也可跟名词，而在would rather之后要求只带动词原形。
       例: He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer．
       @某些 prefer+名词的情况不能用 would rather完全确切地表达出来：
       例:He prefers dogs to cats./He would rather have dogs than cats.（很明显，这两句的意思并不完全相同。 ）
       @ would rather+不带to的不定式有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式。
       例: I’d rather fly than go by sea．=I’d prefer to fly． 我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船。
       @这两个结构后面带名词时情况也一样：
       例: —Would you like some gin？ —I’d prefer a coffee．=I’d rather have coffee than gin．
       @would rather/sooner和would prefer后面都可跟完成式，但后者带to。
       例: We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air=I’d prefer to have gone by air．
       (我愿意乘飞机去，可我的愿望未能实现）
       这和 would like+不定式的完成式有点相似,would like+带to 的不定式的完成式也表示未能实现的愿望。

rather than 用法小结
rather than 是一个并列连词，用法比较复杂，现归纳如下：
1. rather than 与would 连用时，构成“would rather...than...”句式，意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。例如：
She'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
2. rather than 不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下：
(1) 连接两个名词或代词
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。
You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。
注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
(2) 连接两个形容词
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。
(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词

We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。
She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。
(4) 连接两个分句
We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
(5) 连接两个不定式
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。
注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。
(6) 连接两个动词
He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。
注意：这里rather than 后用了walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而不愿 ……”解。

More than的用法
A. “More than＋名词”表示“不仅仅是”
Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
We need more than material wealth to build our country.建设我们国家，不仅仅需要物质财富.
B. “More than＋数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：
I have known David for more than 20 years.
Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
More than one person has made this suggestion. 不止一人提过这个建议.
C. “More than＋形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如：
In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
I assure you I am more than glad to help you.
D. more than + (that)从句，其基本意义是“超过（=over）”，但可译成“简直不”“远非”. 　难以，完全不能（其后通常连用情态动词 can）
--That is more than I can understand . 那非我所能懂的.
--That is more than I can tell. 那事我实在不明白。
--The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的
此外，“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现，如：
--More often than not （经常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
---All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常关心）the current economic problems

more...than 的用法
　1. 比……多，比……更
　　He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。
　　He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。
　2. 与其……不如
　He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。
　He is more （a） scholar than （a） teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。
注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加 more 的形式，不能用加词尾-er 的形式。

no more than 与 not more than
1. no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如：
　--This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。
　--The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。
-　For thirty years，he had done no more than he （had） needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。

not more than 为 more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。
Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。
　　比较：　She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）
She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）
I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）
I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）

no more...than 与 not more...than
1. no more...than 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”（＝neither...nor...）。如：
---He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（＝He is neither a painter nor a writer.）
--He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（＝Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）
---I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（＝I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）

2. not more...than 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（＝ not so... as）。如：(less…than…)
--She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（＝She is not so clever as he is.）
--This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书难。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）

no more...than 与 no less...than
　1. no more...than 意为“与……一样不”，用于否定两者。如：
　She’s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。
　A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。
　He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。

　2. no less...than 意为“和……一样”，用于肯定两者。如：
　Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。
　A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。
　Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。
nothing more than /nothing less than
nothing less than 完全是，和...一模一样
---It is nothing less than stealing to take a thing away without the permission of its owner.
--They expect nothing less than a revolution. 他们盼望的正是革命。

there's nothing I like less than..。这种情况是否定意思
--There's nothing I like less than lying. 我最不喜欢的莫过于说谎了。
--There's nothing I like less than working overtime. 我最讨厌加班。

less than 的用法
　1. （指数量）不到，不足
　It’s less than half an hour’s drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。
　In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。
　2. 比……（小）少
　She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。
　Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。
　3. 不太，一点也不
　The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。
　We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我们并不太高兴。
  He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。
　4 不像（如）
　　He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥诚实。
　5 与其……不如……
　　I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。
　　注：表示此义时可与 more...than 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：
He is less a teacher than an expert.／He is more an expert than a teacher. 与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。

no less than 与 not less than
1. no less than 的意思是“多达”“有……之多”，强调多，与 no more than 意思相反。
　He made no less than 500. 他赚了多达500英镑的钱。
　He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。
　No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50个人提出要买它。
　No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train accident yesterday. 死于昨天火车车祸的旅客有50人之多。
　　My father， no less than I， is a baseball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我，也是个棒球迷。
2. not less than 为 less than（少于）的否定式，其意为“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。
　　He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一万元。
　　Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 参加会议的至少500人。
　　比较：
　　He has no less than seven daughters. 他有7个女儿之多。
He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7个女儿。

　no more...than 与 no less...than
　　1. no more...than 意为“与……一样不”，用于否定两者。如：
　　She’s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。
　　A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。
　He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。
　2. no less...than 意为“和……一样”，用于肯定两者。如：
　Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。
　A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。
　Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。
陷阱题分析
     1. How beautifully she sings！I have never heardvoice.
　　A. a better B. a best
　　C. the better D. the best
　【陷阱】容易误选 D，认为最高级前要用定冠词。
　【分析】其实此题最佳答案为 A。该句可视为 I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意为“她唱得多好啊！我从未听过她这么好的声音”。请再看以下类似的实例：
　He is fine， never better. 他很好，比以往任何时候都好。
　This bird is really lovely. I’ve never seen a finer one. 这只鸟真可爱，我从未见过这样好看的鸟。
　　比较以下试题，情形也大致相同：
　（1）“I’ve never found a better job.”“.”
　　A. I don’t think so B. Too bad
　　C. Congratulations D. Don’t worry
　　答案选 C。I’ve never found a better job 可视为 I’ve never found a better job than this job 之省略，句意为“我从来没有找到比这份工作更好的工作”，即“这是我所找到的最好的工作”。
　　（2）“What do you think of the service here？”“Oh， . We couldn’t have found a better place.”
　　A. too bad B. sorryC. wonderful D. impossible
　　答案选 C。We couldn’t have found a better place 可视为 We couldn’t have found a better place than this place，其意为“我们不可能找到一个比这儿更好的地方”，即“这是我们所能找到的最好的地方”。
　　（3） Boris has brains. In fact， I doubt whether anyone in the class hasIQ.
　　A. a highB. a higher C. the higher D. the highest
　　答案选 B。句意为“……我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”，即“我认为他可能是班上智商最高的”。
　　（4） How cold it is！ We’ve never hadthis winter.
　　A. the colder day B. a cold day
　　C. the coldest dayD. a colder day
　　答案选 D。句意为“今年冬天我们还从未遇上过这样冷的日子”。
　　2. Professor White has written some short stories， but he isknown for his plays.
　　A. the best B. moreC. better D. the most
　　【陷阱】容易误选 D。
　　【分析】此题首先不宜选 B 或 D，因为 well known 的比较级和最高级通常是 better known 和 best known，有时也可以是 more well known 和 most well known， 但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是选 A 还是 C， 这就要看语境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 两个对象，故应选比较级。
　
3. You arecareful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that needs care and skill.
　　A. not more B. no more
　　C. not lessD. no less
　　【陷阱】容易误选 A。
　　【分析】要做对此题，首先要正确理解以下结构的含义：
　　not more...than＝不如……
　　no more...than＝和……一样不（否定两者）
　　not less...than＝不如……不（即指不如 less 后形容词的反面）
　　no less...than＝和……一样（肯定两者）
　　比较以下各句的意思：
　　You are more careful than he is. 你比他仔细。
　　You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔细。
　　You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一样不仔细。
　　You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔细（你比他粗心）。
　　You are not less careful than he is. 你比他仔细（你不如他粗心）。
　　You are no less careful than he is. 你和他一样仔细。
　　通过以上分析，再结合句子语境，可知此题最佳答案为 B。
　　4.“Oh， how fat he is！”“But I think he isthan fat.”
　　A. shortB. shorter C. more shortD. shortest
　　【陷阱】容易误选 B。认为 short 为单音节形容词，故用-er 构成比较级。
　　【分析】其实正确答案应是 C。要弄清此问题，得先从比较句型的两种不同类型说起。
异类同质比较。即指两个不同的人或事物（异类）在同一方面（同质）进行比较。
　　My room is smaller than yours. 我的房间比你的小。
　　Our country is more powerful than theirs. 我们的国家比他们的国家更强大。
（2） 同类异质比较。即指同一个人或事物（同类）在两个不同的方面（异质）进行比较，这类句子常译为“（更多的）是……，而不是” “与其……不如……”等。如：
　　He was more lucky than clever. 他是靠运气而不是靠聪明。
　　She was more surprised than angry. 她感到更多的是惊讶而不是生气。
　　This is more a war movie than a western. 这更应当说是一部战争片，而不是西部片。　按英语习惯，在进行同类异质比较时，只能用 more 构成比较级，不能用-er 形式，即使是单音节词也是如此。
  十一 模拟训练
1. I don’t like it at all. It can’t be ______.
　　A. betterB. worse C. best D. worst
　　2. I’m ______ at sums than Jean， but better at history.
　　A. moreB. lessC. worseD. cleverer
　　3. We couldn’t have picked ______ day for the picnic－it rained nonstop.
　　A. a worse B. a worstC. the worseD. the worst
　　4. I know this is not quite the right word， but I can’t be bothered to think of ______.
　　A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the good
　　5. With the development of the Internet，______ communication is done by regular mail.
　　A. lessB. moreC. littleD. few
　　6. —If you don’t like the red coat， take the blue one.
　　—OK， but do you have ______ size in blue？This one’s a bit tight for me.
　　A. a bigB. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger
　　7. If there were no examinations， we should have ______ at school.
　　A. the happiest time B. a more happier time
　　C. much happiest timeD. a much happier time
　　8. —Are you satisfied with what he did？
　　—No， it couldn’t have been ______.
　　A. worseB. betterC. so bad D. the worse
　　9. I think whoever makes ______ contributions to the company than others should get ______ income.
　　A. greater； the higherB. more greater； a higher
　　C. greater； the highest D. more greater； the higher
　　10. The Chinese Education Department suggests teachers should receive ______ education to catch up with thedevelopment.
　　A. farther；lateB. farther；later C. further；lately D. further；latest
　　11. He knows little of mathematics，______ of chemistry.
　　A. as well asB. no less thanC. still lessD. no more than
　　12.the temperature，______ water turns into steam.
　　A. The high， the fastB. Higher， faster
　　C. The more higher， the fasterD. The higher， the faster
　　13. The computers in the other shop will be ______， but ______ as those in this shop.
　　A. cheaper； not as betterB. more cheaper； not as better
　　C. cheaper； not as goodD. more cheap； not as good
　　14. —I didn’t do well in this English examination. How about you？
　　 —I did ______ you.
　　A. not better than B. no worse than
　　C. as well asD. no better than
　　15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.
　　A. heavier B. heavy
　　C. the heavier D. the heaviest
　　16. —The weather is not good enough for an outing， is it？
　　 —Not in the least. We have not have ______ at this time of the year.
　　A. a worse dayB. a nicer day
　　C. such a bad day D. so fine a day
　　17. —Does Jim do his new job well？
　　 —______ his old job. How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him.
　　A. No better thanB. Not better than
　　C. No so well as D. No as well as
　　18. This bird is really lovely， and I’ve never seen ______ one.
　　A. a finer B. a finestC. the finer D. the finest
　　19. —If you go to the post office，would you please get me a stamp？
　　 —I am ______ willing to.
　　A. no more than B. not more than C. more thanD. no less than
　　20. —Minister，are you satisfied with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics？
　　 —Yes， it couldn’t have been ______.
　　A. worse B. betterC. so badD. the worse
　　【答案与解析】
　　1. B。it can’t be worse 在此相当于 It’s the worst thing I ever knew。
　　2. C。句意为“我的算术比琼差，但我的历史比她强”。注意句中的转折连词 but 及其后的 better。
　　3. A。We couldn’t have picked a worst day 与 It is the worst day we’ve picked 同义。
　　4. A。a better 为 a better one 之省略。注意，a better one （一个更好的）是与前文“我知道这不是一个很适合的词”相呼应的。
A。若选 B 或 C 均不合事实；若选 D，不合语法，因为 few 后要接可数名词的复数形式。
6. B。从句意看，空格处应填比较级 bigger，因此排除A 和 C。选项 B 与 D 的区别是，一个用了不定冠词，一个用了定冠词，两者的区别是，不定冠词表泛指，定冠词表特指。
7. D。由于是将有考试与没有考试作比较，所以应用比较级，不用最高级，由此排除 A 和 C。选项 B 的错误在于用了 more happier 这样的双重比较级（即 more 后不能再加比较级）。
8. A。由关键词 No 可知，此处的意思是“不可能比这更差的（worse）了”。
9. C。more 不可修饰比较级，排除 B 和 D。greater...than others 表示的是最高级意义，故后面用最高级。
10. D。只有表示实际距离的远，才可用 farther（此时也可用 further），否则就用 further。further education 进修； late 迟的；later 后来；lately＝recently 近来；latest 最新的。
　　11. C。still／even／much less 更不用说，更何况。
　　12. D。“the＋比较级，the＋比较级”意为“越……就越……”。
　　13. C。两者比较用比较级，表示“比……”；同级比较用 as...as 或 not as／so...as。句意为“那家商店的电脑将比这家商店的便宜，但不如这家商店的好。”
　　14. D。no better than ＝as badly as，意为“一样不好”。
　　15. A。此题考查比较级的用法。Mary 是想知道她比以往称起来重了多少，故用比较级。“how much＋比较级”意为“比以前（重、高、远……）多少”。
　　16. A。本题关键是对not in the least 的理解，它的意思是“一点也不好”，故可知道天气很糟糕。not 与比较级连用，事实上相当于一个最高级的用法。后句的意思是：一年之中再也碰不到比这更糟糕的天气了。
　　17. A。根据 How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him 可知说话人对 Jim 新工作表现的评价是负面的，故选 A。no better than 表示“与……一样的不好，与……一样的差”之意。句意是：他做新工作与以前工作一样差。他太笨了，我担心他没什么希望了。
18. A。I’ve never seen a finer one 的实际意思是 This is the finest one I’ve ever seen。
19. C。因为 more than 与形容词连用，意为“非常”。
20. B。从 Yes 可知，说话者对中国运动员的表现是持肯定态度的。couldn’t...better 指好得不能再好，就是最好的意思。注意：这种 can 的否定式与比较级连用在听力里面也时常出现。

prefer和would rather的用法区别
一、prefer to do sth= would rather do sth更喜欢做某事，宁愿做某事。
　　例如: I’d like to stay at home , but Max prefers toplay(play) football on Sundays.
　　= I’d like to stay at home ， but Max would ratherplay(play) football on Sundays.
注意点：1. prefer to do sth 不仅有人称变换,第三人称形式是prefers to do sth , 而且还有时态变化, 过去时态为preferred to do sth。
　　    2. would rather既无人称变化,也无时态变化。
二、prefer to do sth rather than do sth=prefer doing sth to(doing) sth =would rather do sth than do sth 即prefer A to B, “比起B来更喜欢A”，其中to是介词。
　　例如:All students prefer to take the bus rather than walk.
　　= All students prefer taking the bus to walking.
　　=All students would rather take the bus than walk.
【考点回放】
　1. Not all the tourists from Japan
_______ Western food to Chinese food.
A. likeB. prefer C. enjoyD. love
　　解析：这道题的考点是prefer A to B 的结构，其中A 和B可以是名词、代词，或是动名词，所以答案是B。
　2. I prefer skiing to _______. The snow makes me excited.
　　　A. cycles  B. cycling  C. cycled
　　解析：这道题的考点也是prefer A toB , 其中A 是动名词，to 是介词, 所以答案是B。
　3. Some of my classmates _______ cartoons _______ documentaries.
　　A. prefer ... to  B. would rather ... than  C. like ... better   D. like ... less
　　解析: 因为B选项would rather ...than ... 结构中,接的是动词原形, 而cartoons，documentaries 是名词,所以排除B； C 和D选项是比较级, 缺少介词than，所以答案是A。
　4. She prefers to eat outside rather than at home.
　　A. cookB. cooking  C. to cookD. cooks
　　解析: 这道题的考点是prefer to do sth rather than do sth的结构, 同学们不难发现,不管是prefer to do sth rather than do sth 还是would rather do sth than do sth，than 后面都是动词原形, 所以答案是A。
　　【实战演习】
　　选用prefer或would rather来完成句子。
1. Most Grade 7 students
　　skating to bowling. However，Grade 15 students_______ go bowling than skating.
　　2. Around 80% of the girls _______ go to the cinema than watch TV.
　　3. Lucy _______ red to blue when she was a little girl.
　　4. On rainy days，Alice _______ to do some reading at home rather than go out.
　　5. Mary would rather _______ TV at home than out.
　　A. to watch ；goB. watch ； to go
　　C. watch ； go D. watching； going
　　6. Lily prefers _______ a low score rather than _______ in the exam.
　　A. to get；cheat 　B. get；to cheat C. getting；cheating D. get； cheat
　　7. 周末我宁愿看点书,也不愿上网聊天。
　　I ______________ at weekends.
　　
　　Keys: 1. prefer ; would rather2. would rather3. preferred4. prefers 5. C 6. A
　　7. would rather do some reading than chat online 或prefer to do some reading rather than chat online

would prefer的用法
后接不定式时与rather than 或instead of连用，
如：He preferred to die rather than (to) steal.
   He perferred to die instead of stealing. 他宁死也不去偷窃。
注意介词搭配，如：
I prefer swimming to skating. (I like swimming better than skating.)我喜欢游泳胜过滑冰。prefer 因其本身含有比较之意，而不可再与more 或most连用。
3、prefer＋名词或动名词“宁愿”，“更喜欢”。
He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。
I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。
4、prefer to do “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走。
5、prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你马上就走。
6、prefer to sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。I prefer watching TV to going out.
我宁愿看电视也不出去。
7、prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我宁愿呆在家里也不出去。
8、prefer＋ that从句“宁愿”（从句一般用虚拟语气）I prefer that you should do it.我宁愿你做这件事。

Prefer的其他用法
1.prefer sth.
"Do you like French?""Yes, but I prefer English.""你喜欢法语吗?""喜欢,但是我更喜欢英语。
"Which do you prefer, rice or bread?""Either will do.""你比较喜欢吃什么,米饭还是面包?""随便哪一个都行."
  注:prefer是"比较喜欢,更喜欢"的意思,即like better,因此就不能再与better, more等比较级词语连用。
2.prefer over sth.
I prefer over this newly-built lab, and you? 我比较喜欢这个新建的实验室,你呢?
They prefer over new works that sing of their life today. 他们更喜欢歌颂他们今天生活的新作品。
3. prefer sth. above all others
  I prefer the book above all others. 我最喜欢这本书。
  The middle-aged man prefers swimming above all others. 这位中年人最喜欢游泳。
4.prefer A to B
I prefer the original book to the revised edition. 我觉得原书比修订本好。
Those Red Army men preferred death to surrender in their struggle with the enemy. 在对敌斗争中,那些红军战士宁死不屈。
5. prefer doing A to doing B
Even on holidays Mr. Wang preferred reading to doing nothing. 即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。
  注:在这种结构中,to为介词,而不是不定式符号,故其后应当接动名词形式,决不能接动词原形。另外,为了保持前后对应关系,prefer后面也应当接动名词形式。
6.prefer to do sth.
They prefer to spend the rest of the morning wandering in the streets. 他们比较喜欢把早上剩下的时间都用来在街上闲逛。
7.prefer doing sth.
So you prefer speaking without referring to your notes? 这么说,你更喜欢不看稿子做报告了?
Mr. Brown preferred spending his spare time doing some reading. 布朗先生比较喜欢把业余时间用来读点书。
  注: 这种prefer后面接动名词的结构,用来谈论一般情况下"更喜欢某种活动",而在一个特定场合下表示"特别喜欢"时,得用上述prefer后接动词不定式结构。

8. prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
These workers prefered to work extra hours at night rather than leave the work until the next week. 这些工人宁愿加班干,也不愿把工作留到下一个星期。
注:这种结构中的rather than可以置于句首。例如:
Rather than go on holiday to the seaside I prefer to work days and go to school nights. 我宁愿白天工作,晚上上学,而不愿到海边度假。
注:有时rather可以移至第一个不定式之前,而让than留在第二个不定式之前,即为prefer rather...than结构.这种用法多见于书面语言,在口语中很少用.例如:
  She prefers rather to sew than to knit. 她喜欢缝纫而不爱编织。
9.prefer to do sth. rather than doing sth.
They prefer to join in the celebrations rather than going on a visit to the Palace Museum. 他们宁愿参加庆祝活动而不愿参观故宫。
  注:有时名词也可用于rather than之后,这种用法多用以表示在某种具体场合的选择。
"What shall we have for lunch, rice or buns?""I prefer rice rather than buns.""我们午饭吃什么,米饭还是圆面包?""我宁可吃米饭而不想吃圆面包。"
  这句话表示:在这种具体的场合"我宁可吃米饭。"实际可视为在prefer 和rather than之后均省略了to have.
注:有时该结构前后两个不定式意思相同,仅各自带有不同的修饰附加成分,那么第二个不定式可予以省略,只保留不同的修饰附加成分而置于rather than之后。例如:
Mr. Smith preferred to meet us downstairs rather than upstairs. 史密斯先生宁愿在楼下而不愿在楼上会见我们。

10.prefer sb. to do sth.
I prefer you to spare some time to come to our art exhibition next week. 我宁愿你们下星期抽出点时间来看看我们的美展。

11.. prefer+that-clause.在that宾语从句中,我们应当用虚拟语气"should+动词原形",其中的should可以省略。 We prefer that each new student take a science course. 我们希望每位新生修一门理科课程.
12.prefer sth. (or sb.)+adj.
I prefer the door open. 我宁愿门开着。
I prefer my coffee black. 我爱喝不加奶的咖啡。

Would like 和would like的区别
表示想要某物时，可说would like + sth/want sth. 如：I would like some cakes. =I want some cakes.
2.表示想要做某事时，可说would like to do/ want to do sth. 如: I would like to go there. =I want to go there. would like无人称和数的变化，