Lesson3 Macro Polo一,单词1. preference①. She has a preference for blue.②. In considering people for jobs, we give preference to those with some experience.用法归纳:①. 更加的喜爱,偏爱,偏爱的事物②. 优待,优惠,优先权短语拓展:In preference to sb./sth 更喜欢。。。prefer + n./ pron. 宁愿做某事prefer doing sth. 宁愿做某事prefer to do sth. 宁愿。。。不愿。。。prefer sth to sth 宁愿做。。。而不愿做。。。prefer doing sth to doing sth 宁愿做。。。而不愿做。。。prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 宁愿做。。。2.quantity 许多:many / many a / a few / a great/good many / a great/ large number of + 可数名词much/ a great/ good deal of/ a large amount of / large amounts of + 不可数名词lots of / a lot of / plenty of / a large quantity of/ large quantities of + 可数/不可数1.amount, quantity 修饰名词作主语时,谓语动词的单复数取决于 amount, quantity 的数,而与其所修饰的名词的数无关。2.many a/ an 加单数名词表示复数概念,但谓语动词用单数二。练习1. As a result of destroying the forest, a large ______________ of desert ____________ covered the land.A. number, has B. quantity, have C. number, have D. quantity, has 2. I hear _______________ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball. 用心 爱心 专心1A. quite a lot B. quite a few C. quite a bit D. quite a little 3. We must keep ____________ spare paper, in case we run out.A. too much B. a number of C. plenty of D. a good many4. As you can see, the number of cars on our roads _____________ rising these days.A. was keeping B. keep C. keeps D. were keeping 5. Please go and _____________________ a good meal. We shall have the honor of Mr. White’s saying for supper.A. prepare for B. prepare C. get ready for D. have Keys:D B C A B 用心 爱心 专心2