1．She seems to prefer________American TV Shows to talking to me.
(2012•北京东城区高三综合练习)
A．to watch B．to be watching
C．watching D．having watched
答案 C [考查短语的搭配。prefer ...to ... 比起……来更喜欢……，可用于该短语中的词为
介词、名词或动名词。句意：比起和我说话来，她好像更喜欢看美国电视剧。]
2．People who get less than six hours of sleep per night have an increased________of dying early.
A．custom B．practice
C．disadvantage D．risk
答案 D [考查名词词义的辨析。custom习俗；习惯；practice练习； disadvantage不利条
件；不便之处； risk冒险。由语境可知D项正确。句意：每晚睡觉不足六个小时的人有更大
的早亡的危险。]
