Ⅱ.短语识境 assess...at　take over　give away　in advance　in the meanwhile　drop off　in conclusion　come out　figure out　correspond with

　　常 考 词 汇

　　meanwhile 教材原文：We started flying around the world and meanwhile，scientists figured out how to split the atom，previously thought to be the smallest particle of matter in the universe.(P24) (2010·辽宁)Jim went to answer the phone.________，Harry started to prepare lunch. A.However

　　B．Nevertheless

　　C．Besides

　　D．Meanwhile 解析：句意：吉姆去接电话了。与此同时，哈里开始准备午饭。本题考查副词的用法。A.“然而”；B.“虽然如此”；C.“除此之外”；D.“与此同时”。根据前后句逻辑关系，应选择表示并列关系的D。 答案：D 常 考 词 汇 beyond 教材原文：“What’s beyond that hill？” “What’s on the other side of that river？”（P26） (2009·全国Ⅰ)Everybody was touched________words after they heard her moving story. A.beyond

　　B．without

　　C．of

　　D．in 解析：句意：在他们听了她的感人故事后，每个人都被深深地感动了，这种感动是无法用言语表达的。beyond意为“more or greater than a particular amount，level，or limit超出，超过”。beyond构成的其他短语：beyond control控制不了；beyond reach够不着；beyond description无法描述；beyond repair无法修理。 答案：A 单词拓展 Unit 20　New Frontiers