高考考试英语重点连接副词使用方法总结
1. besides
besides用作副词主要表示补充说明，意思是“除此之外”“而且”。如：
I don’t want to go shopping. Besides, I haven’t got any money. 我不想去购物，再说，我也没钱。
She won’t mind your being late —besides, it’s hardly your fault. 她不在意你迟到——况且这也不可以说是你的错。
2. however
however主要用于转折或对比，意思是“然而”“可是”“但”。如：
Some of the food crops failed. However, the cotton did quite well. 有的粮食作物长得不好，但棉花长得很好。
His first response was to say no. Later, however, he changed his mind. 他刚开始的反应是不认可，但后来他改变了主意。
3. instead
instead主要表示取而代之，大意是“相对”“而是”，有时需依据具体语境来翻译。如：
It will take days by car, so let’s fly instead. 开车去要好几天呢，咱们还是坐飞机去吧。
My husband asked why I couldn’t just forget about dieting all the time and eat normally instead. 老公问我为何就不可以不整天想着节食，转而正经吃饭。
4. nevertheless
nevertheless 主要表示对比或转折，意思是“尽管这样”“不过”“仍然”。如：
There was no news; nevertheless we went on hoping. 尽管毫无消息，大家仍抱着期望。
It’s a difficult race. Nevertheless, thousands of runners participate every year. 那是艰难的比赛，但每年仍有数千人赛跑者参加。
5. meanwhile
表示时间，意思是“其间”“同时”“在此期间”。如：
The flight will be announced soon. Meanwhile, please remain seated. 航班非常快就要广播登机，在此期间请继续坐在座位上。
Carl’s starting college in September. Meanwhile, he’s travelling around
表示对比，意思是“相比之下”“然而”“而”。如：
Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects. 重压会紧急损害你的健康，训练则可以降低这类影响。
He had always found his wife’s mother a bit annoying. The mother-daughter relationship, meanwhile, was close. 他一直感觉丈母娘有点烦人，然而她们母女之间的关系却很亲密。
6. moreover
moreover主要表示补充说明，意思是“除此之外”“而且”，与besides大致同义。如：
The firm did the work very well. Moreover, the cosplayt was not too high. 这家公司做得十分出色，而且成本也不太高。
Bicycling is good exercise；moreover, it doesn’t pollute the air. 骑自行车是非常不错的运动，而且它不会污染空气。
7. otherwise
otherwise主要表示否定的条件，意思是“不然”“要不然”。如：
You’ll have to go now, otherwise you’ll miss your bus. 你目前得走了，不然你会赶不上公共汽车了。
I’d better write it down, otherwise I’ll forget it. 我最好把它写下来，要不然我会忘记的。
8. therefore
therefore主要表示结果，意思是“因此”“所以”。如：
We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project. 大家没办法筹到资金，因此不能不舍弃计划。
Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories. 肌肉细胞需要不少能量，所以会燃烧很多卡路里。
9. thus
thus主要表示结果，意思是“因此”“所以”。如：
No decision had been made, and thus the situation remained unclear. 因为没作出决定，所以局势并不明朗。
Fewer pupils will attend the schools, and they will thus have fewer teachers. 上学的学生人数会降低，因此他们将会降低教师的数目。
10. anyway
anyway的使用方法比较复杂，同学们在备考时主要应注意以下五种使用方法：
表示“尽管这样”“无论怎么样”，含有despite something else 的意味。如：
This idea probably won’t work, but let’s try it anyway. 这个方法可能行不通，不过大家还是试一试吧。
Her parents were opposed to her giving up her course, but she did it anyway. 她爸爸妈妈反对她舍弃学业，但她还是没听。
对前面所说的话起补充用途，或使其听起来不重要，意思是“反正”“话又说回来”。如：
Of course I don’t mind taking you home—I’m going that way anyway. 我当然可以把你送回家——反正我也是顺路。
用于谈话中表示改变话题，回到原来讲的话题或者马上谈到最有趣的话题，意思是“对了”“好吧”“不管如何说”“无论怎么样”“再说”。如：
I don’t have time to go and anyway it’s too expensive. 我没时间去，而且也太贵了。
Anyway, let’s leave that for the moment and look at this month’s profit figures. 好吧，让大家把那个问题放一放，大家来看看本月的价值额。
用于表示略去一些细节转到下一个主要话题，意思是“总之”。如：
I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way. 总之我上了大学，半工半读，自力更生。
Anyway, to cut a long story short, we had this argument and I haven’t seen him since. 总之，长话短说吧，大家发生了争执，我将来再也没见到他。
用于限制或纠正前面所说过的话，以使其更准确符合事实，意思是“至少”。如：
It’s something I can’t tell you—not just now, anyway. 这事我不可以对你说，至少目前不可以。
There seems to have been a technical problem—anyway, that’s what they told me. 仿佛出了个技术问题，至少他们是这么跟我说的。
1. I don’t like those shoes; _______, they’re too expensive.
A. besidesB. however C. therefore D. instead
2. This is one possible solution to the problem. _______, there are others.
A. NeverthelessB. Besides C. Therefore D. However
3. There’s no coffee — would you like a cup of tea _______?
A. yet B. otherwise C. instead D. still
4. I thought those figures were correct. _______, I have recently heard they were not.
A. NeverthelessB. However C. Besides D. Instead
5. Geoff didn’t study law. _______, he decided to become an actor.
A. Besides B. Instead C. Nevertheless D. Still
6. The house was too expensive and too big. _______, I’d grown fond of our little rented house.
A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
7. I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting _______.
A. however B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. instead
8. The incomes of male professionals went up by almost 80%. _______, part-time women workers saw their earnings fall.
A. Besides B. Therefore C. Still D. Meanwhile
9. Phone home, _______ your parents will start to worry.
A. otherwise B. instead C. therefore D. however
10. The old system had its flaws, but _______ it was preferable to the new one.
A. instead B. otherwise C. nevertheless D. therefore
11. When it’s a nice day I walk to work, _______ I go by bus.
A. however B. however C. instead D. otherwise
12. The new boots are lighter and softer, and _______ more comfortable to wear.
A. instead B. otherwise C. therefore D. meantime
13. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. _______ it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty.
A. Otherwise B. Thus C. Nevertheless D. Instead
14. Catherine wasn’t sure the book was the right one, but she bought it _______.
A. instead B. besides C. therefore D. anyway
15. Progress so far has been very good. We are, _______, confident that the work will be completed on time.
A. still B. therefore C. anywayD. besides
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