3. besides prep. 除……之外(还有) adv．此外

　 besides 具有附加性质，用于否定句中可以与except,

　 but换用。

　 Besides English, he knows three other languages.

　 除了英语之外，他还懂三种语言。

　 Nobody knows it besides / except / but me.

　 除了我以外，准也不知道那件事。

4. attend vt. 出席，参加；照顾；注意

　 attendance n. 出席

　 attendant n. 服务员

　 They attended our affairs during our absence.

　 他们在我们不在时管理我们的事务。

　 So many people attended the meeting.

　 很多人出席了这次会议。

　 The old lady has a good nurse attending her.

　 这位老太太有一位好护士照顾她。

　 He attended my every word in class.

　 上课时他倾听我的每一句话。

[考点6]attract的用法

▲构词：

① attraction n. 吸引，吸引力，吸引人的事物

② attractive adj. 吸引人的，有魅力的

③ attractively adv. 动人地，迷人地

▲ 搭配：attract sb's attention 引起…注意

[考例6][2004全国IV] Finally, I was ____ by his

lively sense of humor.

　　 A. disturbed　　 B. moved

　　 C. attracted　　 D. defeated

[考查目标]本题考查attract的词义。

[答案与解析]C　 句意是“我被他的幽默感所吸引”。

10. It is dangerous or had for your health.

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9. It is too expensive.

8. It brings people comfort.

7. It is important for science.

6. It is clean and does not pollute the air.

5. It can help many people in the future.

4. It is good for the economy.

3. Does that matter?