of, above all, besides, furthermore, moreover, in addition, additionally等。

　　I don't really want to go. Besides, it's too late now.

　　我并不真的想去。而且现在太晚了。

　　[考题印证4]

　　(2012·湖南高考)Bicycling is good exercise；________， it does not pollute the air.

　　A．nevertheless B．besides

　　C．otherwise D．therefore

　　解析：选B。考查副词辨析。句意：骑自行车是很好的锻炼方式，而且它不会污染环境。由句意可知选besides，意为"而且"；nevertheless"然而"；otherwise"否则"；therefore"因此"。

　　五、Conclusive words --表示总结归纳的词语

　　用来对前文进行概括或总结。这一类常见的连接词有：in a word; in short; generally speaking; in one's opinion; to summarize等。

　　Inflation is down, spending is up. In short, the economy is in good shape.

　　通货膨胀有所下降，消费则在上涨。总而言之，经济形势不错。

　　除了以上列举的这些连接词以外，英语中还有许多各式各样的连接词。它们的出现使得原本显得孤立的句子形成语意丰富的篇章。在平时的学习中留意并积累一些这样的连接词无疑会有助于我们口语与书面表达的连贯。

　　Ⅰ.用所给的单词或短语填空

　　With the development of communication technology, telephone has become much more popular than letters. 1.________， writing letters is still some people's favorite. 2.________， when people write to each other, they can express their friendship with emotion. 3.________， people can keep the letters they have received for a long time. 4.________， the letters can remind them of the old days as well as the old friends many years 5.________. 6.________， writing letters can help us improve our writing ability 7.________ we may practice writing by writing to each other.

　　8．________， making a phone call is much more convenient and rapid, 9.________ if there is something urgent, the best way is certainly making a phone call rather than writing a letter and 10.________ posting it.

答案：1.However　2.First　3.Second　4.Third　5.later　6.Last　7.and　8.Of course　9.so　10.then