朱廣春

beyond是近幾年高考試題中的考查熱點，其用法和含義較為復雜，現(xiàn)將其常見用法和含義歸納如下：

一、 表示位置，意思為“在（向）……較遠的一邊；越過……”。例如：

In the distance, beyond the Water Cube is the Birds Nest for the 29th Beijing Olympic Games.在遠處，水立方的那一邊，是第29屆北京奧運會的場館鳥巢。

Beyond the mountains is the epicenter（震中） of the 5?12 earthquake in Sichuan.越過這些山，就是四川5?12地震的震中。

二、 表示時間，意思為“晚于、遲于、超過……”，通常用于否定句中。例如：

I think Dream Works latest cartoon movie Kung Fu Panda wont be long enough to last beyond midnight tonight.我想今晚夢工廠的最新動畫電影《功夫熊貓》不會持續(xù)到午夜之后。

(2006福建) Sorry, Madam. Youd better come tomorrow because its____the visiting hours.

A. during B. at

C. beyond D. before

三、 表示年齡或數(shù)量，意思為“超過……”。例如：

Last week, Gates announced he would give all his wealth, beyond $50 billion in total, to charity.上周，蓋茨宣布他將把他總計超過500億美元的全部財產(chǎn)捐給慈善事業(yè)。

四、 表示程度、范圍、限度、能力，意思為“超過、超出……”。例如：

Inflation has now risen beyond the level of 5%.當前的通貨膨脹率上升已超過了5%。

After surviving the earthquake, the survivors have come to understand what it means that Great Love is Beyond Boundaries.從地震中幸存下來后，幸存者們已漸漸明白什么叫“大愛無疆”。

What Mr. Fan Paopao said and did is beyond the limit of being a qualified teacher.“范跑跑”的言和行超出了作為一名合格教師的限度。

(2004上海春) I am sorry its____my power to make a final decision on the project.

A. over B. above C. off D. beyond

(2006四川) —Can he take charge of the computer company?

—Im afraid its____his ability.

A. beyond B. within

C. of D. to

(2006江蘇) This new model of car is so expensive that it is____the reach of those with average incomes.

A. over B. within

C. beyond D. below

（2008陜西） Elizabeth has already

achieved success____her wildest dreams.

A. at B. beyond C. withinD. upon

五、 表示“除了、除……之外”時，多用于否定句或疑問句中，后接名詞、代詞、從句或動名詞。例如：

I know nothing more beyond what you told me about the latest movie Red Cliff directed by John Woo.關(guān)于吳宇森的最新電影《赤壁》，除了你告訴我的，我并不知道更多。

六、 與表示動作意義的名詞連用，作“不能；難以”解，在句中多作表語、定語或狀語。例如：

1． 作表語

The “Donations of Love” charity gala is beyond all praise.

= The “Donations of Love” charity gala cant be praised enough.中央電視臺“愛的奉獻”大型慈善晚會好評如潮。（表揚不盡）。

I got an A+ in chemistry in this entrance examination to college, which was beyond my modest expectations.在這次大學入學考試中，我化學得了A+是出乎我預料的。

2． 作定語

Faye Wong changed her schedule of visiting the quake-injured children in hospital due to circumstances beyond her control.因一些她無法控制的情況，王菲改變了看望住院的在地震中受傷兒童的日程。

3． 作狀語

Obama succeeded in being the Democratic Party presidential nominee beyond our hopes. 奧巴馬成功地成為民主黨總統(tǒng)提名人，這是我們難以想像的。

(2008江蘇) —Why do you suggest we buy a new machine ?

—Because the old one has been damaged____.

A. beyond reach

B. beyond repair

C. beyond control

D. beyond description

七、 與某人連用，意思為：超過某人、使人無法想像（或理解、做等）、對某人來說太難。例如：

Spain beat Germany and won the top prize in the Euro 2008 tournament beyond his old rival after many years. 在2008年的歐洲聯(lián)賽中，西班牙在多年以后打敗了德國，超過了自己的老對手贏得最高獎。

Its beyond me why Stone said those irresponsible words about the earthquake happening in Sichuan, China. 我無法理解為什么斯通對發(fā)生在中國四川的地震說出那些不負責任的話。

Its beyond you to keep calm in the face of the quakes victims.面對地震的受害者，你想保持平靜太難了。

(2006 安徽) Its quite____me why such things have been allowed to happen.

A. for B. behind

C. against D. beyond

【PK演練臺】

1.____that tall building, a huge Disneyland is to be built in Shanghai and it will open to visitors in 2012.

A. Within B. Above

C. Beyond D. Under

2. Dont stay out____10 oclock at night. Your parents will be worried.

A. in B. on C. for D. beyond

3. At the meeting there were not____20 persons, which made the boss very angry.

A. in B. within C. beyond D. into

4. My job goes____just teaching—my aim is to encourage the children to think by

themselves.

A. into B. beyond C. for D. on

5. It is____belief that the photos of a rare South China tiger in the wild were fabricated（偽造，捏造） by a farmer Zhou Zhenglong.

A. for B. against C. over D. beyond

6. —What do you think of what he did in class ?

—What he did was____my imagination.

A. through B. above

C. beyond D. over

7. I am afraid that computer studies is completely____her.

A. for B. behind

C. against D. beyond

8. Sports cars such as Ferrarris（法拉利） and BMW（寶馬） are priced____the reach of most people.

A. beyond B. within

C. of D. to

9. Suddenly she was rich at one night____ her wildest dreams.

A. at B. beyond

C. within D. upon

10. He survived the car accident, but his car was damaged____.

A. beyond reach B. beyond repair

C. beyond control D. beyond description

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