2. His mother looked after him as well as she could.

　=His mother looked after him as well as possible.

他的母亲尽可能地照顾好他。

注意以下两点：

1) as … as possible = as …as sb can 尽可能

　 as much as possible 尽可能多

　 as good as possible 尽可能好

　 as quickly as possible 尽可能快

I’ll study English as hard as I could.我会尽力学英语。

2) as well as 还可以作为介词短语，意思是“和；不仅…而且…”， 强调前者. (若引导主语, 谓动与前者在人称和数上一致。

eg.①Living things need air and light as well as water.生命不仅需要水, 还需要空气和阳光.

②The teacher as well as his students is going camping tomorrow. 明天老师和学生一起要去野营。

另外注意：由介词和介词短语连接的两名词作主语，谓语由前者决定的有以下这些：

but(除…外) ; except(除…外) ; with(和);like(像); together with(和…一起)

eg.①A woman with two children is coming to the shop.

一位妇女和两个小孩要来这家商店。

　 ②Nobody except his parents knows of it.

　　 除了他父母之外，没有人知道此事。

9.(　 ) _________ changed Martin’s mind.

　 A. What his mother said　　 B. What his teacher said

　 C. His father’s death　　　 D. The boys’ boarding school

[知识点及短语]

eg ①Can you afford a new car?你买得起新车吗？

　 ②I can’t afford to buy a computer.我不能支付买电脑的钱。

8.(　 ) We learn __________ from the passage.

　 A. the teachers should give the problem students some advice

　 B. the parents should give the problem students some love

　 C. the teachers should be patient with the problem children

　 D. the parents should send their child to the boarding school

7.(　 ) Martin changed good ___________.

　 A. after his father died several years ago

　 B. after his mother sent him to the boys’ boarding school

　 C. when his mother talked with him at home

　 D. when his mother and he talked on the phone

6.(　 ) ________ didn’t give up helping Martin.

　 A. His father　 B. His teachers　 C. His mother　 D. His friends

5.(　 ) We know Martin used to be ________.

　 A. a good student　　 B. a bad student

　 C. a smart student　　 D. a silly(愚蠢的) student

4. 改写Martin used to cause a lot of trouble.为反意句。

Martin used to cause a lot of trouble, _______　 _______?

3. 在短文中找出所解释的单词。

　_____________: unluckily　 __________: terrified

2. 改写a recent conversation with his mother changed his life.为：

　______ he _______ with his mother _______, he changed _______.

1. 用used to和be used to造句。

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