【CreightonCarvellowascalledtheMemoryMan.Hecouldrememberhundredsofplayingcardsandpagesofthetelephonenumbersinonlyafewseconds.CreightonwasborninIndiain1944.Hewasthemiddlechildoffiveandhisfatherworkedonthe】

　　CreightonCarvellowascalledtheMemoryMan.Hecouldrememberhundredsofplayingcardsandpagesofthetelephonenumbersinonlyafewseconds.

　　CreightonwasborninIndiain1944.Hewasthemiddlechildoffiveandhisfatherworkedontherailways.In1949,theCarvellofamilyreturnedtoEnglandandsettled(定居)inMiddlesbrough,whereCreightonspenttherestofhislife.Hisfatherfirstnoticedhisgreattalentwhen,aged7,hestartedtomemorizeinformationfromcigarettecardswithpicturesofplanesandcars.

　　Afterleavingschool,Creightondevelopedhistalentbymemorizingmoreandmoreinformation.Hesoonbecamepopularasheperformedinclubstoshowhisgreatmemory.HerememberedthetelephonenumberofanyonecalledSmithwholivedintheMiddlesbrougharea.Hefirstgotintotherecordbooksinhisthirties.Hetravelledaroundtheworld,showedupontelevisionandamazedtheaudiencewithhismemory.

　　Creightonwasamanofmanytalents,includingwritingsongs,drawingandtellingjokes.

　　Inhislastyears,Creighttonmovedtocarehome.Theoldpeopletherewouldtesthismemorywithquestionssuchasnamingwhatdayoftheweektheywerebornon.Onlydaysbeforehedied,oneladygaveherdateofbirth,July29,1921andCreightonimmediatelyreplied,“Friday”.HediedonNovember18,2008.

　　小题1:WhatwasCreightonmostfamousfor?

　　a. Hissongs b.Hisjokes c.Hisdrawing d.Hismemory

　　小题2:HowmanychildrenwereolderthanCreightoninhisfamily?

　　a. Two b.Three c.Four d.One

　　小题3:WhathappenedwhenCreightonwasfive?

　　a. Heleftschool. b.Hefirstgotintotherecordbooks.

　　c.HisfamilyreturnedtoEngland.d.Hisfatherfirstnoticedhisgreattalent.

　　小题4:WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　a. CreightonspenttherestofhislifeinIndia.

　　b. Creightonwasforced(强迫)tomemorizethingsbyhisfather.

　　c. Creightonplayedthepianoinclubsafterleavingschool.

　　d. &nbs