Creighton Carvello was called the Memory Man. He could remember hundreds of playing cards and pages of the telephone numbers in only a few seconds.
Creighton was born in India in 1944. He was the middle child of five and his father worked on the railways. In 1949, the Carvello family returned to England and settled(定居) in Middlesbrough, where Creighton spent the rest of his life. His father first noticed his great talent when, aged 7, he started to memorize information from cigarette cards with pictures of planes and cars.
After leaving school, Creighton developed his talent by memorizing more and more information. He soon became popular as he performed in clubs to show his great memory. He remembered the telephone number of anyone called Smith who lived in the Middlesbrough area. He first got into the record books in his thirties. He travelled around the world, showed up on television and amazed the audience with his memory.
Creighton was a man of many talents, including writing songs, drawing and telling jokes.
In his last years, Creightton moved to care home. The old people there would test his memory with questions such as naming what day of the week they were born on. Only days before he died, one lady gave her date of birth, July 29, 1921 and Creighton immediately replied, “Friday”. He died on November 18, 2008.
小题1:What was Creighton most famous for?
a. His songs b. His jokes c. His drawing d. His memory
小题2:How many children were older than Creighton in his family?
a. Two b. Three c. Four d. One
小题3:What happened when Creighton was five?
a. He left school. b.He first got into the record books.
c.His family returned to England. d.His father first noticed his great talent.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
a. Creighton spent the rest of his life in India.
b. Creighton was forced(强迫) to memorize things by his father.
c. Creighton played the piano in clubs after leaving school.
d. Creighton was a talented man.
小题5:What can we learn from the last paragraph?
a. Creighton didn’t have a family.
b. Creighton died young because he memorized too many things.
c. Creighton died at the age of 60.
d. Creighton still had a good memory several days before he died.
