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.

1.What was Creighton most famous for?

a.      His songs  b. His jokes  c. His drawing  d. His memory

2.How many children were older than Creighton in his family?

a.      Two  b. Three  c. Four  d. One

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.

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.

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.

 

1.这个故事发生在1938年的奥地利。?

The story                      Austria       1938.?

2.最后，这名男子热恋于这名女子并娶了她。?

                    ，the man                 with the girl and        her.?

3.老舍是20世纪中国最著名的作家之一。?

Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese        of the              .?

4.我朋友到美国去了，不久就会回来。?

My friend               to America and he                      soon.?

5.我叔叔去过日本三次。?

My uncle                      Japan three       .??

 

Walt Disney was born in the USA in 1901. Wall lived a poor life
 
when he was young. To have fun, Walt began drawing. In 1928, Mickey \ Mouse was created and became world-famous at once. He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck.
Then Walt decided to open theme parks. In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney park in California, USA. Later, another Disney World opened in Florida, USA in 1971. Tokyo Disneyland opened in Japan in 1983, and Euro Disney opened in France in 1992. In 2005, the world's fifth Disneyland opened in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest of all Disneylands, but the Adventureland in it is the biggest one of all.
On April 8th, 2011, Shanghai Disneyland project started in Pudong New Area.
It's 12 kilometers from Pudong International Airport. The planned castle for the
Shanghai Disneyland is going to be the biggest and tallest of all the world's Disney
theme parks. "Visitors will say 'wow, look at that big castle' when they first see
it," said Robert Iger, President and CEO of the Walt Disney Company. The theme
park will be the world's sixth Disney park and the first one on the Chinese mainland, It will also be the third of its kind in Asia. The park will be built in about five years and will possibly open in 2014, at the earliest. It may attract 7.3 million visitors in its first year.
【小题1】Which may be the best title of the passage?

A．Father of Mickey Mouse	B．Disneyland in the USA
C．Walt Disney and his cartoon characters	D．Disneylands all over the world

【小题2】How many Disneyland parks are there in the world now?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Three.

D．Two.

【小题3】Which of the following about the Shanghai Disneyland is NOT true?

A．Shanghai Disneyland will be the first Disney theme park in China.

B．About 7.3 visitors may come to Shanghai Disneyland in its first year.

C．It will take about five years to finish building the Shanghai Disneyland.

D．Shanghai Disneyland will have the biggest castle of all the Disney parks.

Mr. Smith lived in a village far away __ 16_  a town . One day he felt very ill and every one   17 he would die . They sent for a doctor . The doctor    18   and looked at the man closely . The doctor asked for a pen and  ___19   paper to write down the name of the medicine(药). But there was no pen  _20 _  paper because all the villagers never went to school before. The doctor had to use a piece of charcoal to write down the name of the medicine on the door of the house. “Get this medicine for him .” he said , “and he will ___ 21 _ get better .” Mr Smith’s family and friends didn't know  _ _22__  to do . They could not read the  __ 23_  writing . Then Mr. Smith’s son had an idea . He shut ___24  the door of the house , put it on his back and ran to the nearest town . He bought the medicine , he soon got rid of his __ 25 . He would not let anyone wash the magic words from the door .

1.	A．in B．from C．to D．at

 

2.	A．thinks B．saw C．thought D．sure

 

3.	A．arrived B．got to C．arrived at D．reached

 

4.	A．a B．any C．the D．some

 

5.	A．or B．nor C．and D．but

 

6.	A．quick B．quickly C．soon D．fast

 

7.	A．what B．how C．whether D．why

 

8.	A．beautiful B．bad C．good D．strange

 

9.	A．on B．by C．off D．up

 

10.	A．ill B．illness C．sick D．sad

 

“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(费用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”
【小题1】Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．

A．tired

B．dangerous(危险的)

C．boring(无聊的)

D．interesting

【小题2】Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．

A．two weeks

B．six weeks

C．a month

D．six months

【小题3】_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．

A．Ann’s father	B．Ann’s father’s friend
C．Ann’s mother	D．Ann’s uncle

【小题4】Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．

A．Ann plays well	B．the fee is very cheap
C．he loves Ann	D．he 1ikes the violin

【小题5】From this passage we can see that ________．

A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin

B．Ann can have more 1essons

C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons

D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend