初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2016 浙江台州·C篇］

Laurence Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City，Utah，on November 11，1951．It was clear from an early age that he was not like other children．A medical scan （扫描）showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way．As a result，Laurence developed an amazing memory．He started to read when he was two．He used to read books and put them back on the shelf upside down to show that he had finished them．He remembered everything he had read．

He memorized quite a lot of information on subjects such as history，geography，sports，music and literature．He also had an unbelievable ability with numbers and dates．

To read more quickly，he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye．By reading the two pages at the same time，it took him less than an hour to read a whole book．By the age of 30，he had memorized around 12，000 books．

However，he did not develop so well in other areas．He could not walk until he was four，and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes．His social skills were poor，and he was extremely sensitive （敏感的）about meeting new people．In 1984，Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow．Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek's experiences．The result was Rain Man ，a movie that won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988．This changed Peek's life．He got used to being the center of attention．He became more self-confident．He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness （意识）of his condition．Sadly，Peek died of a heart attack in 2009．

1．The writer tells us Peek was a man with 　　　　　 in the first three paragraphs．

A．a weak ability

B．an amazing memory

C．a great dream

D．a common brain

2．The underlined word“This ”in Paragraph 4 refers to“　　　　　 ”．

A．he couldn't walk until four

B．he met the famous movie writer

C．his social skills were poor

D．Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture

3．It can be learnt from the passage that 　　　　　 ．

A．both halves of Peek's brain were not connected at all

B．Peek was weak in remembering numbers and dates

C．Peek could read books in an unusual way

D．Peek never felt comfortable with his fame

4．The best title of this passage is most probably 　　　　　 ．

A．The Real“Rain Man”

B．A Special Experience

C．Ways of Becoming Famous

D．An Unbelievable Movie Actor

[参考答案]　1．B　2．D　3．C　4．A