卷(一) 话题阅读提速练(限时35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Do you ever dream about climbing Mount Everest, which is 8,848 metres high If so, you're not alone.Every year, thousands of people try to climb the world's highest mountains or walk across deserts.Let's take a look at some of the 21st century's greatest adventurers (冒险家)． Ed Stafford Ed Stafford from the UK is the first person to walk along the Amazon River from the mountains of Peru to the mouth of the river in Brazil.There are many dangerous animals in the rainforest, but he was only bitten by ants and mosquitoes.On his trip, Ed had to find fruit and nuts or catch fish each morning.He used a radio to ask the people of the rainforest for food and help.Many people came to meet him and guide him through the rainforest.While he walked, Ed wrote a blog to tell the world about climate change and destruction (破坏) of the rainforest. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria is one of the world's greatest climbers and has climbed all the world's mountains over 8,000 metres.It's very difficult to climb in the cold weather and storms, but Gerlinde loves it.Now she spends her time climbing and helping a charity (慈善) for poor children in Nepal. Meagan McGrath Some adventurers are always looking for a new challenge.Meagan McGrath from Canada has climbed mountains, ridden a bike across Canada and run races in the desert to raise money for the disabled. Erik Weihenmayer Erik Weihenmayer from the United States has climbed mountains and ridden a bike through deserts.Amazingly, Erik is blind and he wants other blind people to have active lives too.He has taken groups of young blind people climbing in Nepal. 1．What happened on Ed Stafford's journey A．He received great help from the locals. B．He was attacked by dangerous animals. C．He studied fruit and nuts in the rainforest. D．He stopped people from destroying rainforests. 2．What can we learn about Gerlinde A．She has climbed Mount Everest. B．She lives by climbing mountains. C．She has climbed all the high mountains. D．She devotes her time to serving a charity. 3．Who has to face more challenges while adventuring A．Ed Stafford. B．Meagan McGrath. C．Erik Weihenmayer. D．Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner. 4．What do the four adventurers have in common A．They are strong and brave men. B．They have great interest in climbing. C．They do something that benefits society. D．They are professional mountain climbers. B Rachel Louise Carson was born in 1907, in Springdale, a town in Western Pennsylvania.The Carson family lived on a 65 acre farm at the top of a hill just above the Allegheny River.It was Rachel Carson's mother, a former schoolteacher, who instilled (逐渐灌输) in her daughter a strong interest in nature.She was also greatly influenced by Anna Botsford Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study.One of Comstock's lessons was that “nature's laws are not to be avoided” — a truth that would have an influence on Rachel Carson's life. In ... ...
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