(练习)课时分层作业15 Unit 5 Developing ideas—Writing-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第三册(外研版2019)

课时分层作业(十五) Ⅰ．阅读理解 A Do you ever dream about climbing Mount Qomolangma, which is 8，848.86 meters 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． 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 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 Qomolangma． B．She lives by climbing mountains． C．She has climbed all