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Although there are no state controlled survival courses (生存课程) in Britain or the United States, there are various independent organizations offering similar activities.
Students can take part in outdoor training courses through university clubs and societies. Anyone can register (登记) with such groups, which then organize courses, training and trips for all members.
One of the most popular outdoor training progammes in both the US and Britain, is Outward Bound (户外训练). It was founded in 1941 in Wales and attracts hundreds of thousands of adventurous types each year.
The courses are intended to broaden minds through experiences that build confidence, self-esteem (自尊) and character. As well as specialist courses such as canoeing, leadership skills and sailing, participants(参加者) can take part in week long adventure training camps which include a host of sports and survival training education skills.
Michael Williams, an American student, took part in an Outward Bound course last year. He said: “We learned lots of first aid skills, lots of natural history, lots of environmental facts, and participated in a wildlife preservation(保护野生动物) programme. Beyond that, my favorite skills learned were sailing and rock climbing.”
Courses can last up to 40 days and are open to anyone over the age of 14. Students must be in general good health, but do not need to be experienced in outdoor-sports. There is no selection process; everyone is welcome, although new participants are advised to pick a course matching their physical capacity.
According to the leaders, such adventures are “an awaking, and exploration into the unknown.” Outward Bound believes that participants will “use mind and body traveling some of the Earth’s roughest wilderness area.”
1. The advantage of the training courses is that participants can ____.
A. make friends with each other B. visit some places of interest
C. experience different adventures D. learn how wonderful nature is
2. In an Outward Bound course last year, the most exciting experience Michael Williams had was _____.
A. learning first aid skills B. collecting facts of environment
C. rock climbing and sailing D. preserving wildlife
3. What’s the writer’s purpose to write this passage?
A. To persuade readers to take part in the training courses.
B. To tell readers the danger of this training courses.
C. To describe the wonders of the world for readers.
D. To introduce the training course to readers.
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Outdoor Survival Provides Adventure Worldwide
Although there are no state controlled survival courses (生存课程) in Britain or the United States, there are various independent organizations offering similar activities.
Students can take part in outdoor training courses through university clubs and societies. Anyone can register (登记) with such groups, which then organize courses, training and trips for all members.
One of the most popular outdoor training progammes in both the US and Britain, is Outward Bound (户外训练). It was founded in 1941 in Wales and attracts hundreds of thousands of adventurous types each year.
The courses are intended to broaden minds through experiences that build confidence, self-esteem (自尊) and character. As well as specialist courses such as canoeing, leadership skills and sailing, participants(参加者) can take part in week long adventure training camps which include a host of sports and survival training education skills.
Michael Williams, an American student, took part in an Outward Bound course last year. He said: “We learned lots of first aid skills, lots of natural history, lots of environmental facts, and participated in a wildlife preservation(保护野生动物) programme. Beyond that, my favorite skills learned were sailing and rock climbing.”
Courses can last up to 40 days and are open to anyone over the age of 14. Students must be in general good health, but do not need to be experienced in outdoor-sports. There is no selection process; everyone is welcome, although new participants are advised to pick a course matching their physical capacity.
According to the leaders, such adventures are “an awaking, and exploration into the unknown.” Outward Bound believes that participants will “use mind and body traveling some of the Earth’s roughest wilderness area.”
1. The advantage of the training courses is that participants can ____.
A. make friends with each other B. visit some places of interest
C. experience different adventures D. learn how wonderful nature is
2. In an Outward Bound course last year, the most exciting experience Michael Williams had was _____.
A. learning first aid skills B. collecting facts of environment
C. rock climbing and sailing D. preserving wildlife
3. What’s the writer’s purpose to write this passage?
A. To persuade readers to take part in the training courses.
B. To tell readers the danger of this training courses.
C. To describe the wonders of the world for readers.
D. To introduce the training course to readers.
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The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes — from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity (宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wide fame, and a name remembered today.
59. According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on _______.
A. his special tricks and supernatural powers B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key
C. his magic tricks and unhuman powers D. his wisdom and magic tricks
60. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to _______.
A. his first prison escape B. the year 1898
C. the publicity D. Harry Houdini’s success
61. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Skeleton Key B. A Man of Many Secrets
C. World-wide Fame D. Great Escape
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