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阅读理解 Outdoor Survival Provides Adventure Worldwide 　　Although there are no state controlled survival courses 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 with such groups,which then organize courses,training and trips for all members． 　　One of the most popular outdoor training programmes 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 every 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 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 took part in a wildlife preservation programme．Beyond that,my favourite 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． 　　Most of the British courses take place in the Brecon Beacons in Wales．Another similar organization is the UK Survival School,which includes courses on learning to live with the environment,sailing and winter survival．On a basic survival weekend students will learn how to get water and food,how to make fire and cook with it,to find and build a shelter,control survival life support,how to cross rivers,send off a distress signal,and to use compasses by day and night． 　　According to the leaders,such adventures are “an awakening,an exploration into the unknown”．Outward Bound believes that participants will “use mind and body traveling some of the Earth’s roughest wilderness areas”． (1) From the first paragraph,we know ________． [　　] A． students are not allowed to take courses in the state schools B． students can take survival courses in the state schools C． survival courses are banned in Britain and the US banned D． survival courses are not offered in the state school (2) In Britain and the United States,survival courses are popular with ________． [　　] A． old people B． young people C． dangerous people D． weak people (3) The advantage of the training courses is that ________． [　　] A． participants can make friends with others B． participants can visit some places of interest C． participants can experience different adventures D． participants can learn how wonderful nature is (4) 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 (5) 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 course． C． To introduce the wonders of the world to readers． D． To introduce the training course to readers．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．C;5．A;
解析：

(1)	第一段只有一句话，介绍美国和英国开设生存训练课程的基本状况：国家没有开设此类课程，但各种各样的独立组织会提供类似的课程。
(2)	短文中只提到了一种参加户外生存训练的人，即students。
(3)	第四段说到了户外生存训练课程的目的(broaden…character)和主要内容(As well as…skills)，这也正是其优点之体现。
(4)	第五段通过Michael Williams的现身说法，举例说明了参加户外生存训练课程的好处，他最后说“my favourite skills learned were sailing and rock climbing”。
(5)	通观整篇短文，可以推断出这是一篇类似广告的文章，广告的目的就是说服人们相信它们的话，从而消费它们的产品或服务。短文介绍了户外生存训练课程的种种好处，就是要人们去参加这类课程。