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Although there are no state controlled survival courses in Britain or the United States, there are various
independent organizations offering similar activities.
Students can participate (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 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 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 participated in a wildlife
preservation (protecting) 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 power.
Most of the British courses take place in the 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 an SOS signal, and
to use compasses by day and night.
According to the leaders, such adventures are "an awakening, an exploration into unknown." Outward
Bound believes that participants will "use mind and body traveling some of the earth's roughest wildness
areas."
1. 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
2. In the Outward Bound course last year, the most exciting experience Michael Williams had was _____. [ ]
A. learning first aid skills
B. collecting facts of environment
C. preserving wildlife
D. rock climbing and sailing
3. What's the writer's purpose to write this passage? [ ]
A. To introduce the training course to readers.
B. To persuade readers to take part in the training courses.
C. To tell readers the danger of this training course.
D. To introduce the wonders of the world to readers.
