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阅读理解The standard Outward Bound course lasts for three or four weeks. During that time the students live in the wilderness and go through many physical activities of ever increasing difficulty.The first few days are given to physical conditioning and to the teaching of basic skills such as first aid, map and pass reading, rope climbing, and other similar activities.During the second part of the course students learn how to climb rocks and cliffs, how to use canoes and rafts in swift water, and in some schools how to sail, ski, climb mountains, and make long-distance hikes. The first two parts of the course are done in groups. Members work together and help each other to overe the increasing number of challenges. In the third part of the course, students are sent out alone for three days to survive in the wilderness with only a few necessities.Who are the students of Outward Bound? They are both young people and adults, men and women. The minimum age is 16.5 years. There is no maximum age. About one-third of the 6,000 persons pleting the course each year are women. Businessmen, housewives, university students, professors, doctors, and lawyers are among those taking part in the course.In recent years special courses for the busy business managers have gained in popularity. These courses last from five to ten days rather than the usual three to four weeks of the normal course.Not all students plete the Outward Bound course. In some cases the individual cannot meet the physical challenges. In its own words Outward Bound literature says: Make no mistake, Outward Bound is not for everybody. The courses aren't easy and are not meant to be.Most students who finish the course share a mon experience. They are surprised at themselves that they finish the course and they feel great pride in doing the impossible! The Outward Bound experience makes them feel that they are better than they know!1.Where are Outward Bound courses given?A.In the classroom.B.On the playground.C.In the wilderness.D.In canoes and rafts.2.All of the following are true EXCEPT __________.A.Special courses for business executives last five to ten days longerB.All of the students have to live outdoorsC.The students of Outward Bound are posed of both sexes over 16.5 yearsD.More and more businessmen like the Outward Bound course3.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Around 6,000 people attend the course each year.B.About 2,000 women attend the course each year.C.About 2,000 women overe the challenges each year.D.Approximately 2,000 people overe the challenges each year.4.When students are sent out alone for the last three days in the course, they      .A.take anything they think necessary with themB.take the equipment they found usefulC.are provided with everything to make them fortableD.are provided with only a few articles which are absolutely necessary