It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip t Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmine landmines(地雷)Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”
The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “l(fā)oose cannon”(亂放炮的人).
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction(干擾), we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged(顯現(xiàn)出來)that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people an their problems.
小題1:Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997
A．to clarify(澄清)the British government’s stand on landmines
B．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims
C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there
D．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines
小題2:What did Diana mean when she said “…putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me”(Line 5, Para. 1)?
A．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
B．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
C．The actual situation in Angola made her like going back home.
D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.
小題3:Some members of the British government criticized Diana because
A．They were actually opposed to banning landmines.
B．She was ill-informed of the government’s policy.
C．She had not consulted the government before the visit.
D．They believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola.
小題4:How did Diana respond to the criticisms?
A．She made more appearances on TV.
B．She paid no attention to them.
C．She rose to argue with her opponents.
D．She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.
小題5:What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?
A．It had caused embarrassment to the British government.
B．It had greatly promoted her popularity.
C．It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.
D．It had affected her relations with the British government.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

小題1:細節(jié)理解題。題目問的是，戴安娜王妃1997年出訪安哥拉為的是什么。結(jié)合上下文，根據(jù)“It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip co Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines”,可得出答案A。
小題2:語意理解題。結(jié)合上下文，根據(jù)“‘I knew the statistics,’ she said. ‘But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.’”特別是提到“statistics”之后“But”的轉(zhuǎn)折以及“l(fā)ike”的運用，都表達出D項的意思。所以答案為D。
小題3:語義推理題。本題的所有選項在短文中都沒有出現(xiàn)，只能采取排除法，結(jié)合上下文，根據(jù)“But, back in London, her views were not’ shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack On the Princess in the press. They described her as ‘very ill-informed and a loose cannon(亂放炮的人)’�！�，意識到批評的目的無非是為自己辯護，就可以得出答案B。
小題4:詞義理解題。文中有一個直接相關(guān)的句子“The Princess responded by brushing aside the Criticisms: ‘This is a distraction(干擾)we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help’.”,但對短語動詞“brush aside(置之不理)”的理解非常關(guān)鍵。得出答案為A。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。本文談到有關(guān)戴安娜王妃看待自己安哥拉之行的共有兩處，段首最后一句和段末最后一句；結(jié)合起來看，對照選項，顯然答案為B。
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