It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. 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 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 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 Rifkind, 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 Defence 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 and their problems.
小題1: Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997______.
A．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines.
B．to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines.
C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims.
D．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims.
小題2:. What did Diana mean when she said“…putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to
me” (Para.1)?
A．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
B．The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.
C．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
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．she was ill-informed of the government’s policy.
B．they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola.
C．she had not consulted the government before the visit.
D．they were actually opposed to banning landmines.
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 met the 13-year-old girl as planned.
D．She rose to argue with her opponents.
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 brought her closer to the ordinary people.
C．It had greatly promoted her popularity.
D．It had affected her relations with the British government.

小題1:.A
小題1:.D
小題1:.D
小題1:.B
小題1:.B
小題1:.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。第一段第一句說威爾士王妃戴安娜去安哥拉旅行的目的是支援紅十字會運(yùn)動，全面禁止殺傷性地雷。這與A項聲援全面禁止地雷屬同義重述。其他選項與文意不符。
小題1:.D 語義題。第一段第三句她說她知道地雷炸傷人數(shù)的統(tǒng)計數(shù)字，當(dāng)她面對著地雷的受害者，那被地雷炸掉一條腿的13歲的小女孩，以及其他類似的受害者時，使她對這嚴(yán)重的現(xiàn)實(shí)深信不疑。A項說相信統(tǒng)計數(shù)字，與原文中的現(xiàn)實(shí)相比，較片面。故A不是答案。B項的內(nèi)容在原文不存在。C項的事實(shí)與原文不符。只有D項與文章內(nèi)容一致，故D為答案。
小題1:.D 細(xì)節(jié)推論題。文章第三段第一句說，回到倫敦，戴安娜的觀點(diǎn)得不到政府某些官員的贊同，因?yàn)樗麄兙芙^支持禁止這些武器，憤怒的政治家甚至在報紙上攻擊她。A項說因?yàn)槌鲈L前未與政府商量，與文章內(nèi)容不符。B項說她不了解政府的方針政策，與原文也不符。D項說事實(shí)上政府官員們反對禁止地雷。與文章中他們拒絕支持禁止這些武器屬同義轉(zhuǎn)述。A項也與文章意思不符。故D為答案。
小題1:.B細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第四段首句，王妃對那些批評不予理睬。B項與文章內(nèi)容完全吻合，故B為答案。
小題1:.B細(xì)節(jié)題。文章末段說，對王妃來說，安哥拉之行，是利用她的名望來展示地雷給人們造成的破壞與痛苦的一個極好的機(jī)會。她說：“這次經(jīng)歷，是她能夠更近地接觸人民和更近地了解他們的困境的機(jī)會”。B項說這使她更加靠近普通百姓與文章末段內(nèi)容相同，故B為答案，其他諸項與文不符。
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General   小題1:   of Wen’visit
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To   小題3:  
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C．the tornado lasted several weeks
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My children go to a primary school where they are not allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child might be hurt. Besides, now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the amount of homework given in the primary school. Can the school do this?   Puzzled Dad
It can't if enough parents do something about it. It is not just schools. We live in a society which wishes to get rid of risk. However, schools should have a little common sense and courage. Children need risk if they arc to grow up self-sufficient and confident. They need homework, too, if they are to fulfill their academic potential. Complain, loudly.
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