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(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 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 Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”
For the Princess, the trip to this wartorn 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.
1.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997.
A. to clarify 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
2.What did Diana mean when she said “...putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me” (Lines 5-6, 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 feel like going back home.
D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.
3.Some members of the British government criticized Diana because.
A. she had not consulted the government before the visit
B. she was ill-informed of the government’s policy
C. they were actually opposed to banning landmines
D. they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola
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 launched an attack on the members of the British government.
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. 參考答案
1.D 細節(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動，全面禁止殺傷性地雷。這與D項聲援全面禁止地雷屬同義重述。其他選項與文意不符。
2.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，使她對這嚴重的現(xiàn)實深信不疑。
A項說相信統(tǒng)計數(shù)字，與原文中的現(xiàn)實相比，較片面。故A不是答案。B項的內容在原文不存在。C項的事實與原文不符。只有D項與文章內容一致，故D為答案。
3.C 細節(jié)推論題
文章第三段第一句說，回到倫敦，戴安娜的觀點得不到政府某些官員的贊同，因為他們拒絕支持禁止這些武器，憤怒的政治家甚至在報紙上攻擊她。
A項說因為出訪前未與政府商量，與文章內容不符。B項說她不了解政府的方針政策，與原文也不符。C項說事實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述。D項也與文章意思不符。故C為答案。
4.B細節(jié)題
文章第四段首句，王妃對那些批評不予理睬。B項與文章內容完全吻合，故B為答案。
5.C細節(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會”。
C項說這使她更加靠近普通百姓與文章末段內容相同，故C為答案，其他諸項與文不符。
全文翻譯：
當威爾士王妃安娜于1997年造訪安哥拉，為的是支持紅十字會的運動，全面禁止殺傷性地雷，這件事情立刻引起了轟動。在到達安哥拉的數(shù)小時里，全世界的電視屏幕都滿是她安撫地雷爆炸受傷者時的形象。“我知道統(tǒng)計數(shù)字，”她說，但親眼看到被炸斷了一條腿的13歲女孩Sandra和像她這樣的受害者讓我對事實有了深切的體會。
于是王妃用簡單的一句話總結道：“我們必須禁止地雷”。后來她利用一切出訪的機會來重申這一觀點。
但是，她回到倫敦后，她的觀點不能被英國政府的一些官員所接受，他們拒絕支持對這些武器的禁止。憤怒的政治家們在報紙上向王妃發(fā)起了攻擊，把她描述成“見識淺薄，亂放炮的人”。
王妃對批評不予理睬：“這是我們不需要的干擾，我要努力做的就是幫助�！�
反對黨、媒體及公眾馬上聲援王妃。讓政府的處境更糟精的是，媒體很快批露出王妃此次出行是得到了政府外交部同意的，事實上，關于殺傷性地雷，她對政府的方針政策，對安哥拉的形勢都很清楚。結果政府落得個十分尷尬的下場。
為了試圖減少損失，外交大臣麥克姆宣稱王妃對地雷的觀點與政府的政策區(qū)別不大，政府正“致力于”在世界范圍的禁止。國防大臣邁克爾•波蒂略宣稱，該問題是“一個解釋或理解上的失誤”。
對王妃來說，去這個被戰(zhàn)爭分裂的國家旅行是利用她的影響，來向世界展示地雷給人們造成的傷害與痛苦的極好的機會。她說，這次去安哥拉的經(jīng)歷給了她接近人民和了解人民困境的機會。 |
