题文
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 “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”
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.
小题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.小题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.小题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.小题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.小题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. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.D
小题1:.B
小题1:.B
解析
小题1:.A 细节题。第一段第一句说威尔士王妃戴安娜去安哥拉旅行的目的是支援红十字会运动，全面禁止杀伤性地雷。这与A项声援全面禁止地雷属同义重述。其他选项与文意不符。小题1:.D 语义题。第一段第三句她说她知道地雷炸伤人数的统计数字，当她面对着地雷的受害者，那被地雷炸掉一条腿的13岁的小女孩，以及其他类似的受害者时，使她对这严重的现实深信不疑。A项说相信统计数字，与原文中的现实相比，较片面。故A不是答案。B项的内容在原文不存在。C项的事实与原文不符。只有D项与文章内容一致，故D为答案。
小题1:.D 细节推论题。文章第三段第一句说，回到伦敦，戴安娜的观点得不到政府某些官员的赞同，因为他们拒绝支持禁止这些武器，愤怒的政治家甚至在报纸上攻击她。A项说因为出访前未与政府商量，与文章内容不符。B项说她不了解政府的方针政策，与原文也不符。D项说事实上政府官员们反对禁止地雷。与文章中他们拒绝支持禁止这些武器属同义转述。A项也与文章意思不符。故D为答案。
小题1:.B细节题。文章第四段首句，王妃对那些批评不予理睬。B项与文章内容完全吻合，故B为答案。
小题1:.B细节题。文章末段说，对王妃来说，安哥拉之行，是利用她的名望来展示地雷给人们造成的破坏与痛苦的一个极好的机会。她说：“这次经历，是她能够更近地接触人民和更近地了解他们的困境的机会”。B项说这使她更加靠近普通百姓与文章末段内容相同，故B为答案，其他诸项与文不符。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“It came as something.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
