8．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 （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．

56．Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997A．
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．
57．What did Diana mean when she said"…putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me"（Para.1）？D
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．
58．How did Diana respond to the criticisms？B
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．
59．What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola？B
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．

分析 文章大意：本文講的是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，她很了解地雷傷人的統(tǒng)計數(shù)字，當她面對一位被炸掉一條腿的十三歲小女孩時，她對這個嚴重的事實深信不疑，因此她在很多時候都呼吁全面禁止地雷，這受到了媒體和公眾的支持．

解答 56．A 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A項聲援全面禁止地雷屬同義重述．其他選項與文意不符．
57．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．
58．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．
59．B 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"．B項說這使她更加靠近普通百姓與文章末段內容相同，故B為答案，其他諸項與文不符．

點評 本題是人物故事類閱讀理解題．這類題材是高考常考題型，注重考查考生對文章整體內容的理解，要求考生平時加強訓練，在做題時要結合題干及選項以及語境做出正確的選擇．

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18．--Has Mr．White arrived？
--Yes，already，_______ he wait outside or just come in？（　�。�
A．ShallB．MayC．CouldD．Must

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