英语四级考试仔细阅读练习44含41

　　2011年英语四级考试仔细阅读练习.

　　The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: This is a distraction we do not need. All Im 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 Princesss 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 governments 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 Princesss 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 and their problems.

　　26. 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 governments stand on landmines

　　C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there

　　D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

　　27. What did Diana mean when she said ... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me ?

　　A) She just couldnt 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.

　　28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.

　　A) she was ill-informed of the governments policy

　　B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines

　　C) she had not consulted the government before the visit

　　D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola

　　29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?

　　A) She paid no attention to them.

　　B) She made more appearances on TV.

　　C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

　　D) She rose to argue with her opponents.

　　30. 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.

　　Unit 11

　　11. C 12. A 13. B 14.D 15. B

　　16. A 17. C 18. A 19.D 20. A

　　21. B 22. C 23. B 24.D 25. D

　　26. A 27. D 28. B 29.A 30. B