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阅读理解ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDianaPrincessofWalesmadeatriptoAngolain1997tosupporttheRedCross’scampaignforatotalban(禁令)onallanti-personnellandmine
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ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDianaPrincessofWalesmadeatriptoAngolain1997tosupporttheRedCross’scampaignforatotalban(禁令)onallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngolatelevisionscreensaroundtheworldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.“Iknewthestatistics”shesaid“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likewhenImetSandraa13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherlegandpeoplelikeher.”

ThePrincessconcludedwithasimplemessage:“Wemuststoplandmines”.Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.

ButbackinLondonherviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernmentwhichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.AngrypoliticianslaunchedanattackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras“veryill-informed”anda“loosecannon(乱放炮的人).”

ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:“Thisisadistractionwedonotneed.AllI’mtryingtodoishelp.”

OppositionpartiesthemediaandthepublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.TomakemattersworseforthegovernmentitsoonturnedoutthatthePrincess’striphadbeenapproved(agreed)bytheForeignOfficeandthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment’spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasahugeembarrassmentforthegovernment.

TotryandlimitthedamagetheForeignSecretaryMalcolmRifkindsaidthatthePrincess’sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromthegovernmentpolicyandthatitwas“workingtowards”aworldwideban.TheDefenceSecretaryMichaelPortilloclaimedthematterwas“amisinterpretationormisunderstanding”.

ForthePrincessthetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.Shesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenherthechancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproble

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  答案:1.A;2.D;3.D;4.B;
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