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历年英语四级阅读真题全解�(2004-2006)

  Passage Four
  Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
  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 (干扰) 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 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 government’s stand on landmines
  C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there
  D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims(A)
  27. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me� (Line 5, 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.(D)
  28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.
  A) she was ill-informed of the government’s 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(B)
  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.(A)
  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.(B)
  这篇�料讲述了戴安娜王妃以�对使用地雷为目的的�洲之行的情况以��界对此的��。文章就是以针锋相对的两个派别的互动铺展开�的。
  文章��的surprise一�实际上就已�传递了一个信�,�这篇�料讲述的核心将是戴安娜王妃�洲之行所引起的��。这是一个长�,It came as something of a surprise,��是“这件事的�生使人惊诧�已�,it代指when��所说的事件;事件是戴安娜王妃在1997年访问了安哥拉(made a trip to Angola in 1997),访问目的是支�红�字会的�用地雷�动(to support……)。
  这次�洲之行到底引起了�的Surprise(�惊)呢?文章先是�了一个关�,�马上回答,而是简�介�戴安娜王妃�洲之行的情况。首先是全世界的电视�幕都在播放她安抚地雷�害者的镜头,而�是她的个人感言。
  基本情况介�完以�,下一段言简�赅地总结出戴安娜王妃的立场:�止使用地雷(We must stop landmines)。这样�对这一立场的一派的出场就顺��章了,他们也就是surprise的�出者。他们是�呢?是伦敦的英国政府官员。他们拒�支�对地雷武器的�用(refused to support a ban on these weapons),甚至在媒体上对王妃�动攻击(attack on the Princess in the press),他们的观点是王妃对此事根本就知之甚少(ill-informed)。
  王妃的�应是无动于衷,�予��,心�完全放在救助上(All I’m trying to do is help)。
  但赞�王妃的一派�应�强烈得多,�对党�媒体和大众立�表达了对王妃的支�。�时,针对�对派的核心观点(ill-informed),有确凿消�说王妃的�洲之行是在确知了安哥拉的情况和英国政府的�度��决定�行的。
  上述�应使英国政府一时下���,为了��影�,他们宣称政府的政策与王妃的观点相差�多(the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government),政府甚至在为全��用地雷而努力(a worldwide ban),国防部也跳出�说此事存在误会(misinterpretation or misunderstanding)。
  事件显然是以王妃一派的胜利告终了,�一段把视点�新放回到王妃�洲之行本身,解释了此事对于王妃的�义。
  26. A
  本题问戴安娜王妃在1997年访问安哥拉……结�题支�看,应该问的是王妃此行的目的。
  A,对彻底�用地雷表达自己的支�。
  B,�明英国政府在地雷问题上的立场。
  C,调查那里地雷�害者的痛苦。
  D,树立自己地雷�害者朋�的形象。
  �题一般出于段,看下这篇�料的段,��很多,段�很长,�以肯定答案必出自段。段的�在�文已�分�过,to support……一��示了戴安娜王妃此行的目的是支�红�字会的�用地雷�动,四个答案中A接近这个��。B的表述在�文有所�到,�过�文说英国政府的立场和戴安娜王妃是针锋相对的,王妃��能为英国政府�述立场。C�D的表述在段��部分都有�到,但都属表�现象,而�是真正的目的。
  27. D
  本题问戴安娜所说的putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me是什么��。
  A,她�堪��和地雷�害者�对�。
  B,安哥拉的真实情形使她有�回家的感觉。
  C,与地雷�害者��使她相信统计数�是对的。
  D,看到�害者的所��的痛苦使她�识到了形势的严�性。
  Putting a face to those figures,��是与那些人�对�。brought the reality home to me,home是副�,修饰brought,这����是“把现实带到了我���。看一看这个��的上下文。�文说电视中在播放戴安娜王妃安慰地雷�害者的画�,这说明王妃已�和地雷�害者有过�对�接触了,��应该就是她对此的感�。她说I knew the statistics,��应该是她看过地雷�害者相关的数�;��她说But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me,直译是“但是�对�与那些人接触�,现实��到了我的眼�。�接下�是like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her,个like表示“��,指王妃举的例�;第二个like也表示“��,而�是喜欢的��。这���是:�我�到的那个13�的女孩桑德拉,她失去了一�腿,还有别的和她一样的人。
  值得的注�的是but这个�。But表示转折,�文说她已�知�了相关的数�,然��锋一转,说�对�的接触将现实带到了眼�,说明数��能是虚的,亲眼�到�害者��真正认识到了现实的情形。四个题支中D的��与此为接近。
  28. B
  题目问一些英国政府�员批评戴安娜王妃是因为什么。
  A,她对政府的政策知之甚少。
  B,他们实际上是在�对�用地雷。
  C,她在�程访问之�没有�求政府的��。
  D,他们认为她曲解了安哥拉的局势。
  这个题目中的because之�的部分在文章中有类似��,第三段行出现了some members of the British government, 与题目中的一模一样,�以�步判断答案就在第三段。第三段直译如下:在伦敦,她的观点并没有被英国政府的一些�员所认�,他们拒�支�对这些武器的�令。 愤怒的政客们还在媒体�动了对王妃的攻击,他们把她�述为“所知甚少�和“乱放炮的人�。从这些�述�以看出,政客批评王妃主�是因为与王妃观点相左(refused to support a ban),�对地雷�用,而说她对政府的政策知之甚少�是用�批评的一件武器而已。这样看�,B的说法是��的,A相对于B�说太过表�化,�如B的说法深刻。C和A的��是差�多的,都是说王妃对政府政策的无知。D所述的曲解一�misinterpret出现在倒数第二段,是在政府�对尴尬境地时的求全之�,与本题无关。
  29. A
  题目问戴安娜王妃如何回应批评之声。
  第28题考查的�是政府官员对戴安娜王妃的批评之声,根�上�的分��知,文章写到批评本身是在三段。那么戴妃对批评的�应很有�能是在第四段。查看文章�知,作者确实在第四段�述了戴妃的�应:The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.� Brush aside是一个�组,本�是扫除,引申为“漠视�,�便�知�确切的引申义,也是�以从brush(清扫)和aside(到�边)的本�大体推断出这个�组�有�定�味。这样由����知戴妃对批评是采�漠视�度的。而�是戴妃的原�,�为“我们并�需�为此分心。我所��的就是帮助人们。�到此�以判断戴妃对批评的�度是毫�在�的,A的说法正确。
  A,她对批评毫�在�。
  B,她更多地出现在电视上。文章�是在开头�到了电视,�以确认与本题无关。
  C,她按照计划与那个13�的女孩�了�。与B的错误一样。
  D,她与对手们��力争。如果�知�戴妃�中distraction(分心)的�义,或许会存在一些疑难。�过�便除去这一�,从��两�应该也足以判断出戴妃的�度了:她无�与官员们说�。
  30. B
  这�题问戴安娜王妃对自己的安哥拉之行是如何看待的。
  题目已�到了�一�,�以判断考查对象�是全篇(如问文章的主�论题是什么)就是�一段。这�题问戴安娜王妃对自己安哥拉之行的看法,根���对全文的分�知�,�一段讲的是安哥拉之行对于王妃的�义,与题目所说类似,�以判断答案就在�一段。
  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.
  现直译如下:
  对于王妃�说,此次到这个饱�战争摧残国家的行程,是利用自己的知�度�告诉世界地雷能够带�多大的破�和痛苦的一次好机会。她说这次�历也给了她机会接近民众,了解他们的困苦。
  王妃的想法一共有两点,一是�以借这个机会把地雷之�告诉世界,二是能与民众更加紧密的接触。
  A,它引起了英国政府的尴尬。这个表述本身是事实,�惜并�是王妃个人的想法。
  B,它拉近了她与普通民众的�离。这个说法符�上�分�中王妃的第二个想法。
  C,它�大地�高了她的�欢迎程度。这��是在考查对王妃个想法的�解。��是个长�,有一定�解难度,出题者便抓出popularity一�,�撰了一个C的说法。其实��本�是王妃的popularity早已是事实,她�是用自己的popularity�更有效果地�对使用地雷。
  D,它影�了她与英国政府的关系。这个说法与A的错误一样。

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