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1、河北定州2016-2017学年第二学期高二承智班英语开学考试一、阅读理解TtcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCrossscampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandminelandmines（地雷）WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundthe
2、worldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines・“Iknewthestatistics,”shesaid.“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;1ikewhenTmetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher.”ThePrincess
3、concludedwithasimplemessage:“Wemuststoplandminesv.Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.Angrypoliticianslaunchedan
4、attackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedherasaveryill-informed”andaaloosecannonv（乱放炮的人）.ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:“Thisisadistraction（干扰），wedonotneed.AllI"mtryingtodoishelp.”Oppositionparties,themediaandthepublicimmediatelyv
5、oicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemerged（显现出来）thatthePrincess，striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment'spolicyregardingland
6、mines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment.Totryandlimitthedamage,theForeignSecretary,MalcolmRifkidnd,claimedthatthePrincess，sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicy,andthatitwas^workingtowardsnaworldwideban.TheDefenseSec
7、retary,MichaelPortillo,claimedthematterwas“amisintcrprctationormisunderstanding•”ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopular!tytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.Shesaidthattheexperie
8、ncehadalsogivenherthechancetogetclosertopeopleantheirproblems.1.PrincessDiarmpaidavisittoAngolain1997A.toclarify(澄清)theBritishgovernmcnt，sstandonlandminesB.toestablishherimageasafriendoflandminevictimsC.toinvestigstethesufferingsoflandminevictimsther
