阅读理解 Far fewer bouquets(花束) and handwritten messages adorned the gates of the former London home of Diana, Princess of Wales, than a year ago, when the grounds of Kensington Palace became a vest carpet of flowers. But on the anniversary of the car crash that ended Diana''s life last Aug. 31, some of the cards placed on the wroughtuiron(熟铁,锻铁) bars of the gate were revealing. One read: "They made life hard for you. Now they are copying you. " "They" means Queen Elizabeth II and her family, and the message is a reference to a statement for Buckingham Palace a few days earlier saying that the royal family had "learned a lesson" from the public reaction to Diana''s death. There would be more informality on royal occasions and less attention to protocol (礼仪), People meeting the queen need no longer bow or curtsy, unless they want to. This is quite a turnaround. In the days immediately after Diana''s death, it seemed the monarchy was tottering(摇动) and might even fall. A grieving public attacked the royal family for their perceived heartlessness in the face of human tragedy. The family was forced to return from holiday in Scotland and join the London crowds. By angry public demand, the queen, in a symbolic decision and with obvious reluctance, ordered a flag at half-mast from Buckingham Palace. Prince Charles, Diana''s former husband, was a target of savage(尖锐的) public criticism. He was widely perceived as aloof and uncaring. There was talk of excluding him from the succession and passing the crown to his elder son, Prince William. One year later, all that appears to have changed. A late-August opinion poll put public support for Charles at 63 percent, compared with 42 percent at the time of the Paris crash. The queen scored 73 percent. Only 15 percent of those surveyed said Britain would be better off without a monarchy.
单选题 What can you infer from the first paragraph?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该题是推断题。从第一段可以看出，一年前“Kensington Palace became a vest carpet of flowers．”，而现在献花的人少多了。根据上下文可以判断“Kensington Palace”就是“former London home of Diana and Princess of Wales”，所以选项A正确。可以首先排除的是选项B，因为意义和原文相反，选项C过于绝对，而选项D则是对该段末句的错误理解。
单选题 What did people use to think of Diana''s life as a princess?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该题虽然是细节题，但也涉及推理判断，从全文来看，王室在戴安娜死后的态度引起公愤，尤其是第二段末句“They made life hard for you”可以判断人们认为戴安娜生前过得不幸福快乐，故选B)。其他选项不正确(选项C)和不准确(选项A和D)。
单选题 What is not stated but implied in the third paragraph?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该题是推断题，明确指出信息源在第三段。第三段的首句指王室从公众对戴安娜的死的反应中吸取了教训，可以推断在戴安娜死后的冷漠态度引起公愤，所以选项A正确。选项D是该段末句明确给出的信息，不符题意，故排除。选项B和选项C对照原文可以判断信息不正确，故排除。
单选题 Royal family used to pay much attention to the following except_________.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】参照前两题和第三段的内容，王室在吸取教训之前是关注形式和礼仪的，而忽略的是公众意见，所以选项D正确。其他三个选项排除。
单选题 The Queen Elizabeth II decided to order the flag at half-mast from the Buckingham Palace because_________.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该题为细节题。根据文章第六段“By angry public demand，the queen，in a symbolic decision and with obvious reluctance，ordered a flag at half-mast from Buckingham Palace．”可以看出，女王命令白金汉宫降半旗致哀是应愤怒的公众的要求才做的，所以是被迫的，故选D)。其它三个选项都与源信息相违背，故排除。