阅读理解 It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support he 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.

单选题 Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.

单选题 What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" ( Line 4, Para. 1 ) ?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题考查语义及逻辑推理能力，关键在于理解brought the reality home to sb.(使某人了解到现实)及I knew the statistics，but...的隐含义“我知道统计数字，但是(没想到这么严重)”。此处的引语是为了说明前面的“…victims injured in explosions caused by landmines.”C项错在黛安娜不是看到之后才相信该统计数字的。

单选题 Some members of the British government criticized Diana because________.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据第3段第1句back in London，her views were not shared by some members of the British government (但是返回伦敦后，她的观点并没有得到英国政府的一些官员的认可。) her views是支持banning landmines (禁止地雷)。而从第5段第2句“……黛安娜王妃出访已获英国外交部批准，而且事实上她对安哥拉的形势和英国政府有关地雷的政策都很了解。”可知，A项和C项都不符合题意。