首页
登录
职称英语
It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a tri
It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a tri
游客
2024-01-30
23
管理
问题
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 Rifkidnd, 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 Defence 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. [br] What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?
选项
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.
答案
B
解析
根据文章最后一句,黛安娜总结其出访安哥拉的意义,B中的brought her closer to the ordinary people是原文get closer to people and their problems的同义改写。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3407852.html
相关试题推荐
ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatri
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputers
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputers
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputers
[originaltext]W:Youhavesomethingonyourmind,Philip.M:Yes,Ido.[12]Iha
[originaltext]W:Bob,willyoutellmesomethingaboutthenewintelligenthous
[originaltext]W:Bob,willyoutellmesomethingaboutthenewintelligenthous
[originaltext]W:Bob,willyoutellmesomethingaboutthenewintelligenthous
在西街听到中国老太太讲一口流利的英语不足为奇。ItisnosurprisetohearelderlyChinesewomentherespe
Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolo
随机试题
Thenewcomputersaremuchbetterinperformancethanthepreviousgeneration.A、
If[img]2014m9x/ct_egreqm_egreqjs_0017_20148[/img]isexpressedasaterminatingd
建筑照明一般属于以下哪种视觉?()A.暗视觉 B.明视觉 C.中间视觉
临床试验证明,膳食胆固醇每增加100mg,血胆固醇可升高约( )。A.1mg/
采取保证担保方式的,以下说法正确的有()。A.保证人为法人的,要调查保证人
下列属于流动性风险的检测指标和预警信号的有()。 Ⅰ.流动性覆盖率
胞体大并有伪足,染色质呈纤细网状,一个大而清晰的核仁,核形略有扭曲,胞浆毛玻璃样
生态平衡是指在一定时间内生态系统中的生物和环境之间、生物各个种群之间,通过能量流
《江楚会奏变法三折》
关于“银行存款余额调节表”,下列说法正确的是()。A.企业可根据“银行存款余额
最新回复
(
0
)