英语四级：20xx年6月四级b卷真题原文及答案(编辑修改稿)

英语四级：20xx年6月四级b卷真题原文及答案(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

D) speaking up for oneself is part of human nature Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip co Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross39。 s campaign for a total ban on all antipersonnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her forting 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 yearold 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 illinformed 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 I39。 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 Princess39。 s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very wellinformed about both the situation in Angola and the British government39。 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 Princess39。 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 wartorn 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. 21. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 . A) to clarify the British government39。 s stand on landmines B) to establish her image as a friend 39。 of landmine victims C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 22. What did Diana mean when she said ... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me (Line 5, Para. 1)? A) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. B) She just couldn39。 t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. C) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. D) Seeing the pain of the victims make her realize the seriousness of the situation. 23. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because . A) she had not consulted the government before the visit B) she was illinformed of the government39。 s policy C) they were actually opposed to banning landmines D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 24. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A) She made more appearances on TV. B) She paid no attention to them. C) She rose to argue with her opponents. D) She met the 13yearold girl as planned. 25. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B) It had greatly promoted her popularity. C) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. D) It had affected her relations with the British government. Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm ( 火器 ) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one. The Constitution, said the association39。 s spokesman, gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn39。 t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves. Don39。 t you think it39。 s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around? The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabi and the fuse (导火索 ) separately in a drawer. Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody. The spokesman said, Hydrogen bombs don39。 t kill people people kill people. The bomb is for selfprotection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they39。 re going to think twice about breaking in. But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabi, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder ( 侵入者 ) Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns. 26. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to . A) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home B) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon。