19．BBC London  Tributes（敬意） continue to be paid at home and abroad to Margaret Thatcher after her death at the age of 87．David Cameron，the present Prime Minister，said she had been a"great Briton"while US President Obama called her a"great champion of freedom and liberty"．Her funeral is expected to be held next week．Thatcher，Britain's first female premier，was in power from 1979to 1990and won three successive general elections．She died"peacefully"after suffering a stroke on April 8th 2013．She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother．The Union Jack above Number 10Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast to pay tributes．
"In an era in which politicians are all too often greeted with indifference，it is easy to forget that Britain was once led by a woman who inspired passion．"says Nick Robinson，a well-known BBC political editor．
After cutting short a trip to Europe to return to London，Cameron described Thatcher as"the patriot prime minister"and"greatest peacetime"leader．While acknowledging that she had"divided opinion"，Cameron said she had"taken a country that was on its knees and made it stand tall again．""Thatcher loved this country and served it with all she had，"he added．Her other successors in No 10---Sir John Major，Tony Blair and Gordon Brown---paid tribute to her strength of character and political purpose while Labor leader Ed Miliband said Thatcher had been a"unique figure"who"reshaped the politics of a whole generation．"
But critics and her opponents questioned the economic and social impact of her policies，ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock saying her economic policies had been a"disaster for Britain"at the time．Among international reaction，Obama said"America has lost a true friend"while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would"never forget her part in overcoming the division of Europe"．
Nick Robinson said Thatcher，who had suffered poor health for several years，would always be a divisive politician but one who inspired"passion"among her critics and supporters．
She was in power when the UK won a war following Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982，but during her later years in office，she was increasingly at odds with other senior figures in the Conservative Party．

31．Which of the following is NOT wrong according to the news？B
A．Thatcher was a member of the Labor Party．
B．All the people don't sing high praise for Thatcher'contribution to England．
C．There was a war between England and Argentina when Thatcher retired．
D．Thatcher ruled England for no more than a decade．
32．How many Prime Ministers have come into power up till now after her retirement？C
A．Two          
B．Three            
C．Four             
D．Six
33．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word"successive"in Paragraph One？D
A．successful     
B．competitive       
C．wonderful      
D．continuous
34．According to the news，we can infer that the Union Jack isB．
A．a(chǎn) very powerful and important politician
B．the national flag of England
C．a(chǎn) working place for the Prime Minister
D．a(chǎn) person who works for the Number 10Downing Street
35．Which of the following can be used as the title of the news？D
A．The First Prime Minster of England
B．Thatcher'Contributions to Her Homeland
C．A Successful British Woman
D．Tributes Paid At Home and Abroad．

分析 本文主要講的是Thatcher，英國的第一位女總理，被美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬稱她為"一個偉大的自由的"冠軍，下周舉行葬禮．文中介紹了各國領導人對其的評價．

解答 31．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文中第四段"But critics and her opponents questioned the economic and social impact of her policies，"可知她并沒有得到所有人的認可．故選B．
32．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)David Cameron，the present Prime Minister，和Her other successors in No 10---Sir John Major，Tony Blair and Gordon Brown---總共有4位首相，故選C．
33．D．詞義猜測題．successful 成功的   competitive 競爭的  wonderful 完美的   continuous  連續(xù)的  根據(jù)was in power from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections．可以猜出應是"連任的，連續(xù)的"，故選D．
34．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)The Union Jack above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast to pay tributes．可以推出 the Union Jack指英國國旗，故選B．
35．D．標題歸納題．根據(jù)Tributes（敬意） continue to be paid at home and abroad to Margaret Thatcher可知應選D．故選D．

點評 本文是新聞報道類閱讀理解文章，閱讀此類文章主要是要了解：
①新聞報道了什么事件；②事件是因為什么而發(fā)生的，相關背景如何；③文段中指出的事件發(fā)生過程中的突出細節(jié)是 什么；④事件造成的后果是什么；⑤事件的本質(zhì)是什么，透過事件的表面現(xiàn)象，我們看到了什么社會問題．通過這樣的梳理，我們就可以把新聞的脈絡理清楚．這類材料命題點往往落在事實細節(jié)上

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