It has been ten years since Diana,Princess of Wales,was killed in a car crash with Dodi Al Fayed in Paris,yet she remains an iconic(图标)figure in the UK,whose image continues to appear on magazine covers and newspaper headlines.

    Diana’s death triggered an outpouring of national grief and a decade of conspiracy(阴谋) theories, linking her death to the British security forces and even the royal family.

    And she remains a media phenomenon with thousands of articles and stories appearing about her in the British press each year.

    Interest in the princess is rising again as her sons,Princes William and Harry,prepare to mark the tenth anniversary of her death with a memorial service at Guard’s Chapel(小礼堂)in London’s Wellington Barracks on Friday.

    The princes are to give readings at the service, which will be attended by 500 guests,including more than 30 royals headed by the Queen,and celebrities such as Sir Elton John and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

    One person who won’t be attending is Camilla,Duchess of Cornwall,who Princess Diana famously described as “the third person”in her marriage to Prince Charles.Camilla,who married Prince Charles in 2005,said she feared her presence at the service“could divert(转移)attention from the purpose of the occasion.

    As well as the memorial service,Diana is being remembered with a photographic exhibition documenting her 1ife at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Even ten years on it seems Britain is unwilling to let go of “the people’s princess”,and that her enduring(不朽的) legacy(影响)is to maintain the fascination(魅力) of the British people,and indeed the world.

56.Which of the following may be the title of the passage?

  A.An Accident Happened Ten Years Ago

B.Diana’s Anniversary

  C.A Famous Woman's Death

D.A Noteworthy Incident in London

57.Which is true according to the passage?

    A.Diana faded from people’s memory as time went by.

    B.The queen of the UK won’t attend the memorial service.

    C.Pictures of Diana often appear on the front of magazines in spite of her death.

    D.Princess Diana had a very happy marriage with Prince Charles.

58.The underlined word triggered in the second paragraph probably means   

A.set off    B.put down    C.consisted of  D.resulted from

59.The passage implies that          .

A.Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris ten years ago

B.people love and respect Princess Diana although she is not alive

C.Princess Diana's sons are too young to attend the memorial service

D.the British people love Camilla better than Princess Diana

60.This article most probably appears in a??????????_________

  A.newspaper   B. novel     C.sports magazine D.textbook

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