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It’s often said that the mark of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable citizens in times of austerity. And in

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问题    It’s often said that the mark of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable citizens in times of austerity. And in the past week, Britain has proved itself quite not so.
   Last Thursday a United Nations inquiry into disability rights in the UK ruled that the government is failing in its duties in everything from education, work and housing to health, transport and social security. Presented with overwhelming evidence of a range of regressive policies and multibillion-pound cuts to disability services, it described the treatment of disabled people in this country as a " human catastrophe" .
   Less than 24 hours later, Luke Davey lost his appeal against his local council cutting his care package almost in half. Luke is quadriplegic, has cerebral palsy and is registered blind. But in this climate of cuts to disability services, after 23 years of 24/7 support, his care hours have been suddenly gutted. Without enough funding for full-time personal assistants, his mother, Jasmine, is forced to fill in the gaps: sitting in the bungalow to ensure he’s not alone, and lifting her 14-stone son into a hoist. Jasmine, it’s worth noting, is 75 and has cancer.
   Bit by bit, the abuse of disabled people in Britain is being normalised. This isn’t simply the result of newspapers and politicians dehumanising the "scrounging" disabled. It’s that the hardship being witnessed is now so common, so widespread, it’s as if it’s not worth comprehension.
   Resisting this becomes almost an act of defiance: to say that it’s not normal for a self-proclaimed global leader of disability rights to have to be shamed publicly by the United Nations over its treatment of disabled citizens; that it’s not economically necessary for one of the wealthiest nations on Earth to cut benefits and social care so deeply that disabled people are housebound, hungry, or suicidal.
   When the "most vulnerable citizens" line is used by well-meaning voices, there’s a secret second sentence that’s rarely uttered: disabled people, truth be told, do not need to be vulnerable. Contrary to the myth sold by years of austerity, to be afraid, desperate or isolated is not a normal state of affairs for people with disabilities. Vulnerability comes when politicians choose to pull the support disabled people need in order to live dignified, fulfilling, independent lives—knowing full well the misery it will cause.
What does the author think about the "most vulnerable citizens" line?
选项 A、Disabled people are constantly afraid, desperate or isolated.
B、Disabled people are not vulnerable if they are given proper support.
C、Disabled people have many things to worry about.
D、Disabled people’s reliance on politicians make them vulnerable.
答案B
解析 细节题。作者在说到most vulnerable citizens时，表示还有另一种声音没有发出，也就是作者也赞同的观点：“残疾人并不脆弱，当政治家们明知后果，但还是选择剥夺能使残疾人生活得更有尊严、有满足感、更独立的帮助时，脆弱性就出现了。”选项[B]“如果残疾人得到适当的支持，他们就不会脆弱”符合。[A]“残疾人总是害怕、绝望或孤独”与作者表述相反；[C]“残疾人有太多的事情需要担心”，没有提到；[D]“残疾人对政客的依赖使他们易受伤害”，没有提到。
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