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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
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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2018-04-17
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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.
The underlined sentence "Bit by bit, the abuse of disabled people in Britain is being normalised" implies that______.
选项
A、the society don’t accept disabled people into public places
B、the society don’t appreciate the effort made by the disabled
C、the society is indifferent to the suffering of the disabled
D、the society implements strict laws against domestic abuse
答案
C
解析
判断推理题。划线句是段落主题句,可结合本段后面的阐述来理解划线句。后文主要讲了两层意思,一是媒体和政客不顾残疾人的境地,二是整个社会大环境对于残疾人的痛苦司空见惯。可以推知,主题句的含义是[C]“社会对残疾人的苦难漠不关心”。[A]“社会不允许残疾人进入公共场所”,[B]“社会不重视残疾人的努力”和[D]“社会实行严格的法律反对家庭暴力”,均不符合文意。
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