问答题Directions: Read the following passages and then answer IN
COMPLETE SENTENCES the questions which follow each passage. Disparaging comments by adults about a children's
presenter have led to an angry backlash in support of Cerrie Burnell, the
29-year-old CBeebies host who was born missing the lower section of her right
arm. One man said that he would stop his daughter from watching the BBC
children's channel because Burnell would give his child nightmares.
Parents even called the broadcaster to complain after Burnell, with Alex
Winters, took over the channel's popular Do and Discover slot and The Bedtime
Hour programme last month, to complain about her disability. And some of the
vitriolic comments on the "Grown Up" section of the channel's website were so
nasty that they had to be removed. "Is it just me, or does
anyone else think the new woman presenter on CBeebies may scare the kids because
of her disability?" wrote one adult on the CBeebies website. Other adults
claimed that their children were asking difficult questions as a result. "I
didn't want to let my children watch the filler bits on The Bedtime Hour last
night because I know it would have played on my eldest daughter's mind and
possibly caused sleep problems," said one message. The BBC received nine other
complaints by phone. While charities reacted angrily to the
criticism of the children's presenter, calling the comments disturbing, other
parents and carers labeled the remarks as disgraceful, writing in support of
Burnell and setting up a "fight disability prejudice" page on the social
networking site Facebook. "I think that it is great that Cerrie
is on CBeebies. She is an inspiration to children and we should not
underestimate their ability to understand and accept that all of us have
differences—some visible and some not," wrote "Surfergirlboosmum". Other
websites were flooded with equally supportive comments. "I feel we should all
post counter complaints to the BBC and I'm sure they will receive more
complaints about the fact they have even considered accepting these complaints,"
wrote Scott Tostevin on Facebook. "It's a disgrace that people still have such
negative views against people who are 'different'", he added.
Burnell, who described her first television presenting role as a "dream job",
has also appeared in EastEnders and Holby City and has been feted for
performances in the theatre while also worked as a teaching assistant at a
special needs school in London. She also has a four-year-old child. "I think the
negative comments from those few parents are indicative of a wider problem of
disabled representation in the media as a whole, which is why it's so important
for there to be more disabled role models in every area of the media," she said
in response yesterday. "The support that I've received ... has
been truly heartening. It's brilliant that parents are able to use me as a way
of talking about disability with their children and for children who are
similarly disabled to see what really is possible in life and for their worlds
to be represented in such a positive, high profile manner."
Charities said that much still needed to be done to change perceptions in
society. "In some way it is a pretty sad commentary on the way society is now
and that both parents and children see few examples of disabled people. The
sooner children are exposed to disability in mainstream education the better,"
said Mark Shrimpton at Radar, the U.K.'s largest disability campaigning
organisation. "She is a role model for other disabled people."
Rosemary Bolinger, a trustee at Scope, a charity for people with cerebral palsy,
said: "It is disturbing that some parents have reacted in this way ...
Unfortunately disabled people are generally invisible in the media and wider
society."
问答题
Who is Cerrie Burnell? Give a brief introduction of Cerrie Burnell.
【正确答案】Cerrie Burnell is a 29-year-old children's programme presenter, a CBeebies host of BBC's children's channel. She also worked as a teaching assistant at a special needs school in the past. She appeared in a number of TV programmes. She is a disabled presenter born without the lower section of her right arm. Her appearance in the TV programmes is causing "disparaging" argument. There is controversy among parents and carers over "disabled representation".
本文围绕BBC残疾主持人Cerrie Burnell展开，关于她的描述和相关经历，考生从文中可以直接找到。
【答案解析】
问答题
What are the responses from parents and carers towards Cerrie Burnell? What is the reaction from charities to such criticism?
【正确答案】There are both positive and negative comments from parents and carers. The positive comments are: It is an inspiration to children. People should not have negative views against people with disability. Some websites are full of supportive comments. Someone would like to post counter complaints to the BBC. It sets up a "fight disability prejudice" page on Facebook. People should not "underestimate" children's ability to understand disabled representation. The negative comments are. Her image of disability may scare the children and give children "nightmares", causing sleep problems.
Charities think negative comments against Burnell are "disturbing". There is much to be done to "change perceptions" in society. There are few examples of disabled people in the media. Children should be "exposed to disability in mainstream education". Burnell is "a role model for other disabled people".
关于残疾人Cerrie Burnell主持节目这一话题，社会上的评价既有肯定的也有反对的，反对者认为这会令孩子恐惧，对孩子产生消极影响。赞成者认为不应对残疾人持负面观点。慈善机构认为社会应改变观点，我们在这方面需要做的还有很多。
【答案解析】
问答题
What is Cerrie Burnell's own view about her job as a television presenter?
【正确答案】She thinks of her first TV presenting role a "dream job" and she thanks those who support her. In her opinion, it is quite important to have "more disabled role models" in the media as there is a "wider problem" of disabled representation in the media as a whole.
相关内容主要在文中的第六段，Burnell喜欢现在的工作，她认为少数人的负面看法显示了社会上某些人对残疾人的偏见，正因如此，各个媒体业都需要有残疾人的参与。