NPR has ended its contract with Juan Williams, one of its
senior news analysts, after he made comments about Muslims on the Fox News
Channel.
NPR said in a statement that it gave Mr. Williams notice of his ending in this organization on
Wednesday night.
The move came after Mr.
Williams, who is also a Fox News political analyst, appeared on the “The
O’Reilly Factor” on Monday. On the show, the host, Bill
O’Reilly, asked him to respond to the idea that the United States was facing a
“Muslim dilemma(窘境).”Mr. O’Reilly said, “The cold truth is that
in the world today jihad(圣战), helped and encouraged by
some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet.”
Mr. Williams said he agreed with Mr. O'Reilly.
He continued: “You know the kind of books I've written about
the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane. I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim clothing and I
think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and known as Muslim. I get worried. I get nervous. ”
Mr. Williams also made reference to the Pakistani immigrant who was
guilty this month trying to plant a car bomb in Times Square. “He said the war with Muslims, America's war is just beginning,
first drop of blood. I don’t think there’s any way to
get away from these facts,” Mr. Williams said.
NPR said in its statement that the remarks “were inconsistent
with our editorial standards and practices, and weakened his reputation as a
news analyst with NPR”
The public radio organization said it thanked him for many
years of service. Mr.
Williams did
not immediately respond on Wednesday night to an e-mail seeking
comment.
Mr. Williams' contributions on Fox
raised eyebrows at NPR in the past. In
February 2009, NPR said it had asked that he stop being identified on “The
O’Reilly Factor” as a “senior correspondent for NPR,” even though that title
was accurate.
1. According to
the passage, NPR is probably_ .
A. a TV
station B. a public radio
organization
C. a
newspaper D. a website
2. NPR has ended
its contract with Juan Williams because
A. Juan Williams made comments on
the Fox News Channel without NPR's permission
B. NPR was disappointed about Juan
Williams’ performance in its programs
C. Juan Williams' remarks about
Muslims ruined NPR's reputation
D. Juan Williams' comments and
performances didn't agree with NPR's traditions
3. What can we
infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5'?
A. Juan Williams is afraid of
taking a plane.
B. It’s very easy to recognize
Muslims because their clothes are special.
C. Muslims are sometimes considered
dangerous to the safety of the world.
D. Juan Williams looks down upon
Muslims.
4. The best
title of the passage is .
A. NPR
ended its contract with Juan Williams
B.
Muslims are the biggest threat to the world
C. Juan
Williams, the senior news analyst of NPR
D. Fired from NPR, Juan Williams keeps talking on Fox