2022年職稱英語考試閱讀理解習(xí)題(十七)1

2022年職稱英語考試閱讀理解習(xí)題(十七)1MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfightingAIDS,buttheydon”tknowthere”snocureandstronglydisagreethat“theAIDSepidemicisover,”anewsurveyfinds.

Thefindings,releasedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,reassureactivistswhohaveworriedthatpublicconcernaboutAIDSmightdisappearinlightofrecentnewsaboutadvancesintreatmentanddeclinesindeaths.

“Whilepeopleareveryoptimisticabouttheadvances,they’restillrealisticaboutthefactthatthereisnocure”,saysSophiaChang,directorofHIVprogramsatthefoundation.

TheKaisersurvey,likearecentUSATODAYGallupPoll,doesfindthatthenumberofpeoplerankingAIDSasthecountry”stophealthproblemhasfallen.IntheKaiserpoll,38%sayit”sthetopconcern,downfrom44%ina1996poll,intheGalluppoll,29%sayAIDSisNo.1,downfrom41%in1992and67%in1987.

OtherfindingsfromKaiser,whichpolledmorethan1,200adultsinSeptemberandOctoberandaskedadditionalquestionsofanother1,000adultsinNovember：

52%saythecountryismakingprogressagainstAIDS,upfrom32%in1995.

51%saythegovernmentspendstoolittleonAIDS.

86%correctlysayAIDSdrugscannowlengthenlives;anequalnumbercorrectlysaythatthedrugsarenotcures.

67%incorrectlysaythatAIDSdeathsincreasedorstayedthesameinthepastyear,24%knowdeathsfell.

DanielZingale,directorofAIDSActionCouncil,says，“I’mencouragedthattheAmericanpeoplearegettingthemessagethattheAIDSepidemicisn’tover.Ihopethedecision-makersinWashingtonaregettingthesamemessage...Wehaveseensignsofcomplacency.”

1.Whatdoactivistsworryabout?

A.RecentnewsaboutAIDSisnottrue.

B.PeoplemaystopworryingaboutAIDS.

C.DeathscausedbyAIDSmaynotdecline.

D.AdvancesinAIDStreatmentaretooslow.

2.Accordingtothepassage,people”sattitudetowardthecureofAIDSis

A.optimistic.

B.realistic.

C.pessimistic.

D.hopeless.

3.TheGallupPollshowsthatthenumberofpeople

A.whosufferfromtheworstdisease—AIDShasfallen.

B.whothinkAIDSthreatensthecountrysidehasfallen.

C.whoworryaboutAIDSandhealthproblemshasfallen.

D.whothinkAIDSisthecountry”stophealthkillerhasfallen.

4.AccordingtotheKaiserPoll,whichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?

A.ThecountryismakingprogressagainstAIDS.

B.AIDSdrugsstillcannotsavepeople”slives.

C.AIDSdrugscannowmakepeoplelivelonger.

D.MoreandmorepeopledieofAIDSnow.

5.Theword“message”inthelastparagraphmeans