【麻烦老师解答：阅读理解Attitudes阅读理解AttitudestoAIDSNowMostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfightingAIDS,buttheydon'tknowthere'snocureandstronglydisagreethat"theAIDSepidemic(流行病)isover】

　　麻烦老师解答：阅读理解Attitudes

　　阅读理解

　　AttitudestoAIDSNow

　　MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfightingAIDS,buttheydon'tknowthere'snocureandstronglydisagreethat"theAIDSepidemic(流行病)isover,"anewsurveyfinds.

　　Thefindings,releasedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,reassureactivistswhohaveworried

　　thatpublicconcernaboutAIDSmightdisappearinlightofrecentnewsaboutadvancesintreatmentand

　　declinesindeaths.

　　"Whilepeopleareveryoptimisticabouttheadvances,they'restillrealisticaboutthefactthatthereisnocure"saysSophiaChang,directorofHIVprogramsatthefoundation.

　　TheKaisersurvey,likearecentUSATODAYGallupPoll,doesfindthatthenumberofpeople

　　rankingAIDSasthecountry'stophealthproblemhasfallen.IntheKaiserPoll,38%sayit'sthetop

　　concern,downfrom44%ina1996poll;intheGallupPoll,29%sayAIDSinNo.1,downfrom41%in

　　1992and67%in1987.

　　OtherfindingsfromKaiser,whichpolledmorethan1,200adultsinSeptemberandOctoberandaskedadditionalquestionsofanother1,000adultsinNovember:

　　52%saythecountryismakingprogressagainstAIDS,upfrom32%in1995.

　　52%saythegovernmentspendstoolittleonAIDS.

　　86%correctlysayAIDSdrugscannowlengthenlives;anequalnumbercorrectlysaythatthedrugsarenotcures.

　　67%incorrectlysaythatAIDSdeathsincreasedorstayedthesameinthepastyear;24%knowdeathsfell.

　　DanielZingale,directorofAIDSActionCouncil,says,"I'mencouragedthattheAmericanpeopleare

　　gettingthemessagethattheAIDSepidemicisn'tover.Ihopethedecision-makersinWashingtonare

　　gettingthesamemessage…Wehaveseensignsofcomplacency(自鸣得意).

　　1.AccordingtotheKaiserPoll,whichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?

　　A.ThecountryismakingprogressagainstAIDS.

　　B.AIDSdrugsstillcannotsavepeople'slives.

　　C.AIDSdrugscannowmakepeoplelivelonger.

　　D.Moreandmorepeopled