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Attitudes to Now
Most people say that the USA is progress in fighting , but they don't know there's no cure and strongly disagree that 'the epidemic(流行病)is over,' a new survey finds.
The findings, released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, reassure activists who have worried
that public concern about might disappear in light of recent news about advances in treatment and
declines in deaths.
'While people are very optimistic about the advances, they're still realistic about the fact that there is no cure' says Sophia Chang, director of HIV programs at the foundation.
The Kaiser survey, like a recent USA TODAY Gallup Poll, does find that the number of people
ranking as the country's top health problem has fallen. In the Kaiser Poll, 38% say it's the top
concern, down from 44% in a 1996 poll; in the Gallup Poll, 29% say in No.1, down from 41% in
1992 and 67% in 1987.
Other findings from Kaiser, which polled more than 1,200 s in September and October and asked additional questions of another 1,000 s in November:
52% say the country is progress against , up from 32% in 1995.
52% say the government spends too little on .
86% correctly say drugs can now lengthen lives; an equal number correctly say that the drugs are not cures.
67% incorrectly say that deaths increased or stayed the same in the past year; 24% know deaths fell.
Daniel Zingale, director of Action Council, says, 'I'm encouraged that the American people are
getting the message that the epidemic isn't over. I hope the decision-makers in Washington are
getting the same message… We have seen signs of complacency(自鸣得意).
1. According to the Kaiser Poll, which of the following is NOT correct?
A. The country is progress against .
B. drugs still cannot save people's lives.
C. drugs can now make people live longer.
D. More and more people die of now.
2. The word 'message' in the last paragraph means.
A. printed new
B. contact
C. meaning
D. central idea
3. What do activists worry about?
A. Recent news about is not true.
B. People may stop worrying about .
C. Deaths caused by may not decline.
D. Advances in treatment are too slow.
4. According to the passage, people's attitude toward the cure of is .
A. optimistic.
B. hopeless.
C. pessimistic
D. realistic.
5. The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people.
A. who suffer from the worst disease--- has fallen.
B. who think threatens the countryside has fallen.
C. who worry about and health problems has fallen.
D. who think is the country's top health killer has fallen.