When three Florida boys were diagnosed as having AIDS, their barber refused to cut their hair and their house was burned down by

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问题     When three Florida boys were diagnosed as having AIDS, their barber refused to cut their hair and their house was burned down by neighbors. These reactions may be (1)_____, but other AIDS sufferers have experienced job loss, (2)_____ of insurance, and even (3)_____ by their families and friends. Social scientists use the term stigma to describe the discredit and shame that public hostility can (4)_____ a group of people. (5)_____, AIDS sufferers are often stigmatized.
    Where do these stigmatizing attitudes come from? AIDS forces us to confront our own (6)_____ in a particularly (7)_____ way, because most of its victims are young. Some people (8)_____ feelings of vulnerability by convincing themselves that AIDS victims are not like them and (9)_____ their fate. They define AIDS (10)_____ something that can happen only to members of certain groups. Because homosexuals are already a target of (11)_____, people’s intolerance becomes (12)_____ to victims of the disease.
    The stigma of AIDS has created a (13)_____ for people who think they may be (14)_____ risk. Should they (15)_____ themselves tested for HIV—and risk discrimination if their test results are positive? (16)_____ should they avoid being tested? Many people take the (17)_____ course. Even when HIV testing is required by law, many people (18)_____ great lengths to avoid it. The tragic result is that many people who have the virus do not (19)_____ out about it, do not receive treatment, and remain (20)_____ to spread the virus to others.


选项 A、devote to
B、put to
C、associate with
D、impose on

答案D

解析 devote to意为"致力于",如:devote one’s life to work"投身于工作";put to"把问题或建议等提交…",如:put the matter to vote"对问题进行表决";associate with意为"把…与…联系或联想起来",如:associate daydreaming with laziness"把做白日梦与懒惰联系在一起"。因为敌视艾滋病患者,公众把不信任和耻辱强加给他们,只有impose on最合适,意为"强加于、对…征税",如:impose tax on wine"对酒类征税"。
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