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、preserve
B、conserve
C、deserve
D、reserve

答案C

解析 一些人认为艾滋病患者应该遭遇这种命运,只能选deserve,其他均不合文意。deserve意为"应受、值得",如:deserve punishment"应该受到惩罚";又如:You’ve been working all morning,so you deserve a rest."你整个上午都在工作,你应得到休息"。preserve意为"保护、保存",如:preserve public order"维护公共秩序",preserved fruit"罐头水果";conserve意为"节用、保护",如:conserve energy"节用能量";reserve意为"保留",如:These seats are reserved for old people".这些座位是留给老人的"。
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