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  3. Currently, the American armed forces are the largest professional military on the planet. Other (1)_____ have professional soldi

Currently, the American armed forces are the largest professional military on the planet. Other (1)_____ have professional soldi

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问题     Currently, the American armed forces are the largest professional military on the planet. Other (1)_____ have professional soldiers, (2)_____ not as many as the United States. For thousands of years, it was (3)_____ that professional soldiers were superior to (4)_____ timers. But (5)_____ most of history, few nations could (6)_____ an army of professionals, at least not on a permanent basis. It wasn’t (7)_____ the late 20th century that countries began to (8)_____ large, permanent, all-volunteer armed forces that were carefully (9)_____ and trained for combat. Britain was the first, when it phased out conscription in 1962. In 1975, the United States followed (10)_____. For over a century, conscription has been seen (11)_____ the way to remain (12)_____ strong without breaking the bank. But the conscripts did not stay in uniform long enough to get really good at fighting. Britain and American were the first two nations to realize that conscription was so (13)_____ that the voters would pay extra to (14)_____ a professional force. Within a decade, an army of professionals begins to pay (15)_____. The professionals are not only more (16)_____ on the battlefield, but are also, if carefully (17)_____ (for education and aptitude) more likely to constantly develop better ways to (18)_____ This produces a tremendous battlefield (19)_____ It doesn’t make you (20)_____, but it does make you very difficult to defeat.
选项 A、and
B、but
C、or
D、notwithstanding
答案B
解析 选项"but"(但是)作为转折词出现在第二句话的中间位置，本词和其后面的部分所构成的含义(但是不如美国的职业军人多)是用来进一步说明本文第一句(即全文中心主旨句)的核心内容：美国的武装力量是全球最大规模的职业化军队。在解题时要注意合理利用"启、承、转、合"词语来准确表达中心主旨思想。
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