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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、propel
B、mute
C、maintain
D、oppose
答案C
解析 选项"maintain"(供养)与其后面的部分"a professional force"(一支职业化军队)结合起来构成一个不定式短语(即：to maintain a professional force)在句中充当目的状语，表明原文中"pay extra"(多花钱)的目的。在解题时要注意原文中的语法结构及其产生的语意关系。
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