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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、recognized
B、revised
C、suspended
D、suspected
答案A
解析 选项"recognized"(承认，认识到)出现在原文中的一个固定表达形式中，即"it was recognized that..."(人们认为…)。众所周知，专业人士一般要优于业余人士。这是一种无可争辩的共识。在解题时要注意固定句式的应用，同时要注意原文所表达内容的合理性。
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