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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、liberate
B、impart
C、hinder
D、fight
答案D
解析 选项"fight"(战斗)与其前面的"to"结合在一起构成不定短语(即：to fight战斗)，用来作定语限定修饰前面的名词"way"(方法)。根据全文中心主旨及本句话的主语 (professionals职业军人)，选项"fight"(战斗)最合适，因为职业军人所开创出来的一定是与其相关的工作方式。在解题时要注意全文中心主旨以及句子本身的内容。
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