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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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2010-06-17
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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、advantage
B、harmony
C、hazard
D、savage
答案
A
解析
选项"advantage"(优势)是对前面一句话的概括和总结,本句话中的代词"this"指代的是前一句话的内容。前一句话表明:职业军人不仅战场上的战斗力强,而且还能不断地开拓出更好的战斗方式。这就是战场上的一种优势(advantage)。在解题时要注意代词在上下文语义上的功能和作用。
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考研英语一
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