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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、strenuous
B、invalid
C、prudent
D、unpopular
答案D
解析 选项"unpopular"(不受欢迎的)在本句中出现在"so...that..."(太…以至于…)这一固定的句式中。在本句中这一句式表达一个"因果"关系。"that"一词后面的内容(即：表达结果的部分)暗示丁该题的答案(即：本句中的原因部分)。"人们之所以愿意付更多的钱供养一支职业部队"，其原因在于"征兵(conscription)这一形式""不受人们的欢迎"(unpopular)。原文上一句又非常详细讲出了"不受欢迎的"具体理由：经由征兵入伍的军人服役时间较短，不足以获得真正良好的作战技能。在解题时要注意原文中一些固定结构所形成的语意关系。
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