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一、UseofEnglish

1Currently,theAmericanarmedforcesarethelargest

professionalmilitaryontheplanet.Other(1)have

professionalsoldiers,(2)notasmanyastheUnited

tates.Forthousandsofyears,itwas(3)that

professionalsoldiersweresuperiorto(4)_____timers.But

(5)mostofhistory,fewnationscould(6)anarmy

ofprofessionals,atleastnotonapermanentbasis.Itwasnt

(7)____thelate20thcenturythatcountriesbeganto(8)

large,permanent,all-volunteerarmedforcesthatwere

carefully(9)andtrainedforcombat.Britainwasthe

first,whenitphasedoutconscriptionin1962.In1975,the

Unitedtatesfollowed(10).Foroveracentury,

conscriptionhasbeenseen(11)thewaytoregain

(12)strongwithoutbreakingthebank.Buttheconscripts

didnotstayinuniform,longenoughtogetreallygoodat

fighting.BritainandAmericanwerethefirsttwonationsto

realizethatconscriptionwasso(13)thatthevoters

wouldpayextrato(14)aprofessionalforce.Withina

decade,anarmyofprofessionalsbeginstopay(15).The

professionalsarenotonlymore(16)onthebattlefield,

butarealso,ifcarefully(17)(foreducationand

aptitude)morelikelytoconstantlydevelopbetterwaysto

(18)Thisproducesatremendousbattlefield(19)It

，

doesntmakeyou(20),butitdoesmakeyouverydifficult

todefeat.

A.races

B.areas

C.nations

D.disciplines

2、⑵

A.and

B.but

C.or

D.notwithstanding

3、(3)

A.recognized

B.revised

C.suspended

D.suspected

4、(4)

A.unintelligible

B.passive

C.part

D.universal

5、(5

A.in

B.throughout

C.for

D.un