GRE阅读练习每日一篇(四十四)_GRE阅读

GRE阅读练习每日一篇(四十四)

　　Because it relied primarily on the symbolic presence of the military, garrison government could be effectively administered with a relatively small number of troops.

　　Until early in the seventeenth century, no professional standing army in Europe had performed effectively in overseas military expeditions.

　　Many of the colonial governors appointed by the crown were also commissioned army officers.

　　Many of the English troops stationed in the American colonies were veterans of other overseas military expeditions.

　　26. According to Webb s view of colonial history, which of the following was true of the merchants and nobility mentioned in line 30?

　　I. They were opposed to policies formulated by Charles II that would have transformed the colonies into capitalistic oligarchies.

　　II. They were opposed to attempts by the English crown to limit the power of the legislative assemblies.

　　III. They were united with small farmers in their opposition to the stationing of English troops in the colonies.

　　I only

　　II only

　　I and II only

　　II and III only

　　I, II, and III

　　27. The author suggests that if William III had wanted to make use of the standing army mentioned in line 52 to administer garrison government in the American colonies, he would have had to.