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13. Defense Department analysts worry that the ability of the United States to wage a prolonged war would be
seriously endangered if the machine-tool manufacturing base shrinks further. Before the Defense Department
publicly connected this security issue with the import quota issue, however, the machine-tool industry raised the
national security issue in its petition for import quotas.
Which of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the machine-tool industry’s raising the issue
above regarding national security?
A. When the aircraft industries retooled, they provided a large amount of work for too builders.
B. The Defense Department is only marginally concerned with the effects of foreign competition on the
machine-tool industry.
C. The machine-tool industry encountered difficulty in obtaining governmental protection against imports on
grounds other than defense.
D. A few weapons important for defense consist of parts that do not require extensive machining.
E. Several federal government programs have been designed which will enable domestic machine-tool
manufacturing firms to compete successfully with foreign toolmakers.
14. Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to
答案是C，不是特明白C是什么意思，请指教！谢谢！

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可以在不看选项的情况下先分析一下：machine-tool industry的责任和兴趣并不是国防，为什么会把进口和国防联系起来呢？很显然是为了自身的利益，即寻求竞争保护，或者给自己的利益最大化提供各种便利。

D表达的含义: 他们想法设法在与国外同行的竞争中得到政府庇护。既然在其他领域得不到这种庇护，那么国防领域有一个说的过去的接口还是可以试试的。