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【题目】The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world.______ springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the ______ areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of ______ land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not ______ for the water resources. And laws had to be ______ to protect the water rights of the ______ and the use of the water resources accordingly.
____ is known to us all, there is not ______ water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the ______ of water that will be used in any particular period ______ careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more ______. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water ______ the water supply forecast.
The ______ water supply forecast is based more on the water from the ______ than from the below. Interest is ______ in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain ______. With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be ______, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the ______ data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by ______ a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water ______ probably depend on the advance in the knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.
【1】A. Using B. Holding C. Owning D. Finding
【2】A. dry B. distant C. deserted D. wild
【3】A. fine B. beautiful C. rich D. farming
【4】A. unfavorable B. unacceptable C. unpopular D. uncommon
【5】A. made B. designed C. signed D. written
【6】A. winners B. settlers C. fighters D. supporters
【7】A. That B. It C. What D. As
【8】A. plentiful B. enough C. any D. much
【9】A. type B. quality C. amount D. level
【10】A. requests B. requires C. means D. suggests
【11】A. effectively B. easily C. conveniently D. actively
【12】A. leading to B. due to C. owing to D. according to
【13】A. correct B. further C. average D. early
【14】A. clouds B. sky C. air D. above
【15】A. raising B. rising C. building D. lasting
【16】A. rocks B. tips C. tops D. trees
【17】A. taken care of B. made use of C. piled up D. saved up
【18】A. picked B. produced C. used D. gathered
【19】A. touching B. knocking C. pressing D. turning
【20】A. might B. can C. will D. should
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】C
【4】D
【5】A
【6】B
【7】D
【8】B
【9】C
【10】B
【11】A
【12】D
【13】A
【14】D
【15】B
【16】C
【17】B
【18】D
【19】C
【20】C
【解析】本文谈论的是世界的可用水量。可用水量一直是世界上非常感兴趣的。通过本文我们知道,在不远的将来,水的预测和使用将很可能取决于人们对高山积雪的认识,而不是对地下水的利用。
【1】C考查动词。A. Using 使用; B. Holding握住;C. Owning 拥有;D. Finding发现。由means可知前后表达同一意思,根据句意control与own意义最接近,拥有水有时就意味着控制。故选C。
【2】A考查形容词。A. dry 干的; B. distant 遥远的; C. deserted荒芜的; D. wild疯狂的。由desert可知前面指干旱地区,故选A。
【3】C考查形容词。A. fine好的; B. beautiful美丽的; C. rich富饶的;D. farming农业。rich意为“富饶的”,有了对水的控制也就可以不用拥有大片的富饶土地。故选C。
【4】D考查形容词。A. unfavorable 令人不快的; B. unacceptable不能接受的; C. unpopular 不受欢迎的; D. uncommon不寻常的。由下文说政府要制定法律可知在此之间gun fight是合法的,not与否定前缀构成肯定意义。故选D。
【5】A考查动词。A. made 制造; B. designed设计; C. signed署名; D. written写。make law意为“制定法律”,制定法律来保护水源的使用权。故选A。
【6】B考查名词。A. winners 成功者; B. settlers移居者;C. fighters战士; D. supporters支持者。先到某处定居的人就拥有当地水源的使用权,政府要保护这些人的权利。故选B。
【7】D考查as引导的非限制性定语从句。此处考查由as引导的非限制性定语从句,其在句中充当主语,指代主句内容。故选D。
【8】 B考查副词。A. plentiful丰富的; B. enough 足够的; C. any 任何的; D. much大量的。由后句for everyone to use as much as he likes可知是没有足够的水。故选B。
【9】 C考查名词。A. type类型; B. quality质量; C. amount数量; D. level标准。根据文意可知这里并不是指水的质量或类型,level意为“水平”,也排除,这里指水量。故选C。
【10】B考查动词。request意为“要求”,require意为“需要”,mean意为“意味着”,suggest意为“建议”,这里指需要周密计划。
【11】A考查副词。A. effectively有效地; B. easily 容易地; C. conveniently 便利地; D. actively积极地。effectively意为“有效地”,有了对水资源是使用的周密计划,那就能更有效地使用它。故选A。
【12】D考查词组。A. leading to 导致; B. due to由于; C. owing to 因为; D. according to根据---。according to 意为“根据”,其他三项意义不符,农民们可根据供水预报来改变用水或水的需求量。故选D。
【13】A考查形容词。A. correct正确的; B. further 更进步的; C. average 普通的;D. early早期的。correct意为“正确的”,预报应当力求准确。故选A。
【14】D考查名词。A. clouds 云; B. sky天空; C. air 空气; D. above上文,上面。。与below相对应的是above,它在这里指气候变化中的降水。故选D。
【15】B考查动词。A. raising提高; B. rising上升,增加; C. building 建造; D. lasting持续。C、D项词义不符,排除,raise为及物动词,后接宾语,rise为不及物动词,意为“增加”。故选B。
【16】C考查名词。A. rocks 岩石; B. tips 建议; C. tops顶部; D. trees树。通常是利用山顶的雪来汲水的。选C。
【17】 B考查动词词组。A. taken care of 照顾; B. made use of 利用; C. piled up 堆积; D. saved up储蓄。make use of充分利用,科学家们是在研究充分利用这些雪的方法。故选B。
【18】D考查动词。A. picked挑选; B. produced 生产; C. used 使用; D. gathered收集。gather意为“收集”,人们将收集起来的数据送到基地去。故选D。
【19】 C考查动词。press a button意为“按开关”,习惯搭配,touch意为“接触”,词义不符,turn意为“转动”,与button搭配错误,knock为不及物动词,不接宾语。故选C。
【20】C考查情态动词。由In the near future可知下文用将来时态。故选C。