5. A. made　　　 B. designed　　 C. read　　　 D. written

答案: A指导：make laws制订法律。

4. A. unlawful　　　　　　　　　 B. unacceptable

　 C. unpopular　　　　　　　　 D. uncommon

答案: D　 指导：uncommon罕有的。这是一个双重否定句，表示在早期美国西部的人们经常为了水源发生枪战。

3. A. fine　　　 B. beautiful　　 C. rich　　　 D. farming

答案: C　 指导：richland富饶的土地。即使没有大片的富饶的土地也需要管理。

2. A. dry　　　 B. distant　　　 C. deserted　 D. wild

答案: A　 指导：根据下文中的thedesert可判断出是干旱地区。

1. A. Using　　 B. Holding　　 　C. Owning　　 D. Finding

答案: C　 指导：own拥有。从下文可以看出，由于地球上的水源不充足，凡是有水的地方就意味着需要管理。

3.(典型例题

　　　 The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world.　 1　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　2　 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of　 3 　land. In the early days of the American West, sun fights were not 　4　 for the water resources (资源), and laws had to be 　5　 to protect the water rights of the　 6　 and the use of the water resources accordingly.

　　　 　　7　 is known to us all, there is not 　8　 　water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes, Deciding on the 　9　 of water that will he used in any particular period 　10 　careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more　 11　 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water　 12　 the water supply forecast(预报).

The 　13　 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 　14 　than from the below. Interest is　 　15　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man--made methods,and to getwater from the winter snow on mountain　 　16　 . With special equipment,some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　17 　, and with the help of a repeater station,they send the 　18　 data(数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by　 　19 　a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　20　 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not ol water underground.

10. A. impersonal　　　　　 B. similar

C. severe　　　　　　　 D. global

答案: B

9. A. make out　　　　　　　 B. add up

　 C. build up　　　　　　　 D. set aside

答案: C　 指导：建立关系用build叩arelationship．

8. A. discussion　　　　　　 B. attack

　 C. control　　　　　　　 D. pressure

答案: D　 指导：男人是在压力(pressure)下留下工作。

7. A. reserve　　 B. misuse　 C. ignore　 D. lose

答案: D 指导：根据use和or的转折关系，选lose．