24. A. type　 　 B. quality　　 　　　 　C. amount　 D. level

23. A. plentiful　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　

　　　 C. any　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. much

22. A. That　　 B. It　　　　　 　 　C. What　　　 　　 D. As

21. A winners　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. settlers　　　　

　　　 C. fighters　　　　 　　　　　 D. supporters

20. A. made　　 B. designed　 　C. signed　 D. written

19. A. unlawful　 　　　　　　　 B. unacceptable　　

　　　 C. unpopular　　 　　　　　　 D. uncommon

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

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

16. A. Using　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. Holding

　 　　C. Owning　　　　 　　　　 D. Finding

15. -How shall we go to that airport?

-Well, I recommend ______ a taxi.

A. to take　　 　　 B. taking　　　　　 　 C. to taking　 D. take

第二节： 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world.　 16　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　17　 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　18　 land. In the early days of American west, gun fights were not 　19　 for the water resources, and laws had to be 　20　 to protect the water rights of the 　21　 and the use of the water resources accordingly.

　 22　 is known to us all, there is not 　23　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 　24　 　of water that will be used in any particular period 　25 　careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 　26　 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　27　 the water supply forecast (预报).

The 　28　 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 　29　 　than from the below. Interest is 　30　 　in the ways to increase rainfall by manmade methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　31　 . With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　32　 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 　33　 　data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 　34　 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　35　 　probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.