The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 36 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 37 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 38 land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 39 for the water resources (资源). And laws had to be 40 to protect the water rights of the 41 and the use of the water resources accordingly.
42 is known to us all, there is not 43 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 44 of water that will be used in any particular period
45 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 46 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 47 the water supply forecast (预报).
The 48 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 49 than from the below. Interest is 50 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 51 . With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 52 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 53 data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 54 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 55 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.
36. A. Using B. Holding C. Owning D. Finding
37. A. dry B. distant C. deserted D. wild
38. A. fine B. beautiful C. rich D. farming
39. A. unlawful B. unacceptable C. unpopular D. unmon
40. A. made B. designed C. signed D. written
41. A. winners B. settlers C. fighters D. supporters
42. A. That B. It C. What D. As
43. A. plentiful B. enough C. any D. much
44. A. type B. quality C. amount D. level
45. A. requests B. requires C. means D. suggests
46. A. effectively B. easily C. conveniently D. actively
47. A. leading to B. due to C. owing to D. according to
48. A. correct B. further C. average D. early
49. A. clouds B. sky C. air D. above
50. A. raising B. rising C. building D. lasting
51. A. rocks B. tips C. cops D. trees
52. A. taken care of B. made use of C. piled up D. saved up
53. A. picked B. produced C. used D. gathered
54. A. touching B. knocking C. pressing D. turning
55. A. might B. can C. will D. should 36---55 CACAA BDBCB ADADB CBDCC
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36. C。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。
37. A。由desert可知前面指干旱地区，故选A。
38. C。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。
39. A。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。
40. A。make law意为“制定法律”，制定法律来保护水源的使用权。
41. B。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。
42. D。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。
43. B。由后句for everyone to use as much as he likes可知是没有足够的水。
44. C。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。
45. B。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。
46. A。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。
47. D。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。
48. A。correct意为“正确的”，预报应当力求准确。
49. D。与below相对应的是above，它在这里指气候变化中的降水。
50. B。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”。
51. C。通常是利用山顶的雪来汲水的。
52. B。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。
53. D。gather意为“收集”，人们将收集起来的数据送到基地去。
54. C。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。
55. C。由In the near future可知下文用将来时态。