37.A　 dry　　　 B　 distant　　 C　 deserted　　　 D　 wild

36．A　 Using　　 B　 Holding　　 C　 Owning　　 D　 Finding

6. 江苏启东中学高三英语试卷一

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, 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.

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.

55. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

[ key 36-45 DBADA　 BBBAC　 　　 46-55 ACCDA　 CBBCA ]

54. A. worry　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　　　　　　 D. joke

53. A. bury　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. defeat　　　　　　　　　　　 C. win　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knock

52. A. a chance　　　　　　　　　　 B. an ability　　　　　　　　　 C. a spirit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a belief

51. A. show　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. share

50. A. depend on　　　　　　　　　 B. stick to　　　　　　　　　　 C. refer to　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn to

49. A. threw away　　　　　　　　 B. turned out　　　　　　　　 C. gave off　　　　　　　　　 D. turned down