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大学生英语竞赛A 类阅读理解专项强化真题试卷2 (题后含答案及解 析) 题型有：1. Water...this five-letter word is one that Californians see almost daily in headlines. How to dam it, how to sell it, how to use it, how to share it, how to keep it pure...These are just a few of the major problems that face California ’s people and political leaders. Thousands of dollars are spent annually on studies, and on lawsuits, in California’s “ Water Wars” , and the seemingly endless conflict between the overwhelming needs of Central and Southern California, and their drain on Northern California rivers. California has what has been called “the biggest waterworks in history”. Dams in the Sierra Nevada mountains hold back water provided by great rivers fed by rain and snowmelt: they tame raging rivers, help prevent damaging floods, generate cheap, pollution-free hydro-electricity, and release a steady supply of water for California’s citizens. California’s great cities get their water via an immense network of dams, aqueducts, pipelines and wells that is one of the engineering wonders of the world. Part of the water supply for the Los Angeles area comes from a 445-mile long canal running south from the “Delta” area of Northern California. During its long journey, the water is pumped up a 3, 000 ft. elevation, then enters a tunnel through the mountains, before reaching the Los Angeles area. More water for this thirsty area is brought in along the Colorado River Aqueduct, over a distance of 185 miles: and the City of Los Angeles also takes water from a place called Owens Valley ,338 miles away! Even the city of San Francisco, in cooler Northern California, has long-distance water, its supply being carried almost 150 miles from an artificial lake