For decades，farmers and environmentalists in California have been entangled in a______over laws that limit the amount of water diverted from rivers and streams for irrigation。A.disputeB.registerC.conflictD.negotiation
For decades，farmers and environmentalists in California have been entangled in a______over laws that limit the amount of water diverted from rivers and streams for irrigation。
A.dispute
B.register
C.conflict
D.negotiation
B.register
C.conflict
D.negotiation
参考解析
解析：本题考查词义辨析。题目意为“几十年来，加利福尼亚州的农民和环境保护主义者一直纠结于限制从河流和溪流中分流用于灌溉的水量的法律纠纷。”A选项“辩论，纠纷”，B选项“登记，注册”，C选项“冲突，矛盾”，D选项“谈判，转让”。根据句意，应该是双方就该法律有纠纷，a dispute over laws，法律纠纷，选项A正确。
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