According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was

According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was ______.

A．durable

B．inexpensive

C．available

D．attractive

C解析：注意题干上的信号词utensils and tools，以此为目标可以很容易地找到本题的依据句“Because of the lack of other materials，early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood.”选择C的原因在于当时十分缺乏其他材料而木材到处都有所以得到采用。available意思为“有，存在”。