【阅读理解PeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem．In1993theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscoveredtotheirhorrorthattheirgardenshaddisa】

　　阅读理解

　　PeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem．In1993theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscoveredtotheirhorrorthattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight．Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt．Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblemthe?hotel?andseveralhousesdisappearedaltogetherslidingdownthecliffandintothesea．Erosion(侵蚀)ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears．Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland．Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeopleforecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea．AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes．Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcasesthisisimpossible．Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoastshiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother．Thedangerislikelytocontinuetheysayuntilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis．MeanwhileifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfutureapplytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland．Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome．

　　(1)

　　WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?

　　[]A．

　　Therisingofthesealevel．

　　B．

　　Theexperts’lackofknowledge．

　　C．

　　Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs．

　　D．

　　Thedisappearanceofhotelshousesandgardens．

　　(2)