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  PeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscoveredtotheirhorrorthattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintotheso

  PeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscoveredtotheirhorrorthattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestones(石灰岩)cliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblemthehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogetherslidingdownthecliffandintothesea.

  Erosion(侵蚀)ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtoberejectedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeopleforecasting(预测)theyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.

  AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttosetupseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcasesthisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoasttransferringtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinuetheysayuntilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhileifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfutureapplytoahouseagent(代理商)inoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.

  1.Whatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastface?

  A.Therisingofthesealevel.

  B.Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.

  C.Theexperts’lackofknowledge.

  D.Thedisappearanceofhotelshousesandgardens.

  2.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland________________.

  A.willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

  B.hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents(居民)

  C.canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

  D.isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

  3.Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosioncan________________.

  A.warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

  B.helptoitsfinalsolution

  C.provideane

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