PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1933,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirsurprisethattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftl
PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1933,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirsurprisethattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliff(悬崖)onwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.
Erosion(侵蚀)ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeeatenupbythehungrysea.
AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsfurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrock,whichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.
小题1:WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?A．Therisingofthesealevel.B．Theexperts’shortofknowledge.C．Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliff.D．Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.小题2:TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland________.A．willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEnglandB．hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidentsC．canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretakenD．isquicklychangingthemapofEngland小题3:Theexperts’studyontheproblemofe