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