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  【阅读理解PeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscoveredtotheirhorrorthattheirgardenshaddisa】

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  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)

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  答案:1.C;2.B;3.A;4.B;5.D;解析:(1)由文中“Theseaeatsintothesoftlimestonecliffs”可知答案为C。干扰项为D,它与题干不能构成因果关系。(2)可由文中的信息得出此判断,干扰项为D,过分...

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