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阅读理解 　　People living on parts of the south coast England face a serious problem．In 1993，the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight．The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff(石灰石悬崖)on which they had been built．While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea． 　　Erosion(侵蚀)of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years．Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned⑿as the sea has crept farther and farther inland．Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting⒀the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea． 　　Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes．Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible．New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another．The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is．Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply(申请)to a house agent in one of the threatened⒁ areas on the south coast of England．You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home． (1) What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face? [　　] A． The rising of the sea level． B． The experts’ lack of knowledge． C． The washing-away of limestone cliffs． D． The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens． (2) The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________． [　　] A． will soon become a problem for people living in central England B． has now become a threat to the local residents C． can be stopped if proper measures are taken D． is quickly changing the map of England (3) The experts study on the problem of erosion can ________． [　　] A． warn people whose homes are in danger B． provide an effective way to slow it down C． help to its eventual(最终的)solution D． lead to its eventual solution (4) It is not feasible(可行的，合理的)to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________． [　　] A． house agents along the coast do not support the idea B． it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas C． the government is too slow in taking action D． they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents (5) What does the underlined word “erect” mean? [　　] A． protect B． build C． connect D． think of

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．B;5．B;
解析：

(1)	细节题。第一段说到“The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff(石灰石悬崖)……”造成的结果是悬崖倒塌，房屋消失，因此选C项。
(2)	推断题。这一现象对当地居民造成的影响较大，只有当海水到达岩石层的时候才不会发生此类事件，在当地采取措施，费用昂贵，也没有什么好的结果。第三段中对此说明比较详细。
(3)	细节题。由第二段最后一句可知，专家们只能预测发生危险的大概时间，但没有最终解决问题的办法。
(4)	细节题。第三段中的第三句“New sea walls…from one area to another”说明了问题。
(5)	猜测词义题。根据文章后面的“to protect their homes, this is impossible”以及“New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds”可以看出，该词意为“建造”。