Passage One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
People living on part of the south coast of English face a serious problem. In 1993 , the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered , to their horror , that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs 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 English has always been a problem, but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed 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 to a house agent in one of the threatened 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 English 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 solution
E) lead to its eventual solution
4. It is not feasible 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 According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should______
A) take the quality of the house into consideration
B) guard against being cheated by the house agent
C) examine the house carefully before making a decision
D) be aware of the potential

A 海平面的不断上升,使海水不断侵蚀海边的房子,以至于使很多房子已经消失在海里面了.
B 文中说的是,现在不仅仅是问题了,而是非常严重的问题.所以选第二个.A说的是快要成为一个比较严重的问题,不是快要,而是已经是威胁了.所以选B.
A 文中说科学家在研究这个问题,但是没有任何办法可以解决所以只能画出地图,供人们参考,让那些在海边居住的人知道自己的房子什么时候将要被海水侵蚀.所以选A,画出地图,供当地的人参考以警示.
D 没有任何办法,因为海浪的劲很大,如果建坝抵挡的话,也会被海浪冲击倒.所以选D.
D在英格兰那个区域如果买房子的话,不是要看房子的质量,而是要远离海面不断上升的威胁,所以买房人要远离危险的地方买房子,而不是ABC说的要测试房子的质量什么的.