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  3. People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several

People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several

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问题     People living on parts of the south coast of England 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 England 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. (282 words)
According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should______.
选项 A、examine the house carefully before making a decision
B、guard against being cheated by the house agent
C、take the quality of the house into consideration
D、be aware of the potential danger involved
答案D
解析 本题属于推断题。在文章结尾，作者幽默地说到如果你想买一幢前途不定的房子，那就向英国南海岸危险地区的售房代理商提出申请。可能你会买到价格最低的房子，但是，房子最终可能会被海水破坏。文中的“knockdown”一语双关。“a knockdown price”意为“最低的价格”；“a knockdown home”意为“坍塌的家”。作者的言下之意很明显是在提醒人们注意隐患。故正确答案为D。
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