大学英语四级阅读练习 passage one

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1、PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhi

2、chtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.　　Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeab

3、andonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.　　AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurv

4、eyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwh

5、ichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.1.Whatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartso

6、fthesouthcoastofEnglandface?　　A)Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.　　B)Theexperts’lackofknowledge.　　C)Therisingofthesealevel.　　D)Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.2.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland___________________.　　A)willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivi

7、ngincentralEngland　　B)hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents　　C)isquicklychangingthemapofEngland　　D)canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken3.Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosioncan_____________________.　　A)leadtoitseventualsolution　　B)provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown　　C)helpt

8、opreventitfromworsening　　D)warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger4.Itisnotfeasible