首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
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
admin
2011-01-21
82
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 lime- stone 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.
The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ______.
选项
A、lead to its eventual solution
B、provide an effective way to slow it down
C、help to prevent it from worsening
D、warn people whose homes are in danger
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/hV3d777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
NowthepoliticsofUShealthreformisinamessbuttheoddsonabillpassingintheendareimproving.Itwillnotbeatidy
Besidesclimatechange,developingcountrieslikeChinaneedtodealwithenergy【C1】______andenvironmentalissues:thedevelopm
WhichofthefollowingiscoveredinBCDInternationalprograms?
Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowanunwillinggeneralagreementthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowo
Whatunusualquestionmaydoctorsaskwhengivingkidsacheckupnexttime?
Whatunusualquestionmaydoctorsaskwhengivingkidsacheckupnexttime?
Whatunusualquestionmaydoctorsaskwhengivingkidsacheckupnexttime?______
EveryyearNewZealanderslivinginLondoncanbeseenloadingupKombivansandheadingofftoexperiencethe"classicEuropean
Sincethedawnofhumaningenuity,peoplehavedevisedevermorecunningtoolstocopewithworkthatisdangerous,boring,burd
Whydoesthespeakersaythatpickingsomebody’spocketisanhonorableprofessioninsoutheastLondon?
随机试题
幼儿升入大班下学期后,该班教师开始了幼小衔接工作。她将班级主题区设为“我要上小学了!”营造小学的氛围,并成了幼儿游戏的地方。她让幼儿寻找认识生活中的文字、看图字,学写数字和做加减运算。分析材料中教师在幼小衔接工作中存在的问题。
腹股沟疝有下列哪些情况时应暂缓手术
甘草的使用注意有()。
洞口仰坡脚到洞门墙背的水平距离不应小于()m。
“实存账存对比表”是一种()。
下列关于车辆购置税申报与缴纳的说法,正确的有()。
如何建立良好的学生集体?
推恩令
Airlineallianceshavetravellersscratchingtheirheadsoverwhat’sgoingonintheskies.Somefolksviewalliancesasabless
在VB6.0中,要显示程序代码,必须在______窗口。
最新回复
(
0
)