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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(侵略蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a pro blem 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 a reason the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
选项 A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Not mentioned
答案C
解析 句意：海平面的上升是造成住在英格兰南海岸的人们所面临的问题的原因。由第一段内容可知造成问题的原因是海水冲走了石灰岩壁，然而海水之所以冲走石灰岩壁是否是由于海平面上升引起的，文中并未提及。
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