题文
People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1933, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff (悬崖) 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 eaten 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 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.
小题1: What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?A．The rising of the sea level.B．The experts’ short of knowledge.C．The washing-away of limestone cliff.D．The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.小题2: The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.A．will soon become a problem for people living in central EnglandB．has now become a threat to the local residentsC．can be stopped if proper measures are takenD．is quickly changing the map of England小题3:The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.A．warn people whose homes are in dangerB．provide an effective way to slow it downC．help to its eventual solutionD．lead to its eventual solution(www.nmet168.com)小题4: It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.A．house agents along the coast do not support the ideaB．it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasC．the government is too slow in taking actionD．they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
本文讲述英国南海岸一带居民面临的问题，他们的家园将被海水吞食，继而引发了居民和政府对待这一问题的不同态度和处理办法
1. C。第一段中说到The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff，造成的结果是悬崖倒塌，房屋消失，因此选c。
2. B。对当地居民造成的影响较大，只有当海水到达岩石层的时候才不会发生此类事情，在当地采取措施，费用昂贵也没什么好的效果。第三段中对此说明比较详细。
3.. A。专家们只能预测发生危险的大概时间，但没有最终解决问题的办法。
4. B。第三段中New sea walls... one area to another说明了问题。
考点
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
