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题干：PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993，theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.Erosion(侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople，forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast，shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue，theysay，untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile，ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture，applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.
题目：According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, peopleshould_____. - A 、be aware of the potential danger involved
- B 、guard against being cheated by the house agent
- C 、take the quality of the house into consideration
- D 、examine the house carefully before making a decision
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。根据关键词buy a house定位第三段最后两句。该部分说:You can get a house for aknockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home(你可以以低廉的价格买到一所房子, 但结果它可能是一个破碎的家园）。故购房者“应该意识到这种潜在的危险”，A选项正确。
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