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Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellen

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问题     Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.
    Located on the shore of Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane (飓风) Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.
    Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn’t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo’s wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan’s Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.
    At first sight, the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its red wood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern (灯笼)" at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.
    To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2. 7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm surges. The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it. "These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said Huff.
    Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house’s ground-to-roof shell. "The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs pulled up," said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained. (358 words)
The award-winning beach house is quite strong because______.
选项 A、it is strengthened by street rods
B、it is made of redwood
C、it is in the shape of a shell
D、it is built with timber and concrete
答案A
解析 本题属于细节题。坚固与否与设计相关，答案应该在描述房屋设计特点的内容中寻找。由篇章分析可知，文章讲到这所获奖房屋设计上的特点是最后三段，每一段提到一种特点，分别是第四段的钢管加固(wooden frame is reinforted with long steel rods)，第五段的木桩悬撑(Huff raised it 2．7 meters off the grOImd on timher pilings)，第六段的围板(the house’s ground—to-roof shell)。其中第一点是为了加固，第二点是为了避免海水冲人房内，第三点是为了美观。显然，这道题应该选择A。
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