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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
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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2016-03-06
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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 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)
Huff raised the house 7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to
选项
A、withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr
B、anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand
C、break huge sea waves into smaller ones
D、prevent water from rushing into the house
答案
D
解析
本题属于细节推断题。用木桩撑起房屋,这是文章所介绍的Huff设计中的第二点。答案应该在第五段中寻找。A“为了抵御最快时速200公里的强风”,这是第三段末尾的一句话所提到的内容,目的是为了说明如今的建房要求比以前要严格多了,与木桩无关。按道理来说,房子越高,抵御风力的能力应该越弱。B“为了使更为坚固的木桩深深地楔入沙地”,第五段第一句话提到了类似内容:“long,slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand”,木桩深入沙地,这应该是为了使支撑房屋全部重量的木桩更为稳固,与为何用木桩撑起房子的目的无关。C“将巨大的海浪击成细浪”,第五段没有类似的说法,倒是第六段里出现了“break apart”这样表示破碎的词组,但是这里破碎的是围板,不是海浪。D“避免海水冲人房内”,第五段后半部分是对目的的解释。作者先是自己做了说明:“The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it.”这句话和D的说法一致,应该选择D。
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