首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
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
admin
2011-03-14
32
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 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-poor. Its redwood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern" 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.
It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be
选项
A、fancy-looking.
B、waterproof.
C、easily breakable.
D、extremely strong.
答案
C
解析
归纳题。文章最后一句话指出:在出现风暴时,shell会分开,让风浪在房子下面冲过。这与选项C中的easily breakable意思相符。A项“看起来花哨”、B项“防水”以及D项“极为坚固”都与文章的意思不符。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Mfsa777K
本试题收录于:
MBA联考(英语)题库专业硕士分类
0
MBA联考(英语)
专业硕士
相关试题推荐
近年来,我国许多餐厅使用一次性筷子,这种现象受到越来越多的批评。理由是我国森林资源不足,把大好的木材用来做一次性筷子,实在是莫大的浪费。但奇怪的是,至今一次性筷子的使用还没有被禁止。以下除哪项外,都能对上文的疑问从某一方面给以解释?()
日本脱口秀表演家金语楼曾获多项专利。有一种在打火机上装一个小抽屉代替烟灰缸的创意,在某次创意比赛中获得了大奖,备受推崇。比赛结束后,东京的一家打火机制造厂家将此创意进一步开发成产品推向市场,结果销路并不理想。以下哪项如果为真,能最好地解释上面的矛盾?
李工程师:在日本,肺癌病人的平均生存年限(即从确诊至死亡的年限)是9年,而在亚洲的其他国家,肺癌病人的平均生存年限只有4年。因此,日本在延长肺癌病人生命方面的医疗水平要高于亚洲的其他国家。张研究员:你的论证缺乏充分的说服力。因为日本人的自我保健意
疾病L通常是通过沙蝇叮咬了受传染的老鼠后再叮咬人而传播给人的。然而,当计划要在一个地方建一座新城镇时,虽然这个地方L病和沙蝇都很常见,健康官员还是告诫说,减少老鼠数量的努力会弊大于利。以下哪一项如果为真,最好地证明了健康官员的告诫?
实证经济学(positiveeconomics)与规范经济学(normativeeconomics)
Itlookedjustlikeanotheraircraftfromtheoutside.Thepilottoldhisyoungpassengersthatitwasbuiltin1964.Butappeara
March27,1997,dawnedasanormaldayattheCollins’home.Bythemiddleofthemorning,JackCollinswasathisdesk,writin
March27,1997,dawnedasanormaldayattheCollins’home.Bythemiddleofthemorning,JackCollinswasathisdesk,writin
Largelectureclassesarefrequentlyregardedasanecessaryevil.Suchclasses(21)beofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitie
Largelectureclassesarefrequentlyregardedasanecessaryevil.Suchclasses(21)beofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitie
随机试题
火灾报警控制器的故障报警信号可以是由火灾报警控制器自身故障引起的,也可以是由系统组件引起的。在非火警状态下,需要尽快进行核实处置。下列处置方法符合规定的有()。
患者,男,33岁。被热水轻度烫伤,疮疡肿痛、创面溃烂。所选中成药的功能是
牙周病最重要的临床表现之一是
股权类期货是以()为基础资产的期货合约。Ⅰ.单只股票Ⅱ.利率期货Ⅲ.股票组合Ⅳ.股票价格指数
标金是黄金市场最主要的交易品种,它的出现是市场成熟的表现。()
华昌公司于2007年8月1日通过报纸发布广告,称其有某型号的电脑出售,每台售价8000元,随到随购,数量不限,广告有效期至8月31日。建海公司委托张某携带金额16万元的支票于8月28日到华昌公司购买电脑,但华昌公司称广告所述电脑已全部售完。建海公司为此受到
【拉伯雷】(FrancoisRabelais,约1494—1553)武汉大学2003年世界史真题
如果希望别的计算机不能通过ping命令测试服务器的连通情况,可以(7)。如果希望通过默认的Telnet端口连接服务器,则下面对防火墙配置正确的是(8)。
请根据以下各小题的要求设讣VisualBasic应川程序(包括界面和代码)。(1)在名称为Forml的窗体上建市一个二级下拉菜单(菜单项见表2-2),运行时的窗体如图2-98所示。注意:存盘时必须存放在考生文件夹下,上程文件名为si
OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirownersautomaticcrediton
最新回复
(
0
)