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
2017-11-14
56
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-proof. 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 beachfront 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
推理题。本题的答题依据在文章末句:In the event of a storm surge,the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house(当暴风巨浪冲来时,这个外壳会裂开,以使海浪从房子底下冲过)。由此可推断,外壳很容易裂开,C项为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/plIZ777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
It’snosurprisethatJenniferSenior’sinsightful,provocativemagazinecoverstory,"IloveMyChildren,IHateMyLife,"isa
Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.
Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.
Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20thcenturyandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand1
Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.We
Thoughnotbiologicallyrelated,friendsareas"related"asfourthcousins,sharingabout1%ofgenes.Thatis【C1】______astudy
Peopleare,onthewhole,pooratconsideringbackgroundinformationwhenmakingindividualdecisions.Atfirstglancethismigh
Mostworthwhilecareersrequiresomekindofspecializedtraining.Ideally,therefore,thechoiceofan【C1】______shouldbemade
ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.【C1】______inthe1900smostAm
Ofallthesenselesswaystoendupintheemergencyroom,gettinginjuredbecauseyou’rewalkingwhileusingyourcellphoneha
随机试题
慢性苯中毒主要损害的系统是()
宫颈癌:子宫肉瘤:
逐渐替代静脉胆道造影的检查是属于无创性检查的是
下列关于开放式基金的认购,说法错误的是()。
甲公司采用计划成本进行材料的日常核算。2015年12月,月初结存材料计划成本为200万元,材料成本差异为超支4万元;本月入库材料计划成本为800万元,材料成本差异为节约12万元;本月发出材料计划成本为600万元。假定甲公司按本月材料成本差异率分配本月发出材
一、注意事项1.题目应在答题卡上作答,在题本上作答的一律无效。2.监考人员宣布考试开始时,你才可以开始答题。3.监考人员宣布考试结束时,你应立即停止作答,将题本、答题卡和草稿纸都翻过来留在桌上,待监考人员确认数量无误、允许离开后方可
下列关于ServUFTP服务器的描述中,错误的是
在VisualFoxPro中,查询设计器和视图设计器很像,如下描述正确的是
数据字典(DD)所定义的对象都包含于
按照“后进先出”原则组织数据的数据结构是
最新回复
(
0
)