阅读理解Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart．Othershavesmartdesigns．AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstitutesofArchitects．

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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 Institutes of Architects．

　　Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina the award-winning cubeshaped 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(强制执行)of building laws wasn't strict according to architect Ray Huff who created the cleverly-designed beach house．In Huff's opinion all new shoreline houses should meet stricter better-enforced building laws．The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be able to stand a Category(级)3 hurricane with the strongest winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour．

　　At first sight the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but hurricane-proof(防风)．Its redwood shell makes it look like “a large party lantern” at night．But looks can be cheating．The house's wooden frame is extra strengthened with long steel bars．To further protect the house from hurricane damage Huff raised it2 . 7 meters off the ground on a wooden structure set deep in the sand．The structure might appear unsafe but it is strong enough to support the weight of the house．It can also lift the house above storm waves．The structure allows the waves to run under the house instead of running into it．“These waves come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings ” said Huff．

　　Huff designed the wooden structure to be partially hidden under the house's ground-to-roof shell(外壳)．“The shell covers the structure 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 the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house ” the architect explained．

(1)

After the Hurricane Hugo new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline are required ________．
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A．	to be easily reinforced
B．	to look smarter in design
C．	to meet stricter building rules
D．	to be designed in the shape of cubes

(2)

The award-winning beach house is quite strong because ________．
[　　]
A．	it is strengthened by steel bars
B．	it is made of redwood
C．	it is in the shape of a shell
D．	it is built with wood and concrete

(3)

Huff raised the house 2 . 7 meters off the ground in a wooden structure in order to ________．
[　　]
A．	stand strong winds of about 200 km/hr
B．	build a strong structure deep in the sand
C．	break huge waves into smaller ones
D．	prevent water from rushing into the house

(4)

The main function of the shell is ________．
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A．	to strengthen the structure of the house
B．	to give the house a better look
C．	to protect the wooden frame of the house
D．	to slow down the speed of the strong waves

(5)

It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be ________．
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A．	fancy-looking
B．	waterproof
C．	easily breakable
D．	extremely strong

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．B;5．C;
解析：
(1) 考查细节理解。根据第二段最后两句可知在飓风造成严重的人员伤亡和巨大的损失后，新建房屋应该符合严格的建筑规定。 (2) 考查细节理解。根据第四段第四句可判断此项正确。文章中没有提到房屋的建造使用了混凝土，所以最后一项不正确。 (3) 考查细节理解。根据第四段最后部分中的“The structure allows the waves to run under the house instead of running into it．”可判断之所以这么做的目的是防止大水冲入房屋中。 (4) 考查细节理解。结合最后一段Huff所说的第一句话的内容以及第四段第二句可判断此项正确。 (5) 　　
解析：
考查推理判断。根据最后一段最后一句可知外壳的主要作用是海浪从房屋下经过，而不至于流入房屋中，因此它应该“容易打开”。C项表示“防水”，不符合语意。 　　文章大意：海滨一座玲珑的小屋以其独特的设计获得大奖。这座房子既抗风防浪，又美观坚固，实乃经典之作。