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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 , 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 (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 of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained. After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina’’s shore line are required ________.

A.
to be easily reinforced
B.
to look smarter in design
C.
to meet stricter building standards
D.
to be designed in the shape of cubes
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【单选题】灯笼

A.
light
B.
lantern
C.
bulb
D.
lamp

【单选题】Listen and choose the answer which is closest in meaning to each statement you hear. Successive 连续的、相继的 hurricane 飓风

A.
South Florida benefited a lot from the rain.
B.
The rain fell softly on much of south Florida.
C.
The rain left too much water in most parts of south Florida.
D.
Many areas of south Florida didn’t get any rain.

【多选题】我国唐代灯笼广告逐渐兴盛,下列属于灯笼广告出现的基础有()

A.
商业贸易发达
B.
出现商业夜市
C.
人们喜欢灯笼广告
D.
具备灯笼制作技术
E.
灯笼广告穷便夜间出行

【单选题】飓风:酸雨

A.
极光:紫外线
B.
流星:陨石
C.
潮汐:赤潮
D.
台风:暴雨

【单选题】一位同学在查阅史料时发现有如下表述:“思想界大飓风”,“欢呼三贼罢官”,“打倒列强,除军阀”,“国旗为五色,民众笑开颜”。以下相对应的历史事件正确的是

A.
新文化运动、五四运动、辛亥革命、抗日战争
B.
戊戌变法、五四运动、第一次国共合作、辛亥革命
C.
五四运动、新文化运动、国共对峙、国共合作
D.
戊戌变法、五四运动、国共合作、战略转折