2011年秋季MBA联考《英语》阅读练习题附答案.docVIP

2011年秋季MBA联考《英语》阅读练习题附答案 　　Passage?? 1 　　Some houses 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 Sullivans 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 Carolinas shoreline were poorly constructed and enforcement of building codes wasnt strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugos wake,all new shoreline houses are required to meet sricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivans 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 Sullivans Island looks anything but hurricane-poor.Its redwood shell makes it resemble a large party lanntern at night, according to one observer.But looks can be deceiving.The houses wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods give it extra strength. 　　To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7meters off the ground on timber pilings-long, slender columns 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 aboe 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 houses ground-to-roof shell.The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesnt look like its standing with its pant legs pulled up,said Huff. In the event o