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1、2011年秋季MBA联考《英语》阅读练习题附答案 Passage 1 Somehousesdesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects. LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbui
2、lttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricaneHugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989,HugostruckSouthCarolina,killing18peopleanddamagingordestroying36,000homesinthestate. BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructedandenforcementofbuildingcodeswasn'tstrict,accordin
3、gtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.InHugo'swake,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetsricter,better-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan'sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour. Atfirstsight,thehouseonSul
4、livan'sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-poor.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble"alargepartylanntern"atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse'swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodsgiveitextrastrength. Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage,Huffraisedit2.7meters
5、offthegroundontimberpilings-long,slendercolumnswoodanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoelevatethehouseaboestormsurges.Thepilingsallowthesurgestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit."Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreat
6、tremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,"saidHuff. Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealedbythehouse'sground-to-roofshell."Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn'tlooklikeit'sstandingwithitspantlegspulledup,"saidHuff.Intheeventofastormsurge,the
7、shellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained. 1. AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugo，newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinearerequired_______. A.tobeeasilyreinforced. B.tolooksmarterindesign. C.tomeetstricterbuildingstandards. D.tobedesignedin
