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d 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 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 （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 event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.

第36题：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

听力原文：M: Is that a map？ Are you going sailing or something？

W: I wish. It's a hurricane-tracking chart. It's a map of tropical ocean areas southeast of us. It follows the development of tropical storms, even hurricanes. They develop in the Caribbean and move around the Atlantic and here on the Florida coast. We got hit a lot by those winds or rain in July or August.

M: Do you think that the tropical storm is on the way？

W: Too early to tell, but we need to be prepared. The radio mentioned possible evacuation routes.

M: Really？ It's that serious？

W: You'd better believe it. Late summer is hurricane season. The television updates locations and speeds every hour.

M: What did they say is out there now？

W: A couple of tropical depressions, two storms and two hurricanes.

M: What's the difference？

W: Wind velocity. A depression is the least serious actually, and a hurricane is the most serious.

M: How serious are the winds in hurricanes？

W: They have sustained winds of 74 mph and up.

M: What are file names on the map？

W: David, Arlene, Francisco, and Gina. You know weather forecasters give the hurricanes the names of people to make storms easy to identify.

M: I wonder what the status of the storm is now.

W: You can turn on the television; it has the best coverage. There is an update coming up in five minutes.

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A．Memories of a recent storm.

B．How strong winds develop into a hurricane.

C．Weather patterns that can affect Florida.

D．Planning a summer vacation.

What was one of the purposes of Hugo Chavezs speech？

A．To cut petroleum output.

B．To fight imperialism.

C．To help his good friend.

D．To promote the international exchanges.

What does this news item mainly talk about？

A．The conviction of Hugo Salas Wenzel.

B．The conviction of Augusto Pinochet.

C．The killings of twelve young rebels.

D．The assassination of Augusto Pinochet.

The phrase " 'seeding' the center 'eye' " means ______.

A．predicting a hurricane's path and speed

B．finding the place of origin of a hurricane

C．scattering the center of a hurricane

D．planting trees as wind-breaking in a hurricane's path

Paragraph 4 __________ 查看材料

A.Short history of naming hurricanes

B.Harnessing the hurricane energy

C.Difficulty in forecasting the course of a hurricane

D.Huge energy stored in a hurricane

E.Forecasting a hurricane through satellite watching

F.Different names for the same things

Paragraph 2 __________ 查看材料

A.Where do hurricanes usually happen？

B.What damages can a hurricane cause？

C.What should you do during a hurricane？

D.What is a hurricane？

E.What are different names of hurricanes？

F.How do you know a hurricane is coming？

Which of the following is NOT true of Hurricane Katrina according to the last paragraph？