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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.
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At first sight, the house on Sullvan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble “a large party lantern” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be cheating. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel bars 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 attacks. The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it. “These swells of water come on shore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff.
Huff designed the timber pilings to be partly masked 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.
1.After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new ho uses 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
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 stone and concrete
3.Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to .
A．withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr
B．strike stronger pilings keep into the sand
C．break huge sea waves into smaller ones
D．prevent water from rushing into the house
4.The main function of the shell is .
A．to strengthen the pilings of the house
B．to give the house a better appearance
C．to protect the wooden frame of the house
D．to slow down the speed of the swelling water
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.
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At first sight, the house on Sullvan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble “a large party lantern” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be cheating. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel bars 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 attacks. The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it. “These swells of water come on shore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff.
Huff designed the timber pilings to be partly masked 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.
1．After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new ho uses 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
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 stone and concrete
3．Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to .
A．withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr
B．strike stronger pilings keep into the sand
C．break huge sea waves into smaller ones
D．prevent water from rushing into the house
4．The main function of the shell is .
A．to strengthen the pilings of the house
B．to give the house a better appearance
C．to protect the wooden frame of the house
D．to slow down the speed of the swelling water
I have been very lucky to have won the Nobel Prize twice. It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important recognition of my work, but the real pleasure was in the work itself. Scientific research is like an exploration of a voyage of discovery. You are continually trying out new things that have not been done before. Many of them will lead nowhere and you have to try something different, but sometimes an experiment does work and tells you something new and that is really exciting. However small the new finding may be, it is great to think “ I am the only person who knows this” and then you will have the fun of thinking what this finding will lead to and deciding what will be the next experiment. One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is never boring. There are good times when things go well and bad times when they don’t. Some people get discouraged at the difficult times but when I have a failure, my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment, which is always fun.
It is very exciting to make a new discovery. Some people will do the strangest things for this excitement, such as going round the world in a balloon or walking to the North Pole. There are not many new places to explore but there is a lot of new information to be discovered in science and a journey into this unknown area can be much more worthwhile and just as exciting.
I am sometimes asked, “What do you have to do to win a Nobel Prize?” My answer is: “I don’t know. I have never tried.” But I know of one way not to win one. There are some people whose main reason for doing science is to win prizes and they are always thinking about how to do it. Such people don’t succeed. To do good science you must be interested in it and enjoy doing experiments and thinking out problems. And, of course, you must be prepared to work hard and not to be too discouraged by failure.
1.In the writer’s eyes his greatest pleasure in all his lifetime is _______.
A. to win the Nobel Prize for the first time
B. to be awarded the Nobel Prize for the second time.
C. in the work itself
D. to have a much more important recognition of his work.
2.Why did the writer think scientific research to be one of the best things?
A. You will be able to win the Nobel Prize through the scientific research
B. You can make as much money as possible by doing the scientific research.
C. You may continue doing with something different and exciting, so you can never be tired of doing the scientific research.
D. You can get much more chances of promotion by making the scientific research.
3.What would the writer do when he had a failure?
A. He would forget this failure and start the next experiment.
B. He used to be worried about it for several days and never forget it.
C. He always gave up his study as the result of the failure.
D. He used to think out the reasons and then continue to do it again.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer could still keep calm when he heard the news that he had won the Nobel Prize.
B. The writer always gave up his courage when he met with some difficulties in the course of his scientific research.
C. In the field of science there are still many new things which need to be studied further.
D. There are still many exciting places to explore in the world.
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much alike(*similar).Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated(*毕业),most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer it all.
【小题1】The oldest university in the US is _________.
| A．Yale | B．Harvard | C．Princeton | D．Columbia |
| A．those colleges and universities were the same |
| B．people, young or old, might study in the colleges |
| C．students studied only some languages and science |
| D．when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers |
| A．Latin and Greek | B．Latin, Green, French and German |
| C．American history and German | D．French and German |
| A．everything that was known | B．law and something about medicine |
| C．many new subjects | D．the subjects that interested students |
| A．how to start a university | B．the world-famous colleges in America |
| C．how colleges have changed | D．what kind of lesson each college teaches |
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Since the 1970s many new 1..________ have been found for me. I have become very important in communication, 2..________ and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with 3..________ operations. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to 4.._______ the Moon and Mars. Anyhow, my 5..________ is to provide humans with a life of high 6..________.
To be 7.._______, a lot of people 8.._______ great importance to becoming rich and 9..________. But just how do people 10..________ a band?
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