2019年6月大学英语四级阅读练习题：房屋建筑

1、i2019年6月大学英语四级阅读练习题： 房屋建筑在英语 听、说、读、写 四大技能中，阅读占有很重要的地位， 无论是日常工作还是生活中，阅读都非常重要。无忧考网英语四六级 频道特别整理了2019 年 6 月大学英语四级阅读练习题：房屋建筑 一文，希望对大家备考有所帮助。预祝同学们高分通过考试。2019 年 6 月大学英语四级阅读 200 篇汇总Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the sec ond type of house won an Award of Excell

2、eneefromthe AmericanInstitute ofArchitects.Located on the shore of Sullivan s Island off the coast ofSouth Caroli na, the award-w inning cube-shaped beach house was builtto replace one smashed to pieces by Hurrica ne （飓风）Hugo 10 years ago. In September1989, Hugo struck South2Caroli na, killi ng 18 p

3、eople and damagi ng or destro ying 36,000 homesin the state.BeforeHugo, many newhousesbuilt alongSouthCaroli na :s shoreli newerepoorlycon structed,anden forceme ntof buildingcodeswas n t strict, accord ingtoarchitect RayHuff, whocreatedthe cleverly-designedbeachhouse. In Hugo s wake, all new shorel

4、ine houses are required to meetstricter, better-e nforced codes.The new beach house on Sullivan sIsland should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurrica ne with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.At first sight, the house on Sullivan s Island looks anything buthurricane-proof.Its redwood s

5、hell makes itresemble“ a large party lantern （ 灯笼）” at ni ght, accord ing toone observer. But looks can be deceiving.The house swoode n frame is rei nforced with long steel rods to give it extra stre ngth.To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it2.7 meters off the ground on

6、timber pilings long, slender columns of3wood anchored deep in the sand. Pili ngs might appear in secure, butthey arestr ong eno ugh to support the weight of the house. They alsoelevate the house above storm surges. The pili ngs allow the surges torun un der the house in stead of running into it.“ Th

7、ese swells ofwatercome ashore at tremendousspeeds and cause most of thedamage done to beach-fr ont build in gs,” said Huff.Huff desig nedthe timber pili ngs to be partiallyconcealed by the house s ground-to-roof shell. “ The shell masks thepilings so that the house doesn t look like it s sta nding w

8、ith its pant legspulled up, ” said Huff. In the eve nt of a storm surge, the shell shouldbreak apart and let the waves rush un der the house, the architect expla ined.练习题：4Choose correct an swers to the questi on:1. After the tragedy caused by Hurricane houses built along SouthCarolina s shore lineA

9、. to be easily rein forcedB. to look smarter in desig nC. to meet stricter buildi ng sta ndardsD. to be desig ned in the shape of cubes2.The award-winningbeach house is5because_ .A. it is stre ngthe ned by steel rodsB. it is made of redwoodC. it is in the shape of a shellD. it is built with timber a

10、nd con crete3. Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the groundtimber pili ngs in order to_ .A. withsta nd peak winds of about 200 km/hrB. an chor stron ger pili ngs deep in the sandC. break huge sea waves into smaller onesHugo, neware requiredquite strongon6D. preve nt water from rushi ng in to the

11、house4. The main fun cti on of the shell is_A. to stre ngthe n the pili ngs of the houseB. to give the house a better appeara neeC. to protect the woode n frame of the houseD. to slow dow n the speed of the swelli ng water5. It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be.A. fan cy-look ing7B. waterproofC. easily breakableD. extremely stro ng1.C根据题目中的专有名词 Hugo 查找到文中第 3 段第 2 句。句中的 In Hugo s wake 相当于题目中的 after Hugo,由该句是的stricter ， better-enforced codes 可知 C 正确。2.A第 4 段开始具体介绍 the house,根据该段最后一句可知,这幢房子的木制结构用长钢筋加固了，因而特别结实，故选 A。3. D根据题干的数字可迅速定位至第 5 段首，第 2、3 句阐述这样做的目