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阅读理解

　　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．

　　Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cubeshaped 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 Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement(强制执行)of building laws wasn't strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house．In Huff's opinion, all new shoreline houses should meet stricter, better-enforced building laws．The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be able to stand a Category(级)3 hurricane with the strongest winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour．

　　At first sight, the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but hurricane-proof(防风)．Its redwood shell makes it look like “a large party lantern” at night．But looks can be cheating．The house's wooden frame is extra strengthened with long steel bars．To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it2.7 meters off the ground on a wooden structure set deep in the sand．The structure might appear unsafe, but it is strong enough to support the weight of the house．It can also lift the house above storm waves．The structure allows the waves to run under the house instead of running into it．“These waves come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff．

　　Huff designed the wooden structure to be partially hidden under the house's ground-to-roof shell(外壳)．“The shell covers the structure 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, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house,” the architect explained．

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阅读理解

　　Some houses are designed to be smart．Others have smart designs．An example of the second type of house won a Prize of Excellence from the American Club of Architects(建筑师)．

　　On the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the prize－winning beach house was built to replace one destroyed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago．In September 1989．Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or pulling down 36, 000 homes in the state．

　　Before Hugo, many new house built along the shore were poorly constructed, and the instructions for building were not strict, according to architect Ray huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house．All new houses are required to follow stricter instructions after the terrible experience in Hugo．The new houses on he is land should be able to stand a terrible hurricane with the strongest win do 179to 209 kilometers per hour．

　　At first sight, the house on the island look anything but hurricane-proof．Its redwood roof makes it look like“a large bright ball”at night, according to one observer．But looks can be not true．The wooden formation of the house is supported with long steel sticks to give it huge strength．To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on wood pilings, part of which were buried in the sand．In fact, they are strong enough to bear the weight of the house．They also lift the house above the sea water brought by the hurricane．The pilings allow the sea water to run under the house instead of running into it．“These waves of water come ashore at treat speed and cause most of the damage done to the beach-front buildings,”said Huff．

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