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 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 red wood 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. (358 words) Huff raised the house 7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to
A. withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr
B. anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand
C. break huge sea waves into smaller ones
D. prevent water from rushing into the house
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Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them. Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it. People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox"s smell, which the dogs follow. Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain. (324 words) Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes______.
A. for recreation
B. in the interests of the farmers
C. to limit the fox population
D. to show off their wealth
某工程采用公开招标方式,招标人3月1日在指定媒体上发布了招标公告,3月6日至3月12日发售了招标文件,共有A、B、C、D四家投标人购买了招标文件。在招标文件规定的投标截止日(4月5日)前,四家投标人都递交了投标文件。开标时投标人D因其投标文件的签署人没有法定代表人的授权委托书而被招标管理机构宣布为无效投标。 该工程评标委员会于4月15日经评标确定投标人A为中标人,并于4月26日向中标人和其他投标人分别发出中标通知书和中标结果通知,同时通知了招标人。 发包人与承包人A于5月10日签订了工程承包合同,合同约定的不含税合同价为6948万元,工期为300天,利润率为5%。 在施工过程中,该工程的关键线路上发生了以下几种原因引起的工期延误: (1)由于发包人原因,设计变更后新增一项工程,于7月28日至8月7日施工(新增工程款为160万元);另一分项工程的图纸延误导致承包人于8月27日至9月12日停工。 (2)由于承包人原因,原计划于8月5日早晨到场的施工机械直到8月26日早晨才到场。 (3)由于天气原因,连续多日高温造成供电紧张,该工程所在地区于8月3日至8月5日停电,另外,该地区于8月24日早晨至8月28日晚下了特大暴雨。 在发生上述工期延误事件后,承包人A按合同规定的程序向发包人提出了索赔要求。经双方协商一致,除特大暴雨造成的工期延误之外,对其他应予补偿的工期延误事件进行补偿。 问题: 该工程所在地市政府规定,高温期间施工企业每日工作时间减少1小时,企业必须给职工每人每天10元高温津贴。若某分项工程的计划工效为1.50m2/小时,计划工日单价为50元,高温期间的实际工效降低10%,则高温期间该分项工程每平方米人工费比原计划增加多少元 注:费用计算结果保留两位小数。
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 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 red wood 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. (358 words) The award-winning beach house is quite strong because______.
A. it is strengthened by street rods
B. it is made of redwood
C. it is in the shape of a shell
D. it is built with timber and concrete
某工程采用公开招标方式,招标人3月1日在指定媒体上发布了招标公告,3月6日至3月12日发售了招标文件,共有A、B、C、D四家投标人购买了招标文件。在招标文件规定的投标截止日(4月5日)前,四家投标人都递交了投标文件。开标时投标人D因其投标文件的签署人没有法定代表人的授权委托书而被招标管理机构宣布为无效投标。 该工程评标委员会于4月15日经评标确定投标人A为中标人,并于4月26日向中标人和其他投标人分别发出中标通知书和中标结果通知,同时通知了招标人。 发包人与承包人A于5月10日签订了工程承包合同,合同约定的不含税合同价为6948万元,工期为300天,利润率为5%。 在施工过程中,该工程的关键线路上发生了以下几种原因引起的工期延误: (1)由于发包人原因,设计变更后新增一项工程,于7月28日至8月7日施工(新增工程款为160万元);另一分项工程的图纸延误导致承包人于8月27日至9月12日停工。 (2)由于承包人原因,原计划于8月5日早晨到场的施工机械直到8月26日早晨才到场。 (3)由于天气原因,连续多日高温造成供电紧张,该工程所在地区于8月3日至8月5日停电,另外,该地区于8月24日早晨至8月28日晚下了特大暴雨。 在发生上述工期延误事件后,承包人A按合同规定的程序向发包人提出了索赔要求。经双方协商一致,除特大暴雨造成的工期延误之外,对其他应予补偿的工期延误事件进行补偿。 问题: 指出该工程在招标过程中的不妥之处,并说明理由。