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Frank Lloyd Wright was primarily a designer of homes, although theLarkin Factory and the Imperial Hotel testify to his versatility. He gaveprimary consideration to harmonizing the building with its naturalsurroundings. He originated a style that has been extremely popular in thelevel prairie of Middle West, a house of quiet sky lines, gently sloping roofs,low proportions, sheltering overhangs and low terraces. In short, the stylestresses the horizontal line to echo the horizon that dominates the prairielandscape. 
Wright carried over his emphasis on horizontal lines to his design of askyscraper, which had huge horizontal projections at the top. Here,regrettably, horizontal lines create a sense of heaviness instead oftranquility. Likewise, Wright’s love for low proportions led him to designlarge houses with so much space that heating them in winter cost a fortune.His clients, of course, were mostly millionaires who could afford it. 
Like Sullivan, Wright was highly innovative in ornamentation. Hisdesigns of ornaments were adapted to the material used and to modern tools.Many of them remind one of Aztec Sculpture; some show a strong influenceof cubism. Wright went so far as to design all the furniture for his housesand to decide the color schemes for all the rooms. A client once joked that hewas left with nothing to do to the rooms except live in them.
49. The main purpose of the passage is to _____ .
(A) introduce an American architect
(B) discuss modern American architecture
(C) compare Frank Lloyd Wright with Sullivan
(D) describe the prairie house, a typical Mid-Western building

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答案：A
難度：困難0.25
統計：A(4),B(4),C(5),D(2),E(0)

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