解析：选B。细节理解题。由最后一段“She received two hundred thousand dollars with the award. She says the money will help continue her research on studying more ways of protecting bees.” 可知，她的奖金将用于寻找更多的保护蜜蜂的方法上面。
B
Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright's churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Frank Lloyd Wright's beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.
Frank Lloyd wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wright's buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own style. Wright's ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.
The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright's Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it. His houses are often called “grass­land houses”because their lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright's house are parallel (平行的) to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90° angles with the horizon.
5．Frank Lloyd Wright's style in architecture was ________.
A．learned from some European countries
B．not only limited to the U．S
C．no longer popular
D．somewhat similar to the European style
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“Wright's ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.”可知Wright的设计风格不仅仅局限于美国。
6．Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?
A．They were very large and beautiful.
B．They were very comfortable.
C．They could be used as churches.
D．They were beautiful in design but not practical in use.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的“his houses make people feel comfortable at home”可知答案。
7．What's the most important idea in Wright's style?
A．Architectural design should match natural surroundings.
B．A building must have grassland around it.
C．American style in architect should be different from the European's.
D．Design should be more important than use.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段的句意可知：Wright的设计风格最大的特点是建筑能和周围的自然环境相互匹配。
8．The best title for this passage would be ________.
A．The Differences between the American and European Styles in Architecture
B．“Grass­land”houses Designed by Wright
C．How to Make Your Houses More Beautiful
D．The Influence of Wright on American Architecture
解析：选D。标题归纳题。全文通过举例子介绍Wright的建筑风格，以及它的建筑风格流行的原因来说明Wright的建筑对美国——这一欧式建筑为主的国家的影响。因此D项更能体现文章的宗旨。

返回栏目