15．Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect（建筑师） that the United States has ever produced．He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings．His buildings are not only beautiful，but they are 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"grass-land 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．
25．Frank Lloyd Wright's style in architecture wasB．
A．no longer popular
B．not only limited to the U．S．
C．learned from some European countries
D．somewhat similar to the European style
26．Which of the following best describes the character of the house that Wright designed？A
A．They were very comfortable and useful．
B．They could be used as churches．
C．They were very large and beautiful．
D．They were beautiful in design but not practical in use．
27．What is the most important idea in Wright's style？C
A．Design should be more important than use．
B．A building must have grassland around it．
C．Architectural design should match natural surroundings．
D．American style in architecture should be different from European's．
分析 本文主要讲了建筑师莱特的建筑风格以及对美国建筑业所带来的影响．
解答 25．B 细节理解题．根据句子 They have their own style．Wright's ideas about style are stillused in the United States and in other parts of the world．他们有自己的风格，莱特的风格思想仍然在美国和世界其他地方使用．可见他的建筑不仅仅限于美国．所以答案选B．
26．A 细节理解题．根据文中第一段句子His buildings are not onlybeautiful，butthey are also practical and useful． his houses make people feel comfortable，at home 可知他设计的房子极漂亮又实用，所以答案选A．
27．C 细节理解题．根据文章最后一段的第一句The most importantidea in Frank Lloyd Wright's style of architecture is that a building must fitits purpose and the land around it．在兰克•劳埃德•赖特的建筑风格中，最重要的思想是建筑必须符合它的目的和周围的土地．所以答案选C．
点评 本讲了建筑师莱特的建筑风格已经对美国建筑的影响，本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息？或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法？即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．
