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第二部分：【閱讀測驗 2 篇，四選一單選選擇題 10 題，每題 2 分，合計 20 分】 第一篇： We all know dozens of famous singers, actors and athletes, but how many famous architects can you think of?Frank Lloyd Wright is probably the only name that will come up. Some architects design a building by thinking aboutwhat they want the building to look like. But Wright’s stance was that the design should fit the purpose of the building.In this belief, as the protégé of Louis Sullivan, Wright held on to what Sullivan said that “form follows function.”Wright took the idea further and invented the philosophy of organic architecture, meaning that a building’s designshould come from its natural surroundings. He rejected using standard ideas of design and believed that the design ofeach building must be contemplated individually. Wright used natural building materials. He believed that buildings are children of Earth and Sun. By the use ofnatural materials with natural colors and textures, the result was the integration of his buildings with theirsurroundings. Wright’s masterpiece is a house called Fallingwater, built on a waterfall near Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Inaccordance with his organic philosophy of architecture, Wright planned this house to be in harmony with itsenvironment. The unity with the nature comes from how the rocks, forest, and water are combined perfectly in thebuilding. Wright designed and built hundreds of buildings. Among his best-known works, the Guggenheim Museum ofNew York is notable. Construction of the Guggenheim was delayed several times. Although Wright took the job in1943, the building was not finished until 1959. The Guggenheim is the impeccable embodiment of the functionprinciple, which can be easily detected in the Guggenheim’s round structure. Visitors first take an elevator to the top ofthe building, and then they view the art without interruption as they descend the spiral ramp.
【題組】11. Which of the following is the main purpose of the passage above?
(A) To summarize the events of Wright’s life.
(B) To argue that Wright was the greatest architect of all time.
(C) To criticize Wright’s belief that “forms follows function.”
(D) To describe Wright’s architectural style and major works.
參考答案
答案：D
難度：適中0.666667
統計：A(1),B(5),C(3),D(18),E(0)