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2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题（19）及答案 阅读理解 Fallingwater has provided enjoyment to many people over the years—first as a weekend retreat for the Kaufmann family and their friends，and now as an unusual experience for visitors from near and far. When Frank Lloyd Wright came to the site，he appreciated the powerful sound of the falls，the beauty of the young forest，and the amazing rocks.He understood that people were creatures of nature；therefore，an architecture which conformed to nature would conform to what was basic in people.For example，people inside Fallingwater are protected as in a deep cave，but their attention is always directed toward the outside by low ceilings.The house hardly has a main entrance；there are many ways in and out，just like in nature while the materials of the structure mix with the coloring of rocks and trees. Fallingwater opened a new chapter in American architecture，and is perhaps considered Wrights greatest work.This is architecture that attracts our imagination，and allows us to see space and habitation in ways that seem new. In 1936，even before it was finished，knowledgeable people talked about this new work of Frank Lloyd Wright.Later people thought that Wright had created a masterwork that appealed not only to professionals but to the public generally.Fallingwater was not much like the earlier architecture that had made Wright famous；it was just like any popular “dream house”．Yet now that Fallingwater has been tested by half-a-century of the widest exposure，one can say that it marks a high point in Wrights great career，in American architecture，in the architecture of this century，and possibly in all architecture.60．For what purpose was Fallingwater designed at the beginning? A．To attract people near and far to visit it. B．To provide a place for a rich family to spend their holidays. C．To show Frank Lloyd Wrights great talent. D．To make the place well-known to others. 61．According to the passage，the most impressive feature of Fallingwater is that ______