（如此流行有几大原因）their airy glass walls（通风玻璃幕墙），the views they afforded （美丽的景色）and the elegance of the buildings’ details and proportions（合理的建筑细节和比例），the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time（这种建筑特点和当时的抽象艺术是相类似的）。通过本句内容，确定选项Ｄ是正确的，Ｄ对应的是equivalent of the abstract art。
干扰排除：选项Ａ的proportions在原文对应the elegance of the buildings’details and proportions（原文明确指出其存在合理的建筑细节和比例），因此选项Ａ与原文大意矛盾，可以直接排除。选项Ｂ的materials popular at that time 在原文并没有提到，属于无中生有的选项，可以直接排除。选项Ｃ的more spacious than neighboring buildings对应原文smaller than those in their older neighbors（比老建筑的公寓要小），明确与原文内容矛盾，可以直接排除。
35. What can we learn about the design of the “Case Study House”？
[A]Mechanical devices were widely used.
[B]Natural scenes were taken into consideration
[C]Details were sacrificed for the overall effect.
[D]Eco-friendly materials were employed.
试题类型：引申题
解题思路：通过题干的Case Study House定位到文章最后一段首句。在本段第二句中指出Aesthetic effect came from the landscape，new materials and forthright detailing（美学效果来自于景观，新材料和一目了然的细节），这是对Case Study House的直观评价。直接对应选项Ｂ，Ｂ中的Natural scenes同义替换了原文的the landscape。