1．Loewy's biggest influence was in ________.

　　A．completely changing the design industry

　　B．successfully shaping Americans' taste

　　C．changing people's idea about design

　　D．building a professional design team

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"the father of modern industrial design"和"one of the most influential designers of all time"以及"He revolutionized the industry"可知，雷蒙德·罗维完全改变了设计行业。

　　2．Loewy's designs were based on the idea of ________.

　　A．speeding up the design process

　　B．providing completely different designs

　　C．providing most immediately recognizable designs

　　D．offering original but not revolutionary answers to problems

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第二段可知，罗维的设计都基于一个原则：最先进的但仍可接受的。

　　3．Loewy first used streamlining ________.

　　A．in his re­design of the Lucky Strike packaging

　　B．when he designed a company logo for the Gestetner

　　C．when he re­designed a copying machine for Gestetner

　　D．in his design for the Greyhound bus and Studebaker car

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第四段中的"The Gestetner copying machine was the beginning of many designs which used streamlining(流线型)．"可知，罗维受委托为一位企业家Sigmund Gestetner重新设计复印机，他首次采用"流线、简单化"的设计理念。

　　4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　A．Loewy provided service to ordinary people.

　　B．Loewy's designs were famous and influential.

　　C．Loewy's design firms existed all over the world.

　　D．Loewy was welcomed and respected by the public.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，一个普通人每日都会接触雷蒙德·洛威公司的设计作品，由此可推知，雷蒙德·罗维公司的设计作品非常著名，而且极富影响力。