单选题 When Le Corbusier draws on this experience later in his own work, it is the memory of the building as a foil to nature that guides his vision.
A. tableau B. prototype C. facade D. counter-balance

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] foil意为“陪衬，衬托”。D选项：counter-balance意为“抗衡力，抵消因素”，与画线的单词意义相符，如：The boy's earnest effort counter-balance his slowness at learning．(这孩子孜孜不倦的努力抵消了他学习的迟钝。)其他三项：tableau人构成的画面或场景，舞台造型；prototype原型，蓝本；facade(房屋的)正面，假象。