托福阅读句子简化题考察考生对句子的理解能力，但是并不是考生能够翻译出句子就能答对题目，这是因为托福阅读句子简化题的选项比较有迷惑性，往往在其他方面为考生设置陷阱。所以熟悉托福阅读句子简化题选项特点很有必要，前程百利小编为大家带来具体介绍。
首先，先看一下句子简化题选项特点的理论依据。
根据OG，托福阅读句子简化题的题干是不变的，都是“which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.”这句话是题型的要求，对这句话进行分析，要点有三个：“expresses the essential information”、“change the meaning in important ways”、“leave out essential information”，也就是正确选项和原句一致，错误选项有可能是改变了原句的整体方向(即逻辑)，或者是丢失了重要信息。
接下来，根据题目举例来看一下这类题型的选项设置。
来自TPO4 Cave Art in Europe中的题目：
原句：Perhaps, like many contemporary peoples, Upper Paleolithic men and women believed that the drawing of a human image could cause death or injury, and if that were indeed their belief, it might explain why human figures are rarely depicted in cave art.
选项：
○Upper Paleolithic people, like many contemporary peoples, believed that if they drew a human image in their cave art, it would cause death or injury.
○Many contemporary people believe that the drawing of a human image can cause death or injury, so they, like Upper Paleolithic people, rarely depicted human figures in their cave art.
○If Upper Paleolithic people, like many contemporary peoples, believed that the drawing of a human image could cause death or injury, this belief might explain why human figures are rarely depicted in cave art.
○Although many contemporary peoples believe that the drawing of a human image can cause death or injury, researchers cannot explain why Upper Paleolithic people rarely depicted human figures in their cave art.
分析：原句的主干是：Upper Paleolithic men and women believed…and it might explain…可以看出原句的主要逻辑是并列，主要信息包括两点，一点是他们相信什么，一点是他们的这个想法可以解释什么。看选项A，只是提到了第一点，缺少了主要信息，排除;选项B的主要逻辑是so引导的因果关联，改变了原句的整体方向，排除;选项C正确;选项D出现了原句没有的逻辑，排除。
再看来自TPO4 Petroleum Resources的第3题：
原句：Continued sedimentation—the process of deposits’ settling on the sea bottom—buries the organic matter and subjects it to higher temperatures and pressures, which convert the organic matter to oil and gas.
选项：
○Higher temperatures and pressures promote sedimentation, which is responsible for petroleum formation.
○Deposits of sediments on top of organic matter increase the temperature of and pressure on the matter.
○Increase pressure and heat from the weight of the sediment turn the organic remains into petroleum.
○The remains of microscopic organisms transform into petroleum once they are buried under mud.
分析：原句主干是：sedimentation buries the organic matter and subjects it to higher temperatures and pressures. 原句大意：持续沉积(即…)会使有机物被掩埋，并受到更高的温度和压力，最终转变成石油和天然气。原句主要包括两点：一是沉积导致掩埋;二是沉积使受到温度和压力的影响。选项A中信息的关联说反了;选项B缺少第一部分信息;选项D缺少第二部分信息;选项C正确。
以上就是前程百利小编为大家带来的托福阅读句子简化题选项特点介绍，考生要从题目的要求出发，根据具体的题目总结相关答题方法。预祝大家托福考试取得好成绩!
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