托福阅读句子简化题型及答案

托福阅读中词汇题是重要题型之一。根据托福阅读题型不同来进行专项练习，是短期提高托福阅读能力的有效方法。那么，在以下内容中，我们就为大家带来一系列的托福简化题内容汇总希望能为大家的备考带来帮助。

托福阅读句子简化题：Early Cinema

【Paragraph 2】These Kinetoscope arcades were modeled on phonograph parlors, which had proven successful　for Edison several years earlier. In the phonograph parlors, customers listened to recordings through individual ear　tubes, moving from one machine to the next to hear different recorded speeches or pieces of music. The Kinetoscope　parlors functioned in a similar way. Edison was more interested in the sale of Kinetoscopes (for roughly $1,000 apiece) to　　these parlors than in the films that would be run in them (which cost approximately $10 to $15 each). He refused to　develop projection technology, reasoning that if he made and sold projectors, then exhibitors would purchase only one　machine-a projector-from him instead of several. (Early Cinema)

Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence from the passage? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

○Edison was more interested in developing a variety of machines than in developing a technology based on only　one.

○Edison refused to work on projection technology because he did not think exhibitors would replace their　projectors with newer machines.

○Edison did not want to develop projection technology because it limited the number of machines he could sell.

○Edison would not develop projection technology unless exhibitors agreed to purchase more than one projector　from him.

托福阅读句子简化题答案：3

托福阅读句子简化题：Desert Formation

【Paragraph 10】The extreme seriousness of desertification results from the vast areas of land and the tremendous　numbers of people affected, as well as from the great difficulty of reversing or even slowing the process. Once the soil　has been removed by erosion, only the passage of centuries or millennia will enable new soil to form. In areas whereconsiderable soil still remains, though, a rigorously enforced program of land protection and cover-crop planting may　make it possible to reverse the present deterioration of the surface. (Desert Formation)

Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

○Desertification is a significant problem because it is so hard to reverse and affects large areas of land and great　numbers of people.

○Slowing down the process of desertification is difficult because of population growth that has spread over large　areas of land.

○The spread of deserts is considered a very serious problem that can be solved only if large numbers of people　in various countries are involved in the effort.

○Desertification is extremely hard to reverse unless the population is reduced in the vast areas affected.

托福阅读句子简化题答案：1

托福阅读句子简化题：The Origins of Cetaceans

【Paragraph 5】An even more exciting find was reported in 1994, also from Pakistan. The now extinct whale　Ambulocetus natans ("the walking whale that swam") lived in the Tethys Sea 49 million years ago. It lived around 3　million years after Pakicetus but 9 million before Basilosaurus. The fossil luckily includes a good portion of the hind legs.

The legs were strong and ended in long feet very much like those of a modern pinniped. The legs were certainly　functional both on land and at sea. The whale retained a tail and lacked a fluke, the major means of locomotion in　modern cetaceans. The structure of the backbone shows, however, that Ambulocetus swam like modern whales bymoving the rear portion of its body up and down, even though a fluke was missing. The large hind legs were used for　propulsion in water. On land, where it probably bred and gave birth, Ambulocetus may have moved around very much like a modern sea lion. It was undoubtedly a whale that linked life on land with life at sea.(The Origins of Cetaceans)

Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the　passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

○Even though Ambulocetus swam by moving its body up and down, it did not have a backbone.

○The backbone of Ambulocetus, which allowed it to swim, provides evidence of its missing fluke.

○Although Ambulocetus had no fluke, its backbone structure shows that it swam like modern whales.

○By moving the rear parts of their bodies up and down, modern whales swim in a different way from the way　Ambulocetus swam.

托福阅读句子简化题答案：3

托福阅读句子简化题：highlighted sentence

【Paragraph 1】 Although we now tend to refer to the various crafts according to the materials used to construct　them—clay, glass, wood, fiber, and metal—it was once common to think of crafts in terms of function, which led to their　being known as the "applied arts." Approaching crafts from the point of view of function, we can divide them into simple　categories: containers, shelters and supports. There is no way around the fact that containers, shelters, and supports　must be functional. The applied arts are thus bound by the laws of physics, which pertain to both the materials used in　their making and the substances and things to be contained, supported, and sheltered. These laws are universal in their　application, regardless of cultural beliefs, geography, or climate. If a pot has no bottom or has large openings in its sides,　it could hardly be considered a container in any traditional sense. Since the laws of physics, not some arbitrary decision,　have determined the general form of applied-art objects, they follow basic patterns, so much so that functional forms can　vary only within certain limits. Buildings without roofs, for example, are unusual because they depart from the norm.

However, not all functional objects are exactly alike; that is why we recognize a Shang Dynasty vase as being different　from an Inca vase. What varies is not the basic form but the incidental details that do not obstruct the object's primary　function.

Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. ( Applied Arts and Fine Arts)

○Functional applied-art objects cannot vary much from the basic patterns determined by the laws of physics.

○The function of applied-art objects is determined by basic patterns in the laws of physics.

○Since functional applied-art objects vary only within certain limits, arbitrary decisions cannot have determined　their general form.

○The general form of applied-art objects is limited by some arbitrary decision that is not determined by the laws of　physics.

托福阅读词汇题答案：1