来自：查字典高考网 2014-12-25
例题
. . . Although we now tend to refer to the various crafts according to the materials used to construct themclay, glass, wood, fiber, and metalit 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 objects primary function . . .
The tested sentence is highlighted in the passage.
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.
A. Functional applied-art objects cannot vary much from the basic patterns determined by the laws of physics.
B. The function of applied-art objects is determined by basic patterns in the laws of physics.
C. Since functional applied-art objects vary only within certain limits, arbitrary decisions cannot have determined their general form.
D. The general form of applied-art objects is limited by some arbitrary decision that is not determined by the laws of physics.
正确答案是A
【新托福阅读－句子简化题】相关文章：
[标签：海外留学,语言考试,托福,,]
广州早晨 2019 山西一高中班主任带学生骑行1800公里去上海
探秘历史 第二季 第211集 此人高考数学考了0分，因作文写3句话被重点大学录取
你高考成绩高吗？这道题目怎能成立？高难度奥数，能不能把你难住
学渣儿子高考，英语选择题全选B！老师通报成绩的那一刻父亲懵了
高考阅卷名师给考生的高考作文密训课 第3集 高考作文审题实操方法精讲（一）
沈阳音乐学院郎亦农教授的女高音高考曲目解析课程 第9集 《赛吾里麦》演唱讲解，音乐表现一定要自然流畅
张雪峰高考志愿填报指南 第47集 高考志愿，令人头疼的数学系，才是专业万金油，毕业后机会多
衍声高考琴行2019高本硕学生暑假音乐会 张俊瀚《陕北民歌主题变奏曲》《阿根廷舞曲》第三乐章
葛军大爷怒了：高考我出了个小学数学送分题，你们跟我说不会做？
