【实例分析】托福阅读句子简化题——Electricity from Wind

句子简化题又叫做释义题，即recognizing paraphrases，是新托福阅读当中比较浪费考生时间的一种题型。该题要求用另一种表达方式表达与原句相同的意思。只要是句子简化题，其所有的题目指令都是一样的，因此考试可以忽略阅读此指令，直接去看原文句子。那么，应对这样类型的题目我们又该使用怎样的呢?我们为大家带来了一系列的实例解析，希望能为大家的备考带来帮助。

托福阅读句子简化题：Electricity from Wind

Large wind farms might also interfere with the flight patterns of migratory birds in certain areas, and they have killed large birds of prey (especially hawks, falcons, and eagles) that prefer to hunt along the same ridge lines　that are ideal for wind turbines. The killing of birds of prey by wind turbines has pitted environmentalists who champion　wildlife protection against environmentalists who promote renewable wind energy. Researchers are evaluating how　serious this problem is and hope to find ways to eliminate or sharply reduce this problem. Some analysts also contend　that the number of birds killed by wind turbines is dwarfed by birds killed by other human-related sources and by the　potential loss of entire bird species from possible global warming. Recorded deaths of birds of prey and other birds in　wind farms in the United States currently amount to no more than 300 per year. By contrast, in the United States an　estimated 97 million birds are killed each year when they collide with buildings made of plate glass, 57 million are killed　on highways each year; at least 3.8 million die annually from pollution and poisoning; and millions of birds are　electrocuted each year by transmission and distribution lines carrying power produced by nuclear and coal power plants.　(Electricity from Wind)

Q：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.

A：○Hawks, falcons, and eagles prefer to hunt along ridge lines, where wind turbines can kill large numbers of　migratory birds.

○Wind turbines occasionally cause migratory birds to change their flight patterns and therefore may interfere withthe areas where birds of prey prefer to hunt.

○Some of the best locations for large wind farms are places that may cause problems for migrating birds and　birds of prey.

○Large wind farms in certain areas kill hawks, falcons, and eagles and thus might create a more ideal path for the flight of migratory birds.