【实例解析】托福阅读句子简化题Petroleum Resources

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托福阅读句子简化题：Petroleum Resources

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. As muddy　sediments are pressed together, the gas and small droplets of oil may be squeezed out of the mud and may move into　sandy layers nearby. Over long periods of time (millions of years), accumulations of gas and oil can collect in the sandy　layers. Both oil and gas are less dense than water, so they generally tend to rise upward through water-saturated rock　and sediment.(Petroleum Resources)

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:○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

托福阅读句子简化题答案：3