《2026年点金训练精讲巧练高中英语选择性必修第二册外研版》

1. decrease v.(使)变小，(使)减少
[教材原文]But although the virus caused the rabbit population to decrease from 130，000 to around 10，000，it also meant less food for the cats.
然而，虽然病毒使得兔子的数量从 13 万只减少到 1 万只左右，但这也意味着猫的食物变少了。
[归纳拓展]
(1)decrease to... 减少到……
decrease by... 减少了……
decrease from... to... 从……减少/降低到……
(2)decrease n. 减少；降低；减少量
on the decrease/increase 正在减少/增加
[即学即练]
(1)单句语法填空
①After taking the medicine，his temperature decreased from 40℃ to 36.8℃.
②We have no idea when the price of housing decreases to the level we can afford.
③The traffic accidents in the city decreased by 30％ last year.
(2)写作微练
(应用文写作之社会现象分析)这个小村庄的常住人口正在减少，因为许多年轻人为了更好的工作机会搬到大城市去了。
The permanent residents of the small village are on the decrease because many young people have moved to big cities for better job opportunities.

答案：
(1)①to ②to ③by
(2)on the decrease

2. trap n. 夹子，陷阱
[教材原文]In the 1980s，traps and dogs were used to catch the cats.
在 20 世纪 80 年代，捕猎夹和狗被用来捉猫。
[归纳拓展]
(1)trap v. 使困住；诱捕；诱骗；使陷入困境
trap sb. into(doing)sth. 使某人陷入(做)某事的圈套；诱骗某人(做)某事
be/get trapped in... 被困在……中；陷入……中
(2)fall into a trap 落入陷阱/圈套
fall into the trap of doing sth. 落入做事的圈套
[即学即练]
(1)单句语法填空
①The shopkeeper trapped me into buying(buy)his poor quality milk.
②Once you fall into a trap，it will not be easy to get out of it.
③More heat energy is trapped in the atmosphere，causing the global temperature to go up.
(2)写作微练
(读后续写之心理描写)他陷入了迷茫之中，每天都感到深深的绝望和孤独。
He was trapped in confusion，feeling a deep sense of despair and loneliness every day.

答案：
(1)①buying ②into ③in
(2)was trapped in confusion