《2025年同步练习册山东人民出版社高中英语选择性必修第一册外研版》

1.decline v.减少
[读句探究]
In spite of many invitations,he would always
decline to visit the University of Oxford.
尽管多次受到邀请，他总是婉言谢绝参观牛
津大学。
In Uganda,food prices declinedby 23
percent points over this period..
在乌干达，食品价格在这段时间下降
了23%。
Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on
the decline.
令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
[探究归纳]


探结究论 (1)to do (2)on
即学即练
单句语法填空
①(2023.浙江1月卷)Habitat loss,
pesticide use, and climate change have
caused dramatic declines in
pollinator populations over the past couple
of decades,which has damaged the U.S.
agricultural economy.
② The crime rate in this area is on the
decline.
③ He declined to answer(answer)my
questions.
④ There was a decline in holiday
sales over the past five years.
⑤ The President declined to deliver
(deliver)the speech himself on account of
a sore throat.
(挑战创新题)写出句中 on account of 的同
义短语
_
______________________________

答案： 1.①in ②on ③to answer ④in ⑤to deliver（挑战创新题）because of; owing to