四级These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases, Salthouse said in a news release.

索尔特豪斯在一份新闻稿中说，这些模式表明，某些类型的心理灵活性在成年早期相对降低，但如果没有疾病，一个人拥有的知识量以及将知识与能力相结合的有效性可能会在整个成年期增加。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级A 2016 study found that users had a "consistently positive attitude" about the giraff robot's ability to enhance communication and decrease feelings of loneliness.

2016年的一项研究发现，用户对giraff机器人增强交流和减少孤独感的能力持“一贯积极的态度”。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits

这一结论得到了另一项研究结果的支持：当财政负担减轻时，他们的反对似乎有所软化，就像20世纪90年代的福利改革一样，福利改革限制了移民获得某些福利

2011年6月阅读原文

六级Because previous research has shown that people with high intellectual abilities are better at filtering out distractions, researchers believed students with high ACT scores would not show a significant decrease in performance due to their use of digital

因为之前的研究表明，智力高的人更善于过滤干扰，研究人员相信ACT分数高的学生不会因为使用数字技术而表现出显著的成绩下降

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读

高考So even if emissions were to begin to decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate change.

因此，即使今天排放量开始减少，我们仍将面临适应气候变化的挑战。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

考研Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality.

从根本上说，美国邮政正处于一个历史性的两难境地：技术变革永久性地降低了对其面包和黄油产品、一流邮件的需求，监管结构剥夺了管理层根据新现实调整其运营的灵活性。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operati

从根本上说，美国邮政正处于一个历史性的两难境地：技术变革永久性地降低了对其面包和黄油产品、一流邮件的需求，监管结构剥夺了管理层调整其运营的灵活性

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The overall number of bacteria on the surface mattered more, and this decreased over time after the initial introduction.

表面上的细菌总数更为重要，在初次引入后，随着时间的推移，这一数字逐渐减少。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians—people who have lived to age 100 or older—has decreased, dropping 14% for women and 20% for men from 2008 to 2014.

近年来，美国百岁老人中活到100岁或以上的死亡率有所下降，从2008年到2014年，女性和男性的死亡率分别下降了14%和20%。

2016年12月听力原文

四级"These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there

“这些模式表明，某些类型的心理灵活性在成年早期相对减少，但如果有必要，一个人拥有的知识量以及将其与自身能力相结合的有效性可能会在整个成年期增加

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考To decrease the amount of rubbish and to protect the environment, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.

为了减少垃圾数量和保护环境，更多的政府要求人们回收材料。

2015年高考英语安徽卷 完形填空 原文

六级But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model.

但史密斯反驳说，如果考虑到政府玉米补贴、环境恶化以及人类健康和动物福利下降的隐性成本，草饲料是更具成本效益的模式。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits.

这一结论得到了另一项研究结果的支持：当财政负担减轻时，他们的反对似乎有所软化，就像20世纪90年代的福利改革一样，福利改革限制了移民获得某些福利。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级That sounds pretty terrible, but the loss of life has decreased by a factor of 10 simply because we are getting better at warning people.

这听起来很可怕，但生命损失已经减少了10倍，这仅仅是因为我们在警告人们方面做得越来越好。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研This might sound small, but to undo the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been necessary.

这听起来可能很小，但要消除这种下降的影响，一名考生需要比其他情况多30个GMAT分数。

2013年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides, and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.

事实上，这段经济疲软时期可能会加剧阶级分化，减少跨越阶级分化的机会，特别是年轻人。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships.

最近的报告发现，与不同种族的学生同住可能会减少偏见，迫使学生建立更多种族差异的友谊。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级This decrease in cost allows researchers, hobbyists and even elementary school groups to put simple instruments into LEO or even having them deployed from the ISS.

这种成本的降低使得研究人员、业余爱好者甚至小学团体可以将简单的仪器安装到LEO上，甚至可以从国际空间站进行部署。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Reducing waste by incorporating med materials into production can cut costs and decrease the price of procurement: less to be procured from the outside and more to be re-utilized from the inside.

通过将med材料纳入生产中来减少浪费，可以降低成本并降低采购价格：从外部采购的更少，从内部重新利用的更多。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits.

旧金山加利福尼亚大学（UCSF）、斯坦福大学和哥伦比亚大学的研究表明，即使日盐摄入量适度下降，摄入) 可以带来巨大的健康效益。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent.

电子书销量比去年增长146%，精装书销量增长6%，平装书销量下降8%。

2014年6月阅读原文

四级a decrease of grain production

粮食减产

2011年6月阅读原文

四级Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships

最近的报告发现，与不同种族的学生同住可能会减少偏见，迫使学生建立更多种族差异的友谊

2011年6月阅读原文

四级"When people are sleep-deprived, there are higher levels of stress hormones in their bodies which can decrease immune function," says Doctor Felice, of Northwestern University in Chicago.

芝加哥西北大学的Felice博士说：“当人们睡眠不足时，体内的应激激素水平较高，这会降低免疫功能。”。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级A decrease in production costs.

生产成本的降低。

2013年6月听力原文

六级But when scientists had their subjects play a game一in which they won money by deceiving their partner, they noticed the negative signals from the amygdala began to decrease.

但是当科学家让他们的研究对象玩游戏时一当他们通过欺骗伴侣来赢钱时，他们注意到杏仁核发出的负面信号开始减少。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits

旧金山加利福尼亚大学（UCSF）、斯坦福大学和哥伦比亚大学的研究表明，即使日盐摄入量适度下降，摄入) 可以带来巨大的健康效益

2013年6月阅读原文

高考This switch has decreased pollution in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.

这一转变减少了该国主要湖泊和水库的污染，并使人们的饮用水更加安全。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

六级This decrease in cost a11ows researchers, hobbyists and even elementary school groups to put simple instruments into LEO or even having them deployed from the IS The first CubeSat was created in the early 2000s, as a way of enabling Stanford graduate students to design, build, test and operate a spacecraft with similar capabilities to the USSR’s Sputnik (前苏联的人造卫星).

这种成本的降低促使研究人员、业余爱好者甚至小学团体将简单的仪器放入LEO，甚至从IS部署它们

2019.6六级真题第三套

六级But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass?

但史密斯反驳说，如果你考虑到政府玉米补贴、环境退化、人类健康和动物福利下降的隐性成本，草呢？

2019年12月六级真题（第3套）

六级The money tourists spend helps decrease our chronic trade deficit.

游客们花的钱有助于减少我们长期的贸易赤字。

2008年6月英语六级真题

四级Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.

药物可能有助于减少辐射造成的损害，但迄今为止还没有发现真正有效的药物。

1996年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly.

在《清洁空气法》规定美国使用无铅汽油的20年里，全球铅的积累量显著减少。

2005年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In a study published in the journal Ambio, scientists found that lead levels in soil in the Northeastern United States had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline.

在《Ambio》杂志上发表的一项研究中，科学家们发现，自无铅汽油问世以来，美国东北部土壤中的铅含量显著下降。

2005年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级As consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, advertisers will seek to reach this market As consumers get more of their news and information from the Internet, the ability of television and radio to get the word out to consumers will decrease.

随着消费者对网上购物越来越满意，广告商将寻求进入这个市场。随着消费者从互联网上获得更多的新闻和信息，电视和广播向消费者传播信息的能力将下降。

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Owner Frank Arroyo said his rental business has decreased by 90% since Citi Bike was rolled out last month.

车主Frank Arroyo表示，自上个月花旗自行车推出以来，他的租赁业务减少了90%。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级“These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one’s abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases,” Salthouse said in a news release.

Salthouse在一份新闻稿中说：“这些模式表明，某些类型的心理灵活性在成年早期相对降低，但如果没有疾病，一个人所拥有的知识量以及将其与能力相结合的有效性可能会在整个成年期内增加。”。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

考研In fact, as food items will tend to decline in quality and decrease in variety, there is very likely to be increasing use of flavouring additives.

事实上，由于食品的质量往往会下降，品种也会减少，调味添加剂的使用很可能会增加。

1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research.

1996年的一项新闻报道调查显示，反科学标签也被贴在了许多其他群体身上，从主张消灭最后剩余的天花病毒的当局到主张减少基础研究资金的共和党人。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题