1、IV 数词一、基数词的用法1、从句子成分上分析,基数词在句中可用作主语、宾语、定语等。如:(1)Four of them went to the factory. 他们中的四个人去了工厂。(主语)(2)I want two. 我要两个。(宾语)(3)There are twelve months in a year. 一年有十二个月(定语)(4)My classmate is eighteen. 我的同学十八岁。(表语)2、表示事物的编号,放在名词之后。如:Today we are going to study Lesson Five. 今天我们要学习第五课。Room 403 403周3、表示
2、时刻。表示时间的读法有两种:顺读法:第一个词表示钟点,第二个词表示分钟。如:7:00 seven oclock 6:05 six five / six o five逆读法:先说分钟,再说钟点,中间用介词。(1)表示“几点过几分”,分钟不超过三十用“分钟数+past+钟点数”表示。如:6:05 five past six 12:30 half past twelve(2)表示“几点差几分”,分钟超过三十用“差数+to+下一钟点数”表示。如:1:45 a quarter to two 7:55 five to eight4、表示年龄。(1)表示年龄可用以下结构:她五岁了。She is five (
3、years old).She is five years of age.She is aged five (years).当年龄制定语时,必须用单数结构。如:He is a sixteen - year - old. 他是个十六岁的男孩。(2)at the age of 表示“在岁的时候”,多用作状语。如:At the age of 30, he realized his dream to be a pilot.在三十岁的时候,他实现了做飞行员的梦想。(3)in + ones+整数的基数词复数形式,表示“在某人几十多岁的时候”。如:My grandmother is in her eighti
4、es. 我祖母八十多岁了。5、用于加、减、乘、除的数字用基数词。One plus two is three. 一加二等于三。Five times two is ten. 五乘以二等于十。6、表示倍数。(1)倍数(分数)+as+形容词(副词)原级+ as。如:I have three times as many as you. 我有你三倍那么多。(2)倍数(分数)+形容词(副词)比较级+ than。如:Asia is three times larger than Europe. 亚洲比欧洲大三倍。(3)倍数(分数)+the size (length, weight等)+of。如:The ear
5、th is 49 times the size of the moon. 地球是月球的49倍大。7、表示年份。 The accident took place in 2006. 这次事故发生在二零零六年。8、表示小数。 18.39可写成eighteen point three eight10、表示年代。如:在80年代 in the eighties 在20世纪70年代 in the 1970s / in the 1970s11、表示百分数。百分数由基数词加percent或per cent构成。如:5% five per cent / percent 0.6% zero point six pe
6、r cent / percent 100% one hundred per cent / percent二、序数词的构成和用法。1、序数词的构成。(1)一般在基数词的词尾加上th, 如:sixth(第六)。(2)基数词以ve结尾改为f,再加th,如:fifth t(第五);twelfth(第十二)(3)以e结尾的基数词,去掉e,再加th,如:ninth(第九)(4)以ty结尾的基数词,把y改为ie,再加th,如:fortieth(第四十)(5)少数几个有各自独特的形式,如:first (第一); second (第二); third (第三); eighth (第八)。2、从句子成分上分析,序
7、数词在句中可用作主语、宾语、定语、表语。如:(1)The first is better than the second. 第一个比第二个要好。(主语)(2)He preferred the third. 他更喜欢第三个。(宾语)(3)Her husband died in the Second World War.她丈夫在第二次世界大战中死去。(定语)(4)He is always the first to get to school.他总是第一个到学校。(表语)3、表示事物的编号可用序数词,放在名词之前。(基数词也可以用来表示编号,放在名词之后)如:the tenth lesson (Le
8、sson 10) 第十课 The seventh page (Page 7) 第七页4、表示世纪用序数词。 如:在21世纪 in the 21st century5、表示日期用序数词。表示日期要用序数词(或阿拉伯数字,但读时仍需用序数词表达),前面要定冠词the。如:在9月1日 on September the first三、分数的表示法。 表示分数时,分子用基数词,分母用序数词。当分子是1时,可以用one,也可以用a;当分子大于1时,分母的序数词要用复数形式;当分母是2或4时,可以用half或quarter代替。如1/4 one / a fourth 3/5 three fifths 1/2
9、 a half 1/4 a quarter注意:“2/5的书”应表达为two fifths of the books, 而不是two fifths books。四、half的用法1、half + a (an) +名词或a half +名词表示“一半”。如: Half a day / a half day 半天2、“半”的表示方法。如:one and a half hours / an (one) hour and a half 一个半小时 Three seconds and a half / three and a half seconds 三秒半真题操练1. Which room are y
10、ou living in?In _ on the _ floor.A. Room 303; twoB. 303 Room; twoC. Room 303; secondD. 303 Room; second2. What do you think of the new book?There are so many new words in _ chapter (章节). Its a bit hard.A. fifthB. fiveC. the fifth4. Basketball is so popular a game in the world that _ people play it f
11、or fun and exercise.A. million ofB. millions ofC. millionsD. two millions of5. Come and see me in _.With pleasure. Thats what Im expecting.A. two or three daysB. two or three days timeC. two or three days time6. How old is your daughter?_. We had a special party for her _ birthday last week.A. Ninth
12、; ninthB. Nine; nineC. Ninth; nineD. Nine; ninth7. Excuse me, how many students are there in your art club?There are _.A. twelveB. twelfthC. the twelfth8. The _ Olympics will be held in August, 2008 in Beijing, China.A. twenty - ninethB. twenty - ninthC. twenty - nine9. Whats the matter, Kangkang?Oh
13、, I feel sorry to hear more than _ people lost their lives in the earthquake (地震) in Sichuan.A. sixty thousands ofB. sixty thousandC. sixty thousand ofD. thousand of10. Shanghai opened its _ TV channel (频道) that sends programs in foreign languages.Great! I can improve my English over it.A. firstB. a firstC. the first答案:1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. A