一)基数词的读法。注意：1，000以上数目的读法：自右向左每三位划一个分节“，”，第一个分节读thousand, 第二个分节读million, 第三个分节读billion或thousand million ，且hundred, thousand, million等用单数形式。注意，百位数hundred与十位数(或个位数)之间要用and连接。十位数与个位数之间要用连字符号“-”，如：52，368读作：fifty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight.
挑战中考：(
)1. –How long
is the new bridge? Do you know ?
--Yes. It’s about _____. (05济南市课改区)
A. one thousand one hundred and eighty meters
B. one thousand and one hundred fifty
meters
C. two thousands one hundred forty meters
D. two thousands seventy and three meters
2. There are ____ days in a
year.
(05贵州毕节地区)
A. three hundred
and sixty-five B. three
hundred and sixty five
C.
three hundred sixty-five D.
three hundreds and sixty- five
二)基数词表计量。注意：基数词表计量大于1时，它所修饰的名词要用复数形式。如: two bottles of water
(两瓶水); three boxes of
apples(三箱苹果)。
挑战中考：( )3. I’ve read ____
sports news about the F1 race today. (05上海市)
A. two B. pieces C. two pieces D. two pieces of