英语语法——英语时间表达方法总结归纳及练习题答案01 时间点的表达1、所有的时间都可以用“小时+ 分钟”直接读:6:10 six ten8:30 eight thirty2:40 two forty2、如果所表述的时间在半小时之内,可以用“分钟+ past + 小时”:6:10 ten past six4:20 twenty past four10:25 twenty-five past ten3、如果所表述的时间在半小时之外,可以用“(相差的)分钟+ to + (下一)小时”:10:35 twenty-five to eleven5:50 ten to six9:49 eleven to ten4、如果所表述的时间恰好为半小时,可以用“half + past + 小时”:11:30 half past eleven2:30 half past two5、如果所表述的分钟和15有关,就有三种表达法:(15分钟又叫一刻钟:a quarter)9:15 nine fifteen ; fifteen past nine ; a quarter past nine3:45 three forty-five ; fifteen to four ; a quarter to four6、整点的表达:现在是两点整。
It's two./It's two o'clock.另外英语中的noon 和midnight 可分别直接表示白天和夜晚的12点:It's (twelve) noon. 现在是中午十二点。
It's (twelve) midnight. 现在是半夜零点。
7、大约时间:It's almost two. 马上到两点了。
It's not quite two. 还不到两点。
It's just after two. 刚过两点。
8、若想表明是上午,可在时间后加上a.m.如:thirteen past six a.m.(上午六点十三分)。
若想表明是下午,可在时间后加上p.m.如:four o'clock p.m.(下午四点)。
9.句子范例1. It's nine forty-five. =It's a quarter to ten.2. It's two seventeen. =It's seventeen past two.3. It's three. =It's three o'clock.4. It's nine thirty. =It's half past nine.5. It's six fifteen. =It's a quarter past six.6. It's three fifty. =It's ten to four.02 世纪、年代、年、月、日的表达1、世纪:①用“定冠词+序数词+century”表示例:在十七世纪写作:in the 17th century,读作:in the seventeenth century②用“定冠词+百位进数+s”表示例:在十七世纪写作:in the 1600s,读作:in the sixteen hundreds注意:这种情况下,实际表达的世纪数是阿拉伯数字本身加一。
2、年代用“定冠词+(世纪百位进数+十位年代数)+s”表示例:在二十世纪三十年代写作:in the 1930s,读作:in the thirties of the twentieth century或in the nineteen thirties表示某年代的早期、中期和晚期,可以在定冠词后添加early, mid-和late例如:在二十世纪二十年代早期in the early 1920s;在二十世纪五十年代中期in the mid-1950s3、年月日1)年份①读年份时一般分为两个单位来读,前两个数为一个,后两个数为一个:1949 读作:nineteen forty-nine或nineteen hundred and forty-nine②如果是三位数,先读第一位,再把后两个数合起来读:253 读作:two fifty-three或two hundred and fifty-three③另外:2000 读作:two thousand,1902 读作:nineteen hundred and two或nineteen o two④如果要使用year,year放在数词之前例如:in the year two fifty-three B.C. 在公元前253年2)月份月份是专有名词,除了少数几个月份外都有缩写形式:January - Jan. 一月February - Feb. 二月March - Mar. 三月April - Apr. 四月August - Aug. 八月September - Sept. 九月October - Oct. 十月November - Nov. 十一月December - Dec. 十二月注意:缩写形式后面的点不能省略,因为它是表示缩写形式的符号。
3)日期:用序数词表示例:十月一日写作:October 1, October 1st, 1 October, 1st October, (the) 1st of October等,其中的October都可以写成缩写形式Oct.读作:October the first或the first of October4)年月日用英语表达年月日的顺序:①月日年例:2002年1月17日写作:January 17(th), 2002或January seventeenth, 2002(日和年之间需用逗号隔开)读作:January the seventeenth, two thousand and two②日月年例:2002年1月17日写作:17(th) January, 2002或the seventeenth of January, 2002(月和年之间需用逗号隔开)读作:the seventeenth of January, two thousand and two4. 介词的使用:若指在哪一年或哪一月,用介词in;若具体到某一天,需用介词on。
例如:She was born in 1989.She was born in August.She was born in August 1989.She was born on 2nd August, 1989.专项练习( ) 1. Lincoln was born on ________.A. February 12, 1809B. 1809, February 12C. 1809, 12 FebruaryD. February 1809,12 ( ) 2. A _______ boy can sing the English song very well.A. ten-years-oldB. ten years oldC. ten-year-oldD. fifth years old( ) 3. An hour later, _____ minister was sent to see the “magic cloth”woven by those two men.A. twoB. the secondC. the twoD. second( ) 4. Abraham Lincoln was _______ President of the United States.A. 16B. the 16C. 16thD. the 16th( ) 5. Do you think there is any room for us ________?A. twoB. the twoC. secondD. the second( ) 6. ---How many students are there in your class? ---________.A. Twenty nineB. Thirty and twoC. Forty-fiveD. fifties( ) 7. Which number is wrong? _______.A. NinetyB. NinteenC. NinthD. Nineteenth( ) 8. The Pe ople’s Liberation Army was founded _______.A. on August 1, 1927B. in 1927, 1 AugustC. on August 1st, 1927D. in August 1, 1927 ( ) 9. The number 4,123 is read _______.A. four thousand one hundred and twenty-threeB. four thousand and one hundred twenty-threeC. four thousand and a hundred and twenty-threeD. four thousands a hundred and twenty-three ( ) 10. The old professor still works hard though he is _________.A. in his sixtyB. in his sixtiesC. in sixtiesD. in the sixty( ) 11. This classroom is ________ ours.A. three times big asB. as three times big asC. three times as big asD. as big three times as( ) 12. The basketball team of our school ranks ________ in the match.A. threeB. thirdC. the threeD. the third( ) 13. ---Which is the car that he drives? ---It’s ________.A. fifty twoB. the fifty-two carsC. the car fifty fourD. the fifty-fourth car( ) 14. Which of the following is wrong? ________.A. He is a fifteen-year-old boy.B. He is at the age of 15.C. He is a boy of 15.D. He is fifteen year old.( ) 15. Our school is not very big. There are only ________ students.A. nine hundreds ofB. nine hundredC. nine hundredsD. nine hundred of( ) 16. ---How many new words are there in ________ lesson?---There are only _________.A. five; fifthB. fifth; fiveC. the fifth; the fiveD. the fifth; five( ) 17. ________, Coca-Cola began to enter China’s market.A. In 1970’sB. In 1970sC. In the 1970s’D. In the 1970s( ) 18. There was no bus in that small town. We had a ________.A. ten miles walkB. ten-mile walkC. ten mile’s walkD. tenth mile walk( ) 19. Today is the first day and ________.A. Tuesday is fourthB. Thursday is the fourthC. second is TuesdayD. a second is Thursday ( ) 20. ---Which room do you live in? ---________.A. The 201 RoomB. Room 201C. Room 201stD. The 201’s Room( ) 21. ---How many magazines do you have? ---I have ________.A. twoB. bothC. twiceD. the second( ) 22. Three hundred thousand one hundred and seventy means _______.A. 3,170B. 3,117C. 300,170D. 30,170( ) 23. On May ________, ________ people traveled round the country.A. the first, millionsB. the first, millions ofC. first, the millionthD. first, millions( ) 24. ________ of them are dining at school.A. TwelveB. TwelfthC. The twelveD. The 12th( ) 25. It’s 7:17 is read ________.A. seven and seventeenB. seven sevenC. seven one sevenD. seven seventeen ( ) 26. Four ________ two is two.A. plusB. minusC. timesD. divided by( ) 27. Three ________ five is eight.A. plusB. minusC. timesD. divided by( ) 28. Three ________ seven is twenty-one.A. plusB. minusC. timesD. divided by( ) 29. Forty-two ________ seven is six.A. plusB. minusC. timesD. divided by( ) 30. There are ________ days in a year.A. three hundred sixty and fiveB. three hundred and sixty-fiveC. three hundreds and sixty-fiveD. three hundred sixty-five( ) 31. There are ________ students in that school.A. two thousand eight-sixB. two thousand eighty-sixC. two thousand and eighty-sixD. two thousands and eighty-six( ) 32. It took me ________ to get there.A. two hours and a halfB. two hours and halfC. two hour and a halfD. two hour and half ( ) 33. September is _________ month of the year.A. the ninethB. the ninthC. ninethD. ninth( ) 34. Please pass me _______ book on the left.A. thirdB. threeC. the thirdD. the three( ) 35. ________ is a very tall boy.A. The twelveB. The twelvethC. The twelfethD. The twelfth( ) 36. We have known each other for ________.A. a year and halfB. a year with halfC. a year and a halfD. a year with a half( ) 37. ---“What year is it?” ---“It’s________.”A. nineteen hundred and ninety-sevenB. nineteen and ninety-sevenC. nineteen ninety and sevenD. nineteen ninety-seven( ) 38. ---“What’s the date today?” ---“It’s_________.”A. TuesdayB. June FourthC. June the fourD. June the fourth( ) 39. The train from Shanghai will arrive ________.A. in quarter past sixB. in a quarter past sixC. at quarter past sixD. at a quarter past six ( ) 40. My friend was born on _________.A. three of July, 1979B. the third of July,1979C. 1979, July the thirdD. 1979, the third of July( ) 41. ________ is less than ________.A. One-third; two-thirdsB. One-third; two-thirdC. First-three; first-threesD. One-third; one-three( ) 42. ---Which lesson did you learn yesterday? ---________.A. Lesson SevenB. Lesson seventhC. The 7 LessonD. 7 Lesson( ) 43. ---“What’s the date today?” ---“It’s_______.”A. the fourth of mayB. the fourth MayC. May fourD. May the fourth( ) 44. 334 is read ________.A. three hundreds and thirty fourB. three hundreds thirty fourC. three hundred and thirty fourthD. three hundred and thirty-four( ) 45. In February, there are only _________ days.A. twenty nineB. twenty-ninethD. twenty eight( ) 46. There will be a comedy on TV at ________ this evening.A. seven past thirtyB. half past sevenC. seven the thirtyD. thirty to seven( ) 47. It took me ________ to find out the key to the drawer.A. one and half hoursB. one and a half hoursC. one and a half hourD. one and half hour ( ) 48. I’m so tired after ________ walk.A. three hoursB. three hours’C. three hour’sD. three hour( ) 49. There are ________ stars in the sky.A. million ofB. millions ofC. the millionD. a million of( ) 50. The street is ________ wide.A. two metersC. the two meterD. a two meter 参考答案。