英语时间通常用以下两种方法表达

英语时间通常用以下两种方法表达：钟点

1. 直接表达法

A. 用基数词+ o'clock来表示整点，注意o'clock须用单数，可以省略。如：eight o'clock 八点钟，ten (o'clock) 十点

钟 B. 用基数词按钟点+ 分钟的顺序直接写出时间,表示非整点，后不可加o'clock。如：

eleven-o-five 十一点过五分，six forty六点四十

2. 间接表达法

A. 如果分钟数少于30分钟，可用分钟+ past + 钟点表示，其中past是介词，意思是“过”。如：

twenty past four 四点二十eight past one 一点八分

B. 如果分钟数多于30分钟，可用（60分钟-原分钟数）+ to +（原钟点数+ 1）表示，其中to是介词，意思是“差”。如：8:35 可表示为twenty-five to nine 差二十五分钟九点，即八点三十五（其中的分钟数twenty-five 是由60分钟减去35分钟得到的；钟点数nine是由8加上1得到的）。

注：A. 当分钟数是15分钟时，可用名词quarter （一刻钟）表示。如：7:15可表示为a quarter past seven，12:15可表示为a quarter past twelve B. 当分钟数是30分钟时，可用名词half （一半）表示。如：9:30 可表示为half past nine，3:30可表示为half past three。 C. 若想表明是上午，可在时间后加上am或a.m.。如：thirteen past six a.m. （上午六点十三分）等。若想表明是下午，可在时间后加上pm或p.m.。如：four o'clock p.m. （下午四点）等。 D. 若表示的时间不够准确，可在时间前加上介词about。如：about eight （大约八点）等。 E. 在时间前面应用介词at 来表示在的意思。如：at nine 在九点钟，at about five thirty-five p.m. 大约在下午五点三十五分等。

年月日表示法

1. 世纪可以用定冠词加序数词加世纪century表示，也可以用定冠词加百位进数加's表示

the sixth（6th）century 公元六世纪the eighteenth（18th）century 公元十八世纪

the 1900's 二十世纪the 1600's 十七世纪

这里，用百位数整数表示的世纪比这一百位阿拉伯数字本身多一个世纪。

2. 年代用定冠词及基数词表示的世纪加十位整数的复数形式构成

in the 1930's（in the thirties of the twentieth century或in the nineteen thirties）在二十世纪三十年代

in the 1860's（in the sixties of the 19th century或in the eighteen sixties）在十九世纪六十年代

In the 1870's when Marx was already in his fifties，he found it important to study the situation in Russia, so he began to learn Russian.在十九世纪七十年代当马克思已经五十多岁时，他发现研究俄国的形势很重要，便开始学习俄语。

3. 表示某年代的早期、中期和晚期，可以在定冠词后，年代前添加early，mid-，late

in the early 1920's 在二十世纪二十年代早期in the mid-1950's 在二十世纪五十年代中期

4. 年月日表示法

A．年份用基数词表示，一般写为阿拉伯数字，读时可以以hundred为单位，也可以以世纪、年代为单位分别来读。1949 读作nineteen hundred and forty-nine 或nineteen forty-nine1800 读作eighteen hundred 1902 读作nineteen hundred and two或nineteen o two

表示在哪一年，一般在年数前加介词in，使用year时，year放在数词之前。

in the year two fifty-three B.C. 在公元前253年但是，通常采用in加表示年份的阿拉伯数字。

B. 月份，在哪个月用介词in加第一个字母大写的月份词表示。例如：in May在五月；in July在七月。为了简便起见，月份与日期连用时，月份常用缩写形式表示。缩写形式除May，June，July外，其它的月份都由其前三个字母表示，但September除外。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：这里缩写形式后面加点不能省略，因为它是表示缩写形式的符号。

C．日期用定冠词the加序数词表示。在哪一天要添加介词on。National Day is on Oct. 1.国庆节是十月一日。（读作October first）此句也可以表示为National Day is on the 1st of October．

May 5 五月五日（读作May fifth）也可以表示为the fifth（5th）of May

Mar. 1（st）三月一日（读作March first或the first of March）

5. 表示不具体、不确切的时间，如世纪、年代、年份、月份时，用介词in表示，表示具体确切的某一天用介词on表示. 通常情况下morning，afternoon，evening等词前用介词in。但是，当这些词前后有一修饰限定的词作为定语，把它们限定为某一天早晨、下午或晚上时，介词in应改为on。这里的修饰限定词可以是介词短语、名词、形容词、定语从句等。

On a cold morning，the old man died lonely in his house．在一个寒冷的早晨，这个老人孤独地死在自己的房子里。

I don't want to be disturbed on nights when I have to study．我不愿意在我必须学习的晚上被打扰。

The accident happened on the afternoon of July 7．这次事故发生在7月7日下午。

We are to have a small test on Monday morning．星期一早晨我们将进行一次小测验。

初中英语数词练习( ) 28. Three _____ seven is twenty-one. A. plus B. minus C. times D. divided by

( ) 1. Lincoln was born on ______. A. February 12, 1809 B. 1809, February 12 C. 1809, 12 February D. February 1809,12 ( ) 2. A ______ boy can sing the English song very well. A. ten-year-old B. ten years old C. ten-year-old D. fifth years old ( ) 3. An hour later, ____ minister was sent to see the “magic cloth” woven by those two men. A. two B. the second C. the two D. Second ( ) 4. Abraham Lincoln was _______ President of the United States. A. 16 B. the 16 C. 16th D. the 16th( ) 5. Do you think there is any room for us ________ ? A. two B. the two C. second D. the second ( ) 6. How many students are there in your class? _____. A. Twenty nine B. Thirty and two C. Forty-five D. Fifties ( ) 7. Which number is wrong? _______. A. Ninety B. Ninteen C. Ninth D. Nineteenth ( ) 8. The People's Liberation Army was founded _______. A. on August 1, 1927 B. in 1927, 1 August C. on August 1st, 1927 D. in August 1, 1927

( ) 9. The number 4,123 is read ______. A. four thousand one hundred and twenty-three B. four thousand and one hundred twenty-three C. four thousand and a hundred and twenty-three D. four thousands a hundred and twenty-three ( ) 10. The old professor still works hard though he is _______. A. in his sixty B. in his sixties C. in sixties D. in the sixty ( ) 11. This classroom is ________ ours. A. three times big as B. as three times big as C. three times as big as D. as big three times as ( ) 12. The basketball team of our school ranks _____ in the match. A. three B. third C. the three D. the third ( ) 13. Which is the car that he drives? It's _____. A. fifty two B. the fifty-two cars C. the car fifty four D. 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 of B. nine hundred

C. nine hundreds

D. nine hundred of ( ) 16. How many new words are there in ________ lesson? There are only _________. A. five; fifth B. fifth; five C. the fifth; the five D. the fifth; five

( ) 17. _____, Coca-Cola began to enter China's market. A. In 1970's B. In 1970s C. In the 1970s' D. In the 1970s ( ) 18. There was no bus in that small town. We had a ________. A. ten miles walk B. ten-mile walk C. ten mile's walk D. tenth mile walk ( ) 19. Today is the first day and ________.

A. Tuesday is fourth

B. Thursday is the fourth

C. second is Tuesday

D. a second is Thursday

( ) 20. Which room do you live in? ________. A. The 201 Room B. Room 201 C. Room 201st D. The 201's Room ( ) 21. How many magazines do you have? I have ________.A. two B. both C. twice D. the second ( ) 22. Three hundred thousand one hundred and seventy means ________. A. 3,170 B. 3,117 C. 300,170 D. 30,170 ( ) 23. On May ________, ________ people traveled round the country.

A. the first, millions

B. the first, millions of

C. first, the millionth

D. first, millions

( ) 24. ________ of them are dining at school. A. Twelve B. Twelfth C. The twelve D. the 12th

( ) 25. It's 7:17 is read ________. A. seven and seventeen B. seven seven C. seven one seven D. seven seventeen ( ) 26. Four ________ two is two. A. plus B. minus C. times D. divided by

( ) 27. Three ________ five is eight. A. plus B. minus C. times D. divided by

( ) 28. Three ________ seven is twenty-one. A. plus B. minus C. times D. divided by

( ) 29. Forty-two ________ seven is six. A. plus B. minus C. times D. divided by

( ) 30. There are ________ days in a year. A. three hundred sixty and five B. three hundred and sixty-five

C. three hundreds and sixty-five

D. three hundred sixty-five

( ) 31. There are ________ students in that school. A. two thousand eight-six B. two thousand eighty-six

C. two thousand and eighty-six

D. two thousands and eighty-six

( ) 32. It took me ____ to get there. A. two hours and a half B. two hours and half C. two hour and a half D. two hour and half ( ) 33. September is _____month of the year. A. the nineth B. the ninth C. nineth D. ninth ( ) 34. Please pass me _______ book on the left. A. third B. three C. the third D. the three

( ) 35. ________ is a very tall boy. A. The twelve B. The twelveth C. The twelfeth D. The twelfth

( ) 36. We have known each other for ____. A. a year and half B. a year with half C. a year and a half D. a year with a half ( ) 37. “What year is it?” “It's ________.” A. nineteen hundred and ninety-seven B. nineteen and ninety-seven C. nineteen ninety and seven D. nineteen ninety-seven

( ) 38. “What's the date today?”“It's ______.” A. Tuesday B. June Fourth C. June the four D. June the fourth ( ) 39. The train from Shanghai will arrive _____. A. in quarter past six B. in a quarter past six C. at quarter past six D. at a quarter past six ( ) 40. My friend was born on ___. A. three of July, 1979 B. the third of July,1979 C. 1979, July the third D. 1979, the third of July ( ) 41. ____ is less than ____. A. One-third; two-thirds B. One-third; two-third C. First-three; first-threes D. One-third; one-three ( ) 42. Which lesson did you learn yesterday? _____. A. Lesson Seven B. Lesson seventh C. The 7 Lesson D. 7 Lesson

( ) 43. “What's the date today?” “It's _____.”A. the fourth of may B. the fourth May C. May four D. May the fourth ( ) 44. 334 is read ________. A. three hundreds and thirty four B. three hundreds thirty four

C. three hundred and thirty fourth

D. three hundred and thirty-four

( ) 45. In February, there are only ______ days. A. twenty nine B. twenty-nineth C. twenty-nine D. twenty eight ( ) 46. There will be a comedy on TV at ________ this evening.

A. seven past thirty

B. half past seven

C. seven the thirty

D. thirty to seven

( ) 47. It took me ________ to find out the key to the drawer.

A. one and half hours

B. one and a half hours

C. one and a half hour

D. one and half hour

( ) 48. I'm so tired after ________ walk. A. three hours B. three hours' C. three hour's D. three hour

( ) 49. There are ________ stars in the sky. A. million of B. millions of C. the million D. a million of

( ) 50. the street is ________ wide. A. two meters B. two meter C. the two meter D. a two meter

1. 介词的功能介词是一种虚词，用来表示名词或相当于名词的其它词语句中其它词的关系，不能单独使用。介词可与名词或相当于名词的其它词构成介词短语。介词短语可在句中作定语，状语，表语和宾语补足语。

例如：Th e boy over there is John’s brother. (定语) The girl will be back in two hours. (状语)

Our English teacher is from Australia. (表语) Help yourself to some fish. (宾语补足语)

2. 常用介词的用法辨析（1）表时间的介词1）at, in on

表示时间点用at。例如：at six o’clock, at noon, at midnight。表示在某个世纪，某年，某月，某个季节以及早晨，上午，下午，晚上时，用in。例如：in the ninettenth century, in 2002, in may, in winter, in the morning, in the afternoon等。表示具体的某一天和某一天的上午，下午，晚上时，用on。例如：on Monday, on July 1st, on Sunday morning等。since, after 由since和after 引导的词组都可表示从过去某一点开始的时段，但since词组表示的时段一直延续到说话的时刻，因而往往要与现在完成时连用。而after词组所表示的时段纯系过去，因而要与一般过去时连用。例如：I haven’t heard from him since last summer.After five days the boy came back.

in, after in与将来时态连用时，表示“过多长时间以后”的意思，后面跟表示一段时间的词语。After与将来时态连用时，后面只能跟表示时间点的词语。After与过去时态连用时，后面才能跟表示一段时间的词语。例如：He will be back in two months. He will arrive after four o’clock.He returned after a month.

（2）表示地点的介词1）at, in, on at一般指小地方；in一般指大地方或某个范围之内；on往往表示“在某个物体的表面”。例如：He arrived in Shanghai yesterday. They arrived at a small village before dark.

There is a big hole in the wall. The teacher put up a picture on the wall.

over, above, on over, on和above都可表示“在……上面”，但具体含义不同。Over表示位置高于某物，在某物的

正上方，其反义词是under。above也表示位置高于某物，但不一定在正上方，其反义词是below。On指两个物体表面接触，一个在另一的上面。例如：There is a bridge over the river. We flew above the clouds. They put some flowers on the teacher’s desk.

across, through across和through均可表示“从这一边到另一边”，但用法不同。Across的含义与on有关，表示动作在某一物体的表面进行。Throgh的含义与in有关，表示动作是在三维空间进行。例如：The dog ran across the grass. The boy swam across the river. They walked through the forest. I pushed through the crowds.

4) in front of, in the front of in front of 表示“在某人或某物的前面”，在某个范围以外；in the front of 表示“在……的前部”，在某个范围以内。例如：There are some tall trees in front of the building. The teacher is sitting in the front of the classroom.

3. 介词的固定搭配介词往往同其他词类形成了固定搭配关系。记住这种固定搭配关系，才能正确使用介词。（1）介词与动词的搭配listen to , laugh at, get to, look for wait for, hear from, turn on, turn off, worry about, think of, look afte r, spend…on…, 等。（2）介词与名词的搭配on time, in time, by bus, on foot, with pleasure, on one’s way to, in trouble, at breakfast, at the end of, in the end等。（3）介词与形容词的搭配be late for, be afraid of, be good at, be interested in, be angry with, be full of, be sorry for等。

一. 单项填空

1. We traveled overn ight to Paris and arrived _____ 5 o’clock ___ the morning. A. on; in B. at; in C. at; on D. in; on

2. Where’s Lily? We are all here _______ her. A. beside B. about C. except D. with

3. She sent her friend a postcard _______ a birthday present. A. on B. as C. for D. of

4. Jack has studied Chinese in this school _______ the year of 2000. A. since B. in C. on D. by

5. ---What is a writing brush, do you know? ---It’s _______ writing and drawing. A. with B. to C. for D. by

6. English is widely used ______ travellers and business people all over the world. A. to B. for C. as D. by

7. ______ the help of my teacher, I caught up with the other students. A. Under B. In C. With D. On

8. Hong Kong is ____the south of China, and Macao is ___ the west of Hong Kong. A. in; to B. to; to C. to; in D. in; in

9. You’d better not go out now. It’s raining. -It doesn’t matter. My new coat can keep ____ rain. A. in B. of C. with D. off

10. Japan lies ______ the east of China. A. to B. in C. about D. at

11. ---Will the foreigners have any problems talking with Chinese in 2008? -I don’t think so. Now ______ the young ______ the old can speak some English. A. either…or B. not only… but also C. neither…nor D. both…or

12. We didn’t catch the train _______ we left late. A. so B. because C. but D. though

13. Tom failed in the exam again _______ he wanted to pass it very much. A. if B. so C. though D. as

14. I won’t believe th at the five-year-old boy can read five thousand words ______ I have tested him myself.

A. after

B. when

C. if

D. until

15. The book was so interesting that he had read it for three hours ____ he realized it. A. when B. until C. after D. before

16. ---This dress was last year’s style. ---I think it still looks perfect ______ it has gone out this year.

A. so that

B. even though

C. as if

D. ever since

17. Hurry up, ______ you will miss the train. A. and B. so C. however D. or

18. The mountain was ___ steep ___ few peopl e in our city reached the top. A. so…as B. so…that C. as…as D. too…to

19. ---Do you remember our pleasant journey to Xi’an? ---Of course. I remember everything ______ it happened yesterday. A. as soon as B. even though C. rather than D. as if

20. ____ you can’t answer this question, we have to ask someone else for help. A. Although B. While C. Whether D. Since

二. 用适当的介词填空 1. ---How are you going to the train station to meet your aunt?---I’m going there _______ my car.

2. Mum, today is Mother’s Day. Mike and I want to invite you to have dinner _____ us at Zhonglou Restaurant.

3. Hangzhou is famous ______ the West Lake.

4. Today some newly-produced mobile phones can take pictures ______

a camera. 5. Could you tell me if there is a flight to the capital ______ March, 25th? 6. We all agree ______ you. Let’s start at once. 7. There is a big shop ______ the other side of the road.8. -Which necklace have you lost?--The one you gave me _____ my birthd ay. 9. You should take more exercise. It’s good ______ your health. 10. It is clear that fish cannot live _______ water.