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考向06 基数词和序数词
(2022·辽宁朝阳)—It is Mom’s __________ birthday next Wednesday. What should we do?
—What about buying her __________ flowers to show our love?
A.forty; forty B.forty; fortieth C.fortieth; forty D.fortieth; fortieth
【答案】C
【解析】句意:——下周三是妈妈四十岁生日。我们该怎么办?——给她买四十朵花来表达我们的爱怎么样?
考查基数词和序数词。第一空是指生日,应用序数词;第二空是表示40朵花,应用基数词,故选C。
基数词和序数词用法概览
数词的分类:数词分为基数词和序数词。基数词表示数目的多少。序数词表示事物的先后顺序,往往与定冠词the连用。
一:基数词
(1)0—12单独记。如: zero, one, two, three等。
(2)13—19的词尾都是teen。如:fourteen, seventeen等,但13—thirteen,15—fifteen,18—eighteen需要特殊记。
(3)20以上的整十的基数词均以ty结尾。
20—twenty,30—thirty,40—forty,50—fifty,80—eighty等。
(4)"几十几"要加连字符号"-"。
48—forty-eight, 97—ninety-seven等。
(5)"几百几十"或者"几百几十几"在"百"后加and。
156—one hundred and fifty-six, 509—five hundred and nine。
(6)四位数或者四位数以上的基数词的拼写规律:用逗号从右往左每三位加一个逗号,第一个逗号读作thousand(千),第二个逗号读作million(百万),第三个逗号读作billion(十亿),hundred后莫忘"and"。
3,610=three thousand six hundred and ten;
94,295=ninety-four thousand two hundred and ninety-five;
二:序数词
first 1st
second 2nd
third 3rd
fourth 4th
fifth 5th
sixth 6th
seventh 7th
eighth 8th
ninth 9th
tenth 10th
eleventh 11th
twelfth 12th
thirteenth 13th
fourteenth 14th
fifteenth 15th
sixteenth 16th
seventeenth 17th
eighteenth 18th
nineteenth 19th
twentieth 20th
twenty-first 21st
twenty-second 22nd
thirtieth 30th
fortieth 40th
fiftieth 50th
sixtieth 60th
seventieth 70th
eightieth 80th
ninetieth 90th
hundredth 100th
one hundred and first 101st
(1)"第一"、"第二"、"第三"分别是first, second, third。
(2)"第四"到"第十九"除了fifth, eighth, ninth, twel