一、基数词“八注意”。
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