1、Ex1 numbers and time around the worldCities Miles Hours and MinutesFrom Mexico City to RioFrom Rio to SydneyFrom Sydney to ShanghaiFrom shanghai to BombayFrom Bombay to BaghdadFrom Baghdad to IstanbulFrom Istanbul to BerlinFrom Berlin to New YorkFrom New York to Mexico cityEx2 numbers and letters: a
2、nnouncementsAirlines Flight number Gate numberCentral Flight _ from Chicago Gate _Midwestern Flight _ from Gate _Central Flight _ from Chicago Gate _Midwestern Flight _ from Milwaukee Gate _Pan American Flight _ from Madrid Gate _British Airways Flight _ from Nairobi and Johannesburg Gate _Iran Air
3、Flight _ from Paris and Tehran Gate _Mainland Flight _ from New York Gate _Anglan Flight _ from St. Francis Gate _Flight _ from Athens Gate _Ex3 Numbers: Motor Vehicle Deaths in the US in 1977Age group All types of death Motor vehicle DeathsUnder 55-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7375-overAll agesEx4
4、 Numbers: The ten largest countries in land sizeSoviet Union Sq. mi.Canada Sq. mi.China Sq. mi.United States Sq. mi.Brazil Sq. mi.Australia Sq. mi.India Sq. mi.Argentina Sq. mi.Sudan Sq. mi.Algeria Sq. mi.Ex5 Numbers and Dates: Volcanoes of the worldVolcano Height Year of EruptionKronotskaya, the US
5、SR m.Sundoro, Java m.Mayon, the Philippines m.Niigata Yakeyama, Japan m.White Island, New Zealand m.Fuego, Guatemala m.San Miguel, El Salvador m.Vesuvio, Italy m.Santorini, Greece m.Colima, Mexico m.Ex6 Pitfalls in number and time recognition1. The rainy season in this area lasts for days.2. The hig
6、hest temperature in summer in this city can reach somewhere from degrees.3. The final score between the two teams was .4. The nest train to London leaves at hours.5. It took almost days for the workers to finish the project.6. The strong earthquake hit the island at hours local time.7. The fire foll
7、owing the earthquake lasted for hours.8. The typhoon destroyed hours in the village.9. When the fire started in the hotel, he was in Room .10. The Scottish Team has games in the competition.Ex7 Numbers in news items1. A record number of shares, almost _ were traded Tuesday on the New York Stock Exch
8、ange.2. Trading was heavy again Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. About shares were traded, a number second only to the record shares traded Wednesday.3. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company of New York and the first National Bank of Chicago both reduced their price rate to 4. President Regan ha
9、s announced that the Soviet Union will be permitted to buy as much as _ tons of American grain in the nest twelve months.5. The World Bank has approved a dollar loan to the Ivory Coast.6. The Japanese government has decided to lend more than dollars to China this year.7. Japans cabinet has approved
10、a proposed budget plan for next year. The dollar budget will reduce total spending. Military spending will be increased .Ex8 numbers: numbers in news items1. Oil ministers of the organization of Petroleum Exporting countries have agrees to continue limiting production to _ barriers of oil a day.2. T
11、he UN World Food Program has approved more than _ dollars in aid for 15 development nations.3. The Commerce Department said its index of leading economic indicators rose _ in July, the fourth month it has increased.4. Unemployment in the US rose last month to _ of the American work force, the highes
12、t rate since World War II. The labor Department said that unemployment rose in May by _. It said _ Americans were out of work.5. Poland owes foreign countries about _ dollars.6. Unemployment in the US has risen to its highest point in 42 years. The Labor Department reports that unemployment in Novem
13、ber increased by _ to _ of the American work force.7. The Labor Department reports that wholesale prices increased by only _ in August.Ex9 numbers: university and college degrees granted in specialized fields.Fields Men Women AgricultureArchitectureBiological scienceBusiness and commerceEducationEng
14、ineeringEnglish and journalismFine and applied artsForeign languages and literatureForestryGeographyHealth professions (total)DentistryMedicineNursing and/or public healthpharmacyEx10 numbers: university and college degrees granted in specialized fields.Fields Men Women Home economicsLawLibrary scie
15、nceMathematical subjectPhilosophyPhysical scienceChemistryPhysicsPsychologyReligionSocial science (total)EconomicsHistoryPolitical science/governmentSociologyTrade and industrial trainingEx11 numbers: circulation of some of the major British and American newspaperNewspapers Daily Circulation1. Daily
16、 telegraph2. Financial Times3. The Guardian4. The Times5. Daily Mirror6. Sun7. Observer8. Sunday Times9. New York Times10. Wall Street Journal11. Washington Post12. Los Angeles Times13. Chicago14. Boston Globe15. Christian Science MonitorEx12 numbers: circulation of some of the popular magazines in USMagazines Circulation 1. TV Guide2. Readers Digest3. National Geographic4. Better Homes & Gardens5. Womens Day6. Family Circle7. McCall8. Playboy9. Ladies Home Journal10. Good Housekeeping11. National Enquirer12. Time13. Redbook14. The Star15. Newsweek
