英语,数字听力练习.doc

Ex1numbers and time around the worldCitiesMiles 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 cityEx2numbers and letters: announcementsAirlinesFlight numberGate numberCentralFlight _ from ChicagoGate _MidwesternFlight _ from Gate _CentralFlight _ from ChicagoGate _MidwesternFlight _ from Milwaukee Gate _Pan AmericanFlight _ from MadridGate _British AirwaysFlight _ from Nairobi and JohannesburgGate _Iran AirFlight _ from Paris and TehranGate _MainlandFlight _ from New YorkGate _Anglan Flight _ from St. FrancisGate _Flight _ from AthensGate _Ex3Numbers: Motor Vehicle Deaths in the US in 1977Age groupAll types of deathMotor vehicle DeathsUnder 55-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7375-overAll agesEx4Numbers: 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.Ex5Numbers and Dates: Volcanoes of the worldVolcano HeightYear of EruptionKronotskaya, the USSRm.Sundoro, Javam.Mayon, the Philippinesm.Niigata Yakeyama, Japanm.White Island, New Zealandm.Fuego, Guatemalam.San Miguel, El Salvadorm.Vesuvio, Italym.Santorini, Greecem.Colima, Mexicom.Ex6 Pitfalls in number and time recognition1. The rainy season in this area lasts for days.2. The highest 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 following 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 Exchange.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 has 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 a proposed budget plan for next year. The dollar budget will reduce total spending. Military spending will be increased .Ex8numbers: 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. The 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 highest 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 November increased by _ to _ of the American work force.7. The Labor Department reports that wholesale prices increased by only _ in August.Ex9numbers: university and college degrees granted in specialized fields.FieldsMen Women AgricultureArchitectureBiological scienceBusiness and commerceEducationEngineeringEnglish and journalismFine and applied artsForeign languages and literatureForestryGeographyHealth professions (total)DentistryMedicineNursing and/or public healthpharmacyEx10numbers: university and college degrees granted in specialized fields.Fields Men Women Home economicsLawLibrary scienceMathematical subjectPhilosophyPhysical scienceChemistryPhysicsPsychologyReligionSocial science (total)EconomicsHistoryPolitical science/governmentSociologyTrade and industrial trainingEx11numbers: circulation of some of the major British and American newspaperNewspapersDaily Circulation1. Daily 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 MonitorEx12numbers: circulation of some of the popular magazines in USMa