熟记英语300句 中考英语无忧虑
—人教版初中英语高频考点、句型讲练（138）
主题句 Millions of people die from traffic accidents every year in the world.
全世界每年有数百万人 死于交通事故。
考点 : million 的用法
1. million 意为 "百万"，如果表示确切数字，前有数词修饰时，million用单数形式，后面不加介词of。 hundred（百）, thousand（千）, billion（十亿） 有类似用法。
They spent 2 million dollars building a bridge across the river.
他们花了2百万美元在河上建了一座桥。
They had planted more than 3 million trees by the end of last year.
截止到去年年底，他们已经种了超过3百万棵树了。
There are about eight hundred students in our school.
我们学校有大约800名学生。
2. million 表示不确切数字，表示 "数百万"，用 复数形式millions加 of ，后接复数名词，millions 前不能加数词，但可以用many, some, several 等词修饰。
Millions of people lost their homes in the earthquake.
在地震中有数百万人失去了家园。
That famous actor has spent millions of dollars on Project Hope.
那名著名演员已经在希望工程上花了数百万美元。
Early on the morning of October 1st many thousands of people in Tian'anmen Square watched the flag-raising ceremony
十月一日清早，在天安门广场有数千人观看了升旗仪式。
小试牛刀：
1. There are visitors in our country every year .
A. millions of B. million of
C. about three millions D. three million of
2. It is reported that five ________ people lost their homes in the earthquake.
A. millions B. millions of C. million D. million of
3. In our city young people want to work as volunteers.
A. thousand B. thousands of C. thousand of D. two thousands of
4. Thanks to Project Hope, children came back to school.
A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of
5. It's true that about two (million) people died of cancer last year.
答案 ACBD million
