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1、课时提升作业十一 必修3Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2021·石家庄模拟)Youdon’thavetobeafanofmathtogetexcitedaboutPi(“π”)Day.Whiletheeventmaystartwithsomecalculations,itismorethanlikelytoconcludewithasliceortwoofdeliciouspie.TheholidayisheldeveryMarch14,because“π”iswidelyrecognizedas3.14.Thetraditiono
2、fhonoring“π”beganatSanFrancisco’sExploratoriumMuseum.OnMarch14,1988,physicistLarryShawconvincedhiscolleaguestomarkthedaybymarchingaroundoneofthemuseum’scircularspacesandconsumingfruitpies.Thecelebrationwasmadeofficialin2009whentheU.S.HouseofRepresentativessetasideMarch14asPiDay.Today,PiDayisobserv
3、edinmanycreativeways.StudentsattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyinLosAngeleshostapie-eatingevent,whichbeginsat1:59a.m.andfeatures26pies,eachoffivedifferentflavors.Thoughthatmightseemrandom,thedate(3.14),time(159),numberofpies(26),andnumberofvarieties(5)recreatethefirstninedigitsof“π”:3.14159265!S
4、tudentsapplyingfortheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)inCambridgeeagerlywaitforthedayeveryyeartofindoutiftheyhavebeenaccepted.However,insteadofsendingouttheoffersat3:14p.m.,theinstitutionwaitstill6:28p.m.6.28isreferredtoas“tau”,whichis“π”multipliedby2.Thenumberisbelievedtobemuchmorereliablet
5、han“π”bysomeexpertsandevenhasitsowncelebrationonJune28.Since2017,MIThasalsousedPiDayasafundraisertosupportitsstudents,departmentsandprograms.ThisdayisalsoAlbertEinstein’sbirthday,sothetownofPrinceton,NewJersey,whereEinsteinliveduntilhisdeathin1955,celebratestheoccasionwithmulti-dayfestivitiesthate
6、ndonMarch14.Visitorscanparticipateinconcerts,shows,aswellaspie-eating,pi-recitation,andEinstein-lookalikecontests.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了圆周率日的起源、发展和各地的庆贺活动。1.WherewasPiDayoriginallycelebrated?A.InSanFrancisco.B.InLosAngeles.C.InCambridge.D.InPrinceton.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Thetraditionofhonoring‘π’
7、beganatSanFrancisco’sExploratoriumMuseum.”可知,该传统开始于美国旧金山探索馆。2.WhenwasPiDaymadeanofficialholiday?A.In1955.B.In1988.C.In2009.D.In2017.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Thecelebrationwasmadeofficialin2009whentheU.S.HouseofRepr