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【题目】In some western countries, March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day, 【1】 day to honor the number that many people are familiar with. The date comes from the first three number of Pi: March is the third month, 【2】 (follow) by the one and four that make 14. Pi 【3】 (appear) wherever there are circles. Pi is a ratio. It measures the 【4】 (distant) around a circle to its diameter(直径).

A website, Piday.org, shows little known facts about the number. Pi has been 【5】 (universal) known for thousands of years and gets its name from a Greek letter,. The 【6】 (Greek) are believed to have used the letter to describe the ratio. The first Pi Day 【7】 (celebrate) on March 14, 1988 in San Francisco’s Exploratorium Science Museum, 【8】 which the museum becomes well-known, according to the site. The museum marks the day with a daylong celebration 【9】 (include) a parade.

March 14 has other scientific links. It is the birthday of physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein. Princeton University, 【10】 Einstein lived for many years, celebrates Pi Day as well.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】followed

【3】appears

【4】distance

【5】universally

【6】Greeks

【7】was celebrated

【8】for

【9】including

【10】where

【解析】在一些西方国家3月14日是圆周率日，文章讲述了其由来和庆祝活动。

【1】a

考查冠词。此处指March 14这一天，表示“一天”，故填a。

【2】followed

考查过去分词。March是第三个月，后面跟随着1和4。根据by the one and four可知，是过去分词表被动，故填followed。

【3】appears

考查动词时态。全文用的是一般现在时，此处主语是第三人称单数，动词与之一致，故填appears。

【4】distance

考查名词。此处有the限定用名词，指衡量一个圆的直径的距离。表示距离，故填名词distance。

【5】universally

考查副词。此处修饰动词known用副词，指普遍知道，故填universally。

【6】Greeks

考查名词。由The限定做主语，和动词are一致，表示希腊人，故填Greeks。

【7】was celebrated

考查时态语态。句中主语The first Pi Day和动词celebrate是被动关系用被动语态，指第一个π日被庆祝，根据时间状语March 14, 1988可知用过去时，故填was celebrated。

【8】for

考查介词。句中包含定语从句，此处表原因用介词for，become well-known for…“因…变得出名”。介词提到关系代词which前，故填for。

【9】including

考查介词。此处指博物馆用一整天的庆祝来纪念这一天，包括一个游行。Celebration与include是主动关系，故用v-ing形式，故填including。

【10】where

考查关系副词。句中包含定语从句，先行词是Princeton University，在定语从句中作状语，指Einstein在这里生活了多年。表示地点，故填关系副词where。