Final test-2023-2024八年级下册英语阅读（人教版）

> Page Passage 1 阅读短文， 根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案。 Pi Day Did you know that pi is so important in our lives that it even has its own special day? It is called Pi Day, and its celebration is held on March 14 （ 3.14 ） at 1:59 p.m.. This time represents the first six digits of pi （ 3.14159 ） . What makes this day even more special is that it is also the birthday of a very famous man, Albert Einstein. The first Pi Day was celebrated in 1988 at San Francisco蒺s Exploratorium. A man called Larry Shaw set a Pi Shrine — a small brass plate engraved with pi to a hundred digits — at the center of a circular Exploratorium classroom and named March 14 Pi Day. Every year on that special day, people gather together and join the procession up to the Pi Shrine. Larry Shaw, the Prince of Pi, leads the way. People perform special rites at the shrine, sing Pi Day songs, and most important of all, eat pies! Newwords digit n. 数字 San Francisco蒺s Exploratorium 旧金山探奇博物馆 shrine n. 神 殿 brass plate n. 铜牌 engrave v. 雕刻 circular adj. 圆形的 procession n. 队伍 rite n. 仪式 （ ） 1. When is the Pi Day celebrated each year? A. On March 11, at 1:58 p.m.. B. On March 12, at 1:57 p.m.. Finaltest 108 > Page C. On March 13, at 1:58 p.m.. D. On March 14, at 1:59 p.m.. （ ） 2. Whose birthday is the Pi Day? A. Larry Shaw蒺s. B. Albert Shine蒺s. C. Albert Einstein蒺s. D. Thomas Edison蒺s. （ ） 3. The first Pi Day started in . A. 1988 B. 1987 C. 1986 D. 1985 （ ） 4. Who named the day “ Pi Day ” ? A. A prince. B. A famous man. C. Larry Shaw. D. People in San Francisco. （ ） 5. What do people NOT do on that day? A. People gather together around the Pi Shrine. B. Larry Shaw walks in front of everybody. C. People sing Pi Day songs and eat pies. D. They have a math competition. Passage 2 阅读短文， 根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案。 Are you looking for a good book to read? Do you need information about schools in the United States? Would you like to read newspapers and magazines from other countries? Do you need a quiet place to study in? Did you say “ yes ” to