广东省深圳市福田区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷

"The greatest joy on the earth is to introduce the beauty created by a people to the whole world," said Xu Yuanchong, the most well-known translating1in China. Xu devoted himself to translation for more than 60 years. And he2over 100 translated books in Chinese, English and French. Those were popular with millions of3around the world.

He was a hard-working person. Every day, he would4about 1, 000 words into another language. He usually worked until 3 a. m. to 4 a. m. and then got up at 6 a. m. to continue5. He often said "The best way to lengthen our days is to steal a few hours from the early6.

Xu thought a translated work should be just as7as the original（原始的） one. So he used his creativity to make it possible. Instead of8translating words from one language to another, he changed the words into more readable ones.

In 2014, Xu won the Aurora Borealis Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature, one of the world's9prizes for a translator. He is the only Asian winner in the recent 20 years. It's a pity that he10at the age of 100 on June 17, 2021. But before Xu died, he still kept reading to make his works more perfect. That shows us it is never too old to learn.

I found it hard to communicate with my mother. Relations between us became difficult.

One day I ran away from home and stayed outside for a few hours. When I returned home at night, I saw all the pain, anger and disappointment on my mother's face. We knew that we were in great need of talk. We agreed to have breakfast together the next morning. In the end, we decided to go to a restaurant.

On our way to the restaurant, I noticed my mother had two notebooks in her hands. I asked her what they were used for. She explained to me that sometimes it was easier to write down our feelings than talking about them. We should write down our feelings.

Our first topic was "Why am I so angry？"I wrote a half page, and my mom filled up nearly three pages. I saw the tears run down her face while she was writing. I never realized anyone could hide so much anger. After we finished writing, we exchanged our notebooks. As soon as I started reading my mother's words. I began to cry and so did she. When we finished reading, we discussed our feelings. Finally, it felt like all the anger inside me went away from my body. Our talk helped me realize so many things I had never thought of before, not only about my mother but also about other people.

My mother and I continue using our notebooks as a way of communicating. We know that no matter how we feel about each other, our notebooks are a safe place to express our feelings. We have come to an agreement that we write I love you" at the end of each letter.

A Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering（机械工程）and his students have created the whitest paint on record. When Purdue University researchers set out to develop a new paint, the goal was to create one that would reflect（反射）sunlight away from a building. It turns out they also set a Guinness World Record（吉尼斯世界纪录）for the whitest paint on the planet. "When we started this project about seven years ago, we had saving energy and fighting against climate change in mind." Professor Xiulin Ruan said.

The paint reflects 98. 1% of solar radiation（太阳辐射）while also giving out infrared（红外线的）heat. Because the paint takes in less heat form the sun than it gives out, a surface（表面） painted with this paint is cooled below the surrounding（周围的）temperature without using power.

Common white paints get warmer rather than cooler. Paints on the market that are designed to reject heat reflect only 80%-90% of sunlight and can't make surfaces cooler than their surroundings.

Searchers did an outdoor test with a surrounding temperature of 43 degrees fahrenheit （Hua's degree centigrade） . The paint made the sample temperature lower by an additional 18 degrees. "That's more powerful than the air conditioners used by most houses, "Ruan said.

Sue said it has been already applied for the patent and researchers are working with a company to put the paint on the market.

Two hundred years after Darwin's birth, studies have found new details of his life at the University of Cambridge. Six learner-centered ledgers （账本） discovered in the university show this

He lived in the most expensive rooms provided for a rich student at his time. . He had someone to clean his room, make his bed and take care of the fire in his bright rooms. He hired a dishwasher, a clothes washer and a man who cleaned his shoes. A tailor, hatter and barber made sure he was well presented. A chimney cleaner and a coalman kept his fire going. Christ's College's basic food was meat and beer.

Darwin's bill topped 636 pounds during his three years of study at Cambridge. Later he described this time as the most joyful of his happy life. That large sum（金额）would have been fairly common for a student at Cambridge in the 19th century.

In those days, Cambridge was full of rich students living a pretty good life and Darwin was just one of them. And so he had plenty of time for socializing（交际）or private study. He would be out shooting, collecting beetles, doing his scientific hobbies or visiting friends. He played cards and drank wine at night, just like students always have.

This is a story about two wise men in ancient China-Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu.

One day, Zhou Yu gave Zhuge Liangimpossible task- to make 100, 000 arrows within ten days. "No problem," Zhuge Liang said  （confident）. He promised（bring） Zhou Yu 100, 000 arrows within 3 days.

Zhuge Liang asked his soldiers to fill 20 large boats many straw men. In the early morning of the （three） day, Zhuge Liang's soldiers sailed the boats towards the camps of Cao Cao's army on the other side of the river. The soldiers shouted and beat their  （drum） loudly. Cao Cao's soldiers heard the sounds, they thought they were under attack. However, the fog is so thick on the river they could not see through. Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to shoot towards the sounds. Zhuge Liang's boats were soon full of arrows. Zhuge Liang's soldiers then turned the boats around and shouted, "Thank you for your arrows, Cao Cao. " Zhuge Liang took all these arrows back. Zhou Yu was amazed by （he） wisdom.

Since then, Chinese people （tell） the story to their children for many many years.

1）影响：戴口罩, 每日核酸……

2）温暖：志愿者, 老师……

3）感言：感恩, 相信……

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