Have you ever felt a strong emotion (情绪), but not been able to find the right word to describe it? Maybe there is a word for it, but you just don’t know it yet. One man is trying to help fix this problem. University of East London psychology researcher Tim Lomas is making a list of words from different languages around the world. The words have no exact equivalent(对等的) words or phrases in the English language. Perhaps the most famous example is “schadenfreude”, the German word describing pleasure at the bad luck of others.

Borrowing from as many languages as he could, Lomas searched for “untranslatable” experiences and published them in The Journal of Positive Psychology last year. His study is called the Positive Lexicography Project. Lomas has focused mostly on happy moments. He hopes that learning these words will enrich (使丰富) people’s lives. So now, thanks to the Portuguese(葡萄牙语), when you run your fingers through a loved one’s hair you can call it “cafune”. Or you can use the Spanish word “estrenar” to describe the feeling when you wear or use something for the first time. The Germans describe the good mood at the end of a working day as “feierabend”, while the Norwegians describe the feeling of sitting around a warm fireplace as “peiskos”.

“The limits of our language are said to define the boundaries of our world,” Lomas wrote for The Conversation. “If we lack (缺乏) a word for a particular positive emotion, we are far less likely to experience it.”

1.What is psychology researcher Tim Lomas working on?

A. He is studying people’s strong emotions.

B. He is improving the old English dictionaries.

C. He is making a list of words to describe people’s emotions.

D. He is trying to explain the differences between languages in the world.

2.What does the underlined word “schadenfreude” in the first paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 乐极生悲 B. 幸灾乐祸 C. 苦尽甘来 D. 火上浇油

3.Which of the following is NOT true about Lomas’ study?

A. He borrowed from many languages for his study.

B. His studied “untranslatable” experiences.

C. His study is called the Positive Lexicography Project.

D. His study focused on sad moments in people’s daily life.

4.The word “peiskos” describes the feeling _____.

A. when you push your fingers through a loved one’s hair

B. when you wear or use something for the first time

C. when a long working day comes to an end

D. when you’re sitting around a warm fireplace

根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子。

1.As seniors, we should try our best to ______________________(使我们的梦想成真).

2.Every year on Feb 2, the famous groundhog (土拨鼠) Punxsutawney Phil predicts__________.

(是否冬天会持续更长)

3.A good book teaches people __________(对…满意)what they have and to care about others.

4.The novel _____________(以…为基础)the real problems in the world. It is suitable for youth.

5.NASA plans to send people to Mars_________(在二十一世纪三十年代). It helps with a study on how long-term space travel affects the human body.

请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填入适当的单词(注意：每空1个单词)。

We don’t know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet—even husbands and wives will meet in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. However, human relationship won’t be as important as it is today—we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. Moreover, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots, which will help children with their homework.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Travelling to other planets or to the Moon will be possible for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change too. We will be using solar- powered(太阳能) cars, which will be much cleaner.

We could expect that the faster technology progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our environment as well as health will be in better condition.

书面表达

每年的4月23日是世界读书日，这个纪念日的意义在于推动更多人去阅读。假如你校将开展“读好书，促成长”活动，请你根据这项活动的主题，向全校同学发出倡议。

注意：1. 词数90左右。短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2. 短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

3. 短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear classmates,

Reading is very important in our daily life.

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Let’s start reading now!

某英文杂志社正面向九年级毕业生征文，请从以下要点中选择一至两个方面，并结合具体事例，用英语写一篇题为＂Thank you, my teacher!＂的短文参加此次活动。要点如下：

1.严格要求；

2.耐心指导；

3.热情鼓励；

4.……

注意：

1.词数80~100 ；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名及学校名称。

Thank you, my teacher!

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---Wow, useful and fashionable iphone 6s you have bought!

---Yes, it is ____ great help to me, ____ I must say it also cost me a lot.

A. What, a, but B. What an, the, and

C. What a, a , and D. How, a ,but

—May we leave the classroom now? —No; you_____. You______to leave until the bell rings.

A. can’t; are allowed B. mustn’t; aren’t allowed

C. needn’t; are allowed D. needn’t; aren’t allowed

---What do you think of his words?

--- What he said sounds____.

A. nicely B. pleasantly

C. friendly D. wonderfully

---______ fun time we had at the party yesterday!

---Yeah. It was such an exciting party ____I would never forget it.

A. What a; that B. What; as

C. How; that D. How; as

--Your son hasn’t watched the movie Need for Speed, has he?

-- ____________. He told me it was ______ exciting _____ he’d like to watch it again.

A. Yes, he has； so； that

B. Yes, he has； such； that

C. No, he hasn’t； so； that

D. No, he hasn’t； such； that