Have you ever felt a strong emotion (情緒), 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(對(duì)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 (使豐富) people’s lives. So now, thanks to the Portuguese(葡萄牙語), 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. 樂極生悲 B. 幸災(zāi)樂禍 C. 苦盡甘來 D. 火上澆油

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

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 【解析】試題這是一篇說明文，文章主要對(duì)心理學(xué)研究者洛馬斯對(duì)“不可譯”的詞匯創(chuàng)造的表達(dá)方式進(jìn)行闡述，說明我們應(yīng)該找一個(gè)詞來表達(dá)一種特殊的積極情緒。 1.題意：心理學(xué)研究者Tim Lomas在做什么？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)University of East London psychology researcher Tim Lomas is ...

根據(jù)所給漢語和句子意思，用英語補(bǔ)全句子。

1.As seniors, we should try our best to ______________________(使我們的夢(mèng)想成真).

2.Every year on Feb 2, the famous groundhog (土撥鼠) Punxsutawney Phil predicts__________.

(是否冬天會(huì)持續(xù)更長(zhǎng))

3.A good book teaches people __________(對(duì)…滿意)what they have and to care about others.

4.The novel _____________(以…為基礎(chǔ))the real problems in the world. It is suitable for youth.

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

1. make our dreams come true 2. if winter will last longer 3. to be satisfied with 4. is based on/upon 5. in the 2030s 【解析】 1.句意：作為老年人，我們應(yīng)該盡我們最大的努力使我們的夢(mèng)想成真。成真come true；我們的夢(mèng)想our dream...

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~(注意：每空1個(gè)單詞)。

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(太陽能) 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.

Life in the year 2050
Human relationship	It will be not as important as it is today. With computers and the Internet, there will be less face-to-face1..
Machines	Computers will be widely used, so will be robots. For example, they will be used to help children learn more easily.
2.	Cars will use3. from the Sun and produce little air pollution.
Environment	People will4.well of environmental protection.
Health	More diseases can be5. and people will be healthier.

1.communication 2.Transport/Transportation 3.power/ energy 4.know 5.cured 【解析】試題本文作者對(duì)未來2050年的生活狀況進(jìn)行了合理想象，說明了科學(xué)技術(shù)在人際關(guān)系、交通工具和健康和環(huán)保等方面給人們生活帶來的改變。 1.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, human relationship...

書面表達(dá)

每年的4月23日是世界讀書日，這個(gè)紀(jì)念日的意義在于推動(dòng)更多人去閱讀。假如你校將開展“讀好書，促成長(zhǎng)”活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)的主題，向全校同學(xué)發(fā)出倡議。

讀書的意義	1. 獲取知識(shí)，開闊視野 2. 使人愉悅，益于學(xué)習(xí) 3. ……(自由發(fā)揮)
現(xiàn)狀	1. 作業(yè)多，無良好讀書習(xí)慣 2. 不知道讀什么書，不會(huì)選擇
倡議	……（至少兩點(diǎn)）

注意：1. 詞數(shù)90左右。短文的開頭已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

2. 短文須包括所有要點(diǎn)，不要逐詞翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使短文連貫、通順；

3. 短文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息。

Dear classmates,

Reading is very important in our daily life.

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Let’s start reading now!

Reading is very important in our daily life． First of all，reading will/can help us get knowledge from all kinds of books．It can also help to open up a whole new world to us．Second，reading will/can ...

某英文雜志社正面向九年級(jí)畢業(yè)生征文，請(qǐng)從以下要點(diǎn)中選擇一至兩個(gè)方面，并結(jié)合具體事例，用英語寫一篇題為＂Thank you, my teacher!＂的短文參加此次活動(dòng)。要點(diǎn)如下：

1.嚴(yán)格要求；

2.耐心指導(dǎo)；

3.熱情鼓勵(lì)；

4.……

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80~100 ；

2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名及學(xué)校名稱。

Thank you, my teacher!

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Thank you, my teacher! I’d like to say thanks to my English teacher, Miss Li, because she's helped me a lot. Once, I failed my English exam. When she found I was very worried, she encouraged me ...

---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

C 【解析】試題句意：-哇，你買的iPhone5s是多么的有用和時(shí)尚！-是的，它給了我很大的幫助，我必須說它也花費(fèi)了我很多。感嘆句一般是用來表示說話時(shí)的喜悅、驚訝等情感。英語感嘆句常用"what"和"how"引導(dǎo)，"what"和"how"與所修飾的詞置于句首，其它部分用陳述句語序。由"what"引導(dǎo)的感嘆句："what"意為"多么"用作定語，修飾名詞（被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分），單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前要加不定冠詞...

—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

B 【解析】 試題句意：我們現(xiàn)在可以離開教室了嗎？不，不能。直到響鈴你們才可以離開。May引導(dǎo)的一般疑問句，肯定回答用may；否定回答用can’t或者mustn’t。not…until“直到……才”。故選B。

---What do you think of his words?

--- What he said sounds____.

A. nicely B. pleasantly

C. friendly D. wonderfully

C 【解析】試題句意：--你覺得他的話語怎樣？他說的聽起來很友好。sound是系動(dòng)詞，后叫形容詞。結(jié)合句意，故選C

---______ 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

A 【解析】試題句意：句意：我們昨天晚上在晚會(huì)上玩的是多么開心呀！是的，它是如此的令人興奮以至于我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記它。第一句為感嘆句，是對(duì)have a good time表示感嘆，time為名詞，所以用what來引導(dǎo)，第二句考查such+a/an+adj+n.+that句型結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“如此……的一個(gè)東西……以至于”，故選A。

--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

A 【解析】試題句意：你兒子還沒有看過那部叫作《極品飛車》的電影，是嗎？---不，他看過了。他告訴我電影是如此的令人興奮以至于他還想再看一遍。此題考查so…that…如此……以至于……，根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)選A 。