2010级英语词汇学试卷
Ⅰ. Multiple Choices. (1*40=40%)
The Answers of question 1-6 are as follows:
A.cosmos
B.cosmetic
C.cosmopolitan
D.cosmonaut
E.cosmology
F.microcosm
1. Large-city urbanites are also more likely than their small-town counterparts to have a ________ outlook.
2. Participants on the show were to go through training at Russia…s ________ training ce nter, Star City.
3. The news show reports that the area's local ________ surgeons are doing a busy trade at this time of the year, coping with the Holiday season boom in procedures.
4. School is a ________ of society. Students need to be taught to observe rules and regulations on campus.
5. Hawking is often hailed as a modern-day Einstein and his work has shed light on the origin of the ________, the nature of time, and the ultimate fate of the universe.
6. In addition to the 12 animals that form the traditional Chinese zodiac, there are five elements - gold, wood, water, fire and earth, used in ancient Chinese __ _.
A. temper
B. temperature
C. temperate
D. aerobic
E. aerial
F. frigid
7. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on ______ fitness as well.
8. Since the Ice Age ended ten thousand years ago and warmer ______ returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north.
9. Tame elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including their ______.
10. The lama said construction of a new monastery is in full swing and monks are expected to move into the new site before Yushu…s ______ winter arrives.
11. The odds of a “white Christmas” in ______ parts of the northern hemisphere have diminished in the last century due to climate change and will likely decline further by 2100. 12. Scientists concluded from an ______ survey Sunday that the eruption occurred near the glacier in an area where there was no ice.
A. flames
B. fever
C. feverish
D. flagrant
E. fervent
13. Seconds later, the car was enclosed in____, b ut to everyone?s amazement, Anderson was able to pull the baby to safety.
14. I?m concerned about the cumulative effect of years at these levels of ______ activity.
15. Flu symptoms including ______ and chills, sore throat and body aches come on suddenly and are more severe than cold symptoms.
16. The attack on civilians is a ______ violation of the peace agreement.
17. The president had a ______ farewell speech when he retired from his position.
A. defined
B. definition
C. finalists
D. finite
E. refined
F. refinement
18. Tears can be obtained painlessly without invading the body and only tiny amounts are needed to perform highly _______ analyses.
19. Thus man was _______ as a rational being, as a social animal, an animal that can make
tools, or a symbol-making animal.
20. Since our knowledge is _______, none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.
21. As long as you understand that any potential benefit is modest and subject to further _______, taking a daily multivitamin makes a lot of sense.
22. I had a management position open in my department; and the two _______ were a man and a woman.
23. The service industry, by _______, exists to cater to others' needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn't get the difference between server and servant.
A. natal
B. native
C. naive
D. innate
E. nationalities
F. international
24. Aggression is a kind of _______ survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation that allows animals to defend themselves from threats.
25. He gathered together a number of women who attended to the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all _______ and helped the surgeons as best they could.
26. English is the leading _______ language. In different countries around the globe, English is acquired as the mother tongue, in others it?s used as a second language.
27. When we first fall in love, we are young and _______ and all that, we want the object of our love to love us back.
28. A large number of women “live at the mercy of their husbands during the subsistence of marriage”and even after a separation or divorce they are financially dependent on their _______ family.
29. Other exemptions are available for _______ Americans, those with religious objections and those who can demonstrate economic hardship.
A. territory
B. territorial
C. terrorists
D. terrain
E. terrible
F. deterrent
30. Mutual respect for _____ integrity is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships.
31. Unfortunately, few of us have much experience dealing with the threat of ________, so it?s been difficult to get fact about how we should respond.
32. Unfortunately, the ________ of the mountains in Norweija ascends to 2,000 feet.
33. All flights having been canceled because of the ________ weather, they had to go there by train.
34. Hydrogen bombs (氢弹) don?t kill people--people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a ________ effect.
35. Wom en?s education may be unusual ________ for economists, but enhancing women?s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue.
A. dominate
B. dominant
C. domestic
D. predominantly
E. domesticate
36. Medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed, clothed and sheltered a _______ rural society with a much lower population density than it is today.
37. No form of government in the world is ________; each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.
38. The book is expected to the best-seller lists.
39. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support _________ business efforts.
40. We the dog to help us with hunting.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with appropriated forms. (2*10=20%)
1.In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars—the Japanese society is still very much
male-_______. (orient)
2.Many years had elapsed before they returned to their _______ urban areas.(origin)
3.The seminar _______ scheduled for today has been cancelled. The hours I?ve spent
preparing for it are totally wasted. (origin)
4.There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it?s like
to work in a field ______ by men. (dominate)
5.________ can lead to social and economic progress, but also put pressure on cities to
provide housing and services.(urban)
6.Suburban values are mocked by urbanists and ____ alike—but they are what people want
and should be treasured.(rural)
7.Throughout this period food became cheaper, safer and more reliable. However, these
changes have also led to _____ loss and to diminishing biodiversity.(habit)
8.The regrowth of rainforest in Amazon area will be hampered by human _____. (habit)
9.Security has become the number one issue, when the most influential _____ of the Net are
selling services they want to be paid for. (habit)
10.The financial blows rain on the uninsured, especially the ____ ill who need expensive
drugs to live. (chronic)
Ⅲ. Translation (5*6=30%)
1.The findings add weight to the theory that large areas of the Amazon have recovered so
well from past periods of agricultural use that the regrowth has been mistaken by generations of biologists for "virgin" forest.
2.Looking down back, the wide and broad rurality gives us a panoramic view.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/9f7035719.html,rge-city urbanites are also more likely than their small-town counterparts to have a
cosmopolitan outlook, to display less responsibility to traditional kinship roles.
4.Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the
streets there are paved with gold.
5.Aggression is a kind of innate survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation that
allows animals to defend themselves from threats.
6.For hundreds of millions of years, turtles have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on
sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them.
Ⅳ. Essay question(10%)
What?s your biggest regret in university?
答题要求：
1.答案写在印有“信阳师院（或华锐学院）”的稿纸或A4打印纸上（如果答案打印的
话），写清题号。不接受电子档。
2.写上所在班级，姓名，学号
3.考生自己答题，不得抄袭。
4.10月20号前，由各班学习委员负责，把本班答卷交到教一101办公室。
《英语词汇学教程》参考答案 Chapter 1 1. The three definitions agree that lexicology studies words. Yet, they have different focuses. Definition 1 focuses on the meaning and uses of words, while definition 2 on the overall structure and history. Definition 3 regards lexicology as a branch of linguistics and focuses on the semantic structure of the lexicon. It is interesting to note that the three definitions use different names for the object of study. For Definition 1, it is words, for Definition 2 the vocabulary of a language, and for Definition 3 the lexicon. 2. (1) They can go into the room, and if they like, shut the door. (2) You boys are required to give in your homework before 10 o’clock. (3) I watch the football match happily and find it very interesting. 3. (1) W hen it follows ‘-t’ and ‘-d’, it is pronounced as [id]; (2) When it follows voiceless consonants, it is pronounced as [t]; (3) When it follows voiced consonants and vowels, it is pronounced as [d]. 4. (1) They are words that can be included in a semantic field of “tree”. (2) They represent the forms of the verb “fly” and have a common meaning. (3) They belong to a lexical field of “telephone communication”. (4) They are synonyms, related to human visual perception. Specifically, they denote various kinds of “looking”. 5. (a) 'blackboard: a board with a dark smooth surface, used in schools for writing with chalk (the primary stress in on black); 'blackbird: a particular kind of bird, which may not necessarily be black in color (the primary stress in on black); 'greyhound: a slender, swift dog with keen sight (the primary stress in on black); 'White House: the residence of the US President in Washington (the primary stress in on black). (b) 'black 'board: any board which is black in color (both words receive primary stress); 'black 'bird: any bird which is black in color (both words receive primary stress); 'grey 'hound: any hound that is grey in color (both words receive primary stress); 'white 'house: any house that is painted white (both words receive primary stress). 6. There are 44 orthographic words, i.e. sequences of letters bounded by space. There are 24 open class words and 20 closed class words. 7. (a) The ‘bull’ is literal, referring to a male bovine animal. (b) ‘Take the bull by the horn’is an idiom, meaning (having the courage to) deal with someone or something directly. (c) ‘Like a bull in a china shop’is an idiom, meaning doing something with too much enthusiasm or too quickly or carelessly in a way that may damage things or upset someone.
《英语词汇学》模拟试卷 (一) I. Choose the best answer and then put the letter of your choice in the given brackets. (30%) 1. The minimal meaningful units in English are known as ______. A. roots B. morphs C. stems D. morphemes ( ) 2. The most important of all the features of the basic word stock is ______. A. stability . B. productivity C. polysemy . D. all national character ( ) 3. Old English vocabulary was essentially ______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian. A. Celtic . B. Hellenic C. Italic . D. Germanic . ( ) 4. In modern times, ______ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion. A. borrowing B. backformation C. creation D. semantic change ( ) 5. The words “motel”and “comsat”are called ______. A. blends B. compounds C. acronyms D. initialisms . ( ) 6. The word “teachers”contains three morphemes, but the word “shortenings”has ______ morphemes. A. two B. three C. four D. five ( ) 7. Reference is the relationship between language and the ______. A. concept B. world C. context . D. sense ( ) 8. Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example: ______. A. dorm for “dormitory” B. fond for “affectionate” C. dish for “food” D. TV for “television”( ) 9. The word “mouth”in the phrase “the mouth of a river”is regarded as a ______ motivated word. A. morphologically B. etymologically C. onomatopoeically D. semantically
全国2011年7月高等教育自学考试 英语词汇学试题 课程代码：00832 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30 %) 1. Grammarians insist that a word be a __________ form that can function in a sentence. ( ) A. small B. large C. fixed D. free 2. In the earliest stage of English, the written form of a word should ________ that of the oral form. ( ) A. agree with B. disagree with C. be the same as D. be different from 3. ____________consists of technical terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas as in medicine, mathematics, etc. ( ) A. Terminology B. Jargon C. Slang D. Argot 4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the followings EXCEPT_________. ( ) A. fast food B. TV dinner C. Mao jackets D. Watergate 5. Reviving archaic words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, “loan”, which was prevalent in the thirteenth century, was replaced by “ __________ ” in American English. ( ) A. own B. let C. rent D. lend 6. If we say that Old English was a language of __________ endings, Middle English was one of leveled endings. ( ) A. full B. short C. long D. paralleled 00832# 英语词汇学试卷第1页共6页
《英语词汇学教程》（2004 年版）练习答案 Chapter 1 7. Choose the standard meaning from the list on the right to match each of the slang words on the left. a. tart: loose woman b. bloke: fellow c. gat: pistol d. swell: great e. chicken: coward f. blue: fight g. smoky: police h. full: drunk i. dame: woman j. beaver: girl 8. Give the modern equivalents for the following archaic words. haply = perhaps albeit = although methinks = it seems to me eke = also sooth = truth morn = morning troth = pledge ere = before quoth = said hallowed = holy billow = wave / the sea bade = bid 12. Categorize the following borrowed words into denizens, aliens, translation loans, and semantic loans. Denizens: kettle, die, wall, skirt, husband Aliens: confrere, pro patria, Wunderkind, mikado, parvenu Translation loans: chopstick, typhoon, black humour, long time no see Semantic loans: dream Chapter 2 1. Why should students of English lexicology study the Indo-European Language Family? The Indo-European Language Family is one of the most important language families in the world. It is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East and India. English belongs to this family and the other members of the Indo-European have more or less influence on English vocabulary. Knowledge of the Indo-European Language Family will help us understand English words better and use them more appropriately. 2. Make a tree diagram to show the family relations of the modern languages given below.
参考答案 2000年4月份高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学试题参考答案 Ⅰ.1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.D Ⅱ.(10%) 16.transfer 17.OLD English 18.monolingual 19.semantically 20.extralinguistic/non-linguistic Ⅲ.21.D 22.F 23.A 24.J 25.B 26.C 27.I 28.E 29.G 30.H Ⅳ. 31.bound root 32.（head+tail）blinding 33.inflectional affix/morpheme 34.a+n 35.full conversion 36.suffix 37.reversativ 38.prefix of degree 39.prefix 40.number prefix Ⅴ.41.The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms. 42.Native words, also known as Anglo-Saxon words, are words brought to Britian in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes. 43.The process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance. 44.The distinctive stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context. 45.A dictionary written in one language, or a dictionary in which entries are defined in the same language. Ⅵ.46.There are four types of motivation: 1）Onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc. 2）Morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc. 3）Semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc. 4）Etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc. 47.Key points:borrowing; dialects and regional English; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidence with idiomatic expressions. 48.Key points:definition; explanation; example; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; relevant details and word structure. Ⅶ.49. 1）Each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection （re+collect+ion）,nationalist（nation+al+ist）,unearthly（un+earth+ly）. 2）Of the nine morphemes, only "collect","nation" and "earth" are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves. 3）All the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un- and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words. 50. 1）the stitch in time ----- a stitch in time saves nine（3分） 2）proverbs are concise, forcible and thought-provoking（1分） 3）using an old saying is more persuasive（2分） 4）the short form saves time, more colloquial（2分） 5）indicates intimacy or close relationship（1分）
2012级（1）班 Chaper1 The Basic Concepts Of Words and Vocabulary I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. 1. ______is the most important of all characteristics of the basic word stock. A.Productivity Stability C.Collocability D.All national character 2. Nonbasic vocabulary includes all of the following except_______ . A.slang B.Anglo-Saxon words C.argots D.neologisms 3. According to the origins of the words, English words can be classified into _______ . A.content words and functional words B.native words and borrowed words C.basic words and dialectal words D.loan words and dialectal words 4. Borrowings can be divided into________. A.liens, semantic loans, translationloans, denizens B.empty words, notional words, form words, content words C.blends, portmanteau words, acronyms, initializes D.derivatives, compounds, converted words and clipped words 5. Apart from the characteristics of basic vocabulary, native words have two other features, namely_________. A.Productivity and stability B.neutrality in style and high frequency in use C.collectability and polysemy D.formality and arbitrariness 6．The word beaver(meaning“girl”)is_______ . A.a dialectal word B.argot C.an archaism D.slang 7. AIDS as a nonbasic word is_______ . A.jargon B.an archaism C.aneologism D.slang 8.Form words include the following word classes except_______ . A.conjunctions B.auxiliaries C.prepositions D.adjectives 9. Vocabulary can refer to the following except_______ . A.the total number of the words in alanguage B.all the words used in a particular historical period C.all the words of a given dialect D.most words a person knows 10.Kimono is a loan word from_______ . A.German B.French C.Spanish D.Japanese 11. _______ form the mainstream of the basic word stock. A.Anglo-Saxon words B. Frenchwords C.Danish words https://www.doczj.com/doc/9f7035719.html,tin words 12.Black humor is_______ . A.a translation loan B.a semantic loan C.a denizen D.an alien 13.Pronouns and numerals are semantically_______ and have limited_______ . A.polysemous;use and stability B.monosemous;collocability and stability C.polysemous;use and productivity D.monosemous;productivity andcollectability 14.Indigestion is_______ . A.jargon B.slang C.terminology D.an archaism
《英语词汇学教程》参考答案 (注：参考答案仅供参考。有些题目的答案并非是唯一的) Chapter 1 1. The three definitions agree that lexicology studies words. Yet, they have different focuses. Definition 1 focuses on the meaning and uses of words, while definition 2 on the overall structure and history. Definition 3 regards lexicology as a branch of linguistics and focuses on the semantic structure of the lexicon. It is interesting to note that the three definitions use different names for the object of study. For Definition 1, it is words, for Definition 2 the vocabulary of a language, and for Definition 3 the lexicon. 2. (1) They can go into the room, and if they like, shut the door. (2) You boys are required to give in your homework before 10 o’clock. (3) I watch the football match happily and find it very interesting. 3. (1) when it follows ‘-t’ and ‘-d’, it is pronounced as [id]; (2) when it follows voiceless consonants, it is pronounced as [t]; (3) when it follows voiced consonants and vowels, it is pronounced as [d]. 4. (1)They are words that can be included in a semantic field of “tree”.
全国高等教育自学考试 英语词汇学试题 课程代码：00832 Ⅰ．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）1．According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.（） A．meaning B．Sound C．combination of sounds D．Group 2．The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.（） A．more slowly than B．As quickly as C．more rapidly than D．Not so quickly as 3．Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.（）A．use frequency B．notion C．origin D．sound 4．Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT______.（） A．green revolution B．fast food C．moon walk D．space shuttle 5．Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need. （）A．form B．meaning C．look D．pronunciation 6．Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall” means ______ in British English.（） A．four B．fell C．for D．autumn 7．The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT ______. （）A．/t/ B．/g/ C．/p/ D．/k/ 英语词汇学试卷第 1 页共9 页
C9 Test-2 below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that I. Each of the statements would best complete the statement. 1. The fixity of idioms depends on A. idiomaticity B. structure C. grammaticality D. style
2. Idioms are generally felt to be A. formal B. informal C. casual D. intimate 3. In the idiom “ move heaven and earth ” , is used. A. simile B. metonymy C. personification D. juxtaposition 4. A large proportion of idioms were first created by . A. linguists B. poets C. working people D. ruling class 5. Forms and functions of idioms are . A. different B. identical C. not necessarily identical D. not identical at all 6. Slang expressions are often peculiar to and varieties. A. stylistic, affective B. social, regional C. professional, cultural D. cultural, social 7. The semantic unity of idioms is also reflected in the relationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom. A. illogical B. lexical C. grammatical D. logical 8. Idioms nominal in nature function as . A. adverbs B. modifiers C. nouns D. adjectives 9. In “Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters ”, figure of speech is . A. simile B. personification
广东外语外贸大学 英语教育学院 《英语词汇》12--13学年度第一学期期末考试试题A卷考核对象：11 级通选考试时间：80分钟 I. Multiple choices. Choose the one that is most appropriate for the sentence.(20*1) 1. After the , the Germanic tributes called Angles, Saxons and Jutes came in great numbers. A. Greeks B. Indians C. Romans D. French 2. Adulthood contains . A. concrete denominal noun suffix B. abstract denominal noun suffix C. de-adjective noun suffix D. deverbal noun suffix 3. Utopia, Odyssey and Babbitt are words from . A. names of books B. names of places C. names of people D. tradenames 4.Which of the following words are opaque words? A richness B abstraction C free D transparent 5.Which word can be used before nouns ? A coward B motherly C deeply D loudly 6. The meaning of the phrase “covered court” is______. A 室内场地 B 重要人员到齐 C 被完全包围的地方 D 结果已定的案件 7. “Have a crush on someone” means__________ in Chinese. A 与某人有矛盾 B 与某人意见一致 C 喜欢某人 D 饶恕某人 8. “Bring down the house” means__________ in Chinese. A 赢得喝彩 B 封锁现场 C 集中起来 D 无理取闹 9. “Pull up one’s socks” means__________ in Chinese. A 戏弄某人 B 鼓起勇气 C 小心翼翼 D 取代某人
全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试 英语词汇学试题 课程代码：00832 本试卷满分100分，考试时间150分钟. 考生答题注意事项： 1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效。试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。 2.第一部分为选择题。必须对应试卷上的题号使用28铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。 3.第二部分为非选择题。必须注明大、小题号，使用0．5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。 4.合理安排答题空间。超出答题区域无效。 第一部分选择题 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(30%) 1.“Woman”becomes “Frau”in German, “femme”in French and “fùnǔ”in Chinese. This example shows that in different languages the same concept can be represented by different ______． A. sounds B．forms C. unities D．meanings 2.The following words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT ______． A. fire B．hot C. photoscanning D．sister 3.Aliens are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. Which of the following words comes from Chinese? A. Bazaar. B．Kowtow. C. Rajah. D．Blitzkrieg. 4.The Indo-European language family is made up of the languages of the following EXCEPT ______． A. Europe B．the Far East C. India D．the Near East 5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words in the present-day English vocabulary? A. The rapid development of modern science and technology. B．Social, economic and political changes. C. The invasion of foreign countries. D．The influence of other cultures and languages. 6. Modern English vocabulary develops through the following channels EXCEPT ______. A. creation B．borrowing
试题二 第一部分选择题 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket（30％） 1. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example A. lewd → ignoran t B. silly → foolish C. last → pleasure D. knave → boy 2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: A. humour B. sarcasm C. ridicule D. all the above 3. The four major modes of semantic change are _____. A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradation B. extension, generalization, elevation and degradation C. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradation D. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation 4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____. A. synecdoche B. metonymy C. substitution D. metaphor 5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _____. A. adjectives B. attributes C. modifiers D. words 6. Grammatical context refers to _____ in which a word is used. A. vocabulary B. grammar C. semantic pattern D. syntactic structure 7. In the idiom 'in good feather', we change 'good' into 'high, full' without changing meaning. This change of constituent is known as _____ . A. addition B. replacement C. position-shifting D. variation 8. The word "laconic" is _____. A. onomatopoeically motivated B. morphologically motivated