英语词汇学第九单元测试题2(附答案)
C9 Test-2
I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that 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
C. metonymy
D. euphemism
10. The tone implied by “a big cheese” is .
A. positive
B. interesting
C. neutral
D. derogatory
II. Decide whether the following are true or false.
( )1. Idioms are generally felt to be informal; therefore they are usually inappropriate for formal settings. ( )2. The stylistic features of idioms are fixed and unchangeable.
( )3. Idioms are peculiar to native culture and language.
( )4. The fixity of idioms is absolute.
( )5. The idiomaticity is gradable and may best be thought in terms of a scale.
( )6. Idioms are fixed in structure and so can never be changed.
( )7. Idioms are usually difficult to understand because the meanings of idioms are not in many cases the total of individual words.
( )8. All idioms are used in their figurative senses.
( )9. Since each idiom is a semantic whole, each can be replaced by a single word.
( )10. Semantic unity and structural stability are general features of idioms, but there are many exceptions. III. Match the words and expressions in Column A with their rhetorical features in Column B.
Column A Column B
1.by hook and crook A. reiteration
2.neither fish, flesh, nor fowl B. synecdoche
3.play fast and loose C. rhyme
4.like a rat in a hole D. personification
5.fall into good hands E. hyperbole
6.cut the ground from under sb. F. alliteration
7.powder one’s nose G. juxtaposition
8.from cradle to grave H. repetition
9.push and shove I. euphemism
10. year in year out J. metaphor
11. The pot calls the kettle black. K. simile
12. a flood of tears L. metonymy
IV. Identify the types of idiomatic variations in the following expressions.
1. talk thirteen to the dozen
2. It’s an ill wind.
3. fortune’s wheel
4. “The leopard! But he did change them, Dinny.”
“He did not, Auntie: he had no spots to change.”
5. Thank one’s stars
V. Define the following terms.
1. semi-idioms
2. true idioms
3. regular combinations
4. sentence idioms
5. phrase idioms
VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.
1. What is the difference between phraseological fusions and phraselogical unities?
2. How to understand “structural stability” of idioms?
3. How are idioms classified according to grammatical functions?
VII. Analyze and comment on the following.
1. Conway would have preferred to talk in Chinese, but so far he had not let it be known that he spoke any
Eastern tongue; he felt it might be a useful card up his sleeve.
Pick out the idiom (or its variation) in the sentence and make comments on it.
2. The sudden death of his only child was a bolt from the blue to the old woman.
Pick out the idiom in the sentence. Explain its meaning, effect, grammatical structure and functions, and rhetorical features.
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英语词汇学 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 → ignorant 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 C. semantically motivated D. etymologically motivated 9. CCELD is distinctive for its _____. [ ] A. clear grammar codes B. language notes
1. 本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题～第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题～第81题，共36题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。 2. 答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上，同时务必在试卷的装订线内将本人的姓名、准考证号填写好。 3. 所有的试题都必须在专用的“答题卡”上作答，选择题用2B铅笔作答、非选择题在指定位置用0.5毫米黑色水笔作答。在试卷或草稿纸上答题无效。 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. You have set _____ good example for me, I’ll try my best to reach ______ height you did. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. /; the 2. --- What do you think of this book? ---It’s _____ worth reading than that one. A. well B. much C. better D. more 3. --- You look so sad. What’s up ? --- The problem ______ to be much more difficult than I thought. A. put out B. broke out C. found out D. turned out 4. ---Hey, be careful! You are speeding. ---Sorry, I _____ about my mother in hospital. A. thought B. have thought C. am thinking D. was thinking 5. ---The food and medicine in the city are running out. ---As a result, the __ ____ there is getting worse. A. production B. location C. situation D. position 6. ---Billy sometimes gets _____ sleepy in class. ---That’s because he always has little sleep. A. a bit B. a bit of C. a lot D. a lot of 7. ---He hasn’t seen that interesting film before. ---______. I’ll see it with my parents next week. A. Neither have I B. So have I C. Neither will I D. So will I 8. ---The book is interesting. ---But I don’t think ______ will like it. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody 9. --- The light in Mike’s room isn’t on. ---So he ______ be at home. A. must B. should C. won’t D. can’t 10. ---It’s a pity that the number of wild animals is getting __________.
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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
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期末测试卷时间：60分钟满分：100分 听力部分（30分） 一、听录音，根据你所听到的内容为下列图片排序。(5分) () () () () () 二、听录音，判断下列图片与你所听到的内容是(T)否(F)相符。(5分) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. () () () () () 三、听录音，根据你所听到的内容选择恰当的应答语。(10分) () 1. A. Yes, I do. B. Yes, I am. C. Yes, I can. () 2. A. It's warm. B. It's hot. C. It's cold. () 3. A. He's reading a book. B. I'm writing an e-mail. C. She's writing a letter. () 4. A. Happy birthday to you. B. Sorry. C. Thank you. () 5. A. I am swimming. B. It's flying. C. He is climbing. 四、听录音，根据你所听到的内容选出正确的答案。(10分) () 1. What does Mike often do on Saturdays? A. He often does his homework. B. He often cleans his house. C. He often plays basketball. () 2. Why does Jimmy like summer? A. Because he can swim. B. Because he can catch fish. C. Because he can have a trip.
李阳疯狂英语 VIP 初 三 英 语 测 试 题 一、单项填空（ 20 分） 21. Jack bought a _________ in a shoe shop yesterday. A.pair of shoes B.pairs of shoes C.pair of two shoes 22. If you _________ at home and miss the lecture, you ’ll feel sorry. A.stay B.will stay C.stayed D. stays 23. _________ I go shopping with my mother on Sundays. A. Some time B. Sometime C. Sometimes 24. If you become rich, you will have a difficult time knowing ________ your real friends are. A.that B.who C. which D. what D.pair of shoe D. Some times 25. —Remember, boys and girls. ________ you work, ________ result you will get. —We know, Miss Gao. A.The better, the harder C.The hard, the better B.The harder, the better D.The hard, the good 26. —How long have you been skating today? —__________. A. Three miles 27. Who can tell me _______ at the meeting? A.what he said B .he said what B.Thirty circles C. Three feet D.Three hours D.how he said C.what did he say 28. It ’s polite to wait __________ line. A.on B. in C. at 29. I spent two hours _________ English every day. A. to speak B. speak C.on speaking D. to D.speaking D. sadly 30. Doing it well can make my mother __________. A.happily B.happy C. sad 31. Most boys like to play _________ football, but he likes to play ___________ piano. A.a, a B. 不填，不填 C.不填， a D. 不填， the 32. We ’ve _________ room to store my books. A.ran out of B. ran out C. run out of 33. My shoes are worn out, I want to buy a new __________. D. run out from
英语词汇学试题 Introduction and Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabula ry（练习1） I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. 1.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of _________construct. A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root 2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words. A. Semantics B. Linguistics C. Etymology D. Stylistics 3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes. A. Greek B. Roman C. Italian D. Germanic 4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc. A. linguistic B. grammatical C. arbitrary D. semantic 5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effects A. situation B. context C. time D. place 6.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form , meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _______ difference. A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic 7. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas. A. technical B. artistic C. different D. academic 8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves. A. Slang B. Jargon C. Dialectal words D. Argot 9 ._________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words. A. Jargon B. Argot C. Dialectal words D. Slang 10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it. A. workers B. criminals C. any person D. policeman 11.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question. A. Argot B. Slang C. Jargon D. Dialectal words 12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use. A. common B. little C. slight D. great 13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on ______meanings. A. new B. old C. bad D. good 14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals. A. functional B. notional C. empty D. formal 15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called _______words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category. A. content B. notional C. empty D. new