Part 1 V ocabulary and Structure
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Directions: Choose the best one to complete each sentence.
1. Consequently, this young woman would have ________ curiosity because she was well dressed and, though no longer a girl, she was not wearing black.
A. risen
B. aroused
C. caused
D. woken
2. A recent ________ was that about 20 per cent of college graduates joined the army of the unemployment last year.
A. estimate
B. number
C. figure
D. statistic
3. He said he was a policeman and therefore had the ________ to arrest speeding drivers.
A. control
B. influence
C. authority
D. priority
4. On the coast the weather is ________ with day after day of hot sunshine, in the mountains however the air cools quickly and until the end of June you can still find snow on the mountain tops.
A. funny
B. interesting
C. romantic
D. fantastic
5. The door closed behind Tweed as he scanned the handsomely ________ double room which overlooked Albemarle Street.
A. furnished
B. finished
C. supplied
D. provided
6. The same question was usually set in two forms, one ________ choice and one where the pupil had to supply an answer.
A. many
B. multiple
C. substantial
D. different
7. Some artists are able to ________ a likeness in a sketch while others are gifted to ________ a fleeting expression.
A. grasp/get
B. hold/capture
C. catch/capture
D. capture/catch
8. The boy ________ his friend out of the apple by insisting that it was rotten, if not poisonous.
A. deceived
B. fooled
C. misled
D. cheated
9. I would like to ________ you of the following changes we've made in the plans for the development of our company.
A. notice
B. note
C. notify
D. suggest
10. Once you have made your booking and paid a ________, then the cost of your holiday cannot be changed.
B. saving
C. fund
D. loan
11. The ________ of the man who beat the girl to death was not for money but for killing.
A. motive
B. motivation
C. push
D. drive
12. By the fact that he stayed in the United States for more than ten years, he developed an American ________.
A. stress
B. sound
C. voice
D. accent
13. The spy ________ himself so well as an old lady that he escaped the sharp eyes of the policemen.
A. hid
B. covered
C. deceived
D. disguised
14. A phenomenon is ________ if it has elements that arouse one's wonder, stimulate one's curiosity, and make it difficult to explain it.
A. odd
B. curious
C. mysterious
D. strange
15. A soap ________ is a popular television series about the daily lives and problems of a group of people.
B. play
C. opera
D. program
16. Will you go to the party ________ me, so that our host won't be too offended?
A. instead of
B. rather than
C. no other than
D. excerpt for
17. I feel that when there are so many better people for the chairmanship, I should step ________.
A. apart
B. outside
C. off
D. aside
18. In response to my invitation to a party, he said he would like to go with me ________ his headache.
A. apart from
B. besides
C. but
D. except for
19. Now that the director is in a good ________, you can talk to him about the possible injection of cash into your project.
A. feeling
B. emotion
C. mood
D. status
20. "I'm certain David told you his business troubles." "________, it's no secret that he owes money to more than two banks."
A. Anyhow
C. Therefore
D. Somewhat
21. "I don't like being in the house on my own." "________ at night? Do you mind being by yourself at night?"
A. What about
B. What with
C. What if
D. So what
22. He came back late, ________ which time all the guests had already left.
A. after
B. at
C. by
D. during
23. ________ money from his department, Mr. Williams would have been promoted to the position as director.
A. If he did not steal
B. Had he not stolen
C. Did he not steal
D. Should he not steal
24. ________ it was on the side of a mountain, the village was very quiet.
A. Isolated as
B. Isolating if
C. Being isolated as
D. Having been isolated if
25. I hope all the measures against air pollution, ________ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here.
A. while
B. since
C. that
D. as
26. We have been told that under no circumstances ________ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
A. may we use
B. we may use
C. we could use
D. did we use
27. In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. more than
B. other than
C. rather than
D. less than
28. ________ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A. It being
B. It is
C. There is
D. There being
29. The project ________ by the end of 2005, will expand the city's telephone network to cover 3,000,000 users.
A. accomplished
B. being accomplished
C. to be accomplished
D. having been accomplished
30. ________, they managed to finish the job on time.
A. Difficult as it was
B. Difficult if it was
C. As difficult it was
D. If it was difficult
31. While a ________ amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
A. moderate
B. modern
C. large
D. striking
32. If you ___________ your demand, then maybe you will have more chance of getting what you want.
A. conduct
B. dismiss
C. grant
D. moderate
33. I don't think he is old ________ to do the job.
A. sufficient
B. plentiful
C. enough
D. adequate
34. The ________ year begins when school opens in September.
A. studying
B. learning
C. school
D. academic
35. The physicist needed more ________ before his theory could be accepted.
A. finance
B. publications
C. evidence
D. recognition
36. Students of ________ grades are those studying in the first three grades of elementary school.
A. elementary
B. basic
C. main
D. primary
37. The museum is ________ a rare collection of coins.
A. displaying
B. exhibiting
C. presenting
D. giving
38. Many cookbooks have very ________ directions.
A. complex
B. involved
C. complicated
D. compound
39. The ________ for speeding is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars.
A. penalty
B. punishment
C. criticism
D. remedy
40. The two brothers are very much _______, not only in walking but also in thinking.
A. like
B. likely
C. alike
D. alive
41. The Great Wall snakes its way ________ the mountains.
A. through
B. across
C. past
D. behind
42. These areas rely on agriculture almost ___________, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development.
A. respectively
B. relatively
C. incredibly
D. exclusively
43. A ________ reduction in reaction time will occur if a senior doesn't stay in activity.
A. clear
B. obvious
C. beautiful
D. striking
44. The survival __________ of some wild animals is not very high as they are often killed for their skins.
A. rate
B. degree
C. ratio
D. scale
45. From this material we can _________ hundreds of what you may call direct products.
A. derive
B. reduce
C. split
D. replace
46. The court considers a financial _______ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
A. option
B. duty
C. responsibility
D. penalty
47. His grandfather is still ________ and lively, full of energy.
A. vigorous
B. violent
C. intense
D. high-impact
48. We are all for your proposal that the discussion ________.
A. was put off
B. is to put off
C. be put off
D. should put off
49. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the housework.
A. take off
B. take after
C. take on
D. take in
50. He'll be angry if you try to ________ him. He is very busy now.
A. interfere with
B. interfere in
C. disturb with
D. worry about
51. People ________ will support us in having a change of the educational system.
A. in particular
B. in general
C. as usual
D. in common
52. Physical exercise is particularly necessary to primary pupils ________ it helps them power up
the brain.
A. by that
B. on that
C. in that
D. on that
53. Y ou are not stage 3 - the last and most dangerous one - ________ your iron reserves go to zero.
A. till
B. until
C. after
D. while
54. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ________ is often the case in other countries.
A. so
B. as
C. it
D. that
55. I'd rather you ________ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A. didn't
B. don't
C. wouldn't
D. shouldn't
56. Americans consume ________ as they actually need every day.
A. twice protein as much
B. twice protein as many
C. twice as much protein
D. protein as twice much
57. Jane never dreams of ________ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A. there to be a chance
B. there being a chance
C. there be a chance
D. being a chance
58. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you ________ it.
A. wouldn't have done
B. mustn't have done
C. didn't have to do
D. mightn't have done
59. If tap water were as dangerous as some think, ________ would be getting sick.
A. a lot of more us
B. a lot more of us
C. more a lot of us
D. a lot us of more
60. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ________.
A. was accepted
B. were accepted
C. has been accepted
D. have been accepted
61. Can you give me an ____________ of how much it will cost to take the journey?
A. assessment
B. evaluation
C. admission
D. estimate
62. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ____________ areas in Japanese life.
A. sophisticated
B. competitive
C. considerate
D. superficial
63. He badly __________ his back digging in the public garden on Children's Day.
A. stressed
B. exerted
C. pulled
D. strained
64. His plan sounds ________, so you'd better carry out.
A. feasible
B. useless
C. worthy
D. federal
65. When we shook hands I was conscious of his firm ______________.
A. fist
B. hand
C. punch
D. grip
66. After a short holiday, he ___________ himself once more to his studies.
A. applied
B. converted
C. engaged
D. exerted
67. It is a joy to hear ________ apologies (道歉) that are from the bottom of one's heart.
A. real
B. true
C. sincere
D. realistic
68. Drinking alcohol can ________ your ability to drive properly.
B. affect
C. influence
D. impact
69. The purpose of the seminar is to train some of the employees to work ________ in the branch offices abroad.
A. later
B. late
C. lately
D. latest
70. As the door of China is open, Western ideas and ________ come in.
A. moral
B. morale
C. morals
D. value
71. Climate and weather affect every ________ of our lives.
A. factor
B. respect
C. aspect
D. part
72. ________ in simple living was what her parents wished for.
A. The girl was educated
B. The girl to be educated
C. The girl educated
D. The girl's being educated
73. ________ the calculation is right, scientists can never be sure that they have included all variables and modeled them accurately.
A. Even if
B. As far as
D. So long as
74. The East and the West can work together for their ________ benefit and progress.
A. common
B. mutual
C. same
D. cooperative
75. English is the necessary foreign language on our school's ________.
A. class
B. course
C. lesson
D. curriculum
76. It might be ________ to give your attitude towards study a second thought.
A. worth
B. worthy
C. worthwhile
D. worthily
77. All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.
A. were canceled
B. had been canceled
C. having been canceled
D. have been canceled
78. Over half of the population of the country ________ in traditional sports.
A. take
B. practise
C. go for
D. participate
79. She isn't beautiful. But she is ________ pretty.
A. kind of
B. a kind of
C. of a kind
D. a sort of
80. We must ________ a better way to save money if we are to buy a new house.
A. work out
B. work at
C. work on
D. work for
81. If he had been more careful with the details, his plan would not have ________.
A. fallen off
B. fallen through
C. fallen away
D. fallen over
82. In a time of social reform, people's state of mind tends to keep ________ with the rapid changes of society.
A. step
B. progress
C. pace
D. touch
83. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ________ at different villages.
A. continually
B. continuously
C. gradually
D. unceasingly
84. This crop does not do well in soils ________ the one for w hich it has been specially
developed.
A. outside
B. other than
C. beyond
D. rather than
85. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, ________ were surprising.
A. as results
B. which results
C. the results of it
D. the results of which
86. We'll visit Europe next year ________ we have enough money.
A. provided
B. until
C. lest
D. unless
87. These two areas are similar ________ they both have much rain during this season.
A. to that
B. in that
C. besides that
D. except that
88. In the 1700' s North American colonists proclaimed their wealth and social ________ by wearing elaborate stockings (长袜).
A. responsibility
B. events
C. organization
D. status
89. A _________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A. solution
B. settlement
C. response
D. result
90. A good deal of the _____________ for their success must go to John Francis, the captain.
A. reputation
B. respect
C. credit
D. fame
91. This rapid growth has been achieved by a ______________ handful of people.
A. simple
B. scarce
C. slight
D. bare
92. I like my teacher, but feel no ________ for her.
A. affection
B. like
C. feeling
D. motion
93. The grandfather ________ all the members of the family for the annual picnic.
A. put
B. assembled
C. collected
D. had
94. Many old readers do not like the modern ________ of The Holy Bible. They've got used to King James'.
A. publication
B. vision
C. version
D. copyright
95. She goes to the dentist to have her teeth ________ twice a week.
A. looked
B. watched
C. observed
D. inspected
96. The investigation (调查) demonstrates that his enemies ________ false stories about him.
A. encouraged
B. caused
C. inspired
D. enlightened
97. The country's first act would be to ________ for the navy.
A. employ
B. invite
C. recruit
D. supply
98. Policemen wear a ________ uniform.
A. distinctive
B. distinct
C. distinguished
D. clear
99. He asked me to get her ________ of blue silk for a new dress.
A. models
B. samples
C. examples
D. types
100. Like all the plans I will suggest, it is not ______; this is part of a long, north-east facing
border in my own garden.
A. imaginary
B. imaginative
C. marine
D. imaginable
101. As we can no longer wait for the delivery (投递) of our order, we have to ________ it.
A. accept
B. cancel
C. refuse
D. delay
102. Most broadcasters believe that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ________.
A. granted
B. remedied
C. implied
D. exaggerated
103. ________, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
A. Much although he likes her
B. Much as he likes her
C. As he likes her much
D. Although much he likes her
104. In the ________ of the project not being a success, the manager stand to lose up to $30 million.
A. face
B. time
C. event
D. course
105. Living in the western part of the country has its problems, ________ obtaining fresh water is not the least.
Explain the following terms 一1) free morpheme/ A free morpheme is one that can be uttered发出，表达alone with meaning. It can exist on its own without a bound morpheme. In the traditional sense, a free morpheme is a word. 例如hand ,eat, get 2) bound form/never used as sentences. – ess in countess, lioness and duchess –ish in boyish, childish and greenish –s in hats, books and cups 3) function words/ function words are often short words, they do not have much lexical meaning and some of them have no lexical meaning of their own; They are often short words such as determiners限定词, conjunctions连词, prepositions介词, auxiliaries辅助物, and so forth. 如to, the , of , by 4) content words实词/ They are used to name objects, qualities, actions, processes or states, and have independent lexical meaning. They are the nouns, main verbs, adjectives形容词and adverbs副词of a language. 二1) syntheti c综合的language / inflectional grammatical markers, French, German and Russian. 2) analytic language/word order, prepositions or auxiliary verbs , English and Chinese 3) Indo-European family of languages/ Europe and parts of Southern Asia Eight groups 三1) morphemes /The morpheme is the smallest meaningful linguistic unit of language, not divisible可分的or analyzable into smaller forms. 2) allomorphs/variants变体of the same morphem如im-, ir-, il- : allomorphs of the morpheme in- 3) root / is the basic unchangeable part of a word, and it conveys the main lexical meaning of the word. work able, work er, work ed, and work ing 4) stem /A stem is of concern only when dealing with inflectional morphology. Inflectional (but not derivational) affixes are added to it. It is the part of word-form which remains when all inflectional affixes have been removed. 如undesirables, undesirable; desired, desire 5) base / A base is any form to which affixes of any kind can be added. Desirable, desire - base and root, not stem; undesirable, desirable-base, not root and stem 6) inflectional affixes/A inflectional affix serves to express such meanings as plurality复数, tense, and the comparative比较的or superlative 最高的degree. 如-s, -ed, -er, -est 7) derivational affixes / When they are added to another morpheme, they derive a new word. re+write, mini+car, super+market, modern+ize, work+er 8) compounding 复合法/Compounding is a word-formation process consisting of combining two or more bases to form a compound word 9) derivation 派生法/Derivation or affixation is generally defined as a word-formation process by which new words are created by adding a prefix or a suffix or both to the base 10) conversion 转化法/Conversion is a word-formation process in which a word of a certain word-class is shifted into a word of another word-class without the addition of an affix. 11) initialism/It is a type of shortening, using the first letters of words to form a proper name, a technical term, or a phrase. 12) acronym首字母缩略词/Acronyms are words formed from the initial letters of the name of an organization or a scientific term, etc. Acronyms differ from initialisms in that they are pronounced as words rather than as sequences of letters. 13) blending拼缀/Blending is a process of word-formation in which a new word is formed by
试题三 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.According to the degree of similarity, homonyms can be classified into ( ) A. perfect homonyms B. homonyms C. homophones D. all the above 2.Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example ( ) A. ad for “advertisement” B. dish for “food" C. fond for “affectionate” D. an editorial for “an editorial article" 3.It is a general belief that the meaning does not exist in the word itself, but it rather spreads over ( ) A. the reader’s interpretation B. the neighbouring words C. the writer's intention D. the etymology of the word 4.Which of the following is a prefix of time and order? A. extra- B. pro- C. re- D. semi- 5.Which of the following dictionaries is not a specialized dictionary? A. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology B. Chamber's Encyclopedic English Dictionary C. Longmont Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs D. Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms 6.Which of the following statements is Not true? A. Reference is the relationship between language and the world. B. The relationship between a word and its referent is arbitrary. C. Concept is universal to all men alike. D. Sense denotes the relationships outside the language. 7.The words which occur before or after a word and may affect its meaning form ( ) A. physical context B. grammatical context C. lexical context D. linguistic context 8."Smith is an architect. He designed World Trade Center. "The clue provided in the context is ( ) A. definition B. explanation C. example D. hyponym 9.The term "vocabulary" is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPT that ( ) A. it can refer to the common core of a language B. it can refer to the total number of the words in a language C. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical period D. it can stand for words in given dialect or field 10.The idiom "a dark horse" is a ( ) A. simile B. metaphor
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 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 B a s i c C o n c e p t s 基本概念 1.1 the definition of a word （ alone in a sentence. A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.） 1.2 sound and meaning ：symbolic connection is almost always arbitrary and conventional . A dog is called a dog not because the sound and the three letters that make up the word just automatically suggest the animal in question. 1.3 sound and form ： 1.4 vocabulary 1.5 classification of words 词汇分类 basic word stock 基本词汇 nonbasic vocabulary 非基本词汇 by use frequency 按使用频率分： basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary 基本词汇和非基本词汇 by notion 按概念分： content words and functional words 实义词和功能词 by origin 按起源分： native words and borrowed words 本地词和外来词 all national character 全民性 stability 稳定性 productivity 多产性 polysemy 一词多义 collocability 搭配性 terminology 术语 jargon 行话 slang 俚语 argon 黑话 dialectal words 方言词 archaism 古语词 neologism 新词 neutral in style 文体上中性 frequent in use 使用频繁 native words 本地词 borrowed words 外来词 denizens 同化词 aliens 异形词 translation-loans 译借词 1. No enough letters: alphabet from Latin 2. Pronunciation changed more rapidly 3. Early scribes: change spelling for easier recognition 4. Borrowing: different rules of pronunciation and spelling obvious characteristics 明显的特点 (Functional words do not have notions of their own and their main function is to express the relation between notions, words, etc.)
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
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）
《英语词汇学》课程习题集 一、单选题 1. The word “humorousness” has _______ morphemes. A. one B. two C. three D. four 2. The word “nationalize” has _______ morphemes. A. one B. two C. three D. four 3. The word “decoding” has _______ morphemes. A. one B. two C. three D. four 4. Which of the following forms is not an allomorph of the morpheme “in-”? A. ig- B. ir- C. il- D. im- 5. Which of the following forms does not contain an allomorph of the inflectional morpheme of plurality? A. books B. pigs C. horses D. expense 6. According to ______, there is an intrinsic correspondence between sound and sense. A. naturalists B. anthropologists C. linguists D. conventionalists 7. According to ______ , there is not a logical connection between sound and sense. A. naturalists B. anthropologists C. linguists D. conventionalists 8. Most English words are _________ symbols. A. definite B. arbitrary C. infinite D. hereditary 9. From the point of view of ________, a direct connection between the symbol and its sense can be readily observed in a small group of words. A. nationalism B. anthropology C. linguistics D. motivation 10. Words motivated phonetically are called _________ words. A. onomatopoeic B. similar C. natural D. symbolic 11. In the sentence “John was asked to spy the enemy”, “spy” is considered an example of the word-formation process using _________. A. compounding B. derivation C. conversion D. acronym 12. In the sentence “John was doctored by Mr. Smith in the hospital”, “doctor” is considered an example of the word-formation process using _________. A. compounding B. derivation C. conversion D. acronym 13.In the sentence “John was asked to get into the office after a two-hour wait”, “wait”is considered an example of the word-formation process using _________. A. compounding B. derivation C. conversion D. acronym 14. In the sentence “John decided to nurse his sister himself”, “nurse” is considered an example of the word-formation process using _________. A. compounding B. derivation C. conversion D. acronym
2012词汇学复习资料 The development of the English Vocabulary 1.Indo-European Language Family The Indo-European Language Family is considered as one of the most important language families. It includes most languages of Europe, the Near East, and India. Those languages, which are believed to have originated from this language family and developed alone different lines, show various degrees of similarity to one another. They fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern Set东部诸语族: Balto-Slavic波罗的-斯拉夫语, Indo-Iranian印度伊朗语族, Armenian 亚美尼亚语族and Albanian阿尔巴尼亚语族; a Western Set: 西部诸语族Celtic凯尔特语族, Italic 意大利语族, Hellenic希腊语族, Germanic日尔曼语族. All the languages in both sets shed some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has lent words into the English vocabulary. Prussian普鲁士语 Lithuanian立陶宛语 Polish波兰语 Balto-Slavic波罗的-斯拉夫语Czech捷克斯洛伐克语 Bulgarian保加利亚语 Slovenian斯洛文尼亚语 Russian Albanian阿尔巴尼亚 Persian波斯语 Hindi北印度语 Indo-Iranian印度伊朗语系Bengali孟加拉语 Romany，吉卜赛语 Armenian亚美尼亚语 Portuguese Spanish Italic意大利语族Italian Roumanian罗马尼亚语 French Indo-European Language Family Irish Celtic凯尔特语Breton Scottish Norwegian挪威语 Icelandic，冰岛语 Danish丹麦语 Germanic Swedish瑞典语 日尔曼语言English Dutch Flemish German Hellenic，古希腊语- Greek
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