全国英语词汇学(00832)高等教育自学考试试题与答案复习进程
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《英语词汇学》复习资料以下是我整理的英语词汇学的资料。
我在考的时候主要就是靠这个东东。
希望对还没有过的人有所帮助。
大家请注意:笔记中大多数是以名词解释的形式出现的,这些是绝对的基础,应该一字不漏的背下来。
其实不少简答题也就是几个定义的汇总,再加上个例子就可以拿满分了。
区分两个词的区别,主要还是指明其各自的定义。
第一章1. Word —— A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.2. There is no logical relationship between sound and meaning as the symbolic connection between them is arbitrary and conventional. E.g. “woman” means ’Frau’ in German,’Femme’ in French and ’Funv ’in Chinese. On the other hand, the same sound /rait/ can mean right, rite and write,though denoting different things, yet have the same sound.3. The difference between sound and form result from 4 major factors.(At least 80%of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns)a). the internal reason is English alphabet does not have a separate letter to represent each sound in the language.b). Pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spellingc). Influence of the work of scribes/printing freezes the spelling of words in 1500d). Borrowing of foreign language4. Vocabulary —— Vocabulary is most commonly used to refer to the sum total of all the words of a language. It can also refer to all the words of a given dialect, a given book, a given subject and all the words possessed by an individual person as well as all the words current in a particular period of time in history.The general estimate of the present day English vocabulary is over 1 million words.5.Classification of Words—by use frequency, by notion, by origin1). Basic word stock – the foundation of the vocabulary.1. all national character (most important)– natural phenomenamost common things and phenomena of the human body and relations world around us names of plants and animalsaction, size, domain, statenumerals, pronouns, prep. ,conj.2. stability – they donate the commonest thing necessary to life, they are like to remain unchanged. Only relative, some are undergoing some changes. But the change is slow.e.g. arrow, bow, chariot, knight – pastelectricity, machine, car, plane —— now3. productivity – they are mostly root words or monosyllabic words,they can form new words with other roots and affixes.e.g. foot – football, footage, footpath, footer4. polysemy – often possess more than one meaning. Become polysemous.e.g. take to move or carry from one place to anotherto remove5. collocability – quite a number of set expressions, idiomatic usages,proverbial saying and otherse.g. heart – a change of heart, a heart of goldNon-basic vocabulary ——1. terminology – technical termsphotoscanning, hepatitis, indigestion, penicillin, algebra,trigonometry, calculus2. jargon – specialized vocabulary in certain professions.Bottom line, ballpark figures, bargaining chips, hold him back, hold him in, paranoid3. slang —— substandard words often used in informal occasionsdough and bread, grass and pot, beaver, smoky, bear, catch,holler, Roger, X-rays,Certain words are labeled slang because of their usage.4. argot – words used by sub-cultured groupscan-opener, dip, persuadercant, jargon , argot are associated with, or most available to,specific groups of the population.5. dialectal words – only by speakers of the dialectbeauty, chook, cocky, station, auld, build, coo, hame,lough, bog6. archaisms – words no longer in common use or restricted in use. In older poems, legal document and religious writing or speech.7. neologism – newly created words with new meaning e.g. microelectronics, futurology, AIDS, internet, E-mailold meaning acquired new meaning e.g. mouse, monitor2). Content word (notional word)– denote clear notions.Functional word (empty word, form word)– do not have notions of their own, express the relation between notions, words and sentences.a. Content words constitute the main body of the English vocabulary are numerous.Functional words are in a small number.b. Content words are growing.Functional words remain stable.c. Functional words do far more work of expression than content words.3). Native words – are words brought to Britain in the 15 century by the German tribes. Ango-Saxon Words, 50,000-60,000What is true of the basic word stock is also true of native world. More are1. neutral in style (not stylistical specific )2. 2.frequent in use (in academic fields and science French, Latin or Greek are used)(usage 70-90%)Borrowed words (loan words, borrowing)– words taken over from foreign language. 80%According to the degree of assimilation and manner of borrowing, we can bring the loan words under 4 classes.1.Denizens – words borrowed early and now are well assimilated into English language.e.g. port from portus(L) shift, change, shirt, porkcup from cuppa(L)2.Aliens – retained their original pronunciation and spellinge.g. décor(F) blitzkreeg(G) emir, intermez, rowtow, bazaar,rajar, status quo3.translation loans – formed from the existing material in the English language but modeled on the patterns taken from another language.1). Word translated according to the meaninge.g. mother tough from lingua maternal(L)black humor from humor noirlong time no see, surplus value, master piece2). Words translated according to the sounde.g. kulak from kyrak(Russ)lama from lama(Tib)ketchuptea4. Semantic loans – their meaning are borrowed from another languagee.g. stupid old dumpnew sassydream old joy and peacepioneer old explorer/person doing pioneering worknew a member of the young pioneerfresh old impertinent, sassy, cheeky第二章Indo-European language family (Europe, the Near East, India)Balto –Slavic Indo-Iranian Italic GermanicPrussian Persian Portuguese NorwegianLithuanian Hindi Spanish IcelandiePolish Italian DanishBulgarian Roumanian SwedishSlovenian French EnglishRussian GermanAlbanian Armenian Celtic HellenicIrish GreekBretonScottish2. History (时间,历史事件,特征)1) Old English (450-1150) totally 50,000-60,000 wordsThe 1st people known to inhabit England were Celts, the language was Celtic.The second language was the Latin of the Roman Legions.The Germanic tribes called angles, Saxons and Jutes and their language, Anglo-Saxon dominated and blotted out the Celtic. Now people refer to Anglo-Saxon as old English.At the end of 6th century, the introduction of Christianity has a great impact on the English vocabulary.The common practice was to create new words by combining two native words.In the 9th century, many Scandinavian words came into English. At least 900 words of Scandinavian are in modern English, our daily life and speech.特点: highly inflected languagecomplex endings or vowel changes (full ending)2) Middle English (1150-1500) English, Latin, FrenchUntil 1066, although there were borrowings from Latin, the influence on English was mainly Germanic. But the Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French words into English.By the end of the 13th century, English gradually come back into public areas.Between 1250 and 150 about 9000 words of French origin come into English. 75% of them are till in use today.As many as 2500 words of Dutch origin come into English.特点: fewer inflectionsleveled ending3) Modern English (1500-up to now) early modern English (1500-1700)late modern English(1700-up to now)The Renaissance, Latin and Greek were recognized as the languages of the Western world’s great literary heritage.The Industrial Revolution was in the mid-17 century. With the growth of colonization, British tentacles began a stretching out of to every corner of the globe, thus enabling English to absorb words from all major languages of the world.After World War II, many new words have been created to express new ideas, inventions and scientific achievements.More words are created by means of word-formation.thousands and thousands of new words have been entered to express new ideas inventions, and scientific achievements.more words are created by means of word-formation.in modern English, word endings were mostly lost with just a few exceptions English has evolved from a synthetic language to the present analytic language.science and technology terms make up about 45% of new words. words associated with life-style constitute of 24% and social and economic terms amount to over 10% .mention should be made of an opposite process of development i.e. old words falling out if use.特点: ending are almost lost.3. Three main sources new words1.The rapid development of modern science and technology2.Social, economic and political changes3.The influence of other cultures and languages4. Three modes of vocabulary development1. Creation – the formation of new words by using the existing materials, namely roots, affixes and other elements. (This is the most important way of vocabulary expansion.)2. Semantic change - an old form which take on a new meaning to meet the new need.3. Borrowing – to take in words from other languages.(particularly in earlier time)4. (Reviving archaic or obsolete)French 30%, Latin 8%, Japanese Italian 7%, Spanish 6%, German Greek 5%, Russian Yiddish 4%第三章1. Morpheme —— A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of a language. (The smallest functional unit in the composition of words.)2.Morph—— A morpheme must be realized by discrete units. These actual spoken minimal carriers of meaning are morphs.3.Monomorphenic words – morphemes are realized by single morphs.4.Allomorph——Some morphemes are realized by more than one morph according to their position. Such alternative morphs are allomorphemes. E.g. the morpheme of plurality (-s) has a number if allomorphemes in different sound context, e.g. in cats/s/, in bags/z/, in matches/iz/.5. Free morphemes or Free root —— The morphemes have complete meaning and van be used as free grammatical units in sentences, e.g. cat,walk. They are identical with root words. morphemes which are independent of other morphemes are considered to be free.6. Bound Morphemes —— The morphemes cannot occur as separate words. They are bound to other morphemes to form words, e.g. recollection (re+collect+ion) collect – free morpheme re-and –ion are boundmorphemes. (include bound root and affix) Bound morphemes are found in derived words.7. Bound root —— A bound root is that part of the word that carries the fundamental meaning just like a free root. Unlike a free root, it is a bound form and has to combine with other morphemes to make words. Take -dict- for example:it conveys the meaning of “say or speak” as a Latin root, but not as a word. With the prefix pre-(=before) we obtain the verb predict meaning “tell beforehand”。
全国自考2018年7月英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832I. 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. Which of the following words does NOT belong to terminology? ( )A. Penicillin.B. Algebra.C. Symphony.D. Knife.2. In the sentence “I like to see a movie.”, there are ________ functional words. ( )A.2B.3C.4D.53. Of the characteristics listed for the basic word stock, the most important is ________. ( )A. all national characterB. productivityC. polysemyD. collocability4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the following EXCEPT ________. ( )A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. tahiniD. Watergate5. The prehistoric ________ parent language is thought to be a highly inflected language, which English originated from. ( )A. PrussianB. Indo-EuropeanC. CzechD. Russian6. The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped1into the ________ set and the Western set. ( )A. EasternB. AfricanC. AmericanD. Northern7. The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /z/ after the following sounds EXCE PT ________. ( )A./z/B./g/C./d/D./b/8. The word “recollection” comprises ________ morphemes. ( )A.1B.2C.3D.49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ________. ( )A. worksB. workerC. workingD. worked10. “Dis-” in the word “disloyal” is a ________ prefix. ( )A. negativeB. reversativeC. pejorativeD. locative11. The word “AIDS” is a(n) ________. ( )A. initialismB. acronymC. derivativeD. compound12. The word “smog” is created b y blending, with the structure of ________. ( )A. head + tailB. head + headC. head + wordD. word + tail13. So far as stylistic meaning is concerned, “residence” is ________. ( )A. neutralB. informalC. colloquialD. formal14. Words which are used to show the attitude of approval are ________. ( )2A. appreciativeB. pejorativeC. connotativeD. collocative15. “Pavement” in British English and “sidewalk” in American English have the same ________.( )A. motivationB. collocationC. senseD. connotation16. A common feature peculiar to all natural languages is ________. ( )A. homonymyB. hyponymyC. monosemyD. polysemy17. In both CCELD and LDCE, the most frequently used meaning of the word “gay” is ________.( )A. joyous and lively, merry, happyB. homosexualC. given to social life and pleasureD. bright, brilliant18. All the following words can be used as an antonym to the word “clear” EXCEPT ________.( )A. dirtyB. fussyC. guiltyD. ambiguous19. The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT ________. ( )A. influx of borrowingB. analogyC. psychological factorsD. shortening20. A good example of ________ is the word “manuscript”, which now means “writing by hand or typed with a type-writer or a word-processor”, but its original meaning was3“handwriting” only.( )A. degradationB. elevationC. narrowingD. extension21. In the sentence “Never run towards a dangerous animal.”, the word “dangerous” is used in the ________ sense of transfer. ( )A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. sensationalD. physical22. The sentence “They saw her duck.” is ambiguous due to ________. ( )A. grammatical contextB. lexical contextC. antonymyD. hyponymy23. The following are types of context EXCEPT ________. ( )A. linguistic contextB. non-linguistic contextC. syntactical contextD. extra-linguistic context24. In the sentence “The village had most of the usual ameniti es: a pub, a library, a post office,a village hall, a medical centre, and a school.” The meaning of amenity can be inferred from the clue of ________. ( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. The idiom “hustle and bustle” is a ________ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( )A. simileB. repetitionC. reiterationD. personification26. Sentence idioms embrace the following sentence types EXCEPT ________. ( )A. declarative sentenceB. interrogative sentenceC. imperative sentenceD. simple sentence27. “Beyond the pale” is an idiom ________ in nature. ( )4A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial28. The following are the types of dictionary EXCEPT ________. ( )A. monolingual dictionaries and bilingual dictionariesB. linguistic and encyclopedic dictionariesC. specialized dictionariesD. Chinese and English dictionaries29. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980) is a(n) ________ dictionary. ( )A. specializedB. deskC. pocketD. encyclopedic30. Usage notes of the dictionary explain the following aspects EXCEPT ________. ( )A. literal meanings of the wordsB. difficult points of grammar and styleC. important British and American differencesD. slight differences between words of similar meaningsII. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of vocabulary by notion; 2) sources of synonyms; 3) types of motivation; and 4) types of transfer. (10%)A B( ) 31. morphological motivation A. laconic meaning “brief” or “short”( ) 32. associated transfer B. the foot of the mountain( ) 33. borrowing C. squeak/hiss( ) 34. etymological motivation D. You should address your remarks to the chair. ( ) 35. notional words E. charm/glamour( ) 36. abstract to concrete F. black market/greenhorn5( ) 37. semantic motivation G. occupation/walk of life( ) 38. figurative use H. fire/flame/conflagration( ) 39. regional English I. This teaching assistant is an efficient help.( ) 40. onomatopoeic motivation J. cloud/yellowIII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)41. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or ________ of sounds which are made voluntarily with human vocal equipment.42. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, ________ and borrowing.43. The ________ is the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.44. Suffixation generally changes the grammatical function or word ________ of stems of words.45. ________ indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.46. Relative synonyms or ________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning or different degrees of a given quality.47. There are generally ________ major factors that cause changes in meaning.48. Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is called ________ or non-linguistic context.49. Unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent ________.50. Three good general dictionaries are LDCE, CCELD and ________.IV. Define the following terms. (10%)51. bound root52. prefixation53. pejoration34. homophone655. grammatical contextV. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)56. What are the types of morphemes?57. What is conceptual meaning of a word? Give an example to illustrate your point.58. Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the changes in word meaning. State your reason with one example.Elevation or amelioration refers to the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.59. What is semantic unity of idioms? Explain it with one example.VI. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)60. Comment on the following 2 groups of words or sentences to illustrate the semantic features and grammatical features of compounds.Group 1: “red meat/hot dog”Group 2: “He bad-mouthed me. / major generals”61. Analyze and comment on the following two pairs of sentences in terms of superordinates and subordinates:[a]Trees surround the water near our summer place.[b]Old elms surround the lake near our summer cabin.[a]I met a writer who is the relation of a politician.[b]I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of Senator Buckley.7。
英语词汇学试卷英语词汇学试卷(课程代码0832)第一部分选择题I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternativeanswers.Choose the one that would best complete thestatement and put the letter in the bracket.(30%)1.There are two approaches to the study of polysemy.Theyare_____.A.primary and secondary B.central and peripheralC.diachronic and synchronic D.formal and functional [ C ] 2.Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms?A.Colloquial B.SlangC.Negative D.Literary [ C ]3.Synonyms can be classified into two major groups,that is:_____.A.absolute and relative B.absolute and completeC.relative and near D.complete and identical [ A ]4.In the early period of Middle English,English,____existed side by side,A.Celtic and Danish B.Danish and FrenchC.Latin and Celtic D.French and Latin [ D ]5.Amonomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single_______morpheme.A.formal B.concreteC.free D.bound [ C ]6.Whch of the following groups of words is NOT onomatopoeically motivated?A,croak,drum B.squeak,bleatC.buzz,neigh D.bang,trumpet [ A ]7.LDCE is distinctive for its____.A.Clear grammar codes B.usage notesC.language notes D.all of the above [ D]8.From the historical point of view,English is more closely related toA.German B.FrenchC.Scotttish D.Irish [ A ]9.Which of the following is NOT an acronym?A.TOEFL B.ODYSSEYC.BASIC D.CCTV [ B ]10. In the course book,the author lists____types of context clues for inferring word meaning.A.eight B.sixC.seven D.five [ A ]11.Sources of homonyms include____.A.changes in sound and spelling B.borrowingC.shortening D.all of the above [ D ]12.The written form of English is a(an)________representation of the spoken form.A.selective B.adequateC.imperfect D.natural [ C]13.Structurally a____is the smallest meaningful unit of a language.A.morpheme B.stemC. stemord D.compound [ A ]14.Unlike affixes,____are often free morphemes.A.sufrixes B.prefixesC.inflectional morphemes D.roots [ D ]15.The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French. Latin,____.A.Scandinavian and Italian B.Greek and ScandinavianC.Celtic and Greek D.Italian and Spanish [ B]第二部分非选择题BⅡ.Complete the rollowing staternents with proper words orexpressions according to the course book.16.The name given to the widening of meaning which some words undergo is____. 17.Longman lexicon of Contemporary English is a____dictionary.18.When a new word appears for the first time,the author usually manages to give hints or ____in the context to help the readers.19.Radiation and____are the two coinages which the development of wordmeaning follows from monosemy to polysemy.20.Middle English refers to the language spoken from 1150 to____.Ⅲ.Match the words or explessions in Column A with those inColumn B according to 1)word Origin,2)word formation.and 3)types of Synonyms or antonyms.A B( )21.skill A.back—formation( )22.babysit B.blendlng( )23.telequiz C.French origin( )24.composition/compounding D.SCandinavianorigin ( )25.government E.clipping( )26.same/different F. relative synonyms( )27.gent G. Germanic( )28.English H.absolute synonyms( )29.change/alter I. contradictory terms( )30.big/small J.contrary termsIV.Smdy the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined, 2) types ofmeanings,3)processes of meaning development,and 4)forlnation of eompounds.31.neck→primary meaning:that part of man joining the head tO the body;a secondary meaning:the narrowest part of anything.( )32.contradict ( )33.mother:love,care ( )34.upcoming ( )35.window shopping ( )36.radlos ( )37.property developer ( )38.Candidate→earlier meaning:white-robed;later meaning:a person proposed for a place,award etc.( )overcoat39.handsomo-tyoewhter ( )man40.northward ( )V. Define the following terms.41.encyclopendia42.borrcwed43.blending44.extension45.phrasal verbVI. Answer the following questing questions. Your answers should beClear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.46.what is the difference prefixation and suffixation? Explain with two examples.47.what is extra-linguistic context?48.what is polysemy? Illustrate your points.VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.49. Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Thenwhat contextual help you to work out the meaning.Carnivores are very dangerous. Not long ago, a tiger escaped from the zoo and killed a dog in The street and ate it.50.Connotative meaning is not stable. Comment on this statement with one example.英语词汇学答案(课程代码0832)I.Each Of the smtements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket.1.C2.C3.A4.D5.C6.A7.D8.A9.B 10.A11.D 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.BII Complete the following statements with proper words Or expressions according to thecourse book.16.extension 或generalization 17.specialized18.clues 19.concatenation 20.1500III.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according tO 1)word origin,2)word formation,and 3)types of synonyms or antonyms.21.D 22.A23.B 24.H25.C 26.I27.E 28.G29.F 30.JIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of bound morphemesunderlined,2)types of meanings,3)processes of meaning development,and 4)formation of compounds.31.radiation 32.bound root33.connotative meaning 34.adv+v-ing35.n+v-ing 36.inflectional affix/inflectional morpheme 37.n+v-er 3.concatenation39.collocative meaning 40.suffix/derivational affixV.Definethefollowingterms.41.An encyclopedia provides encyclopedic information concerning each headword;it is notconcerned with the language per se.42.Borrowed words,also,known,as loan words,are words taken over from foreign languages.43.It refers to the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word with apartof another word.44.Extension is a process by which a word which originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized.45.idiom composed of a verb plus a preposition and/or a particle.VI.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clear and short.Write youranswers in the space given below.46.Prefixation does not generally change the word-class of the stem;it only modifies its meaning.e.g.treat--maltreatSuffixation,On,the other hand,changes the word-class instead of its meaning.e.g.employ——employer47.(1)Known as non-linguistic context or context of situation.(2)componentsa.participants(addresser and addressee)writer and readerspeaker and listener/hearerb.time and placec.cultural background48.要点:1)a common feature peculiar to all natural languages.2)have more than one sense.3)The problem of polesemy Can be dealt with from two angles:diachronic approach andsynchronic approach.VII.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the space given below.49(1)tiger is a hyponym,of carnivore(2)carnivore is a superordinate of tiger(3)tiger feeds on meat as known by all(4)carnivore may feed on meat(5)therefore,a carnivore is a meat-eating animal50.(1)connotative meaning,known as connotation,refers to the overtones or associationssuggested by the conceptual meaning.(2)connotative meanings are not given in the dictionary.but associated with the word in actualcontext to particular readers or speakers.Thus they are unstable.varying considerablyaccording to culture,historical period and the experience of the individual.(3)For example,home may remind one child of warmth,safety or love,while to another child who isoften scolded or beaten at home,it may mean indifference,hatred,or even hell.。
(英语词汇学)00832自考重点试卷(一)pletethefollowingstatementorpassagewithproperexpressions.〔每题1分,共10分〕1.Archaismsarewordsnolongerin_________useor_______inuse.2.Awordwhosemeaningwasborrowedfromanotherlanguageiscalled_________.3.TheIndo-Europeanlanguageismadeupofmostofthelanguagesof_____;_______;_____.4.Aboundrootisthatpartofthewordthatcarriesthe_______meaningjustlikea________.InEnglish,boundrootsareeither_______or_________.5.Affixesareformsthatare________towordsorwordelementstomodifymeaningorfunction.Wecanputthemintotw ogroups:________and________.6.TheexpansionofvocabularyinmodernEnglishdependschieflyon______.Themostproductiveare_________,________and________.7.Acompoundisaunitconsistingofmorethanonestemandfunctioningboth________and______asasingleword.8.Whenawordisfirstcoined,itisalways______.Butinthecourseofdevelopment,thesamesymbolmustbeusedtoexpressmoremeanings,theresultis________.9.SynonymscanbedefinedasoneoftwoormorewordsintheEnglishlanguagewhichhavethesameorverynearlythesam e_______meaning.10.Synonymscanbeclassifiedintotwomajorgroups:________and_________.II.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.〔每题1分,共10分〕1.OldEnglishwasahighlyinflectedlanguage.〔〕2.ModernEnglishisconsideredtobeananalyticlanguage.〔〕3.Themostimportantmodeofvocabularydevelopmentinpresent-dayEnglishiscreationofnewwordsbymeansofwor dformation.〔〕4.MiddleEnglishabsorbedatremendousnumberofforeignwordsbutwithlittlechangeinwordendings.〔〕5.Themeaningofacompoundisusuallythecombinationofthestems.〔〕6.Acompoundfunctionsasasinglegrammaticalunit,sotheinternalstructurecannotbechanged.〔〕7.Suchwordsasthepoorer,thedeparted,aRepublicanareallexamplesofpartialconversion.〔〕8.Wordsmainlyinvolvedinconversionarenouns,verbsandadverbs.〔〕9.Semanticunityandstructuralstabilityaregeneralfeaturesofidioms,buttherearemanyexceptions.〔〕10.Idiomsarecharacterizedbyterseness,expressivenessandvividness.〔〕III.Fillineachblandwithawordcontraryinmeaningtothewordgiveninthebracket.〔每题2分,共20分〕1.Beadsandshellsare________formsofmoney.〔modern〕2.Ihavefinishedalltheexercises,Iam______done.〔partly〕3.Onahumidday,thereisalotof________intheair.〔dryness〕4.Mosquitoeswon'tbitejustanyone.Theylookforsomeone________.〔ordinary〕5.Ifyouwanttodrive,itis______tohaveadriver'slicense.〔unnecessary〕6.Thereisagreat_____inourpoliticalbeliefs.Weagreeonmostthings.〔difference〕7.Themansaid,“Iam________.Ididn'tdoit!”〔guilty〕8.Thesoldierstoodina______positionwhilethegeneralwalkedpasthim.〔relaxed〕9.Youwillhaveto______thestringinordertoopenthebox.〔tighten〕10.Noonelivesinthat______house.〔inhabited〕IV.Explainthefollowingterms:〔每题5分,共20分〕1.word2.affixes3.concept4.hyponymyV.Fillintheblankswiththefollowingverbalphrasesintheirsuitableforms:〔每题1分,共20分〕takeon;breakinto;biteinto;goabout;letout;drawup;setdown;holdonto;bringup;makeout;dryup;putout;livethrough;setoff;callfor;tearapart;buyoff;buildin;counton;sinkin1.1848wasayearofrevolutioninEurope;KarlMarxandFrederickEngelspublishedtheCommunistManifesto,andpoliticaldemonstration______thegreatcitiesofParis,Vienna,NaplesandBerlin.2.Withliberaldosesofcalomel,rhubarbandcastoroil,heslowlyimproved,andafterthreeweeks,he______histrousersandwaseagertoescapefromhisbed.3.Hetravelledtofoundlinghomes,prisonsandlunaticasylumsinhissearchforpeople.4.We________attopspeedthroughthenarrowstreetsofHiroshima.5.Iwasjustabouttomakemylittlebowofassent,whenthemeaningoftheselastwords_______,joltingmeoutofmysadreverie.6.Noonetalksaboutitanymore,andnoonewantsto,especially,thepeoplewhowerebornhereorwho______it.7.DuringdinnerMr.ChurchillsaidthataGermanattackonRussiawasnowcertain,andhethoughtthatHitlerwas______enlistingcapitalistandRightWingsympathiesinthiscountryandtheU.S.A.8.MyhusbandandIfindstrongsmokeoffensive.Wouldyoukindly_______that_______?9.Assumingthehotelmanwas______,theironlychance-aslimone-layinremovingthecarquickly.10.Whenrailroadsbegan______thedemandforsteamboatpilotsandtheCivilWarhaltedcommerce,MarkTwainleftthecountry.11.BythetimethetrialbeganonJuly10,ourtownof1500peoplehad_______acircus.12.AmongthemwasJohnButler,whohad_______theanti-evolutionlaw.13.Thenthecourt______astormofapplausethatsurpassedthatforBryan.14.Thefirst-andessential-stepinthestudyofanylanguageisobservingand______preciselywhathappenswhenn ativespeakersspeakit.15.By1976,theslumphadbegunto_______thebulk-carriertrade.16.Thekeytacticbehinditsstrategyof_______therichestsliceofthetradehasbeentomoveup-market-togowher etheThirdWorldcannotfollowintohigh-technologyinvestment.17.Sailorsandofficers______theirchoresasusualontheseships,amidpipingandloudspeakersquawks.18.Mr.Hopkinshas_______yourname.Heappearsimpressed,andthePresidenttoo,byyourexpertiseonlandingcraftandsoforth.19.He_________aSouthernwarwhoop.Inaflash,John,MckeanandFranklincrowdedaroundhim.20.Mr.Jefferson,Ican'tquite________whatitisyou'retalkingabout.VI.Questionsandanswers:〔每题10分,共20分〕1.Whatisextra-linguisticcontext?2.Whatisback-formation?本资料由广州自考网收集整理,更多自考资料请登录下载考试必看:自考一次通过的秘诀!。
全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题(00832)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请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
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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 “f ùnǔ” in Chinese. This example shows that in different languages the same concept can be represented by different ______.A. sounds B.formsC. unities D.meanings2.The following words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT ______.A. fire B.hotC. photoscanning D.sister3.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 EastC. India D.the Near East5. 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. borrowingC. semantic change D. lexical change7. How many monomorphemic words are there in the following words? cats boss work improper triedA.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.8. Among the following words, “______” does NOT have inflectional affixes.A. liked B.children’sC. happier D.it’s9. Which of the following words does NOT have suffixes?A. Northward. B.Widen.C. Happy. D.Worker.10. Among the following words, “______ ” contains a negative prefix.A. amoral B. de-composeC. antiwar D. foretell11. From the viewpoint of word formation, the word “smog” is a ______.A. compound B. conversionC. clipping D. blending12. Which of the following is partially converted?A. A white. B.A drunk.C. The poor. D. Finals.13. One can figure out the meaning of “airmail” to be “mail by air”by its ______.A. onomatopoeic motivation B. morphological motivationC. semantic motivation D. etymological motivation14. When a reader comes across the word “home” in his reading, the word may remind him of his “family, friends, warmth, safety, etc. ”In this sense, the word “home” conveys ______.A. connotative meaning B.stylistic meaningC. affective meaning D.collocative meaning15. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Grammatical meaning refers to the part of speech, tenses of verbs and stylistic features ofwords.B.Unlike conceptual meaning, associative meaning is unstable and indeterminate.C. Affective meaning indicates the listener’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.D. Collocation cannot affect the meaning of words.16. Words that are identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning are called ______.A. perfect homonyms B. homographsC. homophones D. homonyms17. The differences between synonyms exist in the following areas EXCEPT ______.A. denotation B. connotationC. reference D. application18. “Apple, pear, peach, orange, lemon, etc.” make up the ______ of “fruit”.A. synonyms B. homonymsC. superordinate term D. semantic field19. ______ of meaning is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaninghas now become generalized.A.Degradation B. ElevationC. Extension D. Specilization20. Which of the following is NOT one of the extra-linguistic factors that cause changes in meaning?A. Cultural reason. B. Historical reason.C. Class reason. D. Psychological reason.21. The word “minister” originally meant“a servant”, but now has changed to“a head of a ministry”. This process of meaning change is called ______.A. extension B. elevationC. degradation D. specialization22. In grammatical context, the meaning of a word may be influenced by the ______in which it occurs.A. structure B.sentenceC. phrase D.clause23. There is an ambiguity in the sentence “He is a hard businessman”due to ______.A. polysemy B. homonymyC. synonymy D. antonymy24. Which of the following is NOT one of the context clues?A. Definition. B. Polysemy.C. Synonymy. D. Antonymy.25. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of idioms?A. The part of speech of each element in an idiom is very important. B. The constituents of idioms can’t be replaced.C. The word order in an idiom can’t be changed.D. An idiom functions as one word.26. Idioms nominal in nature have a(n) ______ as the key word in each and function as a noun in sentences.A. verb B.adjectiveC. preposition D.noun27. Lexical manipulation is one aspect of the rhetorical features of idioms. The following EXCEPT ______ belong to lexical manipulation.A. alliteration B. reiterationC. repetition D. juxtaposition28. 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英语词汇学往年试题[日期:2006-03-28] 来源:作者:[字体:大中小]全国2004年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832I. 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. There are ______ major classes of compounds.A. twoB. forC. threeD. five2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Connotative meaning refers to associations suggested by the conceptual meaning.B. Stylistic meaning accounts for the formality of the word concerned.C. Affective meaning is universal to all men alike.D. Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary.3. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out ______.A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Anglo-SaxonD. Celtic4. The idiom “Jack of all trades” results from ______.A. additionB. position-shiftingC. dismemberingD. shortening5. ______ are those that cannot occur as separate words without adding other morphemes.A. Free rootsB. Free morphemesC. Bound morphemesD. Meaningful units6. The major factors that promote the growth of modern English are ______.A. the growth of science and technologyB. economic and political changesC. the influence of other cultures and languagesD. all the above7. Since the beginning of this century, ______ has become even more important for the expansion of English vocabulary.A. word-formationB. borrowingC. semantic changeD. both B and C8. Which of the following characteristics of the basic word stock is the most important?A. StabilityB. Collocability.C. Productivity.D. National character.9. The two major factors that cause changes in meaning are ______.A. historical reason and class reasonB. historical reason and psychological reasonC. class reason and psychological reasonD. extra-linguistic factors and linguistic factors10. The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is whether ______.A. they come from the same sourceB. they are correlated with one central meaningC. they are listed under one headword in a dictionaryD. all the above11. Degradation of meaning is the opposite of ______.A. semantic transferB. semantic pejorationC. semantic elevationD. semantic narrowing12. An idiom consists of at least two words. Each has a single meaning and often functions as one word. This is called ______.A. semantic unityB. structural stabilityC. rhetorical functionD. none of the above13. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives? ______A. -ion.B. -ism.C. -ity.D. -ist.14. More often than not, functional words only have ______.A. lexical meaningB. associative meaningC. collocative meaningD. grammatical meaning15. Linguistic context is also known as ______ context.A. socialB. verbalC. lexicalD. physicalII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)16. In the course book, the idioms are classified according to ______ functions.17. Linguistic context can be further divided into ______ context and grammatical context.18. The ______ languages made only a small contribution to the English vocabulary with a few place names like Avon, kent, Themes.19. Morphemes which are identical with root words are considered to be ______.20. According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)stylistic meanings; 2)language groups; 3)degrees of inflections and 4) onomatopoeic motivation. (10%)A B( )21. apes A. colloquial( )22. Old English B. a language of full endings( )23. Irish C. Italic( )24. tiny D. very formal and official( )25. French E. yelp( )26. cattle F. poetic( )27. domicile G. Celtic( )28. abode H. gibber( )29. foxes I. a language of leveled endings( )30. Middle English J. lowⅣ. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of affixes; 2) types of meaning and 3) types of motivation. (10%)31. mismanage ( )32. elephants-trumpet ( )33. pretty ( )34. forehead ( )35. bossy ( )36. sun: a heavenly body which gives off light, heat ( )37. anti-establishment ( )38. subsea ( )39. a sea of troubles ( )40. harder ( )Ⅴ. Define the following terms. (10%)41. idiom42. functional words43. degradation44. bilingual dictionary45. conversionⅥ. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What factors should one take into account when he chooses a dictionary?47. What are the features of compounds? Give examples.48. Cite ONE example to illustrate what grammatical meaning is.Ⅶ. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (18%)49. Read the following extract and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then explain what contextual clues help you work out the meaning.‘Get me an avocado, ple ase,’Janet said, smacking her lips, but her brother, with a glance up at the branches, said that there were none ripe yet.50. Make a tree diagram to arrange the following words in order of hyponymy.apple, cabbage, food, vegetable, mutton, fruit, peach, meat, beef, orange, spinach, pork, celery全国2005年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832Ⅰ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one thatwould best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. There are two approaches to the study of polysemy. They are()A. primary and secondaryB. central and peripheralC. diachronic and synchronicD. formal and functional2. Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms?()A. ColloquialB. SlangC. NegativeD. Literary3. Synonyms can be classified into two major groups, that is:()A. absolute and relativeB. absolute and completeC. relative and nearD. complete and identical4. In the early period of Middle English, English,()existed side by side.A. Celtic and DanishB. Danish and FrenchC. Latin and CelticD. French and Latin5. A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single ()morpheme.A. formalB. concreteC. freeD. bound6. Which of the following groups of words is NOT onomatopoeically motivated?()A. croak, drumB. squeak, bleatC. buzz, neighD. bang, trumpet7. LDCE is distinctive for its()A. clear grammar codesB. usage notesC. language notesD. all of the above8. From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to()A. GermanB. FrenchC. ScottishD. Irish9. Which of the following is NOT an acronym?()A. TOEFLB.ODYSSEYC. BASICD. CCTV10. In the course book, the author lists()types of context clues for inferring word meaning.A. eightB. sixC. sevenD. five11. Sources of homonyms include()A. changes in sound and spellingB. borrowingC. shorteningD. all of the above12. The written form of English is a(an)()representation of the spoken form.A. selectiveB. adequateC. imperfectD. natural13. Structurally a()is the smallest meaningful unit of a language.A. morphemeB. stemC. wordD. compound14. Unlike affixes,()are often free morphemes.A. suffixesB. prefixesC. inflectional morphemesD. roots15. The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French, Latin,()A. Scandinavian and ItalianB. Greek and ScandinavianC. Celtic and GreekD. Italian and SpanishⅡ. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)16. The name given to the widening of meaning which some words undergo is___________.17. Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English is a___________ dictionary.18. When a new word appears for the first time, the author usually manages to give hints or ___________ in the context to help the readers.19. Radiation and ___________ are the two coinages which the development of word meaning follows from monosemy to polysemy.20. Middle English refers to the language spoken from 1150 to___________.Ⅲ. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) word origin, 2) word formation, and 3) types of synonyms or antonyms. (10%)A B( ) 21. skill A. back-formation( ) 22. babysit B. blending( ) 23. telequiz C. French origin( ) 24. composition/compounding D. Scandinavian origin( ) 25. government E. clipping( ) 26. same/ different F. relative synonyms( ) 27. gent G. Germanic( ) 28. English H. absolute synonyms( ) 29. change/ alter I. Contradictory terms( ) 30. big/ small J. contrary termsⅣ. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined, 2) types of meanings, 3) processes of meaning development, and 4) formation of compounds. (10%)31. neck→primary meaning: that part of man joining the head to the body;a secondary meaning: the narrowest part of anything. ( )32. contradict ( )33. mother: love, care ( )34. upcoming ( )35. window shopping ( )36. radios ( )37. property developer ( )38. candidate→earlier meaning: white-robed;later meaning: a person proposed for a place, award etc. ( )39. handsome ( )40. northward ( )Ⅴ. Define the following terms. (10%)41. encyclopedia42. borrowed words43. blending44. extension45. phrasal verbⅥ. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What is the difference between prefixation and suffixation? Explain with two examples.47. What is extra-linguistic context?48. What is polysemy? Illustrate your points.Ⅶ. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49. Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then explain what contextual clues help you to work out the meaning.Carnivores are very dangerous. Not long ago, a tiger escaped from the zoo and killed a dog in the street and ate it.50. Connotative meaning is not stable. Comment on this statement with one example.全国2003年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832第一部分选择题(共30分)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.The process of meaning relation is also called .()A.extension B.degradation C.specialization D.elevation2.Idioms in the coursebook are used in a . ()A.broad sense B.narrow sense C.figurative sense D.special sense3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is . ()A.conventional B.non-conventionalC.concrete D.specific4.The way to define an antonym is based on . ()A.contradiction B.contrarinessC.oppositeness D.relativeness5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fields can be exemplified by .()A.Roget’s Thesaurus B.Concise Oxford DictionaryC.New Webster’s Dictionary D.Co-build Dictionary6.Context meaning.()A.explains B.interprets C.defines D.all the above7.Though still at work today , can hardly compare with what it was in the past. ()A.word-formation B.borrowing C.derivation D.conversion8.Structural stability means the structure of an idiom is generally . ()A.movable B.unstableC.unchangeable D.ununderstandable9.Sentence idioms can be divided into . ()A.declarative and imperative B.interrogative and exclamativeC.verbal and adverbial D.both A and B10. is considered to be a highly-inflected language. ()A.Old English B.Middle English C.Early Modern English D.Late Modern English 11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . ()A.affixational B.derivational C.free D.bound12.The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary. ()A.printing B.Christianity C.French words D.all the above13.Which of the following statements is true? ()A.Every word has reference.B.Every word has sense.C.Every word is semantically motivated.D.Every word is conceptually motivated.14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT? ()A.The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.B.Loan words only refer to those borrowings in form.C.Loan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.D.Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.15.The relationship between words and things in the world is established by means of . ()A.reference B.sense C.conceptD.meaning第二部分非选择题(共70分)Ⅱ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16.The degraded meaning “sexual desire ”of the word “lust ”comes from its old meaning “ ”.17.Bound morphemes include two types: bound root and .18.The headword or entries are defined in the same language in a dictionary.19.The basic word stock forms the common of the language.20 Conceptual meaning is also known as meaning.Ⅲ.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) sense relations , 2) types of context , and 3) modes of word-meaning changes.(10%)A B()21.difference in connotation A. fond (from “foolish”to “affectionate”)()22.perfect homonym B. homely /domestic()23.degradation C. date ;date()24.transfer D. diseasing (from “discomfort ”to “illness”)()25.elevation E. fabulous (from “resembling a fable ”to “incredible”)()26.narrowing F. journal (from “daily paper”to “periodical”)()27.extension G. silly (from “happy”to “foolish”)()28.generalization H. pitiful (from “full of pity”to “deserving pity”)()29.grammatical context I. It was a nice ball.()30.lexical context J. Visiting aunts can be boring.Ⅳ.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of word formation , 2) types of affixes, 3) types of dictionaries, and 4) the type of idiom. (10%)31.LDCE()32.deadline()33.-ize,-en,-ate()34.an affix that indicates grammatical relationships ()35.VOA()36.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ()37.CED()38.telephone →phone ()39.fly in the ointment ()40.hostess()Ⅴ.Define the following terms.(10%)41.a variation of an idiom42.morphs43.synonym44.jargon45.semantic motivationⅥ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46.What is the role of context?47.Is it true that archaic and obsolete words in English will remain for ever out of use?48.What is the difference between partial and full conversion? Explain with two examples.Ⅶ.Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49.Read the extract, pick out the idioms and explain their meanings. Then rewrite the extract in standard non-figurative language.Sam is getting on ,too .His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time by taking it easy.ment on the following pairs of sentences in terms of subordinates and superordinates.a. The girl got a book in the university.b. The girl borrowed a dictionary from the department.全国2002年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832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 homonymsB. homonymsC. homophonesD. all the above2.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 interpretatio nB. the neighbouring wordsC. the writer's intentionD. the etymology of the word4.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 EtymologyB. Chamber's Encyclopedic English DictionaryC. Longmont Dictionary of Phrasal VerbsD. Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms6.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 contextB. grammatical contextC. lexical contextD. linguistic context8."Smith is an architect. He designed World Trade Center. "The clue provided in the context is( )A. definitionB. explanationC. exampleD. hyponym9.The term "vocabulary" is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPTthat( )A. it can refer to the common core of a languageB. it can refer to the total number of the words in a languageC. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical periodD. it can stand for words in given dialect or field10.The idiom "a dark horse" is a( )A. simileB. metaphorC. metonymyD. personification11.An idiom differs from a free phrase in that the former is ( ) and the latter is not.A. structurally changeableB. semantically analyzableC. structurally fixedD. easily understood12.We can work out the meaning of heliocentric and geocentric according to( )A. morphological structureB. relevant detailsC. grammatical structureD. physical context13.What causes the ambiguity of the sentence ”I like Mary better than Janet"? ( )A. VocabularyB. SituationC. StructureD. None of the above14.Early Modern English refers to the language spoken( )A. from 1066 to 1500B. from 1150 to 1500C. from 1500 to 1700D. from 1600 to 180015.Affixes added to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are known as ( )A. bound rootsB. free morphemesC. inflectional morphemesD. derivational affixes第二部分非选择题Ⅱ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16._________________meaning refers to the part of speech, tenses of verbs, etc.17.The word __________has the old meaning "servant" and the elevated meaning "head of a ministry".18.The relationship between sound and meaning is arbitrary or ______________.19.When a word with more than one meaning is used in unclear context, it creates _______________.20.Almost all affixes are __________morphemes because few can be used as independent words.Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)rhetorical features of the idioms; 2)sense relations; 3)assimilation degree; 4)characteristics of the basic word stock and 5)motivation.(10%)A B21.reiteration ( ) A. high and low22.repetition ( ) B. pick and choose23.juxtaposition ( ) C. face to face24.perfect homonym ( ) D. Failure is the mother of success.25.personification ( ) E. hiss26.portus ( ) F. bear; beare ( ) G. twitter28.heart ( ) H. cat29.birds ( ) I. port30.snakes ( ) J. heart and soulⅣ.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1)types of context clues; 2)types of word formation; 3)types of word-meaning changes and 4)rhetorical features of idioms.(10%)31.making a restatement of a new word or concept in familiar words ( )32.sitcom ( )33.the usual amenities such as a pub, a post office and a school ( )34.form cradle to grave ( )35.might and main ( )36.fax ( )37.disobey,impolite, ( )38.hussy:"housewife"→"a woman of low morals"( )39.disease:"discomfort"→"illness"( )40.fond:"foolish"→"affectionate"( )Ⅴ.Define the following terms.(10%)41.dictionary42.pejoration43.idioms nominal in nature44.Germanic45.allomorphⅥ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(12%)46.What are the stylistic features of idioms?47. How would you explain the difference between back formation and suffixation? Give examples to illustrate your point.48. How do you distinguish inflectional affixes and derivational affixes?Ⅶ.Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)ment on the following pairs of sentences in terms of superordinate and subordinates.a. The man said he would come to our school next week.b. The visiting scholar said he would visit our university next Monday.50.Analyes the morphological structures of the following words and point out the types of the morphemes.unbearable, international, ex-prisoner全国2002年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题参考答案课程代码:00832Ⅰ.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.D2.B3.B4.C5.B6.D7.C8.C9.A 10.B11.C 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.CⅡ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16. Grammatical 17. minister 18. conventional 19. ambiguity 20. boundⅢ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B. (10%)21.B 22.C 23.A 24.F 25.D26.I 27.H 28.J 29.G 30.EⅣ.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1)types of context clues; 2)types of word formation; 3)types of word-meaning changes and 4)rhetorical features of idioms.(10%)31.explanation32.head+head blending33.hyponymy/hyponym34.figure of speech; metonymy35.phonetic manipulation/alliteration36.back clipping37.affixation, prefixation or negative prefixes38.degradation39.narrowing40.elevationⅤ.Define the following terms.(10%)41. Dictionary is a book which presents in alphabetical order the words of a language, with information as to their spelling, pronunciation, meaning usage, etc.42. Degradation or pejoration of meaning is the opposite of semantic elevation. It is a process whereby words of good origin fall into ill reputation or non-affective words come to be used in derogatory sense.43.(1)Each idiom has a noun as the key word.(2)Each functions as a noun/also knows asnoun idioms.44.a term used to refer to a branch of the Indo-European language family, which consists of English, German, Dutch, etc.45.one of the variants that realize a morphemeⅥ.Answer the following questions.(12%)46.(1)Many idioms were created in different professions, so they were trade-or profession-related, colloquial and informal.(2)Now most become a part of the common core, neither formal nor informal.(3)There are still many colloquialisms, slang expressions, literary expressions comparatively small in number.47.A)Suffixation is the formation of new words by adding suffixes to bases.B)Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of suffixation; it's the method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes.48.Inflectional affixes are affixes (1) attached to the end of words; (2) to indicate grammatical relationships, while derivational affixes are affixes; (3) added to other morphemes; (4) to create new words.Ⅶ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49.要点:Superordinate Subordinate1) man scholar2) come visit3) school university4) week Monday50.1)Each of the three words consists of three morphemes unbearable(un+bear+able), international (inter+nation+al), ex-prisoner(er+prison+er).2)Of the nine morphemes, only bear, nation and prison are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves.3)All the rest un-,-able,inter-,-al, ex-and-er are bound as none of them can stand alone as words.。
2008年7月全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题全国自考2008年7月英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832I. 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. Which of the following words does NOT belong to terminology? ( )A. Penicillin.B. Algebra.C. Symphony.D. Knife.2. In the sentence “I like to see a movie.”, there are ________ functional words. ( )A.2B.3C.4D.53. Of the characteristics listed for the basic word stock, the most important is ________. ( )A. all national characterB. productivityC. polysemyD. collocability4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the following EXCEPT ________. ( )A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. tahiniD. Watergate5. The prehistoric ________ parent language is thought to bea highly inflected language, which English originated from. ( )A. PrussianB. Indo-EuropeanC. CzechD. Russian6. The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into the ________ set and the Western set. ( )1A. EasternB. AfricanC. AmericanD. Northern7. The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /z/ after the following sounds EXCEPT ________. ( )A./z/B./g/C./d/D./b/8. The word “recollection” comprises ________ morphemes. ( )A.1B.2C.3D.49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ________. ( )A. worksB. workerC. workingD. worked10. “Dis-” in the word “disloyal” is a ________ pre fix. ( )A. negativeB. reversativeC. pejorativeD. locative11. The word “AIDS” is a(n) ________. ( )A. initialismB. acronymC. derivativeD. compound12. The word “smog” is created by blending, with the structure of ________. ( )A. head + tailB. head + headC. head + wordD. word + tail13. So far as stylistic meaning is concerned, “residence” is ________. ( )A. neutralB. informalC. colloquialD. formal14. Words which are used to show the attitude of approval are ________. ( )A. appreciativeB. pejorative2C. connotativeD. collocative15. “Pavement” in British English and “sidewalk” in American English have the same ________.( )A. motivationB. collocationC. senseD. connotation16. A common feature peculiar to all natural languages is ________. ( )A. homonymyB. hyponymyC. monosemyD. polysemy17. In both CCELD and LDCE, the most frequently used meaning of the word “gay” is ________.( )A. joyous and lively, merry, happyB. homosexualC. given to social life and pleasureD. bright, brilliant18. All the following words can be used as an antonym to the word “clear” EXCEPT ________.( )A. dirtyB. fussyC. guiltyD. ambiguous19. The change of word meaning is brought about by thefollowing internal factors EXCEPT ________. ( )A. influx of borrowingB. analogyC. psychological factorsD. shortening20. A good example of ________ is the word “manuscript”, which now means “writing by hand or typed with a type-writer or a word-processor”, but its origin al meaning was “handwriting” only.( )3A. degradationB. elevationC. narrowingD. extension21. In the sentence “Never run towards a dangerous animal.”, the word “dangerous” is used in the ________ sense of transfer. ( )A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. sensationalD. physical22. The sentence “They saw her duck.” is ambiguous due to ________. ( )A. grammatical contextB. lexical contextC. antonymyD. hyponymy23. The following are types of context EXCEPT ________. ( )A. linguistic contextB. non-linguistic contextC. syntactical contextD. extra-linguistic context24. In the sentence “The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office,a village hall, a medical centre, and a school.” The meaning of amenity can be inferred from the clue of ________. ( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. The idiom “hustle and bustle” is a ________ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( )A. simileB. repetitionC. reiterationD. personification26. Sentence idioms embrace the following sentence types EXCEPT ________. ( )A. declarative sentenceB. interrogative sentenceC. imperative sentenceD. simple sentence27. “Beyond the pale” is an idiom ________ in nature. ( )A. verbalB. nominal4C. adjectivalD. adverbial28. The following are the types of dictionary EXCEPT ________. ( )A. monolingual dictionaries and bilingual dictionariesB. linguistic and encyclopedic dictionariesC. specialized dictionariesD. Chinese and English dictionaries29. Oxf ord Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980) is a(n) ________ dictionary. ( )A. specializedB. deskC. pocketD. encyclopedic30. Usage notes of the dictionary explain the following aspects EXCEPT ________. ( )A. literal meanings of the wordsB. difficult points of grammar and styleC. important British and American differencesD. slight differences between words of similar meaningsII. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of vocabulary by notion; 2) sources of synonyms; 3) types of motivation; and 4) types of transfer. (10%)A B( ) 31. morphological motivation A. laconic meaning “brief” or “short”( ) 32. associated transfer B. the foot of the mountain( ) 33. borrowing C. squeak/hiss( ) 34. etymological motivation D. You should address your remarks to the chair. ( ) 35. notional words E. charm/glamour ( ) 36. abstract to concrete F. black market/greenhorn( ) 37. semantic motivation G. occupation/walk of life5( ) 38. figurative use H. fire/flame/conflagration( ) 39. regional English I. This teaching assistant is an efficient help.( ) 40. onomatopoeic motivation J. cloud/yellowIII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)41. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or ________ of sounds which are made voluntarily with human vocal equipment.42. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, ________ and borrowing.43. The ________ is the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.44. Suffixation generally changes the grammatical function or word ________ of stems of words.45. ________ indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.46. Relative synonyms or ________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning or different degrees of a given quality.47. There are generally ________ major factors that cause changes in meaning.48. Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is called ________ or non-linguistic context.49. Unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent ________.50. Three good general dictionaries are LDCE, CCELD and ________.IV. Define the following terms. (10%)51. bound root52. prefixation53. pejoration34. homophone55. grammatical context6V. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)56. What are the types of morphemes?57. What is conceptual meaning of a word? Give an example to illustrate your point.58. Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the changes in word meaning. State your reason with one example.Elevation or amelioration refers to the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.59. What is semantic unity of idioms? Explain it with one example.VI. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)60. Comment on the following 2 groups of words or sentences to illustrate the semantic features and grammatical features of compounds.Group 1: “red meat/hot dog”Group 2: “He bad-mouthed me. / major generals”61. Analyze and comment on the following two pairs of sentences in terms of superordinates and subordinates:[a]Trees surround the water near our summer place.[b]Old elms surround the lake near our summer cabin.[a]I met a writer who is the relation of a politician.[b]I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of SenatorBuckley.7。
浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码00832浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832Ⅰ.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 brackets.(30%)1. Linguistic dictionaries usually do NOT cover such areas as ( )A. definitionsB. spellingC. usageD. sound2. This 9-segment series focuses on economically viable small-scale U.S. farms that have adoptedenvironmentally-innovative agricultural techniques.The underlined word is a ( ) word. A. nonce B. vogueC. fashionableD. coin3. If two main constituents of an idiom share the last vowel,it is called ( )A. rimeB. alliterationC. repetitionD. reiteration4. The rhetorical coloring of “as cool as cucumber”is ( )A. rimeB. juxtapositionC. reiterationD. alliteration5. The overwhelming majority of net terms are ( )A. adverbialsB. nounsC. verbsD. adjectives6. Sina in“/do c/8f12327667.html," is a ( )A. semanticallyB. etymologicallyC. onomatopoeticallyD. morphologically7. In the idiom “in low water",( ) is used.A. metonymyB. synecdocheC. metaphorD. euphemism8. “Cousin/sister" are ( ) antonyms.A. notB. contradictoryC. contraryD. relative9. “On line" is an idiom ( ) in nature.A. adverbialB. verbalC. nominalD. adjectival10. American English began to be known in the ( )A. 17th centuryB. 16 th centuryC. 18 th centuryD. Middle Ages11. A key component of the US system is extension agents that serve as bridges from researchers tofarmers by transferring new conservation technologies and techniques to farmers.There underlined word here is a/an ( )A. adverbB. nounC. verbD. adjective12. Other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by ( )A. analogyB. extensionC. narrowingD. all the above13. In the idiom“Failure is the mother of success,"( ) is used.A. synecdocheB. personificationC. simileD. metaphor14. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs often involves a change of ( )A. spellingB. pronunciationC. functionD. stress15. Until 1066,the influence on English was mainly ( )A. FrenchB. GermanicC. LatinD. Celtic16. According to the linguistic approach used in dictionaries we have ( ) dictionaries.A. monolingual,bilingual and multilingualB. synchronic and diachronicC. pocket,medium-sized and unabridgedD. general and special17. The grammatical meaning of a word refers to that part of the meaning of the word whichindicates grammatical concept or relationship such as ( )A. part of speech of wordsB. singular and plural meaning of nounsC. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional formsD. all the above18. The “de-" in “demilit arize" is a/an ( ) prefix.A. reversativeB. orientationC. pejorativeD. negative19. Generally,the number of the present-day English vocabulary is ( ) million.A. 2B. over 1C. 3D. 120. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on ( )A. the grammatical functionB. the pronunciationC. the spellingD. none of the aboveⅡ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)1. A word is a _______ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.2. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _______ language.3. Relative term is a type consisting of _______ such as parent/child,predecessor/successor.4. CCELD is _______ Dictionary.5. Suffix is the formation of new words by adding _______ to stems.Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) rhetorical features of the idioms;2)sense relations;3)assimilation degree;4)characteristics of the basic word stock and motivation.(10%)1. pick and choose ( )a might and main2. terminology ( )b extension3. alliteration ( )c simile4. IBM ( )d metaphor5. picture ( )e reiteration6. juxtaposition ( )f grammatical meaning7. as clear as day ( )g appreciative8. crocodile tears ( )h rain or shine9. -s ( )i initialism10. proud ( )j etymologyⅣ.Define the following terms.(15%)1. Perfect homonyms2. A bound root3. Denotative meaning4. Transfer5. ReferenceⅤ.Answer the following questions.Y our answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.(15%)1. How do words change their meaning?What is radiation?2. Tell the meaning of the underlined morphemes:(1) dehydrate,deorbit,decentralize(2)educationwise,moneywise,drinkwise(3)malnutrition,maltreat,(4)peacenik,beatnik(5)piglet,booklet3. What's the difference between antonyms and adjectives plus“not"?Ⅵ.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)1. Comment on the following converted words.a. a white,finals,a Republican,valuables,b. the wounded,the poorer,the departed2. Animal names are often used in English idioms.Can you explain with five idioms how they are used for metaphorical effect?。
202X年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学卷子课程代码0832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the onethat best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. Which of the following words does NOT belong to terminology ( )A. Penicillin.B. Algebra.C. Symphony.D. Knife.2. In the sentence “I like to see a movie.〞, there are ________ functional words. ( )A.2B.3C.4D.53. Of the characteristics listed for the basic word stock, the most important is ________. ( )A. all national characterB. productivityC. polysemyD. collocability4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the following EXCEPT ________. ( )A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. tahiniD. Watergate5. The prehistoric ________ parent language is thought to be a highly inflected language, which English originated from. ( )A. PrussianB. Indo-EuropeanC. CzechD. Russian6. The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into the ________ set and the Western set. ( )A. EasternB. AfricanC. AmericanD. Northern7. The plural morpheme “-s〞is realized by /z/ after the following sounds EXCEPT ________. ( )A./z/B./g/C./d/D./b/8. The word “recollection〞comprises ________ morphemes. ( )A.1B.2C.3D.49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ________. ( )A. worksB. workerC. workingD. worked10. “Dis-〞in the word “disloyal〞is a ________ prefix. ( )A. negativeB. reversativeC. pejorativeD. locative11. The word “AIDS〞is a(n) ________. ( )A. initialismB. acronymC. derivativeD. compound12. The word “smog〞is created by blending, with the structure of ________. ( )A. head + tailB. head + headC. head + wordD. word + tail13. So far as stylistic meaning is concerned, “residence〞is ________. ( )A. neutralB. informalC. colloquialD. formal14. Words which are used to show the attitude of approval are ________. ( )A. appreciativeB. pejorativeC. connotativeD. collocative15. “Pavement〞in British English and “sidewalk〞in American English have the same ________.( ) A. motivation B. collocationC. senseD. connotation16. A common feature peculiar to all natural languages is ________. ( )A. homonymyB. hyponymyC. monosemyD. polysemy17. In both CCELD and LDCE, the most frequently used meaning of the word “gay〞is ________. ( )A. joyous and lively, merry, happyB. homosexualC. given to social life and pleasureD. bright, brilliant18. All the following words can be used as an antonym to the word “clear〞EXCEPT ________. ( )A. dirtyB. fussyC. guiltyD. ambiguous19. The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT ________. ( )A. influx of borrowingB. analogyC. psychological factorsD. shortening20. A good example of ________ is the word “manuscript〞, which now means “writing by hand or typed with a type-writer or a word-processor〞, but its original meaning was “handwriting〞only.( )A. degradationB. elevationC. narrowingD. extension21. In the sentence “Never run towards a dangerous animal.〞, the word “dangerous〞is used in the ________ sense of transfer. ( )A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. sensationalD. physical22. The sentence “They saw her duck.〞is ambiguous due to ________. ( )A. grammatical contextB. lexical contextC. antonymyD. hyponymy23. The following are types of context EXCEPT ________. ( )A. linguistic contextB. non-linguistic contextC. syntactical contextD. extra-linguistic context24. In the sentence “The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office, a village hall, a medical centre, and a school.〞The meaning of amenity can be inferred from the clue of ________. ( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. The idiom “hustle and bustle〞is a ________ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( )A. simileB. repetitionC. reiterationD. personification26. Sentence idioms embrace the following sentence types EXCEPT ________. ( )A. declarative sentenceB. interrogative sentenceC. imperative sentenceD. simple sentence27. “Beyond the pale〞is an idiom ________ in nature. ( )A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial28. The following are the types of dictionary EXCEPT ________. ( )A. monolingual dictionaries and bilingual dictionariesB. linguistic and encyclopedic dictionariesC. specialized dictionariesD. Chinese and English dictionaries29. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980) is a(n) ________ dictionary. ( )A. specializedB. deskC. pocketD. encyclopedic30. Usage notes of the dictionary explain the following aspects EXCEPT ________. ( )A. literal meanings of the wordsB. difficult points of grammar and styleC. important British and American differencesD. slight differences between words of similar meaningsII. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of vocabulary by notion; 2) sources of synonyms; 3) types of motivation; and 4) types of transfer. (10%)A B( ) 31. morphological motivation A. laconic meaning “brief〞or “short〞( ) 32. associated transfer B. the foot of the mountain( ) 33. borrowing C. squeak/hiss( ) 34. etymological motivation D. You should address your remarks to the chair. ( ) 35. notional words E. charm/glamour( ) 36. abstract to concrete F. black market/greenhorn( ) 37. semantic motivation G. occupation/walk of life( ) 38. figurative use H. fire/flame/conflagration( ) 39. regional English I. This teaching assistant is an efficient help. ( ) 40. onomatopoeic motivation J. cloud/yellowIII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)41. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or ________ of sounds which are made voluntarily with human vocal equipment.42. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, ________ and borrowing.43. The ________ is the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.44. Suffixation generally changes the grammatical function or word ________ of stems of words.45. ________ indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.46. Relative synonyms or ________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning or different degrees of a given quality.47. There are generally ________ major factors that cause changes in meaning.48. Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is called ________ or non-linguistic context.49. Unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent ________.50. Three good general dictionaries are LDCE, CCELD and ________.IV. Define the following terms. (10%)51. bound root52. prefixation53. pejoration34. homophone55. grammatical contextV. Answer the following questions. Y our answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)56. What are the types of morphemes57. What is conceptual meaning of a word Give an example to illustrate your point.58. Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the changes in word meaning. State your reason with one example.Elevation or amelioration refers to the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.59. What is semantic unity of idioms Explain it with one example.VI. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)60. Comment on the following 2 groups of words or sentences to illustrate the semantic features and grammatical features of compounds.Group 1: “red meat/hot dog〞Group 2: “He bad-mouthed me. / major generals〞61. Analyze and comment on the following two pairs of sentences in terms of superordinates and subordinates:a]Trees surround the water near our summer place.b]Old elms surround the lake near our summer cabin.a]I met a writer who is the relation of a politician.b]I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of Senator Buckley.。
2017年4月高等教育自学考试《英语词汇学》试题课程代码:00832第一部分选择题(共30分)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement. (30%)1. Which of the following is NOT true about the definition of a word?A. A word has a given meaning.B. A word is a soundless unity.C. A word is the minimal free form of a language.D. A word is a form that can function alone in a sentence.2. Words may fall into content words and functional words byA. notionB. originC. functionD. use frequency3. Newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on new meanings areA. slangB. argotC. neologismsD. archaisms4. The Indo-European language is made up of most of the languages of Europe, ~, and India.A. AsiaB. AfricaC. the Near EastD. the Far East5. There are such new words as fast food, talk shows, and open university in Modern English.These words showA. the invasion of foreign countriesB. social, economic and political changesC. the influence of other cultures and languagesD. the rapid development of modern science and technology6. Which of the following is NOT tree?A. English is more closely related to German than French.B. Modem English is considered to be an analytic language.C. The introduction of printing into England marked the beginning of modem English period.D. The four major foreign contributors to English vocabulary in earlier times are Latin, French,Scandinavian and Italian.7. The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words isA. morphemeB. affixesC. rootD. stem8. There is/are monomorphemic word(s) in the following words: cats, boss, work, geese, tried.A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 49. Which of the following words does NOT have suffixes?A. bossyB. widenC. happyD. worker10. The word that has a prefix of size isA. misconductB. devalueC. anti-nuclearD. mini-election11. The formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class is calledA. prefixationB. compoundingC. conversionD. clipping12. The following words are formed by clipping EXCEPTA. phoneB. motelC. dormD. flu13. In word meaning, the relationship between language and the word is , by means of which,a speaker indicates which things in the world are being talked about.A. referenceB. conceptC. senseD. motivation14. Which of the following examples shows that every word that has meaning has sense, but notevery word has reference?A. argue, quarrelB. probable, butC. pavement, sidewalkD. much time, many people15. In modem English some words were created by imitating the natural sounds or noises, and thesounds suggest their meanings, like bang, croak, and buzz. These words are otivated.A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically16. The central meaning of the word face isA. a surface of a thingB. the front of the headC. the functional surfaceD. the appearance17. Words like bow that means bending the head as a greeting and bow that means the device usedas shooting arrows are calledA. synonymsB. homographsC. homophonesD. antonyms18. Which of the following groups of words shows difference of synonyms in denotation?A. extend--increaseB. homely--domesticC. policeman--copD. sense--meaning19. The word liquor once meant liquid, but now means alcoholic drink. This is an example ofof word-meaning.A. extensionB. narrowingC. transferD. degradation20. For the word nice, its original meaning was "ignorant", then changed to "foolish" and now itmeans "deligfitful, pleasant". This process is of word-meaning.A. extensionB. elevationC. transferD. degradation21. reason is reflected in the meaning change of the word car, from "a two-wheel cart drawn by horses and used in war" to "automobile".A. ClassB. TechnicalC. PsychologicalD. Historical22. The context where the meaning of a word is influenced by the structure in which it occurs iscalled context.A. non-linguisticB. lexicalC. semanticD. grammatical23. That landlord means differently in western countries and in China shows that contexthas some effect on the meaning of words.A. grammaticalB. lexicalC. linguisticD. extra-linguistic24. Ambiguity often arises due to ~, as is shown in the sentence "Thefish is ready to eat."A. polysemyB. homonomyC. grammatical structureD. lexical structure25. The idiom" "is an idiom nominal in nature.A. white elephantB. up in the airC. make itD. tooth and nail26. The idiom" "is an example of euphemism.A. as mute as a fishB. earn one's breadC. powder one's noseD. crocodile tears27. The following are rhetorical features of idioms EXCEPTA. literary expressionsB. figures of speechC. phonetic manipulationD. lexical manipulation28. The reader cannot find pronunciation or meanings or usage but other information inA. desk dictionariesB. linguistic dictionariesC. encyclopediaD. pocket dictionaries29. Which of the following is the best-known unabridged dictionary?A. The Concise Oxford Dictionary, Ninth Edition (1996)B. Webster ~ Third New International DictionaryC. Webster ~ Ninth New Collegiate DictionaryD. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, New Edition (1987)30. Usage notes in LDCE New Edition (1987) cover the following EXCEPTA. difficult grammar and stylistic pointsB. differences between British and American usagesC. discrimination between synonyms and near-synonymsD. examples selected from actual usage, not invented by compilers第二部分非选择题(共70分)II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (15%)31. In different languages the same concept can be represented by different Forexample, woman becomes "Frau" in German, and '~femme" in French.32. In Old English period, the introduction of Christianity had a great impact on the Englishvocabulary. It brought many terms such as altar, amen and candle.33. The basic form of a word which cannot be further analyzed without total loss of identity is a。
精品文档 精品文档 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/ 精品文档 精品文档 8.There are ______ free morphemic words in the following: bird, man, red, collection.( ) A.one B.two C.three D.four 9.The following words have derivational affixes EXCEPT ______.( ) A.works B.prewar C.postwar D.bloody 10.30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through ______. ( ) A.compounding B.affixation C.conversion D.shortening 11.The word “motel” is created by ______.( ) A.compounding B.clipping C.blending D.suffixation 12.“BBC” is formed in the way of ______.( ) A.acronymy B.clipping C.back-formation D.prefixation 13.The types of meanings include the following EXCEPT ______.( ) A.grammatical meaning B.conceptual meaning C.associative meaning D.literal meaning 14.By ______ motivation, we mean that the meaning of a word is related to its origin.( ) A.onomatopoeic B.morphological C.semantic D.etymological 15.______ is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind. ( ) A.Reference B.Concept C.Sense D.Motivation 16.Semantic field, according to the course book, is also considered an integral part of ______. ( ) A.word formation B.word meaning C.meaning change D.Sense relations 精品文档 精品文档 17.When a word is first coined, it is always ______.( ) A.semantic B.onomatopoeic C.monosemic D.polysemic 18.The following are all synonymous pairs, but in each the second is standard in usage whereas the first is archaic, EXCEPT ______.( ) A.ire/anger B.rich/wealthy C.forlorn/distressed D.bliss/happiness 19.Shakespeare is difficult to understand than contemporary writings because many of his words were used in different ______ from what they have now in dictionaries.( ) A.senses B.Forms C.dialects D.Terms 20.The mode of ______ is well reflected in the word “picture”, which originally denoted mere “painting”, but now has come to include “drawings” and even “photographs”( ) A.extension B.elevation C.narrowing D.degradation 21.In the sentence “The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman.”, the word “respectable” is used in the ______ sense of transfer.( ) A.subjective B.objective C.sensational D.physical 22.Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context?( ) A.Elimination of ambiguity. B.Indication of referents. C.Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning. D.Provision of culture background for inferring word-meaning. 23.The sentence “I lost Betty’s picture.” is ambiguous due to ______.( ) A.grammatical context B.polysemy C.antonymy D.hyponymy 24.In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to England, but a sou’Wester usually brings rain.”, the meaning of “sou’wester” can be inferred from the clue of ______.( ) 精品文档 精品文档 A.relevant details B.synonymy C.antonymy D.hyponymy 25.The idiom “toss and turn” is a(n) ______ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( ) A.alliteration B.metaphor C.metonymy D.rhyme 26.Which of the following is NOT one of the types of idioms?( ) A.Sentence idioms. B.Idioms adverbial in nature. C.Clausal idioms. D.Idioms nominal in nature. 27.The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT ______.( ) A.replacement B.addition C.shortening D.repetition 28.Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content EXCEPT ______.( ) A.spelling B.syntactical usage C.pronunciation D.definition 29.As a general Chinese-English dictionary, ______ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one( ) A.A Chinese-English Dictionary (1995) B.Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English with Chinese Translation C.A New English-Chinese Dictionary D.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation 30.Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) ______ dictionary.( ) A.unabridged B.desk C.specialized D.encyclopedic Ⅱ.Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of transfer; 2) rhetorical features of idioms; 3) types of vocabulary by notion; and 4) the function of affixes. (10%) A B ( c )31.She burst into passionate sobbing. A.juxtaposition ( I )32.He drops off to sleep, the lamb. B.notional word