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词汇第7单元历年试题
英语词汇学试题课程代码：
00832
2002年4月
2.Transferasamodeofsemanticchangecanbeillustratedbytheexample（）
A.adfor“advertisement”B.dishfor“food"
C.fondfor“affectionate”D.aneditorialfor“aneditorialarticle"
Key:
B,p140
17.Theword__________hastheoldmeaning"servant"andtheelevatedmeaning"headofaministry".
Key:
ministerp139
42.pejoration
Key:
p90
2003年4月
1.Theprocessofmeaningrelationisalsocalled.（ ）
A．extensionB．degradationC．specializationD．elevation
Key:
Ap?
?
?
16.Thedegradedmeaning“sexualdesire”oftheword“lust”comesfromitsoldmeaning“”.
Key:
pleasurep140
45.semanticmotivation
Key:
p85
2004年4月
9.Thetwomajorfactorsthatcausechangesinmeaningare______.
A.historicalreasonandclassreason
B.historicalreasonandpsychologicalreason
C.classreasonandpsychologicalreason
D.extra-linguisticfactorsandlinguisticfactors
Key:
Dp141
11.Degradationofmeaningistheoppositeof______.
A.semantictransferB.semanticpejoration
C.semanticelevationD.semanticnarrowing
Key:
Cp139
43.degradation
Key:
p139
2005年4月
16.Thenamegiventothewideningofmeaningwhichsomewordsundergois___________.
Key:
extensionp135
44.extension
Key:
p135
2006年4月
1.Extensioncanbeillustratedbythefollowingexample:
_________.（ ）
A.butcher→onewhokillsgoatsB.journal→periodical
C.companion→onewhosharesbreadD.allergic→toosensitivetomedicine
Key:
Bp136
17.Theattitudesofclasseshavemadeinroadsintolexicalmeaninginthecaseofelevationor___________.
Key:
degradationp142
43.semanticchange
Key:
p134-135
45.specialization
Key:
137
2006年7月
Key:
Dp143
Key:
p98
Key:
p87
2007年4月
9．Angel,martyrandparadisehavetheirmeanings______becauseoftheinfluenceofChristianity.（ ）
A．elevatedB．degraded
C．narrowedD．extended
Key:
Ap138
17．Word-meaningchangesbymodesofextension,narrowing,degradation,elevationand______________.
Key:
transferp135
45．amelioration
Key:
p138
49．SomepeopleholdthatShakespeareismoredifficulttoreadthancontemporarywritings.Doyouagreeordisagreetothiscomment?
Stateyourreason（s）withatleastthreeexamples.
Key:
p134
2007年7月
9．WhichofthefollowingwordswasusedduringtheAmericanCivilWartorefertothosenorthernerswhoweresecretlyaidingtheSouth?
（ ）
A．Rattlesnake.B．Villain.
C．Informer.D．Copperhead.
Key:
Dp143
20.Theoppositeofsemanticelevationinmeaningchangeiscalled________.
Key:
degradation/pejorationp139
43.associatedtransfer
Key:
p140
2008年4月
9.Whichwordthatformerlymeantanimal,andlateranimalfromLatinandbeastfromFrenchfoundtheirwayintoEnglish?
（）
A.Deer.B.Cattle.
C.Sheep.D.Bird.
Key:
Ap137
44.concatenation
Key:
p98
48.Supplytwoexamplestoillustratethattheinfluxofborrowingshascausedsomewordstochangeinmeaning.
Key:
p144
2008年7月
19.ThechangeofwordmeaningisbroughtaboutbythefollowinginternalfactorsEXCEPT________.（）
A.influxofborrowingB.analogy
C.psychologicalfactorsD.shortening
Key:
Cp144
20.Agoodexampleof________istheword“manuscript”,whichnowmeans“writingbyhandortypedwithatype-writeroraword-processor”,butitsoriginalmeaningwas“handwriting”only.（）
A.degradationB.elevation
C.narrowingD.extension
Key:
Dp135
21.Inthesentence“Neverruntowardsadangerousanimal.”,theword“dangerous”isusedinthe________senseoftransfer.（）
A.subjectiveB.objective
C.sensationalD.physical
Key:
Bp148
47.Therearegenerally________majorfactorsthatcausechangesinmeaning.
Key:
twop141
58.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementistrueorfalse,basedonyourunderstandingofthechangesinwordmeaning.Stateyourreasonwithoneexample.
Elevationorameliorationreferstotheprocessbywhichwordsrisefromhumblebeginningstopositionsofimportance.
Key:
p138
2009年4月
19．Shakespeareisdifficulttounderstandthancontemporarywritingsbecausemanyofhiswordswereusedindifferent______fromwhattheyhavenowindictionaries.（ ）
A．sensesB．forms
C．dialectsD．terms
Key:
Ap134
20．Themodeof______iswellreflectedintheword“picture”,whichoriginallydenotedmere“painting”,butnowhascometoinclude“drawings”andeven“photographs”（ ）
A．extensionB．elevation
C．narrowingD．degradation
Key:
Ap135
21．Inthesentence“Theoldman,thoughpoor,isarespectablegentleman.”,theword“respectable”isusedinthe______senseoftransfer.（ ）
A．subjectiveB．objective
C．sensationalD．physical
Key:
Bp140
54．elevation
Key:
p138
61．Analyzethethreecausesofmeaningchangewithinthescopeofthelinguisticfactors,basedonthegivenwordsbelow.
（1）gold,bulb;
（2）deer,beast,animals;
（3）fortuitous,fruition.
Key:
p144
（1）shortening;（influxofborrowing）;（3）analogy
2009年7月
19.Narrowingofmeaning,alsocalled______,istheoppositeofwideningmeaning.（）
A.specializationB.realization
C.evolutionD.creation
Key:
Ap137
20.Asfarastransferisconcerned,thephrase“loudcolours”fallsintothecategoryoftransfer______.（）
A.fromconcretetoabstractmeanings
B.fromabstracttoconcretemeanings
C.throughassociation
D.ofsensations
Key:
Dp141
21.Inthesentence“Shesaidwithanembarrassedlaugh.”,theword“embarrassed”canbeclassifiedinto______senseoftransfer.（）
A.subjectiveB.objective
C.sensationalD.physical
Key:
Ap148
47.Indeed,itoftenhappensthatawordisretainedforanamethoughthemeaninghaschangedbecausethe______haschanged.
Key:
meaning
47.Indeed,itoftenhappensthatawordisretainedforanamethoughthemeaninghaschangedbecausethe______haschanged.
Key:
referentp141
58.Howdoyouaccountforthesemanticchangeinthelivinglanguages?
Key:
p141
60.Analyzeandcommentonthethreecausesofmeaningchangewithinthescopeoftheextra-linguisticfactors,eachwithexampleword（s）givenbelow.
pen,atom
churl
copperhead
Key:
141
2010年4月
19.Vocabularyisthemost____elementofalanguageasitisundergoingconstantchangesbothinformandcontent.（）
A.unbalancedB.unstable
C.unhingedD.undoubted
Key:
Bp134
20.InShakespeare'swell-knownHamlet,rivalmeans“____”andjumpmeans“just”.（）
A.janitorB.partner
C.collectorD.observer
Key:
Bp134
21.Inthesentence“Justaftertwoyearsheisquiteagrownboynow.”Thewordgrowncanbeclassifiedinto____senseoftransfer.（）
A.physicalB.objective
C.sensationalD.subjective
Key:
Dp148
47.Theattitudesofclasseshavealsomadeinroadsintolexicalmeaninginthecaseofelevationor____.
Key:
degradationp142
54.narrowing
Key:
p137
58.Whattypeoftransferisexperiencedforthewordinboldtype?
Thefairytale“TheSleepingBeauty”isveryinteresting.
Key:
p147>140
2010年7月
19.Therearefivetypesofmeaningchangesandamongwhich______arethemostcommon.（）
A.degradationandelevationB.transferandextension
C.elevationandnarrowingD.extensionandnarrowing
Key:
Dp135
20.Dueto______reason,awordisretainedforanamethoughthemeaninghaschangedbecausethereferenthaschanged.（）
A.psychologicalB.historical
C.classD.linguistic
Key:
Bp141
21.Amongthefollowingwordsonly______isthewordwhichoriginallyhadaspecializedmeaningandnowhasbecomegeneralized.（）
A.journalB.wife
C.accidentD.disease
Key:
Ap136
47.InOldEnglish,animalsandtheir______sharethesamename.
Key:
meatp144
2011年4月
10.30%to40%ofthetotalnumberofnewwordsinEnglishvocabularyareproducedthrough______.（）
A.affixationB.clipping
C.compoundingD.shortening
Key:
A
11.Theformationofnewwordsbyconvertingwordsofoneclasstoanotherclassiscalled______.（）
A.prefixationB.suffixation
C.acronymyD.conversion
Key:
D
12.Themethodofcreatingwordsbyremovingthesupposedsuffixesiscalled______.（）
A.back-formationB.clipping
C.blendingD.suffixation
Key:
A
34.Theprocessofchangingtheword"possible"into"impossible"iscalled_________.
Key:
prefixation
47.Bothinitialismsandacronymsareformedtoacertainextentfrominitialletters.Isthereanydifferencebetweenthem?
Illustrateyourpointwithexamples.
Key:
p66
50.Commentonthefollowinggroupstoillustratethedifferencebetweenpartialandfullconversion.
Group1:
"white—awhite,final—finals"
Group2:
"rich—therich,wounded—thewounded"
Key:
p58
2011年7月
1.Therearetwoapproachestothestudyofpolysemy.Theyare（ ）
A.primaryandsecondaryB.centralandperipheral
C.diachronicandsynchronicD.formalandfunctional
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTastylisticfeatureofidioms?
（ ）
A.ColloquialB.Slang
C.NegativeD.Literary
3.Synonymscanbeclassifiedintotwomajorgroups,thatis:
（ ）
A.absoluteandrelativeB.absoluteandcomplete
C.relativeandnearD.completeandidentical
4.IntheearlyperiodofMiddleEnglish,English,（ ）existedsidebyside.
A.CelticandDanishB.DanishandFrench
C.LatinandCelticD.FrenchandLatin
5.Amonomorphemicwordisawordthatconsistsofasingle（ ）morpheme.
A.formalB.concrete
C.freeD.bound
6.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsisNOTonomatopoeicallymotivated?
（ ）
A.croak,drumB.squeak,bleat
C.buzz,neighD.bang,trumpet
7.LDCEisdistinctiveforits（ ）
A.cleargrammarcodesB.usagenotes
C.languagenotesD.alloftheabove
8.Fromthehistoricalpointofview,Englishismorecloselyrelatedto（ ）
A.GermanB.French
C.Scotti
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