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全国高等教育自学考试自考特快英语词汇学
自考特快(英语词汇学)英语词汇学试题汇编
英语词汇学试题汇编
Chapter1BasicConceptofWordsandVocabulary
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.TheEnglishlanguageisnotedforitsmodestborrowings.
B.Loanwordsonlyrefertothoseborrowingsinform.
C.Loanwordsareallunrecognizableasbeingforeigninorigin.
D.Loanwordscanbegroupedaccordingtomannerofborrowing.
2.Theterm"vocabulary"isusedindifferentwaysbecauseofallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_____.
A.itcanrefertothecommoncoreofalanguage
B.itcanrefertothetotalnumberofthewordsinalanguage
C.itcanrepresentallthewordsusedinacertainhistoricalperiod
D.itcanstandforwordsinagivendialectorfield
3.Awordisasymbolthat________.
A.isusedbythesamespeechcommunity
B.representssomethingelseintheworld
C.isbothsimpleandcomplexinnature
D.showsdifferentideasindifferentsounds
4.Somewordsinthebasicwordstockaresaidtobestablebecausethey
A.arecomplexwords.
B.aretechnicalword
C.refertothecommonestthingsinlife.
D.denotethemostimportantconcepts.
5.Thebasicwordstockformsthecommon____ofthelanguage.
6.Therelationshipbetweensoundandmeaningisarbitraryor____.
7.Pronounsandnumeralsenjoynation-wideuseandstability,buthavelimited_____________
概念:
jargon
Chapter2TheDevelopmentoftheEnglishVocabulary
1.__isconsideredtobeahighly-inflectedlanguage.
AOldEnglishB.MiddleEnglish
C.EarlyModemEnglishD.LateModemEnglish
2.Theintroductionof______attheendofthe'-6thcenturyhadagreatimpactontheEnglishvocabulary.
A.printing,BChristianityC.FrenchwordsD.alltheabove
3.Thoughstillatworktoday,___canhardlycomparewithwhatitwasinthepast.
A.word-formationB.borrowingC.derivationD.conversion
4.EarlyModernEnglishreferstothelanguagespoken
A.from1066to1500B.from1150to1500
C.from1500to1700D.from1600to1800
5.OldEnglishhasavocabularyofabout_______words.
A.30,000to40,000B.50,000to60,000
C.70,000to80,000D.80,000to90,000
6.BesidesFrenchwords,Englishalsoabsorbedasmanyas2,500wordsof___intheMiddleEnglishperiod.
A.DutchoriginB.Danishorigin
C.LatinoriginD.Greekorigin
概念:
Germanic,OldEnglish
简答:
IsittruethatarchaicandobsoletewordsinEnglishwillremainforeveroutofuse?
Chapter3WordFormationI
1.Amorphemethatcanstandaloneasawordisthoughttobe-----.
A.affixationalB.derivationalC.freeD.bound
2.Affixesaddedtotheendofwordstoindicategrammaticalrelationshipsareknownas____
A.boundrootsB.freemorphemes
C.inflectionalmorphemesD.derivationalaffixes
3.______areboundmorphemesbecausetheycannotbeusedasseparatewords.
A.RootsB.StemsC.AffixesD,Compounds
4.Boundmorphemesincludetwotypes:
boundrootand____
5.Almostallaffixesare_____________morphemesbecausefewcanbeusedasindependentwords.
概念:
morphs,allomorph,morpheme
简答:
1。
Whatisthedifferencebetweenpartialandfullconversion?
Explainwithtwoexamples.
2.Howdoyoudistinguishinflectionalaffixesandderivationalaffixes?
Chapter4WordFormationII
1.Whichofthefollowingisaprefixoftimeandorder?
A.extra-B.pro-C.re-D.semi-
2.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTformedthroughclipping?
A.DormB.motelC.Gent"D.Zoo”
简答:
Howwouldyouexplainthedifferencebetweenbackformationandsuffixation?
Giveexampletoillustrateyourpoint.
分析:
Analyzethemorphologicalstructuresofthefollowingwordsandpointoutthetypesofthemorphemes.__
unbearable,international,ex-prisoner.
Chapter5WordMeaning
1.Therelationshipbetweenthelinguisticsignandareferentis___
A.conventionalB.non-conventionalC.concreteD.specific
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Everywordhasreference.
BEverywordhassense.
C.Everywordissemanticallymotivated.
D.Everywordisconceptuallymotivated.
3.Therelationshipbetweenwordsandthingsintheworldisestablishedbymeansof_____
AreferenceB.senseC.conceptD.meaning
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?
A.Referenceistherelationshipbetweenlanguageandtheworld.
B.Therelationshipbetweenawordanditsreferentisarbitrary.
C.Conceptisuniversaltoallmenalike.
D.Sensedenotestherelationshipsoutsidethelanguage.
5.Theword"laconic"is_____
A.onomatopoeicallymotivatedB.morphologicallymotivated
C.semanticallymotivatedD.etymologicallymotivated
6.Conceptualmeaningisalsoknownas_______meaning.
7._________meaningreferstothepartofspeech,tensesofverbs,etc.
概念:
semanticmotivation,colocativemeaning
简答:
Whatiscollocativemeaning?
Giveoneexampletoillustrateyourpoint.
分析:
The'pen'ismightierthanthe'sword'.
Explainwhat'pen'and'sword'meanrespectivelyusingthetheoryofmotivation,
Chapter6SenseRelationsandSemanticField
1.Thewaytodefineanantonymisbasedon___.
A.contradictionB.contrarinessCoppositenessD.relativeness
2.Accordingtothedegreeofsimilarity,homonymscanbeclassifiedinto____.
A.perfecthomonymsB.homonymsC.homophonesD.alltheabove
3.Thefactthatthewholevocabularycanbedividedupintofieldscanbeexemplifiedby-----
ARoger'sThesaurusB.ConciseOxfordDictionary
C.NewWebster'sDictionaryD.Co-buildDictionary
4.Homophonesareoftenemployedtocreatepunsfordesiredeffectsof____.
A.humorB.sarcasmC.ridiculeD.alltheabove
5.Antonymsareclassifiedonthebasisof
概念:
synonym
简答:
what'sthefundamentaldifferencebetweenradiationandconcatenation?
Illustrateyourpoint
分析:
1。
Commentonthefollowingpairsofsentencesintermsofsubordinatesandsuperordinates.
a.Thegirlgotabookintheuniversity.
b.Thegirlborrowedadictionaryfromthedepartment.
2.Commentonthefollowingpairsofsentencesintermsofsuperordinatesandsubordinates.
a.Themansaidhewouldcometoourschoolnextweek.
b.ThevisitingscholarsaidhewouldvisitouruniversitynextMonday.
Chapter7ChangesinWordMeaning
1.Transferasamodeofsemanticchangecanbeillustratedbytheexample:
A.adfor"advertisement"B.dishfor"food"
C.fondfor"affectionate"D.aneditorialfor"aneditorialarticle"
2.Degradationcanbeillustratedbythefollowingexample
A.lewd→ignorantB.silly→foolish
C.last→pleasureD.knave→boy
3.Thefourmajormodesofsemanticchangeare____.
A.extension,narrowing,elevationanddegradation
B.extension,generalization,elevationanddegradation
C.extension,narrowing,specializationanddegradation
D.extension,elevation,ameliorationanddegradation
4.Thedegradedmeaning"sexualdesire"oftheword"lust"comesfromitsoldmeaning_____
5.Theword______hastheoldmeaning'servant"andtheelevatedmeaning"headofaministry".
6.Theoppositeofsemanticelevationinmeaningchangeiscalled________
概念:
pejoration,transfer
Chapter8MeaningandContext
1.Context_____meaning.
A.explainsB.interpretsC.definesDalltheabove
2.Itisageneralbeliefthatthemeaningdoesnotexistintheworditself,butitratherspreadsover___.
A.thereader'sinterpretationB.theneighboringwords
C.thewriter'sintentionD.theetymologyoftheword
3.Thewordswhichoccurbeforeorafterawordandmayaffectitsmeaningform___.
A.physicalcontextB.grammaticalcontext
C.lexicalcontextD.linguisticcontext
4."Smithisanarchitect.HedesignedWorldTradeCentre."Theclueprovidedinthecontextis____
A.definitionB.explanationC.exampleD.hyponymy
5.Wecanworkoutthemeaningof“heliocentric”and“geocentric”accordingto
A.morphologicalstructureB.relevantdetails
C.grammaticalstructureD.physicalcontext
5.Whatcausestheambiguityofthesentence"IlikeMarybetterthanJanet"?
A.Vocabulary.B.Situation.C.Structure.D.Noneoftheabove.
6.Grammaticalcontextrefersto_____inwhichawordisused.
A.vocabularyB.grammar
C.semanticpatternD.syntacticstructure
6.Whenawordwithmorethanonemeaningisusedinunclearcontext,itcreates___
简答:
Whatistheroleofcontext?
分析:
Studythefollowingsentence,payingspecialattentiontothewordsinitalics.Ifyoufindanythingwrong,pleaseexplainwhyandthenimprovethesentence.Thepolicewereorderedtostopdrinkingaboutmidnight.
Chapter9EnglishIdioms
1.Idiomsinthecoursebookareusedina___.
A.broadsenseB.narrowsenseC.figurativesenseD.specialsense
2.Structuralstabilitymeansthestructureofanidiomisgenerally____.
A.movableB.unstable
c.unchangeableD.ununderstandable
3.Sentenceidiomscanbedividedinto___
A.declarative,andimperativeB.interrogativeandexclamative
C.verbalandadverbialDbothAandB
4.Theidiom"adarkhorse"isa____.
A.simileB.metaphorC.metonymyD.personification
5.Anidiomdiffersfromafreephraseinthattheformeris____andthelatterisnot.
A.structurallychangeableB.semanticallyanalyzable
C.structurallyfixedD.easilyunderstood
6.Theuseofonenameforthatofanotherassociatedwithitisrhetoricallycalled___
A.synecdocheB.metonymyC.substitutionD.metaphor
7.Idiomsadjectivalinnaturefunctionas____.
A.adjec