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07年到10年词汇学试题
全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试
英语词汇学试题
I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.(30%)
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTarhetoricalfeatureofidioms?
( )
A.Phoneticmanipulation.B.Lexicalmanipulation.
C.Figuresofspeech.D.Phrasalverbs.
2.Thesentence“IlikeMarybetterthanyou.”isambiguousdueto______.( )
A.extra-linguisticcontextB.lexicalcontext
C.grammaticalcontextD.homonymy
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftheobviouscharacteristicsofthebasicwordstock?
( )
A.Creativity.B.Stability.
C.Duality.D.Allnationalcharacter.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredasaninflectionalaffix?
( )
A.-esB.-or
C.-estD.-er
5.Thefollowingareuser-friendlyfeaturesofLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish,except______.( )
A.extracolumnB.cleargrammarcodes
C.usagenotesD.languagenotes
6.Whichofthefollowingisacaseofsuffixation?
( )
A.Hemisphere.B.Attempt.
C.NATO.D.Respondent.
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthemainsourcesofnewwords?
( )
A.Therapiddevelopmentofmodernscienceandtechnology.
B.Geographicalandpoliticalchanges.
C.Theinfluenceofotherculturesandlanguages.
D.Socialandeconomicchanges.
8.Webster’sNewWorldDictionaryisa(n)______dictionary.( )
A.unabridgedB.desk
C.pocketD.encyclopedic
9.Angel,martyrandparadisehavetheirmeanings______becauseoftheinfluenceofChristianity.( )
A.elevatedB.degraded
C.narrowedD.extended
10.Asfarasdenotationisconcerned,relativesynonymsmaydiffer______.( )
A.inthediachronicapproachB.inthestylisticandemotivecolouringofwords
C.inusageinsimpletermsD.intherangeandintensityofmeaning
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutOldEnglish?
( )
A.UsesofOldEnglishborrowedheavilyfromLatinandotherlanguages.
B.OldEnglishhasavocabularyofabout50,000to60,000.
C.OldEnglishreferstotheEnglishlanguageusedfrom450to1150.
D.OldEnglishwasahighlyinflectedlanguage.
12.Neologismsarenewly-createdwordsorexpressions.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofneologisms?
( )
A.SARS.B.Can-opener.
C.Futurology.D.Freakout.
13.Whichofthefollowingwordsismorphologicallymotivated?
( )
A.Blackmarket.B.Greenhorn.
C.Hopeless.D.Neigh.
14.Inthesentence“Italianartistsweremoreactiveinthequattrocentothaninthesixteenthcenturywhichfollowed.”Themeaningofquattrocentocanbeinferredfromtheclueof______.( )
A.definitionB.explanation
C.exampleD.relevantdetail
15.Toothandnailisanidiom______innature.( )
A.norminalB.adjectival
C.adverbialD.verbal
II.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.(10%)
16.Thesmallestfunctioningunitinthecompositionofwordsisthe______________.
17.Word-meaningchangesbymodesofextension,narrowing,degradation,elevationand______________.
18.Intheword“post-war”,“post-”isaprefixof______________.
19.Functionalwordssuchaspreparations,conjunctions,thoughhavinglittlelexicalmeaning,possessstrong______________meaning.
20.Relativesynonymsalsocalled______________aresimilarornearlythesameindenotation,butembracedifferentdegreesofagivenquality.
III.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnAwiththoseinColumnBaccordingto1)meaningofprefixes;2)typeofwordformations;3)typesofmeaningchangesand4)typesofidioms.(10%)
AB
( )21.Ultr-A.backformation
( )22.burgleB.initialism
( )23.popC.transferofsensation
( )24.clear-soundingD.before
( )25.VOAE.brim(water’sedge—thetopedgeofacup)
( )26.fore-F.mistress
( )27.degradationG.succeed
( )28.kickthebucketH.clipping
( )29.extensionI.die
( )30.makeitJ.extreme
IV.Studythefollowingwordsorexpressionsandidentify1)historicalstageofEnglishvocabulary;2)originsofhomonyms;3)typesofmeanings;4)sourcesofsynonyms;5)causesofambiguityand6)typesofmotivations.(10%)
31.ball,ball( )
32.ahardbusinessman( )
33.friendorfoe( )
34.miniskirt( )
35.anattractiveball( )
36.lie–distortthefact( )
37.occupation-walkoflife( )
38.coffee( )
39.mother(love,care)( )
40.enrich( )
V.Definethefollowingterms.(10%)
41.loanwords
42.specializeddictionary
43.conversion
44.lexicalcontext
45.amelioration
VI.Answerthefollowingquestions.Youranswersshouldbeclearandshort.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(12%)
46.Whatareboundmorphemes?
Illustrateyourpoint.
47.Whyiscontextveryimportantfortheunderstandingofword-meaning?
48.Whatisthedifferencebetweenassociativemeaningandconceptualmeaning?
VII.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(18%)
49.SomepeopleholdthatShakespeareismoredifficulttoreadthancontemporarywritings.Doyouagreeordisagreetothiscomment?
Stateyourreason(s)withatleastthreeexamples.
50.Useexamplestoillustratethesimilarityanddifferencebetweenabsolutesynonymsandrelativesynonyms.
全国2007年7月高等教育自学考试
英语词汇学试题
Ⅰ.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.(30%)
1.Thedefinitionofawordcomprisesthefollowingpointsexcept________.( )
A.asoundunityB.aminimalunitofmeaning
C.aunitofmeaningD.aformthatcanfunctionaloneinasentence
2.Wordsmaybeclassifiedintocontentwordsandfunctionwordsby________.( )
A.originB.notion
C.stabilityD.usefrequency
3.It’ssaidthatmodernEnglishvocabularydevelopsthroughthreechannels.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthem?
( )
A.Borrowing.B.Semanticchange.
C.Creation.D.Blending.
4.WhatdidmodernEnglishbeginwith?
( )
A.Theestablishmentofprinting.
B.TheNormaninvasion.
C.Britain’straderelationswiththelowcountries.
D.TheSecondWorldWar.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredtobeastem?
( )
A.-tion.B.Nation.
C.International.D.National.
6.Whichofthefollowingisacaseofconversion?
( )
A.Encourage.B.Week.
C.Toothache.D.Doubt.
7.Whichofthefollowingwordsissemanticallymotivated?
( )
A.Airmail.
B.Hiss.
C.Mouthinthephrase“themouthofariver”.
D.Laconicinthephrase“alaconicanswer”.
8.Oneoftheinterestingfeaturesaboutalanguageisthatthereareagreatmanymore________than________init.( )
A.hyponyms…homonymsB.homonyms…hyponyms
C.synonyms…antonymsD.antonyms…synonyms
9.WhichofthefollowingwordswasusedduringtheAmericanCivilWartorefertothosenorthernerswhoweresecretlyaidingtheSouth?
( )
A.Rattlesnake.B.Villain.
C.Informer.D.Copperhead.
10.Inanarrowsense,contextreferstothewords,clauses,sentencesinwhichawordappearsandisknownas________.( )
A.non-linguisticcontextB.linguisticcontext
C.extra-linguisticcontextD.typeofcontext
11.Ambiguityinapassageoftenoccursdueto________andhomonymyinaninadequatecontext.( )
A.allomorphB.variation
C.suffixationD.polysemy
12.Whichofthefollowingrhetoricalfeaturescanbeseenintheidiom“mightandmain”?
( )
A.Rhyme.B.Alliteration.
C.Juxtaposition.D.Synecdoche.
13.Theidiom“bytwosandthrees”showsthecharacteristicsofidiomsthat________.( )
A.thewordsthatmakeuptheidiomhavelosttheirindividualidentityintheidiom
B.idiomsaresemanticallyinexplicable
C.thewordorderinanidiomcan’tbeinvertedorchanged
D.idiomsaregrammaticallyunanalysable
14.CCELDisnotedforitsuniquefeaturesexcept________.( )
A.definitionB.extracolumn
C.usageexamplesD.complicatedgrammarcodes
15.Webster’sThirdNewInternationalDictionaryisthebest-known________.( )
A.deskdictionaryB.pocketdictionary
C.unabridgeddictionaryD.encyclopedicdictionary
Ⅱ.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.(10%)
16.Boundmorphemesincludetwotypes:
boundrootand________.
17.Intheword“pseudo-science”,“pseudo-”isa________prefix.
18.Associativemeaningisopen-endedandindeterminate,while________meaningisconstantandrelativelystable.
19.Antonymsareclassifiedonthebasisof________.
20.Theoppositeofsemanticelevationinmeaningchangeiscalled________.
Ⅲ.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnAwiththoseinColumnBaccordingto1)typesofmeaningchanges;2)featuresofidiom;3)meaningofprefixesand4)wordformation.(10%)
AB
()21.BASICAprefixation
()22.doctor(skilledinanylearnedprofession→Bextra-linguisticfactor
specialistinmedicine)
()23.fineartCidiomsadjectivalinnature
()24.upintheairDelevation
()25.governor(pilot→headofastate)Ecompounding
()26.retro-Fdeletion
()27.achocolatefrog(aninformer)Gacronym
()28.inter-Hback
()29.hyperactiveIbetween
()30.forgoodandall=forgoodJnarrowing
Ⅳ.Studythefollowingwordsorexpressionsandidentify
1)typesofsenserelations;2)featuresofidioms;
3)typesofmeaningsand4)historicalstagesofEnglish.(10%)
31.external()
32.home(Eastorwest,homeisbest.)()
33.by-gone()
34.hesitate→beintwominds()
35.candidate→apersonseekinganoffice()
36.notorious()
37.“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”()