历年全国自学考试英语词汇学试题和参考答案.docx

1、历年全国自学考试英语词汇学试题和参考答案2000年4月全国自学考试-英语词汇学试卷及答案 第一部分 选择题 .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.In Old English there was _ agreement between sound form.（ ） A. more B. little C

2、. less D. gradual 2.Both LDCE and CCELD are _.（ ） A. general dictionaries B. monolingual dictionaries C. both A and B D. neither A and B 3.The word MINISKIRT is _.（ ） A. morphologically motivated B. etymologically motivated C. semantically motivated D. none of the above 4.The most important way of v

3、ocabulary development in present-day English is _.（ ） A. borrowing B. semantic change C. creation of new words D. all the above 5.Beneralization is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become _.（ ） A. generalized B. expanded C. elevated D. degraded 6.Some morph

4、emes have _ as they are realized by more than one morph according to their position in word.（ ） A. alternative morphs B. single morphs C. abstract units D. discrete units 7.Old English vocabulary was essentially _ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian.（ ） A. Italic B. Germanic C. C

5、eltic D. Hellenic 8.Compounds are different from free phrases in all the following ways EXCEPT _.（ ） A. semantics B. grammar C. phonetics D. lexicology 9.If two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called _.（ ） A. repetition B. alliteration C. rhyme D. none of the above

6、10.Which of the following words is a functional word?（ ） A. Often B. Never C. Although D. Desk 11.Rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as _.（ ） A. semantic unity B. structural stability C. idiomatic variation D. figure of speech 12.The advantage

7、 of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _.（ ） A. use idioms correctly and appropriately B. understand idioms correctly C. remember idioms quickly D. try a new method of classification 13.Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by _.（ ） A. long（not shor

8、t） B. ball（a dancing party） C. rock（rocknroll） D. ad（advertisement） 14.The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT _.（ ） A. the influx of borrowing B. repetition C. analogy D. shortening 15.Which of the following is NOT a component of linguistic context?（ ） A

9、. Words and phrases. B. Sentences C. Text or passage D. Time and place 第二部分 非选择题 .Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%） 16.Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and _. 17.The language used in Engl

10、and between 450 and 1150is called _. 18.CCELD is a _ dictionary. 19.In the phrase the mouth of the river,the word mouth is _ motivated. 20.Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is _ context. .Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)ty

11、pes of meaning changes; 2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4)meaning and context.（10%） A B 21.Scandinavian（ ） A.mill（place where things are made） 22.Germanic（ ） B.grammatical 23.extension（ ） C.double meaning 24.narrowing（ ） D.Swedish 25.linguistic（ ） E.comprehend/understand 26.ambiguity（ ） F

12、.Dutch 27.participants（ ） G.degermined 28.difference in denotation（ ） H.pigheaded 29.appreciative（ ） I.non-linguistic 30.pejorative（ ） J.iron（a device for smoothing clothes） .Study the following words or expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2）types of word formation or

13、 prefixes.（10%） 31.predict（ ） 32.motel（ ） 33.potatoes（ ） 34.blueprint（ ） 35.preliminaries（ ） 36.Southward（ ） 37.demilitarize（ ） 38.hypersensityve（ ） 39.retell（ ） 40.multi-purposes（ ） .Define the following terms.（10%） 41.acronymy 42.native words 43.elevation 44.stylistic meaning 45.monolingral dictio

14、nary .Answer the following questions. Your answers should the clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（12%） 46.How many types of motivation are there in English? Give ONE example for each type. 47.What are the major sources of English synonyms? Illustrate your points. 48.What ar

15、e the clues generally provided in verbal context? .Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（18%） 49.analyze the morphological structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes.Recollection, nationalist, unearthly 50.Pick out the idioms i

16、n the following extract and explain its origin and the effect of using this form.Well, its the old story of the stitch in time, he said. 答案 2000年4月份高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试 英语词汇学试题参考答案 .(30%) 1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.D .(10%) 16.transfer 17.OLD English 18.monolingual 1

17、9.semantically 20.extralinguistic/non-linguistic .(10%) 21.D 22.F 23.A 24.J 25.B 26.C 27.I 28.E 29.G 30.H .(10%) 31.bound root 32.（head+tail）blinding 33.inflectional affix/morpheme 34.a+n 35.full conversion 36.suffix 37.reversativ 38.prefix of degree 39.prefix 40.number prefix .(10%) 41.The process

18、of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms. 42.Native words, also known as Anglo-Saxon words, are words brought to Britian in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes. 43.The process by which words rise from humble beginnin

19、gs to positions of importance. 44.The distinctive stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context. 45.A dictionary written in one language, or a dictionary in which entries are defined in the same language. .(12%) 46.There are four types of motivation: 1）Onomatopoeic mo

20、tivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc. 2）Morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc. 3）Semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc. 4）Etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc. 47.Key points:borrowing; dialects and regional English; figura

21、tive and euphemistic use of words; coincidence with idiomatic expressions. 48.Key points:definition; explanation; example; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; relevant details and word structure. .(18%) 49. 1）Each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection（re+collect+ion）,nationalist（nat

22、ion+al+ist）,unearthly（un+earth+ly）. 2）Of the nine morphemes, only collect,nation and earth are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves. 3）All the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un- and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words. 50. 1）the stitch in time - a stitch in time saves nine（3分） 2

23、）proverbs are concise, forcible and thought-provoking（1分） 3）using an old saying is more persuasive（2分） 4）the short form saves time, more colloquial（2分） 5）indicates intimacy or close relationship（1分）2001年4月份全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案英语（本科）专业第一部分 选择题I. Each of the statements below is followed by four altern

24、ative answers Choose the one that would best complete the statementand put the letter in the bracket（30）1. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example A. lewd ignorantB. silly foolishC. last pleasureD. knave boy2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: A. hu

25、mourB. sarcasmC. ridiculeD. all the above3. The four major modes of semantic change are _. A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradationB. extension, generalization, elevation and degradationC. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradationD. extension, elevation, amelioration and degrada

26、tion4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _. A. synecdocheB. metonymyC. substitutionD. metaphor5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _. A. adjectivesB. attributesC. modifiersD. words6. Grammatical context refers to _ in which a word is used. A. voc

27、abularyB. grammarC. semantic patternD. syntactic structure7. In the idiom in good feather, we change good into high, full without changing meaning.This change of constituent is known as _ . A. additionB. replacementC. position-shiftingD. variation8. The word laconic is _. A. onomatopoeically motivat

28、edB. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. etymologically motivated9. CCELD is distinctive for its _. A. clear grammar codesB. language notesC. usage notesD. extra columns10.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping? A. DormB. motelC. GentD. Zoo11.Old English has a v

29、ocabulary of about _ words. A. 30,000 to 40,000B. 50,000 to 60,000C. 70,000 to 80,000D. 80,000 to 90,00012. _ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. A. RootsB. StemsC. AffixesD. Compounds13. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of _ in the Mi

30、ddle English period. A. Dutch originB. Danish originC. Latin originD. Greek origin14. A word is a symbol that _ . A. is used by the same speech communityB. represents something else in the worldC. is both simple and complex in natureD.shows different ideas in different sounds15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _. A. are complex words.B. are technical wordsC. refer to the commonest things in life.D. denote the most important concepts.