词汇学第四章考试题Word文件下载.docx

1、7. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _.A. compounding B. affixationC. conversion D. shortening8. The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _.A. reversative prefixes B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locativ

2、e prefixes9. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or _ to stems.A. affixes B. suffixes and prefixesC. inflectional affixes D. derivational affixes10. The words formed by affixation are called _.A. affixes B. derivationsC. derivatives D. derivationals11. Ac

3、cording to the _ which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: prefixation and suffixation.A. functions B. positionsC. ways D. none of the above12. Prefixes do not generally change the _ of the stem but only modify its meaning.A. word-class B. meaningC. form D. structure13. Ac

4、cordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into _ groups. B. 8 D. 1014. These are negative prefixes except _.A. dis- B. in-C. non- D. under-15. Ex- in the word ex-prisoner is _.A. free root B. bound rootC. inflectional affix D. derivational affix16. All of the following are pejorative pr

5、efixes except _.A. mal- B. archC. pseudo- D. mis-17. The de - in decomposeA. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. an orientation prefix18. The prefixes contained in the following words are called _: pseudo, friend, malpractice, mistrust.A. reversative prefixed B. negati

6、ve prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes19. The prefixes in words anti-government, pro-student and contraflow are _.A. prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes20. The prefixed contained in unwrap, de-compose

7、 and disallow are _.21. The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and archbishop are _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size22. A subcutaneous infection is _ the skin.A. on the surface of B. aboveC. under D. below23. Some doctors prescribe medication to treat hyperactive children,

8、because the children are extremely _.A. active B. passiveC. lazy D. diligent24. _ of the given prefixes indicates number.A. fore- B. anti- C. semi- D. pan-25. The primary function of suffixes is to _.A. change the word-class of rootsB. change the meaning of stemsC. change the grammatical function of

9、 stemsD. change the structure of roots26. The autoautobiographyA. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix27. The prefixes in words bilingual, uniform and hemisphere are _.A. number prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size 28. _ are contained in words t

10、rans-world, intra-party and forehead.A. Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size29. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are _.C. prefixes of time and order D. miscellaneous prefixes30. Ex-student, fo

11、retell and post-election contain _.C. prefixes of time and order D. locative prefixes31. Which of the following prefixes can not be used to indicate time and orderA. Ex-. B. Fore-.C. Post-. D. Para-.32. Which of the following is a case of suffixation A. Hemisphere B. AttemptC. NATO D. Respondent33.

12、A multiplied insect has _ feet.A. two B. fourC. six D. many34. A tricycle has _ wheels.A. one B. twoC. three D. Four35. Which of the following belongs to number prefixesA. Auto-. B. Mis-.C. Hemi-. D. Pre-.36. We usually group suffixes on a _ basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixe

13、s, etc.A. grammatical C. meaningfulB. structural D. practical37. -eer, -er, -ess, -ette, -let are all suffixes added to noun bases to produce _ nouns. A. abstract C. concreteB. de-verbal D. de-adjective38. These are adjective suffixes except _.A. -ish B. -iveC. -ai D. -ance39. The word courageous is

14、 created by _.A. noun suffixes B. adverb suffixesC. adjective suffixes D. verb suffixes40. The meanings of comic and comical are _.A. same B. identicalC. similar D. different41. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectivesA. -ion. B. -ism.C. -ity. D. -ist.42. The fol

15、lowing are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _.A. -ful B. -wiseC. -less D. -like43. _ of the following is not a verb suffix.A. -ate B. -enC. -ed 44. The suffixes in words heighten, symbolize are _.A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes45. The suffixes in words clockwis

16、e, homewards are _.46. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in _ aspects.A. phonetic features B. semantic featuresC. grammatical features D. all the above47. There are _ major classes of compounds.A. two B. fourC. three D. five48. Washing machine is a word formed by _.A. prefixati

17、on B. compoundingC. conversion D. blending49. Law-abiding belongs to _.A. adjective compound B. noun compoundC. verb compound D. none of the above50. up-bringingB. verb compound D. none of the above51. Verb compounds are created either through _ or _.A. affixation; conversionB. clipping; affixationC

18、. conversion; backformationD. backformation; borrowing52. Which of the following is not through backformationA. To mass-produce. B. To lip-read.C. To nickname. D. To chain-smoke.53. Conversion is a method _.A. of turning words of one part of speech to those of a different part of speechB. of convert

19、ing words of one meaning into different meaningC. of deriving words through grammatical meansD. of changing words in morphological structure54. In a derivational process, an item is converted to a new word class without the addition of an affix. The name is _.A. full conversion B. partial conversion

20、C. functional shift D. zero-derivation55. Words involved in conversion are primarily _.A. nouns, verbs and adverbsB. nouns, adjectives and verbsC. nouns, prepositions and verbsD. adjectives, adverbs and verbs56. Almost all monomorphemic _ can be conversed into nouns, which are semantically related t

21、o the original verbs in various ways.A. verbs B. adjectivesC. adverbs D. prepositions57. Nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as _.A. partial conversion B. full conversionC. speech shift D. grammatical shift58. Nouns partial

22、ly converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with _.A. plural forms B. single forms C. adjectives D. definite articles59. In most cases a noun can be converted to a verb _.A. with some changesB. without any changeC. with some changes in spelli

23、ngD. without any change in pronunciation60. The housethe peasant housed him belongs to the conversion _.A. between noun and adjectiveB. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjectiveD. none of the above61. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of _.A. spelling B. pron

24、unciationC. stress D. function62. Empty in the sentence The meeting was over and the meeting-room began to emptyA. adjective B. verbC. noun D. four63. Which of the following words is NOT formed through clippingA. Dorm. B. Motel.C. Gent. D. Zoo.64. _ are words pronounced letter by letter.A. Initialis

25、ms B. AcronymsC. Blends D. Clips65. Of the following words, _ is an initialism.A. UN B. NATOC. BASIC D. UNESCO66. BBC is formed in the way of _.A. acronymy B. clippingC. back-formation D. prefixation67. TV is a （n） _.A. initialism B. acronymC. derivative D. compound68. Back-formation is considered t

26、o be the opposite process of _.A. prefixation B. suffixation C. acronymy D- conversion69. Back-formation is the method of creating new words by _ the supposed suffixes. （ ）A. removing B. combiningC. shortening D. considering70. Back-formation usually involves _ types of words.A. three B. fourC. five D. two71. Stylistically, back-formed words are largely some of them have