英语词汇学复习试题.docx

1、英语词汇学复习试题 英语词汇学复习题Introduction and Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary（练习1）IEach of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, pr

2、imarily through the use of _construct.A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root 2._ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.A. Semantics B. Linguistics C. Etymology D. Stylistics3. Modern English is derived from the language of early _ tribes.A. Gree

3、k B. Roman C. Italian D. Germanic4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.A. linguistic B. grammatical C. arbitrary D. semantic5. Stylistics is the study of style. It is concerned with the users choices of linguistic elements in a particula

4、r_ for special effectsA. situation B. context C. time D. place6. Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form, meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _ difference.A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic7. Terminology consists of _ terms used in partic

5、ular disciplines and academic areas.A. technical B. artistic C. different D. academic8. _refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves.A. Slang B. Jargon C. Dialectal words D. Argot 9._ belongs to the sub-st

6、andard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words. A. Jargon B. Argot C. Dialectal words D. Slang10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsider

7、s can hardly understand it. A. workers B. criminals C. any person D. policeman11._ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question. A. Argot B. Slang C. Jargon D. Dialectal words12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited u

8、se. A. common B. little C. slight D. great13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on _meanings.A. new B. old C. bad D. good14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals. A. func

9、tional B. notional C. empty D. formal15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called _words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.A. content B. notional C. empty D. new II. Complete the following statements with proper wo

10、rds or expressions according to the course book.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20. vocabulary16.Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _of words.17.English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the _ stru

11、ctures of English words and word equivalents, their semantics, relations, _development, formation and _.18.English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, _,etymology, stylistics, _.19.There are generally two approaches to the study of words , namely synchronic and _.20.L

12、anguage study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) basic word stock and non-basic vocabulary 2) content words and functional words 3) native words and borrowed words 4) characteristics of the basic wo

13、rd stock.A B21 . Stability ( ) A. E-mail22. Collocability ( ) B. aught23. Jargon( ) C. por24. Argot ( ) D. upon25.Notional words( ) E. hypo26. Neologisms ( ) F. at heart27. Aliens ( ) G. man28. Semantic-loans( ) H. dip29. Archaisms ( ) I. fresh30. Empty words ( ) J. emirIV. Study the following words

14、 or expressions and identify 1) characteristics of the basic word stock 2) types of non-basic vocabulary.31. dog cheap ( ) 32. a change of heart ( )33. can-opener ( ) 34.Roger ( )35. bottom line ( ) 36.penicillin ( )37. auld ( ) 38. futurology ( )39.brethren ( ) 40. take ( ) V. Define the following

15、terms.41. word 42. Denizens 43. Aliens 44. Translation-loans 45. Semantic-loansVI. Answer the following Questions 46. Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning, sound and form with examples.47. What are the main characteristics of the basic word-stock? Illustrate your points with example

16、s.48. Give the types of non-basic vocabulary with examples.VII. Analyze and comment on the following. 49. Classify the following words and point out the types of words according to notion.earth, cloud, run, walk, on, of, upon, be, frequently , the, five, but, a , never.50. Group the following borrow

17、ed words into Denizens, Aliens, Translation-loans, Semantic-loans.Dream, pioneer, kowtow, bazaar, lama, master-piece, port, shirt Key to Exercises:I.1. A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20. voca

18、bularyIII.21. G 22. F23. E24. H25. C26. A27. J28.I29.B30.DIV.31. the basic word stock; productivity32. the basic word stock; collocability33.the basic word stock; argot34.nonbasic word stock; slang35. nonbasic word stock; jargon36. nonbasic word stock ;terminology37.nonbasic word stock; dialectal wo

19、rds38. nonbasic word stock ,neologisms39. nonbasic word stock; archaisms40. the basic word stock; polysemyV-VI. (see the course book)VII. 49. Content words: earth, clould, run, walk, frequently, never, fiveFunctional words: on, of, upon, be, the, but, a.50. Denizens: port, shirt, Aliens: bazaar, kow

20、tow Translation-loans: lama, masterpieceSemantic-loans: dream, pioneerChapter 2 The Development of the English Vocabulary and Chapter 3 Word Formation I(练习2)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.It is assumed

21、that the world has approximately _ (some put it 5,000) languages, which can be grouped into the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 5000 B. 4000 C. 3000 D. 20002.The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _language.A. inflected B. derived C. de

22、veloped D. analyzed3.After the _, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. Greeks B. Indians C. Romans D. French4.The introduction of _had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. Hinduism B. Christianity C. Buddhism D. Islamism5.In the 9th century the land wa

23、s invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings. With the invaders, many _words came into the English language. A. Greek B. Roman C. Celtic D. Scandinavian6.It is estimated that at least _ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English. A. 500 B. 800 C. 1000 D. 9007.The Normans invaded

24、 England from France in 1066. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of _ words into English.A. French B. Greek C. Roman D. Latin8.By the end of the _century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law courts, and government and regained social status.A. 12th B. 13th C. 14th D.15th

25、9.As a result, Celtic made only a _contribution to the English vocabulary.A. small B. big C. great D. smaller10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _. A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian11.In the Indo-Iranian we have P

26、ersian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from the dead language_.A. Sanskrit B. Latin C. Roman D. Greek12.Greek is the modern language derived from _.A. Latin B. Hellenic C. Indian D . Germanic13.The five Romance languages , namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, R

27、omanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called _.A. Sanskrit B. Latin C. Celtic D. Anglo-Saxon14.The _family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages.A. Germanic B. Indo-E

28、uropean C. Albanian D. Hellenic15.By the end of the _century , virtually all of the people who held political or social power and many of those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin.A. 10th B.11th C.12th D. 13th II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressio

29、ns according to the course book. 16.Old English 17. Leveled endings 18. analytic 19. Germanic 20.Late(1700-up to the present )16.Now people generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as _.17.If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of _.18.It can be concluded that Englis

30、h has evoked from a synthetic language (Old English) to the present _ language. 19.The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set: Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian; a Western set: Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, _.20.It is ne

31、cessary to subdivide Modern English into Early (1500-1700) and _ Modern English.21.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) origin of the words 2) history of English development 3) language family. A B21. Celtic ( ) A. politics22. religious ( ) B. moon23.Scandinavian ( ) C. Persian24. French ( ) D. London25. Old English ( ) E. abbot26.Dutch ( ) F. skirt27.Middle English ( ) G.