全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题.docx

1、全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题1. 2000年全国高自考英语词汇学试卷第一部分 选择题.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete thestatement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）（ ）1.In Old English there was _ agreement between sound form. A. more B. li

2、ttle C. 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 wa

3、y of vocabulary 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 m

4、orphemes 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 o

7、f 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 short） B.

8、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. Words

9、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 England between

10、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)types of meaning c

11、hanges;2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4)meaning and context.（10%）A B21. Scandinavian（ ）A. mill（place where things are made）22. Germanic（ ）B. grammatical23. extension（ ）C. double meaning24. narrowing（ ）D. Swedish25. linguistic（ ）E. comprehend/understand26. ambiguity（ ）F. Dutch27. particip

12、ants（ ）G. determined28. difference in denotation（ ）H. pigheaded29. appreciative（ ）I. non-linguistic30. 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 prefixes.（10%）31.

13、predict（ ）32. motel（ ）33. potatoes（ ）34. blueprint（ ）35. preliminaries（ ）36. southward（ ）37. demilitarize（ ）38. hypersensitive（ ）39. retell（ ）40. multi-purposes（ ）.Define the following terms.（10%）41. acronymy42. native words43. elevation44. stylistic meaning45. monolingual dictionary.Answer the foll

14、owing questions. Your answers should the clear and short. Write your answers in the space givenbelow.（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 are the clues generally

15、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, unearthly50.Pick out the idioms in the following extract and explain its origin and the effect of using this form.