英语词汇学试题复习参考分章节.docx

1、英语词汇学试题复习参考分章节英语词汇学试题Introduction and Chapter 1Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary（练习 1）I Each 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

2、, primarily through theuse of _construct.A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root2._ 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. Gre

3、ek 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 aparticula

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 particu

5、lar 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. Argot9 ._ belongs to the sub-stan

6、dard language, a category that seems to stand between the standardgeneral 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 outsiders can

7、 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 use.A. co

8、mmon 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. functional B. n

9、otional 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. new1II.Complete the following statements with proper words or expre

10、ssions according to the course book. 16.Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _of words.17.English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the _ structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantics, relations, _development, formation and _.18. Engli

11、sh 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. Language study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_.III. Match the words or expressionsin Column Aw

12、ith those in Column B according to 1) basic word stockandnonbasicvocabulary2) contentwords andfunctional words 3) native words and borrowed words4)characteristics of the basic word stock.AB21 . Stability ()A. E-mail22.Collocbility()B. aught23.Jargon()C. por24.Argot ()D. upon25.Notional words()E. hyp

13、o26.Neologisms ()F. at heart27.Aliens ()G. man28.Semantic-loans()H. dip29.Archaisms ()I. fresh30.Empty words ()J. emirIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) characteristics of the basic word stock 2) types of nonbasic vocabulary.31. dog cheap ()32a change of heart ()33. can-ope

14、ner ()34.Roger()35. bottom line ()36.penicillin()37. auld()38. futurology()39.brethren()40. take()V. Define the following terms.41. word42. Denizens43. Aliens44. Translation-loans 45. Semantic-loansVI. Answer the following Questions46.Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning, sound and

15、form with examples.47.What are the main characteristics of the basic word-stock? Illustrate your points with examples.48.Give the types of nonbasic 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

16、.earth, cloud, run, walk, on, of, upon, be, frequently , the, five, but, a , never.50.Group the following borrowed words into Denizens, Aliens, Translation-loans, Semantic-loans. Dream, pioneer, kowtow, bazaar, lama, master-piece, port, shirtKey to Exercises:I.1. A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.

17、A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20. vocabulary2III.21. G 22. F23. E24. H25. C26. A27. J28.I29.B30.DIV. 31. the basic word stock; productivity32.the basic word stock; collocability 33.the basic word stock; argot34.nonbasic word s

18、tock; slang35.nonbasic word stock; jargon36.nonbasic word stock ;terminology 37.nonbasic word stock; dialectal words38.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, frequen

19、tly, never, fiveFunctional words: on, of, upon, be, the, but, a.50.Denizens: port, shirt,Aliens: bazaar, kowtowTranslation-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

20、followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3,000( some put it 5,000)languages, which can be grouped into the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 500 B. 4000 C. 300 D. 20002.Th

21、e prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _language.A. inflected B. derived C. developed 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

22、on the English vocabulary.A. Hinduism B. Christianity C. Buddhism D. Islamismthcentury the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish V ikings. With the invaders, many5. In the 9_words came into the English language.A. GreekB. RomanC. CelticD. Scandinavian6.It is estimated that at least _ words

23、of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.A. 500 B. 800 C. 1000 .D. 9007.The Normans invaded 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 in

24、to the schools, the law courts, andgovernment and regained social status.th th th thA. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D.159.As a result , Celtic made only a _contribution to the English vocabulary.A. small B. big C. great D. smaller310.The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish

25、, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _.A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian11.In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from the dead language.A. SanskritB. LatinC. RomanD. Greek12.Greek is the modern language derived from _.A. LatinB. HellenicC

26、. IndianD . Germanic13.The five Roamance languages , namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to theItalic through an intermediate language called _.A. SanskritB. LatinC. CelticD. Anglo-Saxon14.The _family consists of the four NorthernEuropean Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic

27、, Danishand Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages.A. GermanicB. Indo-EuropeanC. AlbanianD. 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. 10 t

28、hB.11thC.12thD. 13 thII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the coursebook.16.Now peoplegenerally 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 English has

29、 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 necessar

30、y to subdivide Modern English into Early (1500-1700)and _ Modern English.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) origin of the words2)history off English development 3) language family.AB21.Celtic()A.politics22. religious()B.moon23.Scandinavian()C. Persian24.French()D.London25.O