历年自考英语词汇学真题.docx

1、历年自考英语词汇学真题全国20XX年4月英语词汇学试题 第一部分选择题（共30分）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.The process of meaning relation is also called .()AextensionBdegradationCspecializationDeleva

2、tion2.Idioms in the coursebook are used in a . ()Abroad senseBnarrow senseCfigurative senseDspecial sense3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is . ()AconventionalBnon-conventionalCconcreteDspecific4.The way to define an antonym is based on . ()AcontradictionBcontrarinessCopp

3、ositenessDrelativeness5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fields can be exemplified by .()ARogets ThesaurusBConcise Oxford DictionaryCNew Websters DictionaryDCo-build Dictionary6.Context meaning.（）Aexplains BinterpretsCdefinesDall the above7.Though still at work today , can h

4、ardly compare with what it was in the past. （）Aword-formationBborrowing CderivationDconversion8.Structural stability means the structure of an idiom is generally . （）AmovableBunstableCunchangeableDununderstandable9.Sentence idioms can be divided into . （）Adeclarative and imperativeBinterrogative and

5、 exclamativeCverbal and adverbial Dboth A and B10. is considered to be a highly-inflected language. （）AOld English BMiddle English CEarly Modern English DLate Modern English11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . （）Aaffixational Bderivational Cfree Dbound12.The introduction o

6、f at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary. （）Aprinting BChristianityCFrench words Dall the above 13.Which of the following statements is true? （）AEvery word has reference.BEvery word has sense.CEvery word is semantically motivated.DEvery word is conceptually motiva

7、ted.14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （）AThe English language is noted for its modest borrowings.BLoan words only refer to those borrowings in form.CLoan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.DLoan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.15.The relation

8、ship between words and things in the world is established by means of . （）Areference BsenseCconcept Dmeaning第二部分非选择题（共70分）.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16.The degraded meaning “sexual desire ”of the word “lust ”comes from its ol

9、d meaning “ ”.17.Bound morphemes include two types: bound root and .18.The headword or entries are defined in the same language in a dictionary.19.The basic word stock forms the common of the language.20 Conceptual meaning is also known as meaning.Match the words or expressions in Column A with thos

10、e in Column B according to 1) sense relations , 2) types of context , and 3) modes of word-meaning changes.(10%) AB()21.difference in connotationA. fond (from “foolish” to “affectionate”)()22.perfect homonymB. homely /domestic ()23.degradation C. date ;date()24.transferD. diseasing (from “discomfort

11、 ”to “illness”)()25.elevationE. fabulous (from “resembling a fable ”to “incredible”)()26.narrowingF. journal (from “daily paper” to “periodical” )()27.extensionG. silly (from “happy” to “foolish”)()28.generalization H. pitiful (from “full of pity” to “deserving pity”)()29.grammatical contextI. It wa

12、s a nice ball.()30.lexical contextJ. Visiting aunts can be boring.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of word formation , 2) types of affixes, 3) types of dictionaries, and 4) the type of idiom. (10%)31.LDCE()32.deadline ( )33.-ize,-en,-ate ()34.an affix that indicates gr

13、ammatical relationships ()35.VOA()36.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology()37.CED()38.telephone phone ()39.fly in the ointment()40.hostess().Define the following terms.(10%)41.a variation of an idiom 42.morphs43.synonym44.jargon45.semantic motivation.Answer the following questions. Your answer

14、s should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46.What is the role of context?47.Is it true that archaic and obsolete words in English will remain for ever out of use?48.What is the difference between partial and full conversion? Explain with two examples.Analyze and

15、comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49.Read the extract, pick out the idioms and explain their meanings. Then rewrite the extract in standard non-figurative language. Sam is getting on ,too .His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time

16、 by taking it easy.50.Comment on the following pairs of sentences in terms of subordinates and superordinates.a. The girl got a book in the university.b. The girl borrowed a dictionary from the department.全国20XX年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers

17、. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. There are _ major classes of compounds. A. two B. for C. three D. five2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Connotative meaning refers to associations suggested by the conceptual meaning.

18、 B. Stylistic meaning accounts for the formality of the word concerned. C. Affective meaning is universal to all men alike. D. Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary. 3. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out _. A. Old

19、English B. Middle EnglishC. Anglo-Saxon D. Celtic4. The idiom “Jack of all trades” results from _. A. addition B. position-shiftingC. dismembering D. shortening5. _ are those that cannot occur as separate words without adding other morphemes. A. Free roots B. Free morphemesC. Bound morphemes D. Mean

20、ingful units6. The major factors that promote the growth of modern English are _. A. the growth of science and technologyB. economic and political changesC. the influence of other cultures and languagesD. all the above7. Since the beginning of this century, _ has become even more important for the e

21、xpansion of English vocabulary. A. word-formation B. borrowingC. semantic change D. both B and C8. Which of the following characteristics of the basic word stock is the most important?A. StabilityB. Collocability.C. Productivity.D. National character.9. The two major factors that cause changes in me

22、aning are _. A. historical reason and class reasonB. historical reason and psychological reasonC. class reason and psychological reasonD. extra-linguistic factors and linguistic factors10. The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is whether _. A. they come from the same sourceB. t

23、hey are correlated with one central meaningC. they are listed under one headword in a dictionaryD. all the above 11. Degradation of meaning is the opposite of _. A. semantic transfer B. semantic pejorationC. semantic elevation D. semantic narrowing12. An idiom consists of at least two words. Each ha

24、s a single meaning and often functions as one word. This is called _. A. semantic unity B. structural stabilityC. rhetorical function D. none of the above13. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives? _A. -ion. B. -ism. C. -ity. D. -ist. 14. More often than not, f

25、unctional words only have _. A. lexical meaning B. associative meaningC. collocative meaning D. grammatical meaning15. Linguistic context is also known as _ context. A. social B. verbal C. lexical D. physicalII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the cour

26、se book. (10%)16. In the course book, the idioms are classified according to _ functions. 17. Linguistic context can be further divided into _ context and grammatical context. 18. The _ languages made only a small contribution to the English vocabulary with a few place names like Avon, kent, Themes.

27、 19. Morphemes which are identical with root words are considered to be _. 20. According to semanticists, a word is a unit of _. III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) stylistic meanings; 2)language groups; 3)degrees of inflections and 4) onomatopoeic

28、motivation. (10%) A B( )21. apes A. colloquial( )22. Old English B. a language of full endings( )23. Irish C. Italic( )24. tiny D. very formal and official( )25. French E. yelp( )26. cattle F. poetic( )27. domicile G. Celtic( )28. abode H. gibber( )29. foxes I. a language of leveled endings( )30. Middle English