keytounit4,5,6exercises

keytounit4,5,6exercises

Unit 4Meanings of Words词汇与意义

1.__T___ Conceptual meaning is the core of the meaning of a word. It is relatively constant and

stable, because it is the meaning agreed upon by all the members of the same speech community.

2.__T___ Connotative meanings, social meanings and affective meanings can be grouped

together as associative meanings（联想意义）.

3.___F__ Intellectual and知识分子are identical in associative meaning.

4.__F___ It has been said that there are more than 1000 surnames adopted by English speakers,

who currently have 35,000 or so given names available.

5.__T___ Surnames can be used together in addressing western people after the titles such as

doctor, Father, Queen, general, and captain.

6.The name “Bob” is the shortened form of _____ while the name “Betty” is th e shortened form

of _____. Robert,Elizabeth

7.Being subject to instinct, capable of speech, experienced in cookery, skirt or dress wearing,

gentle, compassionate, sensitive, and hard-working… are all about the _____ meaning of the word “woman”.Connotative

8.Social meaning is what a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its use,

such as the _____, _____, and ____.language users, settings, topics

9. Religious name “Joseph” means ______ in Chinese. （1）

A. 上帝赐我一个儿子

B. 约瑟夫

C. 上帝赐我幸福

D. 上帝是救世主

10. “Abraham” means ______ in Chinese.（3）

A. 勇敢

B. 阿拉伯罕

C. 万民之父

D. 领袖

11. Which of the following groups are family names?4

A. Thomas, Richard, Robertson

B. William, Smith, Clark

C. Taylor, Anthony, Watkins

D. George, Edwards, Jackson

12. I he following words are all originated from French except __4___?

A. finish

B. question

C. flame

D. belly

13. （1）is the planet second in order from the sun，derived from the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

A.Venus

B.Jupiter

C.Uranium

D.Mars

14. “Love store” corresponds to （2）

A.爱情商店

B.色情商店

C.爱心商店

D.友爱商店

15. T he word in British English for “faculty” is （3）

A.department

B.stuff

C.staff

D.teacher

16.Religious name “ John ” means ___4___ in Chinese.

A. 上帝是神圣的

B. 约翰

C. 上帝的朋友

D. 上帝的恩赐

17. “ Oscar ” means ___3____ in Chinese.

A. 奥斯卡

B. 天赐之盾

C. 天赐之矛

D. 天赐之剑

18. “Brown paper” corresponds to _______.（4）

A．秘密文件B．棕色纸

C．揭露社会黑暗的报纸D．牛皮纸

19. The British English equivalent for “私立学校” is . 1

A. public school

B. council school

C. private school

D. grade school

20.A meddlesome person who pries into others' affairs is called a _______. （ 2 ）

A. busman

B. busybody

C. ladies' man

D. do-gooder