词汇学考试题目

词汇学考试题型

Ⅰ.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.（2×15=30%）

1.In Old English there was _______ agreement between sound form.（）

A. more

B. little

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 way 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 morphemes 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. Celtic

D. Hellenic

pounds 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

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 of 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. ball（a dancing party）

C. rock（rock'n'roll）

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 and phrases.

B. Sentences

C. Text or passage

D. Time and place

II. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)types of meaning changes; 2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4)meaning and context.（10%）