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词汇学试题及答案

词汇学试题及答案

词汇学试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 词汇学是研究语言中词汇的科学,它主要研究的是语言中的()。

A. 词汇的构成B. 词汇的意义C. 词汇的运用D. 词汇的演变答案:A2. 下列哪一项不是词汇学的研究内容?()A. 词义的演变B. 词义的分类C. 词义的辨析D. 语法规则答案:D3. 词汇学中,词素是指()。

A. 构成词的基本单位B. 词的发音单位C. 词的书写单位D. 词的意义单位答案:A4. 在词汇学中,语义场是指()。

A. 词义的分类B. 词义的演变C. 词义的辨析D. 一组词义相关的词答案:D5. 词汇学研究中,同义词是指()。

A. 意义完全相同的词B. 意义相近的词C. 形式相同的词D. 用法相同的词答案:B6. 下列哪一项不是词汇学中词义的分类?()A. 抽象意义B. 具体意义C. 语法意义D. 色彩意义答案:C7. 词汇学中,词义的演变通常包括()。

A. 词义的扩大B. 词义的缩小C. 词义的转移D. 以上都是答案:D8. 词汇学中,词义的辨析主要研究的是()。

A. 词与词之间的联系B. 词与词之间的差异C. 词与词之间的相似性D. 词与词之间的对立答案:B9. 在词汇学中,词义的模糊性是指()。

A. 词义的不确定性B. 词义的明确性C. 词义的多重性D. 词义的单一性答案:A10. 词汇学中,词义的多义性是指()。

A. 一个词有多种意义B. 一个词只有一种意义C. 一个词的意义是固定的D. 一个词的意义是单一的答案:A二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)1. 词汇学中的词素是指构成词的________。

答案:基本单位2. 语义场是指一组________的词。

答案:词义相关3. 同义词是指意义________的词。

答案:相近4. 词义的演变包括词义的________、________和________。

答案:扩大、缩小、转移5. 词义的辨析主要研究的是词与词之间的________。

词汇学考试题及答案

词汇学考试题及答案

1.give the definition of the lexicology.2. give the definition of the word3. what are the main three types of word formation and the main features of the three types?4. what are they characteristics of the English idioms?5. what do you think of the course: English lexicology.第一题Lexicology is a branch of linguistics inquiring into the origins and meanings of words. (WNWD)English lexicology is a subbranch of linguistics. But it embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, semantics, etymology, stylistics, lexicography. Morphology: the branch of grammar, studies the structure or form of words, primarily through the use of morpheme construct.Etymology: traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.Semantics: the study of meanings of different linguistics levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.Stylistics: the study of style, concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a particular context for special effects.Lexicography: record the language as it is used so as to present the genuine picture of words to the reader, providing authoritative reference. (Edit a dictionary).第二题The definition of a word comprises the following points:(1) a minimal free form of a language;(2) a sound unity;(3) a unit of meaning;(4) a form that can function alone in a sentence.A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.第三题The most productive word formations are affixations, compounding and conversion. The rest of new words come from shortening including clipping and acronymy, together with words born out of blending and other means. While applying the rules, we should remember that there are always exceptions.1. AffixationAffixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems. This process is also known as derivation, the words formed in this way are called derivations.1.1 Prefixation. It is the formation of new words by adding prefixes to stems. The majority of prefixes are characterized by their non-class-changing nature.Negative prefixes: a-, dis-, in- (il-, ir-, im-), non-, un-.Reversative prefixes: de-, dis-, un-.Pejorative prefixes: mal-, mis-, pseudo-.Prefixes of degree or size: arch-, extra-, hyper-, macro-, micro-,mini-, out-, over-, sub-, super-, sur-, ultra-, under-.Prefixes of orientation and attitude: anti-, contra-, counter-, pro-.Locative prefixes: extra-, fore-, inter-, intra-, tele-, trans-.Prefixes of time and order: ex-, fore-, post-, pre-, re-.Number prefixes: bi-, multi- (poly-), semi- (hemi-), tri-, uni- (mono-). Miscellaneous prefixes: auto-, neo-, pan-, vice-.1.2 SuffixationIt is the formation of new words by adding suffixes to stems. They mainly change the word class.Noun suffixes:a. Denominal nouns: Concrete: -eer, -er, -ess, -ette, - let; Abstract: -age, -dom, -ery, -ery (-ry), -hood, -ing, -sim, -ship.b. Deverbal nouns:To create nouns denoting people: -ant, -ee, -ent, -er (-or).To produce abstract nouns, denoting action, result, process, state, etc.: -age, -al, -ance, -ation (-ition, -tion, -sion, -ion), -ence, -ing, -ment.c. De-adjective nouns: -ity, -ness.d. Noun and adjective suffixes: can be used both as nouns and adjectives: -ese, -an, -ist.Adjective suffixes:a. Denominal suffixes: -ed, -ful, -ish, -less, -like, -ly, -y; -al (-ial, -ical), -esque, -ic, -ous (-eous, -ious).(Both –ic and –ical can be affixed to the same stem in some cases, but differ in meaning.)b. Deverbal suffixes: –able (-ible), -ive (-ative, -sive).Adverb suffixes: -ly, -ward(s), -wise.Verb suffixes: -ate, -en, - (i)fy, -ize (-ise).Some seemingly productive vogue affixes like –nik are still considered slang.2. CompoundingIt is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems, also called composition. Words formed in this way are called compounds.A compound is a ‘lexicology unit consisting of more than one stem and functioning both grammatically and semantically as a single word’. They can be written solid, hyphenated and open.2.1 Characteristics of CompoundsOpen compounds are the same in form as free phrases. The difference:Phonetic features: In compounds the word stress usually occurs on the first element. Semantic features: Every compound should express a single idea just as one word. Grammatical features: A compound tends to play a single grammatical role in a sentence.2.2 Formation of CompoundsThe three major classes of compounds:Noun compounds: n+n; n+v; v+n; a+n; n+v-ing; v-ing+n; n+v-er; adv+v; v+adv; v-ing+adv; adv+v-ing.All of these patterns are more or less productive except the last two.Adjective compounds: n+v-ing; a+v-ing; n+a; a+a; n+v-ed; a (adv) +v-ed; n (a) +n-ed; num+n; num+n-ed; adv+v-ing; v-ed+adv.Very productive: n+v-ing, n+a, n+v-ed.Verb compounds.The limited number of verbs are created either through conversion or backformation.3. ConversionIt is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class. This process is also known as functional shift.Conversion to NounVerb to noun: Almost all monomorphemic verbs can be used as nouns, which are semantically related to the original verbs in various ways according to Quirk et al: State (of mind or sensation); Event or activity; Result of the action; Doer of the action; Tool or instrument to do the action with; Place of action.Many simple nouns converted from verbs can be used with have, take, make, give etc. to form phrases to replace the verb or denote a brief action.Adjective to noun: Not all adjectives which are converted can achieve a full noun status. Words fully converted: They can be: common adjectives, participles and others. Words partially converted: This class generally refer to a group of the kind. Miscellaneous conversion: This covers nouns converted from conjunctions, models, finite verbs, prepositions, etc.Conversion to verbsA noun can be converted to a verb without any change. This is both economical and vivid.Noun to verb: ways: to put in or on N; to give N r to provide with N; to remove N from; to do with N; to be or act as N; to make or change into N; to send or go by N. Verbs of this type are all transitive except the last one.Adjective to verb: This is not as productive as that of nouns. They can be used either transitively to mean ‘to make…adjective’ or intransitively ‘to become adjective’. Verbs restricted to transitive use are still, forward, free, bare, blind and so on. Miscellaneous conversionIn some cases, conversion is accompanied by certain change: which affect pronunciation or spelling or stress distribution. The most common changes are: V oiceless to voiced consonant; Initial to end stress.第四题Idioms are expressions that are not readily understandable from their literal meaning of individual elements. In a broad sense, idiom may include colloquialisms(俗语), Catchphrases(标语),slang expressions (俚语),proverbs(谚语),etc. They form an important part of the English vocabulary.Characteristics of Idioms: Semantic Unity and Structured StabilitySemantic Unity: Being phrases or sentences, Idioms each consist of more than one word, but each is a semantic unity, e.g. keep in mind, take off. The semantic unity ofidioms is also reflected in the illogical relationship between the literal meaning and the meaning of the idiom. For example, ‘How do you do’ does not mean ‘In what way do you do things’.Structural Stability: The structure of an idiom is to a large extent unchangeable: the constituents of idioms cannot be replaced; the word order cannot be inverted or changed; the constituents of an idiom cannot be deleted or added to; many idioms are grammatically unanalysable.第五题English lexicology is a theoretically-oriented course. It is chiefly concerned with the basic theories of words in general and of English words in particular. However, it is a practical course as well, for in the discussion, we shall inevitably deal with copious stocks of words and idioms, and study many usage examples. Naturally, there will be a large quantity of practice involved.Lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology(形态学), semantics(语义学), etymology(词源学), stylistics(文体论), lexicography(词典编撰).Aims of the course1)Give a systematic description of the English vocabulary.2)Offer an insight into the origin and development of the English vocabulary.3)Discuss the problems of word-structure and word-formation4)Study the use of English words , their meanings and changes in meaning, theirsense relations.The significance of the course1)Develop your personal vocabulary and consciously increase your word power(active vocabulary).2)Understand word-meaning and organize, classify and store words moreeffectively.3)Raise your awareness of meaning and usages, use words more accurately andappropriately.4)Develop your skills and habits of analyzing and generalizing linguisticphenomena in your learning experiences.5)Ultimately improve your receptive and productive skills in language processingas well as language production.。

4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

全国2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832第一部分选择题(共30分)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. (30%)1.The process of meaning relation is also called .()A.extension B.degradation C.specialization D.elevation2.Idioms in the coursebook are used in a . ()A.broad sense B.narrow sense C.figurative sense D.special sense3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is . () A.conventional B.non-conventionalC.concrete D.specific4.The way to define an antonym is based on . ()A.contradiction B.contrarinessC.oppositeness D.relativeness5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fields can be exemplified by .()A.Roget’s Thesaurus B.Concise Oxford DictionaryC.New Webster’s Dictionary D.Co-build Dictionary6.Context meaning.()A.explains B.interprets C.defines D.all the above7.Though still at work today , can hardly compare with what it was in the past. ()A.word-formation B.borrowing C.derivation D.conversion8.Structural stability means the structure of an idiom is generally . ()A.movable B.unstableC.unchangeable D.ununderstandable9.Sentence idioms can be divided into . ()A.declarative and imperative B.interrogative and exclamativeC.verbal and adverbial D.both A and B10. is considered to be a highly-inflected language. ()A.Old English B.Middle EnglishC.Early Modern English D.Late Modern English11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . ()A.affixational B.derivational C.free D.bound12.The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary. ()A.printing B.Christianity C.French words D.all the above13.Which of the following statements is true? ()A.Every word has reference.B.E very word has sense.C.E very word is semantically motivated.D.Every word is conceptually motivated.14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT? ()A.The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.B.L oan words only refer to those borrowings in form.C.L oan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.D.Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.15.The relationship between words and things in the world is established by means of . ()A.reference B.sense C.concept D.meaning第二部分非选择题(共70分)Ⅱ.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 old 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.Ⅲ.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) sense relations , 2) types of context , and 3) modes of word-meaning changes.(10%)A B()21.difference in connotation A. fond (from “foolish” to “affectionate”)()22.perfect homonym B. homely /domestic()23.degradation C. date ;date()24.transfer D. diseasing (from “discomfort ”to “illness”)()25.elevation E. fabulous (from “resembling a fable ”to “incredible”) ()26.narrowing F. jour nal (from “daily paper” to “periodical” )()27.extension G. silly (from “happy” to “foolish”)()28.generalization H. pitiful (from “full of pity” to “deserving pity”)()29.grammatical context I. It was a nice ball.()30.lexical context J. Visiting aunts can be boring.Ⅳ.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 grammatical relationships ()35.VOA ()36.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ()37.CED ()38.telephone →phone ()39.fly in the ointment ()40.hostess ()Ⅴ.Define the following terms.(10%)41.a variation of an idiom42.morphs43.synonym44.jargon45.semantic motivationⅥ.Answer the following questions. Your answers 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.Ⅶ.Analyze and 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 by taking it easy.ment 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.。

英语词汇学(一) 期末考试试题及参考答案

英语词汇学(一) 期末考试试题及参考答案
A. l. semantic
15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _____. [ ]
A. are complex words.
Test 1
I.Stylistics is the study of style. It is concerned with the user‘s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effects
A. situation B. context C. time D. place
B. are technical words
C. refer to the commonest things in life.
D. denote the most important concepts.
II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book(10%)
B. Danish origin
C. Latin origin
D. Greek origin
14. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.
D. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation
4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____. [ ]

英语词汇学试题汇编

英语词汇学试题汇编

英语词汇学试题汇编Chapter 1 Basic Concept of Words and Vocabulary1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.B. Loan words only refer to those borrowings in form.C. Loan words are all unrecognizable as being foreign in origin.D. Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.2. The term "vocabulary "is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPT that_____.A. it can refer to the common core of a languageB. it can refer to the total number of the words in a languageC. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical periodD. it can stand for words in a given dialect or field3. A word is a symbol that________.A. is used by the same speech communityB. represents something else in the worldC. is both simple and complex in natureD. shows different ideas in different sounds4. Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because theyA. are complex words.B. are technical wordC. refer to the commonest things in life.D. denote the most important concepts.5. The basic word stock forms the common____of the language.6. The relationship between sound and meaning is arbitrary or____. 7.Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited_____________概念:jargonChapter 2 The Development of the English Vocabulary1. __is considered to be a highly-inflected language.A Old English B. Middle EnglishC. Early Modem EnglishD. Late Modem English2. The introduction of______ at the end of the'-6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. printing, B Christianity C. French words D. all the above3. Though still at work today, ___can hardly compare with what it was inthe past.A. word-formationB. borrowingC. derivationD. conversion4. Early Modern English refers to the language spokenA. from 1066 to 1500B. from 1150 to 1500C. from 1500 to 1700D. from 1600 to 18005. Old English has a vocabulary of about_______words.A. 30,000 to 40,000B. 50,000 to 60,000C. 70,000 to 80,000D. 80,000 to 90,0006. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of___in the Middle English period.A. Dutch originB. Danish originC. Latin originD. Greek origin概念:Germanic,Old English简答:Is it true that archaic and obsolete words in English will remainfor ever out of use?Chapter 3 Word Formation I1. A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be----- .A. affixationalB. derivationalC. freeD. bound2. Affixes added to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationshipsare known as____A. bound rootsB. free morphemesC. inflectional morphemesD. derivational affixes3. ______are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separatewords.A. RootsB. StemsC. Affixes D, Compounds4. Bound morphemes include two types: bound root and____5. Almost all affixes are_____________ morphemes because few can be usedas independent words.概念:morphs,allomorph,morpheme简答:1。

词汇学试题及答案

词汇学试题及答案

词汇学试题及答案一、选择题(每题1分,共10分)1. 下列哪个词属于多义词?A. 桌子B. 苹果C. 跑D. 书2. 词汇的最小单位是:A. 词B. 语素C. 词组D. 句子3. 词汇的同义关系指的是:A. 词与词之间意义相同或相近B. 词与词之间意义相反C. 词与词之间意义无关D. 词与词之间意义有联系但不相同4. “绿色”一词在“绿色食品”中属于:A. 颜色词B. 形容词C. 抽象名词D. 专有名词5. “网络”一词在现代汉语中属于:A. 古汉语词汇B. 外来词C. 新词D. 专业术语6. 下列哪个词属于反义词?A. 快-慢B. 男-女C. 长-短D. 老-少7. 词汇的构成方式不包括:A. 合成B. 派生C. 借用D. 音译8. “美丽”一词的词性是:A. 名词B. 动词C. 形容词D. 副词9. “电脑”一词的构词方式是:A. 合成B. 派生C. 借用D. 音译10. 下列哪个词属于外来词?A. 电视B. 电话C. 网络D. 汽车二、填空题(每空1分,共10分)11. 词汇学是研究语言中________的学科。

12. 词义的演变通常包括词义的________、________和________。

13. 词义的________是指词义在特定语境下临时改变的现象。

14. 词汇的________是指词义的扩大,能够涵盖更多的事物或现象。

15. 词汇的________是指词义的缩小,只能指特定的事物或现象。

三、简答题(每题5分,共10分)16. 简述词汇的构成方式有哪些?17. 简述词义演变的类型。

四、论述题(每题15分,共30分)18. 论述词汇学在语言教学中的重要性。

19. 论述词汇的同义关系和反义关系在语言表达中的作用。

五、案例分析题(共40分)20. 请分析“手机”一词的词义演变过程,并讨论其对现代汉语词汇发展的影响。

(20分)21. 以“环保”为例,分析词汇的派生构成方式及其在现代社会中的应用。

(完整版)英语词汇学试题

(完整版)英语词汇学试题

英语词汇学试题Introduction and Chapter 1Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabula ry(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, primarily through theuse of _________construct.A. wordB. formC. morphemeD. root2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.A. SemanticsB. LinguisticsC. EtymologyD. Stylistics3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.A. GreekB. RomanC. ItalianD. Germanic4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.A. linguisticB. grammaticalC. arbitraryD. semantic5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effectsA. situationB. contextC. timeD. 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 particular disciplines and academic areas.A. technicalB. artisticC. differentD. academic8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves.A. SlangB. JargonC. Dialectal wordsD. Argot9 ._________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words.A. JargonB. ArgotC. Dialectal wordsD. Slang10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it.A. workersB. criminalsC. any personD. policeman11.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.A. ArgotB. SlangC. JargonD. Dialectal words12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use.A. commonB. littleC. slightD. great13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on ______meanings.A. newB. oldC. badD. good14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. 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. contentB. notionalC. emptyD. newII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions 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.English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, ______,etymology, stylistics,________.19.There are generally two approaches to the study of words , namely synchronic and _______.nguage study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary 2) content words and functional words 3) native words and borrowed words4)characteristics of the basic word stock.A B21 . Stability ( ) A. E-mail22. Collocbility( ) B. aught23. Jargon( ) C. por24. Argot ( ) D. upon25.Notional words( ) E. hypo26. 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 ( ) 32 a change of heart ( )33. can-opener ( ) 34.Roger ( )35. bottom line ( ) 36.penicillin ( )37. auld ( ) 38. futurology ( )39.brethren ( ) 40. take ( )V. Define the following terms.41. word 42. Denizens 43. Aliens 44. Translation-loans 45. Semantic-loansVI. Answer the following Questions46.Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning, sound and 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.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.A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20.vocabularyIII.21. G 22. F23. E24. H25. C26. A27. J28.I29.B30.DIV.31. the basic word stock; productivity32. the basic word stock; collocability33.the basic word stock; argot34.nonbasic word stock; slang35. nonbasic word stock; jargon36. nonbasic word stock ;terminology37.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, frequently, 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 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 groupedinto the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 500B. 4000C. 300D. 20002.The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly ______language.A. inflectedB. derivedC. developedD. analyzed3.After the _________, the Germanic tribes called Angles ,Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. GreeksB. IndiansC. RomansD. French4.The introduction of ________had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. HinduismB. ChristianityC. BuddhismD. Islamism5.In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings. With the invaders, many________words came into the English language.A. GreekB. RomanC. CelticD. Scandinavian6.It is estimated that at least ______ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.A. 500B. 800C. 1000 .D. 9007.The Normans invaded England from France in 1066. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of______ words into English.A. FrenchB. GreekC. RomanD. Latin8.By the end of the _______century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law courts, andgovernment and regained social status.A. 12thB. 13thC. 14thD.15th9.As a result , Celtic made only a ________contribution to the English vocabulary.A. smallB. bigC. greatD. smaller10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _______.A. GreekB. RomanC. IndianD. Russian11.In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from thedead language.A. SanskritB. LatinC. RomanD. Greek12.Greek is the modern language derived from _______.A. LatinB. HellenicC. Indian D . 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 Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, 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 manyof those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin.A. 10thB.11thC.12thD. 13thII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.Now people generally 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 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 anEastern set: Balto-Slavic , Indo-Iranian ,Armenian and Albanian; a Western set :Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, _______.20.It is necessary 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.A B21. Celtic ( ) A.politics22. religious ( ) B.moon23.Scandinavian ( ) C. Persian24. French ( ) D.London25. Old English ( ) E. abbot26.Dutch ( ) F. skirt27.Middle English ( ) G. sunu28. Modern English ( ) H. lernen29. Germanic family ( ) I. freight30.Sanskrit ( ) J. NorwegianIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify types of morphemes underlined.31. earth ( ) 32.contradict ( )33. predictor ( ) 34. radios ( )35. prewar ( ) 36. happiest ( )37. antecedent ( ) 38. northward ( )38. sun ( ) 40. diction ( )V. Define the following terms.41. free morphemes 42. bound morphemes 43. root 44. stem 45.affixesVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.46. Describe the characteristics of Old English .47. Describe the characteristics of Middle English.48. Describe the characteristics of Modern English.VII. Answer the following questions with examples.49. What are the three main sources of new words ?50. How does the modern English vocabulary develop ?Key to exercises:I. 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.BII.16.Old English 17. Leveled endings 18. analytic 19. Germanic te(1700-up to the present )III.21. D 22. E 23. F 24. A 25. G 26. I 27. H 28. B 29. J 30. CIV.31. free morpheme/ free root 32. bound root 33. suffix 34. inflectional affix35. prefix 36. Inflectional affix 37. prefix 38. suffix 39. free morpheme/free root40.bound rootV.-VI ( See the course book )VII. 49. The three main sources of new words are :(1)The rapid development of modern science and technology ,e.g. astrobiology, green revolution ;(2)Social , economic and political changes; e.g. Watergate, soy milk;(3)The influence of other cultures and language; e.g. felafel, Nehru Jackets.50. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: (1) creation, e.g. consideration, carefulness; (2) semantic change, e.g. Polysemy, homonymy ; (3) borrowing ;e.g. tofu, gongful.Chapter 3 The Development of the English V ocabulary and Chapter 4 Word Formation II(练习3)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.The prefixes in the words of ir resistible, non classical and a political are called _______.A.reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes2.The prefixes contained in the following words are called ______: pseudo-friend, mal practice, mis trust.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes3.The prefixed contained in un wrap, de-compose and dis allow are _________.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes4.The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and arch bishop are _____ .A . negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes5.The prefixes in words bi lingual ,uni form and hemis phere are ________.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes6.________ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and fore head.A.Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size7. Rugby ,afghan and champagne are words coming from ________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames8. Omega,Xerox and orlon are words from _________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames9.Ex-student, fore tell and post-election contain________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. locative prefixes10.Mackintosh, bloomers and cherub are from _______A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames11.The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes12.The prefixes in words anti-government , pro student and contra flow are _____-.A.prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes13.Utopia ,odyssey and Babbit are words from ________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames14.The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are ______.A. noun suffixesB. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixes15.The suffixes in words height en, symbol ize are ________.A. noun suffixesB. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixesII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stem. This process is also known as_____.pounding , also called ________, is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems . Words formed in this way are called _________.18. __________ is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class.19. _________ is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word . Words formed in this way are called blends or _____words.20 A common way of making a word is to shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead. This is called _______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to types of suffixation.A B21. Concrete denominal noun suffixes( ) A. priceless22. Abstract denominal noun suffixes ( ) B. downward23. Deverbal noun suffixes(denoting people.)() C. engineer24. Deverbal nouns suffixes( denoting action,etc) () D. darken25. De-adjective noun suffixes()Eviolinist26. Noun and adjective suffixes ( ) F.happiness27. Denominal adjective suffixes ( ) G. arguable28. Deverbal adjective suffixes ( ) H.dependent29. Adverb suffixes ( ) I. adulthood30. Verb suffixes ( ) J. survivalIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of clipping 2) types of acronymy and write the full terms.31.quake ( ) 32. stereo ( ) 33. flu ( ) 34. pub ( ) 35. c/o ( )36. V-day ( ) 37. TB ( ) 38. disco ( ) 39.copter ( ) 40. perm ( )V.Define the following terms .41. acronymy 42. back-formation 43. initialisms 44. prefixation 45. suffixationVI. Answer the following questions with examples.46. What are the characteristics of compounds ?47. What are the main types of blendings ?48. What are the main types of compounds ?VII. Analyze and comment on the following:49. Use the following examples to explain the types of back-formation.(1) donate ----donation emote----emotion(2) loaf—loafer beg------beggar(3) eavesdrop---eavesdropping babysit---babysitter(4) drowse—drowsy laze---lazy50. Read the following sentence and identify the types of conversion of the italicized words.(1) I’m very grateful for your help. (2) The rich must help the poor.(3)His argument contains too many ifs and buts. (4) They are better housed and clothed.(5) The photograph yellowed with age. (6) We downed a few beers.Key to exercises :1. B2. C3. A4. B5. A6.C7.B8.D9.C 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.BII. 16. derivation position, compounds 18. Conversion 19. Blending(pormanteau) 20.clippingIII. 21.C 22. I 23. H 24. J 25.F 26.E 27.A 28.G 29.B 30.DIV.31. Front clipping, earthquake32. Back clipping, stereophonic33.Front and back clipping, influenza34.Phrase clipping, public house35. Initialisms, care of36. Acronyms, Victory Day37. Initialisms, tuberculosis38. Back clipping, discotheque39. Front clipping, helicopter40. Phrase clipping, permanent wavesV-VI. (See the course book)VII.49. There are mainly four types of back-formation.(1)From abstract nouns (2) From human nouns (3) From compound nouns and others(4) From adjectives50. (1)Verb to noun (2) Adjective to noun (3) Miscellaneous conversion to noun(4 ) Noun to verb (5) Adjective (6) Miscellaneous conversion to verbChapter 5 Word Meaning (练习4)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. A word is the combination of form and ________.A. spellingB. writingC. meaningD. denoting2._______is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.A. ReferenceB. ConceptC. SenseD. Context3.Sense denotes the relationships _______the language.A. outsideB. withC. beyondD. inside4. Most English words can be said to be ________.A. non-motivatedB. motivatedC. connectedD. related5.Trumpet is a(n) _______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. semanticallyC. onomatopoeicallyD. etymologically6.Hopeless is a ______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically7.In the sentence ‘ He is fond of pen ’ , pen is a ______ motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically8.Walkman is a _______motivated word.A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically9.Functional words possess strong _____ whereas content words have both meanings, and lexical meaning inparticular.A. grammatical meaningB. conceptual meaningC. associative meaningD. arbitrary meaning10._______is unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period, and the experience of the individual.A.Stylistic meaningB. Connotative meaningC. Collocative meaningD. Affective meaning11.Affective meaning indicates the speaker’s _______towards the person or thing in question.A. feeling .B. likingC. attitudeD. understanding12. _________ are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such as oh, dear me, alas.A. PrepositionsB. InterjectionsC. ExclamationsD. Explanations13. It is noticeable that _______overlaps with stylistic and affective meanings because in a sense both stylistic and affective meanings are revealed by means of collocations.A.conceptual meaningB. grammatical meaningC. lexical meaningD. collocative meaning14.In the same language, the same concept can be expressed in ______.A. only one wordB. two wordsC. more than threeD. different words15.Reference is the relationship between language and the ______.A. speakersB. listenersC. worldD. specific countryII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.In modern English one may find some words whose sounds suggest their ______pounds and derived words are ______ words and the meanings of many are the sum total of themorphemes combined.18._______ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word.19.The meanings of many words often relate directly to their ______. In other words the history of the wordexplains the meaning of the word.20.Lexical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _________.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of motivation 2) types of meaning.A B21. Onomotopooeic motivation ( ) A. tremble with fear22. Collocative meaning ( ) B. skinny23. Morphological motivation ( ) C. slender24. Connotative meaning ( ) D. hiss25. Semantic motivation ( ) E. laconic26. Stylistic meaning ( ) F. sun (a heavenly body)27. Etymological motivation ( ) G.airmail28. Pejorative meaning ( ) H. home29. Conceptual meaning ( ) I. horse and plug30. Appreciative meaning ( ) J. pen and awordIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of motivation 2) types of meaning.31. neigh ( ) 32. the mouth of the river ( )33. reading-lamp ( ) 34. tantalus ( )35. warm home ( ) 36. the cops ( )37. dear me ( ) 38. pigheaded ( )39. handsome boy ( ) 40. diligence ( )V.Define the following terms .41. motivation 42. grammatical meanings 43. conceptual meaning 44. associative meaning 45. affective meaningVI.Answer the following questions . Your answers should be clear and short.46. What is reference ? 47. What is concept ? 48. What is sense ?VII.Analyze and comment on the following.49. Study the following words and explain to which type of motivation they belong.50. Explain the types of associative meaning with examples.Key to exercises:I. 1. C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.CII.16. meanings 17.multi-morphemic 18.Semantic motivation 19.origins 20.associative meaningIII.21. D 22.A 23.G 24.H 25.J 26.I 27.E 28.B 29.F 30.CIV.31. Onomatopoeic motivation 32. Semantic motivation33. Morphological motivation 34. Etymological motivation35. Connotative meaning 36.Stylistic meaning37. Affective meaning 38. pejorative39. collocative meaning 40. appreciativeV-VI. See the course book.VIII.49. (1) Roar and buzz belong to onomatopoeic motivation.(2)Miniskirt and hopeless belong to morphological motivation.(3) The leg of a table and the neck of a bottle belong to semantic motivation.(4) Titanic and panic belong to etymological motivation.50. Associative meaning comprises four types:(1)Connotative meaning . It refers to the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning,traditionally known as connotations. It is not an essential part of the word-meaning, but associations that might occur in the mind of a particular user of the language. For example, mother , denoting a ‘female parent’, is often associated with ‘love’, ‘care’, etc..(2)Stylistic meaning. Apart feom their conceptual meanings, many words have stylistic features, whichmake them appropriate for different contexts. These distinctive features form the stylistic meanings of words . For example, pregnant, expecting, knockingup, in the club, etc., all can have the same conceptual meaning, but differ in their stylistic values.(3)Affective meaning. It indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question. Wordsthat have emotive values may fall into two categories :appreciative or pejorative. For example, famous, determined are words of positive overtones; notorious, pigheaded are of negative connotations implying disapproval, contempt or criticism.(4)Collocative meaning. It consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation. In other words,it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. For example, we say : pretty girl, pretty garden; we don’t say pretty typewriter. But sometimes there is some overlap between the collocations of the two words.Chapter 6 Sense Relations and Semantic Field (练习5)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ______.A. English onlyB. Chinese onlyC. all natural languagesD. some natural languages2.From the ______ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of thesemantic structure of one and same word .A. linguisticB. diachronicC. synchronicD. traditional3._______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondarymeanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes.A Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection4. _________ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.A. DerivationB. RadiationC. InflectionD. Concatenation5.One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their ______.A. spellingB. pronunciationC. etymologyD. usage6. ________refer to one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning.A. PolysemantsB. SynonymsC. AntonymsD. Hyponyms7. The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is _______.A. hyponymyB. synonymyC. polysemyD. antonymy8. _________ are words identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning, e.g. bow/bau/; bow/beu/.A. HomophonesB. HomographsC. Perfect homonymsD. Antonyms9. The antonyms: male and female are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms10.The antonyms big and small are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms11.The antonyms husband and wife are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected termsposition and compounding in lexicology are words of _______.A. absolute synonymsB. relative synonymsC. relative antonymsD. contrary antonyms13.As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly ______, they are often employed in aconversation to create puns for desired effect of humor, sarcasm or ridicule.A. homographsB. homophonesC. absolute homonymsD. antonyms14.From the diachronic point of view, when the word was created, it was endowed with only one meaning .The first meaning is called ______.。

词汇学试题及答案

词汇学试题及答案

词汇学试题及答案【篇一:词汇学试题】ss=txt>i choose the best answer from the four choices. (30‘)1. the M sll in —drumsll is ___ .a. a free morphemeb.a stemc. a rootd.an inflectional affix2. a word is the combi nation of form and _______ ・a. spellingb. writingc. meaningd. denoting3. trumpet is a(n) _____ motivated word・a. morphologically b semanticallyc. phoneticallyd. etymologicall4. ____ i s a pair of emotive synonyms・a. —dadll and —fatherllb.—flatll and —apartmentllb. c.—meanil and —frugallld.—chargell and —accusell5. the word —Ianguagell is sometimes used to refer to the whole of a person's language.this is called _______ ・a. scientific Ianguageb.idiolectb. c.colloquial language d.formal language6. the meaning of the word fond changed from foolish to affectionate by mode of ______ .a. extensionb. narrowingc. elevationd. degradation7. degradation can be illustrated by the followingexample ____ .b. a. lewd —> ignorant b. silly —> foolishc. c・ Iast —> pleasured・ knave —> boy8. english lexicology embraces morphology, semantics, etymology, stylistics and _____ ・a. linguisticsb・ pragmaticsc・ Iexicographyd・ phonology 9. which of the following is incorrect?a —airmailll means —mail by airllb. —reading-lampll means —lamp for readingllc. —green hornil is the horn green in colord. —hopelessll is —without hopeIIlO.which group of the following are perfect homonyms?a. dear (a loved person)—deer (a kind of animal)b. bow (bending the head as a greeting)—bow(the device used forshooting)c. bank(the edge of the river)—bank (an establishment for money business)d. right (correct)—write (put down on paper with a pen)11. the following are the main sources of homonyms excepta. change in meaningb. change in sound c ・change in spelling d. borrowing42. antonyms can be classified into three major groups except ・a. evaluative termsb. contrary termsc. complementary termsd. conversive terms13. —parent/child, husband/wife, predecessor/ successorllarea. contrary termsb. contradictory termsc. conversive terms d・ complementary terms14, _________________________________________ there are2 main process of sense -shift except ______________ .a. radiationb. concatenationc. borrowing45. according to morphology, there are 2 types of classifications except ____ ・a. root antonymsb. derivative antonymsc・ contraries46. there are derivative antonyms except____ ・a pleasant-—unpleasant b. polite---impolitec. war-一antiwar d・ large一一small17. there are complementary antonyms except ___ ・a. child----girlb. single—marriedc. dead-™alived. brother—sister48. there are 3classifications of homonyms except _____ ・a. perfect homonymsb. homographsc. homophonesd. contrary homonyms・19. modern english is derived from the Ianguage of earlytribes.a. greekb. romanc・ italiand. germanic20. the prehistoric indo-europea n pare nt Ian guage is thoughtto be a highly _____ Ianguage・a. inflected b・ derivedc・ developedd・ analyzed4.in modern english one may find some words whose soundssuggest their ____ ・2」exical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _______________ .3. ___ t he meanings of many words often relate directly to their _____ ・ in the words the history of the word explains the meaning of the word・4. part of speech of words, singular and plural meaning of nouns, tense meaning of verbs all belong to _______ meaning.5.1 exicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _______________ of words・6. generally speaking,linguistics is the ______ study ofIan guage ・7. there are two main approaches to study of english lexicology,that is ___ and ____ ・8・“tulip”and “rose”,are ____ of <<flower,,.u flower,,is the superordinate term and u tulip,,,u rose n are the _______ term.8. at the beginning of the fifth century britain was invaded by three tribes from the northern europe:angles, _____ and _____ 9. four group of loanword s ______ , ________ , _____ a n d _______ .iii. put the following words into the appropriate blanks.(4O') flock herd school troop pride1. a __ of cattle2.a ____ o f monkeys3. a __ of lions4.a ___ of sheep5. a __ offishiv. judge whether each of the following statements is true or false.(24. 『elations between meanings of words can be synonymy, antonymy or hyponymy.2. in semantics, meaning of Ianguage is considered as the intrinsic and inherent relation to the physical world of experie nee.3. grammatical meaning refers to the part of the word-meaning which indicates grammatical concepts・4. the connotative meaning is also known as connotations, which are generally found in the dictionary.5. —male/female, present/absentllare contrary terms・v. define the following terms.(2,+4,=6,)1. word2. motivatio nvi. answer the following questions .(6,+6,+8,=20,) 1 ・ what is the d iff ere nee betwee n homonyms and polysemy? how to differentiate them?2. how do linguists divide the history of the english language for analysis?3. discuss some of the characteristics of antonyms.答案1. d.2.c3.c4.c5.b6.c 7b 8.c 9.c 10 c 11.a12. a 13.c 14.c 15.c 16.d 17.a 18.d 19.d 2O.aii.1. meaning2.associated meaning3.origins4.grammatical5. meani ngs6. s cientific7.synchronlc,diachronic 8,hyponymys, superordinate8. sax on s,jutes9. aliens, denizens,translation・loans,semantic borrowings • • •IIIherd troopprideflockschooliv1. t2.f3.t4.f5.tV・1. a word is a minimum free form,that is to say,the smallest form that may appear in isolation・2. motivation acco unts for the conn ection betwee n the linguistic symbol and its meaning.most words can said to benon-motivated.that is,the conn ection of the sign and meaning does not have logical connectionexplanation.neverthelss,english does have words whose meanings can be explained to a certain extent.vi.1 ・ homonyms refer to d iff ere nt words which happe n to share the same form and polysemy refer to the fact that the same word has several distinguishable meanings・ by seeing their etymology, we can distinguish them, i. e. homonyms are from d iff ere nt sources while a polysemy is from the same source which has acquireddifferent meanings in the course of development. the secondprincipal consideration is semantic relatedness・ the various meaning of a polysemy are correlated and connected to do with one another, additionally, In dictionary, a polysemy has its meanings all listed under one headword whereas homonyms are listed as separate entries・2. three periods in the development of english language (vocabulary)1) old english or anglo-saxon period (449-1100)1 much of the old english vocabulary was borrowed from latin 如bargain, cheap, inch, pound; cup, dish, wall, wine, etc2 old english was a highly in fleeted language .it has a complete system of declensions of words2) middle english period ( 1100-1500 )1 french influence and norman conquest in 1066law and government administration: military affairs> religion、art 2 middle english is becoming from highly inflected language to analytic language3) modern english period (1500-)【篇二:词汇学考试题目】1.in old english there was ______ agreement between sound form.()a moreb. littlec. lessd. gradual2. both Idee and cceld are ______ ・()a. general dictionariesb monolingual dictionariesc. both a and bd. neither a and b3. the word miniskirt is ______ ・()a. morphologically motivatedb etymologically motivatedc. semantically motivatedd. none of the above4. the most important way of vocabulary development in present-dayenglish is _______ ・()a borrowingb. semantic changec. creation of new wordsd. all the above5. beneralization is a process by which a word that originallyhad a specialized meaning has now become ________ ・()a. generalizedb. expandedc. elevatedd・ degraded6. _________________________ some morphemes have as they are realized by morethan one morph according to their position in word.()a. alter native morphsb. single morphsc. abstract unitsd. discrete units7.old english vocabulary was essentially _______ with a number of borrowings from latin and Scandinavian・()a. italicb germanicc. Celticd. hellenica. semanticsb. grammarc. phoneticsd. Iexicology9.if two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called ____________ .()a. repetitionb. alliterationc. rhymed. none of the abovelO.which of the following words is a functional word?()a. oftenb. neverc. althoughd. desk41. _______________________________ rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as _____________________________ ・()a. semantic unityb. structural stabilityc. idiomatic variationd. figure of speech12.the advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _________________ .()a. use idioms correctly and appropriatelyb understand idioms correctlyc. remember idioms quicklyd. try a new method of classification13. borrowing as a source of homonymy in english can be illustrated by _______ .()a. long (not short)b. 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 borrowingb. repetitionc. analogyd ・ shortening15. w hich of the following is not a comp orient of linguistic context?()a. words and phrases ・b. sentencesc. text or passaged. time and placeii. 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%)16. seandinavian ( ) l (place where things are made) 22. participants ( ) g.determined23. difference in denotation ( ) h.pigheaded24. appreciative ( ) i.non-linguistic25. pejorative ( ) j.iron (a device for smoothing clothes)iii. study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2) types of word formation or prefixes. (20%))17. germanic () 18. extension () 49.narrowing () 21. ambiguity () b. grammaticalc.d ouble meaning d.s wedish f. dutch27. mote I ()()29. blueprint ()30. preliminaries ()31. southward ()32. demilitarize ()33. hypersensitive ()34. retell ()35. multi-purposes ()iv. define the following terms. (10%)36. acr onymy37. native words38. elevatio n39. stylistic meaning40. monolingral dictionaryV・answer the following questions. your answers should the clear and short・ write your answers in the space given below・(10%)41 ・how many types of motivation are there in english? give one example for each type・42. what are the major sources of english synonyms? illustrate your points・Vl.analyze and comment on the following. write your answers in the space given below・(20%)43. a nalyze the morphological structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes.recollection, nationalist, unearthly英语词汇学试题参考答案I. (30%)1. a2.c3.a4.c5.a6.a7.b8.d9.b 10.c 11.d 12.a 13.b 14.b 15.d II. (10%)16. d17. f18. a19. j20. b21. c22.i23. e24. g25. hm.(2o%)26. bound root27. (head+tail) blending28.inflectional affix/morpheme30. full conversion31. derivational suffix32. derivation33. prefix of degree34. derivational prefix35. number prefixIV. (10%)36. the process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms・37. n ative words, also known as anglo-saxon words, are words brought to britian in the 5th century by the germanic tribes・38. the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importanee.39. the distinctlve stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context.40. a dictio nary writte n in one language, or a dicti on ary in which entries are defined in the same Ianguage.V. (10%)41. there are four types of motivation:1) onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc.2) morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc.3) semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc.4) etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc.42. key points:borrowing; dialects and regional english; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidenee with idiomatic expressions.VL(20%)43.1) each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection (re+collect+ion) ,nationalist(nation+al+ist) ,unearthly (un+earth+ly).2) of the nine morphemes, only collect,nation and earth are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves・3) all the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un・ and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words・【篇三:英语词汇学试题】write the terms in the blanks according to the definitions・(20 points)4. a minimal meaningful unit of a language ()2. one of the variants that realize a morpheme ()3. a morpheme that occurs with at least one other morpheme ()4. a morpheme that can stand alone ()5. a morpheme attached to a stem alone ()6. an affix that indicates grammatical relations ()7. an affix that forms new words with a stem or root ()8. what remains of a word after the removal of all affixes ()9. a form to which affixes of any kind can be added ()40. the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words () ii. form negatives pf each of the following words by using one of these prefixes dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, non・,un-. (40 points) smoker capablepractical obey security relevant mature ability officially willingnesslegal agreement logicalloyal convenientathleic moral regularhonest likeiii. decide whether the following statements are true or false・ (20 points)english is more closely related to german than french.2. old english was a highly inflected Ianguage・3. middle english absorbed a tremendous number of foreign words but withlittle change in word endings・4. conversions refers to the use of words of one class as that of a different class・5. words mainly invoIved in conversation are nouns, verbs, and adverbs.6. motivation explains why a particular form has a particular meaning ・7. unlike conceptual meaning, associative meaning is unstableandin determinate.8. perfect homonyms share the same spelling and pronounciation ・9. contradictory terms do not show degrees・10. antonyms should be opposites of similar intensity.iv. study the sentences below and give and antonyms to the word in bold type in each context. (20 points)4. the discussion enabled them to have a clear idea of the nature of the problem.2. they are faced with clear alter natives ・3. his grandfather's mind was not clear during the time he made the will.4. i'd like to get a clear plastic bag to carry this・5. wash the substances with clear cold water.6. the singefs voice remai ned pure and clear throughout the eveni ng.7. all colors were clear, the river below her was brilliant blue・8. her eyes behind the huge spectacles are clear andun troubled ・9. now that Pve told her everyth!ng, i can leave with a clear con scie nee.10. he is a shortish man of clear complexion.参考答案英语词汇学i. 1.morpheme 2. allomorph 3. bound morpheme 4. free morpheme 5. affix6. inflectional affix7. derivational affix8. root9. stem 10. etymology11. n onsmoker, in capable, impractical, discovery, insecurity, irrelevant, immature,inability/disability, unofficially, unwillingness, illegal, disagreeme nt, illogical, disloyal, inco nv enient, non athletic, immoral, irregular, dishonest, dislikeiii. l.t 2.t 3.f 4.t 5.f 6.t 7.t 8.t 9.t 10.tiv. 1. confusing 2. ambiguous 3. muddled 4. opaque 5. dirty6. harsh7. dull8. shifty9. guiltylO. blemished。

词汇学试卷及答案

词汇学试卷及答案

词汇学试卷及答案1.With the()of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party. [单选题] *A.exhibition(正确答案)B.exceptionC.exceptD.reception2.Although the trffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a ()speed. [单选题] *A.spareB.fast(正确答案)C.moderateD.moral3.All the memories of his childhood had() from his mind by the time he was 65. [单选题] *A.fadedB.illustratedfined(正确答案)D.concerned4.This river is so big that it is impossible to build a () under it without modern technology. [单选题] *A.canal(正确答案)B.tunnelC.channelD.cable5.The () is nearly dead , so I can not start the car again. [单选题] *A. beanB.beam(正确答案)C.bakeD.battery6.When making modern cameras , people began to ()plastics for metal. [单选题] *A. surroundB.substanceC.stretch(正确答案)D.substitute7.With the help of the government , a large number of people ---()after the flood in 1991. [单选题] *A. survived(正确答案)B.suspendedC.sufferedD.subfected8.He always has a lot of () ideas in his mind , and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinding about. [单选题] *A. novelB.spoilC.acceptable(正确答案)D.additional9.Please be serious. I am not (). You should consider it carefully [单选题] *A. sortingB.jokingC.countingparing(正确答案)10.We do not have a () school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. . [单选题] *A. continue(正确答案)B.bayC.assistanceD.graduate11.In the United States, the foreign policy is decided by the ()government, not by each state. [单选题] *A. federal(正确答案)B.figureC.scientific12.He works in our university as a visiting (), not as a formal faculty member. [单选题] *A. traditional(正确答案)B.scholarC.nurseD.pilot13.When you fill in the application form, please use your () address so that we can contact you easily later. [单选题] *A. policyB.plain(正确答案)C.permanentD.principal14.John () to be a polite man. But in fact he is very rude. [单选题] *A. pretendsB.assuresC.affordsD.melts(正确答案)15.We can not trust him any more because he often ()his duty. [单选题] *A. owes(正确答案)B.spoilsD.neglects16.In order to increase our output, we need to import more production (). [单选题] *A. facilitiesB.hens(正确答案)C.votesD.artists17.When a spacecraft travels, one of the major problems is reentry into the Earth’s(). [单选题] *A. surfaceB.atmosphereC.attitudeD.bent(正确答案)18.This river forms a natural () between China and Korea. [单选题] *A. boundaryB.stringC.spotD.zone(正确答案)19.She is already 16years old. But she ()_as if she were still a little girl. [单选题] *A. believes(正确答案)B.absorbsD.behaves20.We are () at the rapid progress Mark has made in this semester. [单选题] *A. distinguishedB.annoyedC.astonished(正确答案)D.scored21.The doctors () the medicines to the people in the flood area. [单选题] *A. distributed(正确答案)B.packedC.prayedD.undertook22.Much of the news provided by this newspaper is (), not foreign. [单选题] *A. domestic(正确答案)B.strainC.purchaseD.murder23.He tried to —()relations with his former wife but he failed. [单选题] *A. measureB.maintain(正确答案)C.shelter24.He () to study harder in the future so that he could have more opportunities to finda better job. [单选题] *A. resolved(正确答案)B.resortedC.requestedD.reserved25.The ()work continued for more than a week but there was still no sign of the missing boy. [单选题] *A. researchB.rescue(正确答案)C.vesselD.vast26.Many kinds of animals are believed to have()from the earth [单选题] *A. withdrawnB.vanished(正确答案)C.foundD.hung27.The engineers in this lab spent several weeks() their plans for the new bicycle. [单选题] *A. countingC.elaborating(正确答案)D.casting28.Pine trees are usually believed to() cold weather. [单选题] *A. guardB.accomplishC.roarD.endure(正确答案)29.Free medical service is () to nearly all the college students in China. [单选题] *A. favoriteB.available(正确答案)C.convenientD.average30.After working for twenty hours without any rest, the doctors were (). [单选题] *A. exhausted(正确答案)B.mountedC.wrappedD.restored31.The college students in China are () from smoking on campus because this will do them no good. [单选题] *A. discouraged(正确答案)C.obeyedD.obtained32.Professor Smith is also the() of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help. [单选题] *A. detectiveB.presidentC.managerD.director(正确答案)33.We won’t allow any foreign country to ()in our internal affairs. [单选题] *A. devoteB.districtC.interfere(正确答案)D.wander34.We can not () all the magazines together. [单选题] *A. routeB.drawC.threadD.bind(正确答案)35.What he said in the meeting () everybody present. [单选题] *A. disgusted(正确答案)C.disposedD.eliminated36.Some lazy men would rather () than work. [单选题] *A. indicateB.declareC.solveD.starve(正确答案)37.This boy was () for what he had done in the class. [单选题] *A. scolded(正确答案)B.overcomeC.inclinedD.displayed38.Some states in the United States () people to carry guns. [单选题] *A. applyB.charmC.ignoreD.forbid(正确答案)39.Carelessness made him fall in his job (). [单选题] *A.interview(正确答案)B.intentionD.stocking40.Sometimes it is very difficult to () some of the English words. Even the native speaker can not help. [单选题] *A. decreaseB.createC.define(正确答案)D.delight41.Students with () problems may apply for student loans. [单选题] *A.economicB.financial(正确答案)C.maleD.economical42.Both sugar and salt can ()in water. [单选题] *A.desertB.absorbC.dissolve(正确答案)D.involve43.I have not heard anything from him since his (). [单选题] *A.departure(正确答案)B.faultD.acciptance44.Without a proper education, people could () all kinds of crimes. [单选题] *A.conductB.stoopmit(正确答案)D.sweat45.Several loudspeakers are () from the ceiling and we can hear the speaker very clearly. [单选题] *A.connectedB.sustainedC.associatedD.suspended(正确答案)46.This morning in the class, our teacher lost his () at last because he could not stand any more. [单选题] *A.temper(正确答案)B.terrorC.verseD.contain47.It is not --() for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need some of them for my research. [单选题] *A. continuousB.difficultC.convenient(正确答案)D.sufficient48.When traveling alone in the mountains, you’d better take a () with you in case you get lost. [单选题] *pass(正确答案)pressplseD.campus49.As a teacher, you should not () the students from asking questions in class. [单选题] *A.ruinB.restrain(正确答案)C.importD.impose50.If you have any problems during your study here, please do not () to call me for help [单选题] *A.hesitate(正确答案)B.despairC.urgeD.request51. This kind of medicine has the power to ()poison. [单选题] *A.splashB.resist(正确答案)C.adoptD.occupy52. He is easily () so I do not like to talk with him. [单选题] *A.defendedB.affordedC.createdD.offended(正确答案)53.I am () to believe that he won’t come back to see his wife again. [单选题] *A.inclined(正确答案)B.puzzledC.accompaniedD.performed54.Before you mail this letter, you should check again whether you have () it or not. [单选题] *A.sunkB.sighedC.soughtD.sealed(正确答案)55.After talking for nearly ten hours, he () to the government’s pressure at last. [单选题] *A.expressedB.yielded(正确答案)C.decreasedD.approved56.My hands and feet were () with cold as I waited for the bus. [单选题] *A. cliffB.stillC.stiff(正确答案)D.stick57.This problem is beyond his ability and he can not () it. [单选题] *A.slipB.packC.gainD.solve(正确答案)58.When you buy the spare parts for your car, try to get the () ones from the authorized dealer. [单选题] *A.genuine(正确答案)B.generousC.geniusD.gentle59.If you use (), you can get a higher quality picture. [单选题] *A.waxB.shameC.gooseD.slides(正确答案)60.Who() this country, the people or the president? This question is not easy to answer. [单选题] *A.frightensB.differsC.displayserns(正确答案)。

词汇学期末考试题及答案

词汇学期末考试题及答案

词汇学期末考试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 词汇学研究的核心对象是()。

A. 语音B. 语法C. 词汇D. 语义答案:C2. 词义的最小单位是()。

A. 语素B. 词C. 短语D. 句子答案:A3. 以下哪个词属于多义词?()A. 桌子B. 苹果C. 跑D. 笔答案:C4. 词义的演变通常不包括()。

A. 词义扩大B. 词义缩小C. 词义转移D. 词义创新答案:D5. 以下哪个词属于外来词?()A. 沙发B. 电脑C. 汽车D. 火车答案:A6. 词义的引申通常是基于()。

A. 词的本义B. 词的引申义C. 词的转用义D. 词的比喻义答案:A7. 以下哪个词属于同义词?()A. 快速和迅速B. 桌子和椅子C. 红色和蓝色D. 学习和平息答案:A8. 以下哪个词属于反义词?()A. 高和矮B. 桌子和椅子C. 红色和蓝色D. 学习和平息答案:A9. 以下哪个词属于成语?()A. 马到成功B. 桌子C. 红色D. 学习答案:A10. 以下哪个词属于专业术语?()A. 电脑B. 桌子C. 红色D. 学习答案:A二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)1. 词汇学是研究语言中的词汇及其变化规律的学科。

2. 词义的演变包括词义扩大、词义缩小和词义转移。

3. 多义词是指一个词具有两个或两个以上相关或不相关的意义。

4. 外来词是指从其他语言借用过来的词。

5. 词义的引申通常是基于词的本义。

6. 同义词是指意义相同或相近的词。

7. 反义词是指意义相反或相对的词。

8. 成语是指由四个或四个以上汉字组成的固定短语,具有特定的意义和用法。

9. 专业术语是指在特定领域内使用的具有特定意义的词。

10. 词汇的创新是指根据语言发展的需要,创造出新的词汇。

三、简答题(每题10分,共40分)1. 简述词汇学的研究内容。

词汇学主要研究语言中的词汇及其变化规律,包括词的构成、词义的演变、词的分类、词的用法等方面。

2. 简述词义演变的类型。

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案重点

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案重点

202X年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学卷子课程代码0832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the onethat best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. Which of the following words does NOT belong to terminology ( )A. Penicillin.B. Algebra.C. Symphony.D. Knife.2. In the sentence “I like to see a movie.〞, there are ________ functional words. ( )A.2B.3C.4D.53. Of the characteristics listed for the basic word stock, the most important is ________. ( )A. all national characterB. productivityC. polysemyD. collocability4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the following EXCEPT ________. ( )A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. tahiniD. Watergate5. The prehistoric ________ parent language is thought to be a highly inflected language, which English originated from. ( )A. PrussianB. Indo-EuropeanC. CzechD. Russian6. The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into the ________ set and the Western set. ( )A. EasternB. AfricanC. AmericanD. Northern7. The plural morpheme “-s〞is realized by /z/ after the following sounds EXCEPT ________. ( )A./z/B./g/C./d/D./b/8. The word “recollection〞comprises ________ morphemes. ( )A.1B.2C.3D.49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ________. ( )A. worksB. workerC. workingD. worked10. “Dis-〞in the word “disloyal〞is a ________ prefix. ( )A. negativeB. reversativeC. pejorativeD. locative11. The word “AIDS〞is a(n) ________. ( )A. initialismB. acronymC. derivativeD. compound12. The word “smog〞is created by blending, with the structure of ________. ( )A. head + tailB. head + headC. head + wordD. word + tail13. So far as stylistic meaning is concerned, “residence〞is ________. ( )A. neutralB. informalC. colloquialD. formal14. Words which are used to show the attitude of approval are ________. ( )A. appreciativeB. pejorativeC. connotativeD. collocative15. “Pavement〞in British English and “sidewalk〞in American English have the same ________.( ) A. motivation B. collocationC. senseD. connotation16. A common feature peculiar to all natural languages is ________. ( )A. homonymyB. hyponymyC. monosemyD. polysemy17. In both CCELD and LDCE, the most frequently used meaning of the word “gay〞is ________. ( )A. joyous and lively, merry, happyB. homosexualC. given to social life and pleasureD. bright, brilliant18. All the following words can be used as an antonym to the word “clear〞EXCEPT ________. ( )A. dirtyB. fussyC. guiltyD. ambiguous19. The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT ________. ( )A. influx of borrowingB. analogyC. psychological factorsD. shortening20. A good example of ________ is the word “manuscript〞, which now means “writing by hand or typed with a type-writer or a word-processor〞, but its original meaning was “handwriting〞only.( )A. degradationB. elevationC. narrowingD. extension21. In the sentence “Never run towards a dangerous animal.〞, the word “dangerous〞is used in the ________ sense of transfer. ( )A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. sensationalD. physical22. The sentence “They saw her duck.〞is ambiguous due to ________. ( )A. grammatical contextB. lexical contextC. antonymyD. hyponymy23. The following are types of context EXCEPT ________. ( )A. linguistic contextB. non-linguistic contextC. syntactical contextD. extra-linguistic context24. In the sentence “The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office, a village hall, a medical centre, and a school.〞The meaning of amenity can be inferred from the clue of ________. ( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. The idiom “hustle and bustle〞is a ________ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( )A. simileB. repetitionC. reiterationD. personification26. Sentence idioms embrace the following sentence types EXCEPT ________. ( )A. declarative sentenceB. interrogative sentenceC. imperative sentenceD. simple sentence27. “Beyond the pale〞is an idiom ________ in nature. ( )A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial28. The following are the types of dictionary EXCEPT ________. ( )A. monolingual dictionaries and bilingual dictionariesB. linguistic and encyclopedic dictionariesC. specialized dictionariesD. Chinese and English dictionaries29. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980) is a(n) ________ dictionary. ( )A. specializedB. deskC. pocketD. encyclopedic30. Usage notes of the dictionary explain the following aspects EXCEPT ________. ( )A. literal meanings of the wordsB. difficult points of grammar and styleC. important British and American differencesD. slight differences between words of similar meaningsII. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of vocabulary by notion; 2) sources of synonyms; 3) types of motivation; and 4) types of transfer. (10%)A B( ) 31. morphological motivation A. laconic meaning “brief〞or “short〞( ) 32. associated transfer B. the foot of the mountain( ) 33. borrowing C. squeak/hiss( ) 34. etymological motivation D. You should address your remarks to the chair. ( ) 35. notional words E. charm/glamour( ) 36. abstract to concrete F. black market/greenhorn( ) 37. semantic motivation G. occupation/walk of life( ) 38. figurative use H. fire/flame/conflagration( ) 39. regional English I. This teaching assistant is an efficient help. ( ) 40. onomatopoeic motivation J. cloud/yellowIII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)41. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or ________ of sounds which are made voluntarily with human vocal equipment.42. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, ________ and borrowing.43. The ________ is the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.44. Suffixation generally changes the grammatical function or word ________ of stems of words.45. ________ indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.46. Relative synonyms or ________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning or different degrees of a given quality.47. There are generally ________ major factors that cause changes in meaning.48. Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is called ________ or non-linguistic context.49. Unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent ________.50. Three good general dictionaries are LDCE, CCELD and ________.IV. Define the following terms. (10%)51. bound root52. prefixation53. pejoration34. homophone55. grammatical contextV. Answer the following questions. Y our answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)56. What are the types of morphemes57. What is conceptual meaning of a word Give an example to illustrate your point.58. Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the changes in word meaning. State your reason with one example.Elevation or amelioration refers to the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.59. What is semantic unity of idioms Explain it with one example.VI. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)60. Comment on the following 2 groups of words or sentences to illustrate the semantic features and grammatical features of compounds.Group 1: “red meat/hot dog〞Group 2: “He bad-mouthed me. / major generals〞61. Analyze and comment on the following two pairs of sentences in terms of superordinates and subordinates:a]Trees surround the water near our summer place.b]Old elms surround the lake near our summer cabin.a]I met a writer who is the relation of a politician.b]I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of Senator Buckley.。

英语词汇学 英语词汇学习题1及答案

英语词汇学 英语词汇学习题1及答案

试题一第一部分选择题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。

(30%)1。

In Old English there was _______ agreement between sound form.A。

moreB. littleC。

lessD。

gradual2.Both LDCE and CCELD are _______。

A。

general dictionariesB. monolingual dictionariesC. both A and BD。

neither A and B3。

The word ”MINISKIRT" is _______。

A。

morphologically motivatedB. etymologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. none of the above4。

The most important way of vocabulary development in present—day English is _______。

A。

borrowingB。

semantic changeC。

creation of new wordsD. all the above5。

Generalization is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become ________.A。

generalizedB。

expandedC. elevatedD。

本科 英语专业 词汇学考试题

本科 英语专业 词汇学考试题

练习一1. As far as the origins of the words are concerned, English words can be classified into ___B__.A. content words and functional wordsB. native words and borrowed wordsC. basic words and borrowed wordsD. loan words and dialectal words2. A word is ___A__ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.A. a minimal free formB. a basic partC. a minimal elementD. a free element3. English lexicology embraces __A___, semantics, etymology, stylistics, and lexicography.A. morphologyB. phonologyC. syntaxD. Pragmatics4. The internal reason for the difference between sound and form is ___D__.A. innovations made by linguistsB. influence of the work of scribesC. stabilization of spelling by printingD. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English5. The relationship between sound and meaning is _C____ and conventional.A. logicalB. objectiveC. arbitraryD. consistent6. Pronouns and _C____ are semantically monosemous and have limited productivity and collocability.A adverbs B. adjectivesC. numeralsD. Prepositions7. Which of the following is not a functional word? DA throughB ButC theyD four8. Listed in the course book are ___C__ features of native words.A FiveB SixC sevenD eight9. ___A__ are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling.A. AliensB. DenizensC. Semantic-loansD. Neologisms10. The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly ___B__.A. neutralB. formalC. colloquialD. Informal11. There was _A___ agreement between sound and form in Old English than in Modern English.A.moreB. littleC. lessD. a bit more12. Nonbasic vocabulary includes all of the following except __B___.A. neologismsB. Anglo-Saxon wordsC. archaismsD. technical termsII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions given in the course book.1. Etymology is traditionally used for the study of the ___origins__ and history of the form and meaning of words.2. There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely __synchronic______ and diachronic.3. English lexicology is a __Theoretically-oriented___ course and a practical course as well.4. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and __meanings__ of words.5. _Stylistics___ is the study of style. It is concerned with the user‟s choices of linguistic elements in a particular context for special effects.6. A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and _meaning__and syntactic function.7. A word is a _symbol________ that stands for something else in the world.8. All the words in a language make up its ___vocabulary__.9. The basic word stock is the foundation of the vocabulary accumulated over centuries and forms the common ___core___ of the language.10. Words may fall into content words and functional words by _notion____.11. _Argot____ generally refers to the jargon of criminals.12. The word “internet” is a__neologism__, but the word “calculus” is a technical term.13. Native words are words brought to Britain in the fifth century by the _Germanic____tribes.14. According to the degree of _assimilation____ and manner of borrowing, we can bring the loan-words under four classes.15. _Denizens____ are words borrowed early in the past and now are well assimilated into the English language.III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. A word is the smallest meaningful unit of a language. (F)2.In different languages the same concept can be represented by different sounds. (T)3.Under no circumstances can sound and meaning be logically related. (F)4.Prepositions, conjunctions, numerals and articles all belong to functional words.(F)5.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form, meaning, origins and usages of words.(T)6.Content words are numerous and more frequently used than functional words on average. (F)7. The basic word stock enjoys the same features as native words.(F(nat.7, bas.5))8. It is estimated that English borrowings constitute 80 percent of the modern English vocabulary.(T)9. The expression of “black humour” from “humour noir” is regarded as a semantic-loan.(F(tran.))10. The word “port” from “portus” is a translation-loan .(F(sem.))11. Such words as kowtow, bazaar and ketchup are aliens.(F (ketchup tran.))12. Words of Anglo-Saxon origin are small in number, amounting to roughly 50,000 to 60,000. (T)13. A word can be defined in different ways from different points of view. (T)14.When the word “persuader” means “dagger”(匕首), it is regarded as an argot word.(T)15.Words of the basic word stock are mostly root words or monosyllabic words(T).IV. Answer the following questions.1.What is the publicly accepted definition of a word?(1)a minimal free form of a language;(2) a sound unity;(3) a unit of meaning;(4) a form that can function alone in a sentence.Therefore, we can say that …a word is a minimal free form of a lang uage that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function‟.2.What accounts for the differences between sound and form?Four major reasons. The internal reason for this is that there are more phonemes than letters in English. Another reason is that the pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling. The third reason is that some of the differences were created by the early scribes. The fourth reason is borrowing.3.What is the relationship between sound and meaning? Give examples to illustrate it.The relationship between sound and meaning is almost always arbitrary and conventional, and there is no logical relationship between sound and meaning. The same concept can be represented by different sounds in different languages. For example, …woman‟ becomes …Frau‟ in German and …femme‟ in French. On the other hand, the same sound /mi:t/ is used to mean …meat‟, …meet‟, and …mete‟.4.How are English words classified?English words can be classified by different criteria and for different purposes. They may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by use frequency, into content words and functional words by notion, and into native words and borrowed words by origin.5.What is the difference between denizens and aliens?Denizens which are words borrowed early in the past are now well assimilated into the English language and have come to conform to the English way of pronunciation and spelling, but aliens are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling and are immediately recognizable as foreign in origin.练习二I. Choose the best answer and put the letter of your choice in the brackets.1. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly __D___ languageA. advancedB. developedC. complicatedD. Inflected2. The following languages are all Germanic except ___A__.A .Scottish B. SwedishC. FlemishD. Danish3. In the Western set, Greek is the modern language derived from __B___.A. ItalicB. HellenicC. CelticD. Germanic4. Words such as Kent, London, bin and crag are from __A___.A.CelticB. GermanicC. ScandinavianD. Latin5. We find the following languages in the Italic except _C____.A.SpanishB. RoumanianC. NorwegianD. Portuguese6. The early inhabitants of the British Isles were __B___.A.GermansB. CeltsC. ScandinaviansD. Romans7. It is estimated that at least _C____ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in Modern English.1200 B. 1000 C. 900 D. 8008. Th e word “candle” came from __D____.A.FrenchB. DanishC. CelticD. Latin9. Old English began to undergo a great change when the _D____ invaded England in 1066.A.RomansB. AnglesC. DanesD. Normans10. Between 1250 and 1500 about __B___ words of French origin poured into English.A.8000B. 9000C. 10000D. 1200011. Modern English is regarded as a/an _A____ language.A.analyticB. inflectedC. syntheticD. Advanced12. In modern times, ___C__ is considered to be the most important way of vocabulary expansion.A. semantic changeB. meaning changeC. creationD. BorrowingII. Complete the following statements with proper words and expressions given in the course book.1. The language of the early inhabitants of the British Isles is __Celtic______.2.World languages can be grouped into roughly _300__ language families on the basis of similarities in the basic word stock and grammar.3.Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and _Swedish__ are generally known as Scandinavian languages.4.The second major language known in England was the _Latin_______ of the Roman Legions(军团).5.Now people generally refer to _Anglo-Saxon_____ as Old English.6.The introduction of __Christianity____ at the end of 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary.7.Old English was a highly inflected language just like modern __German_______.8.In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and _Danish___________Vikings.9.Modern English began with the establishment of __printing______ in England.10.In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient _Greek____ and Roman classics.11.English has evolved from a _synthetic____ language ( Old English ) to the present analytic language.12.Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, _semantic_______ change, and borrowing.13.Reviving _archaic_____ or obsolete words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary though quite insignificant.14.In modern English, word _endings_______ were mostly lost with just a few exceptions.15.Creation refers to the formation of new words by using the existing materials, namely roots, __affixes_______ and other elements.III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. The surviving languages of the Indo-European language family fall into ten principal groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and a Western set. (F)2.Celtic is generally known as Old English. (F)3.Spanish, French and Italian all belong to the Italic. (T)4.Danish, Icelandic, Dutch and Norwegian are generally known as Scandinavian languages.(F)5.The Germanic tribes were considered to be the first peoples known to inhabit the British Isles.(F)6.In the 6th century many Scandinavian words came into the English language. F(Latin)7.Old English refers to the language used between 450 and 1150. (T)8.Middle English lasted for more than three hundred years.(T)9.During the Middle English period, about 2,500 words of Dutch origin found their way into English. (T)10.French, Celtic and English existed simultaneously for over a century. (F)11.Social and economic terms make up more new words than science and technology terms. (F)12.In modern times, borrowing is still the most important way of vocabulary expansion.(F)13.Middle English retained much fewer inflections than Old English. (T)14.English, German, Irish and Flemish all belong to the Germanic. (F)15.Modern English is a synthetic language. (F)IV. Answer the following questions.1.What does the Germanic family consist of?The Germanic family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are known as Scandinavian languages. Then there is German, Dutch, Flemish and English.2.What major families can be found in the Indo-European language family?In the Indo-European language family, we can find eight main groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set: Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Armanian and Albanian; a Western set: Celtic, Italic, Hellenic and Germanic.3.What are the characteristics of Old English?Old English was mainly Anglo-Saxon spoken by the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. It had a vocabulary of about 50,000 to 60,000 words. It was a highly inflected language just like modern German. It was a synthetic language.4.What are the characteristics of Middle English?Middle English (1150-1500) borrowed a large number of words mainly from French. It had a much larger vocabulary. It retained much fewer inflections. It was a language of leveled endings.5.What are the characteristics of Modern English?Modern English (1500-up to now) has a huge vocabulary of different elements. Word endings were mostly lost with just a few exceptions. English has evolved from a synthetic language to the present analytic language.练习三I. Choose the best answer and put the letter of your choice in the brackets.1.The minimal meaningful units are known as __C___.A.morphsB. stemsC. morphemesD. Roots2. The word …shortenings‟ contains _B____ morphemes.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. Six3. Morphemes are abstract units, which are realized in speech by discrete units known as _A____.A.morphsB. phonemesC. lexemesD. Allomorphs4. Words like cat, dog, tree and so on are called __D____ words.A. stemB. Polysemous . polymorphism D. Monomorphemic5. Free morphemes are the same as __D___ words.A. clippedB. stemC. nativeD. Root6. In the word “contradiction”, the morpheme “-dict-“ is _B____.A.a free rootB. a bound rootC. an affixD. an allomorph7. In the word “international”, “nation” is not a __C___.A. free morphemeB. StemC. bound morphemeD. free root8. A bound morpheme has to combine with other __B___ to make words.A. morphemesB. AllomorphsC. phonemesD. Lexemes9. Bound morphemes are chiefly found in ___A__ words.A. derivedB. convertedC. inflectionalD. Compound10. __C___ affixes can be further divided into prefixes and suffixes.A. InflectionalB. BoundC. DerivationalD. Converted11. A __D___ is a form to which affixes of any kind can be added.A. rootB. morphC. morphemeD. Stem12. The word __B___ contain an inflectional affix.A. workerB. happierC. formalD. enrichII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions given in the course book.1.A __word___ is not the smallest unit because many words can be separated into even smaller meaningful units.2.A _morpheme___ is considered to be the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.3.The plural morpheme has a number of ___allomorphs_________ in different sound context.4.There is no ____free/inflectional______________ morpheme in the word “dictation”.5.Free morphemes and free __roots______are identical.6.Affixes added to other morphemes to create new words are called __derivational___ affixes.7.The word “internationalists” has __five_______ morphemes.8.According to the __functions_________ of affixes, we can put them into two groups: inflectional and derivational affixes.9.The regular plural suffix –s/-es is an ____inflectional_____________ affix.10.Bound morphemes include two types: bound root and _affix____.11.Almost all affixes are _bound____ morphemes.12.Most morphemes are realized by single _morphs____.III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.Morphemes which cannot occur as separate words are bound. (T)2.Inflectional morphemes indicate grammatical relationships.(T)3.A stem is the basic form of a word which cannot be further analyzed. (F)4. The morphemes which are realized by only one morph are called allomorphs. (F)5. Free morphemes can be used as words alone.(T)6. What remains of a word after the removal of all affixes is a stem. (F)7. A word is the minimal meaningful unit of a language. (F)8. The word “prisoners” has two morphemes. (F)9. There is an inflectional morpheme in the word “easier”. (T)10. Free morphemes are also known as free roots. (T)IV. Answer the following questions.1.What are the differences between a bound morpheme and a bound root?Bound morphemes which cannot occur as separate words include two types: bound root and affix. A bound morpheme may be either a bound root or an affix. Bound roots, only one type of bound morphemes, are included in bound morphemes.2.What are the differences between a root and a stem?A root and a stem are not the same. A root is the basic form of a word which cannot be further analysed. A stem may consist of a single root or two roots or a root plus one or more affixes.Therefore a stem can be a root or a form bigger than a root.V. Analyze and comment on the following.1. Analyze the morphological structures of the following words.2.Point out the types of morphemes.prediction, strawberries, encouragement(1)Each of the three words consists of three morphemes: prediction ( pre + dict + ion ), strawberries ( straw + berry + es ), encouragement ( en + courage + ment ).(2)“Straw”, “berry” and “courage” are all free morphemes as they can stand alone as words.(3) Of the nine morphemes, all the rest pre-, -dict-, -ion, -es, en- and –ment are bound morphemes as they cannot stand alone as words. Of the six bound morphemes, pre-, -ion, en- and –ment are derivational morphemes and –es is an inflectional morpheme, while –dict- is a bound root.2.Analyze the morphological structures of the following words in terms of free morphemes and bound morphemes, then explain the differences between the two kinds of morphemes.luckily, reminded, teachers(1) Each of the three words consists of three morphemes: luckily ( luck + y + ly), reminded ( re + mind + ed), teachers ( teach + er + s)(2)“Luck”, “mind” and “teach” are free morphemes; re-, -ed, -y, -ly, -er and –s are bound morphemes. And of the six bound morphemes, -ed and –s are inflectional morphemes and the other four are derivational morphemes.(3)Free morphemes have complete meanings in themselves and can stand alone as words. Bound morphemes cannot occur as separate words. They must be bound to other morphemes to form words.练习四1. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on __A___.A word-formation B. compounding C. prefixation D. Suffixation2. Words created by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems are called __A___.A. derivativesB. CompoundsC. acronymsD. blends3. The chief function of suffixation is to change __D___.A. the meaning of the stemB. the meaning of the rootC. the lexical meaningD. the word-class of the stem4. The overwhelming majority of blends are _B____.A. adjectivesB. nounsC. adverbsD. Verbs5.The chief function of prefixation is to change __C___.A. the grammatical functionB. the word-class of the stemC. the meaning of the stem D the part of speech6. The “mis-” in “mistrust” is __D___.A.a negative prefixB. a locative prefixC. a reversative prefixD. a pejorative prefix7.The meanings of “economic” and “economical” are _B____.A. identicalB. DifferentC. nearly identicalD. Similar8. Compounds differ from free phrases in _D____.A. phonetic featuresB. semantic featuresC. grammatical featuresD. all the above9.The word “survival” is created by adding _ A____ to the stem.A. a noun suffixB. an adjective suffixC. a verb suffixD. an adverb suffix10. Most compounds consist of only ___A_____ stems.A. TwoB. threeC. fourD. Five11. The word ___C________ is a verb compound.A. CrybabyB. deaf-muteC. lip-readD. hard-won12.In __C___ compounds, the adjective element cannot take inflectional suffixes.A. adjective-verbB. verb-adjectiveC. adjective-nounD. noun-adjective13.The conversion of two syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of __B___.A. spellingB. stressC. functionD. pronunciation14. The most productive conversion is the conversion that takes place between __D___.A. verbs and adjectivesB. adjectives and verbsC. nouns and adjectivesD. nouns and verbs15. The word ___B__ is a front clipping.A. MemoB. scopeC. fanD. pop16. The word “zoo” is a __A___ clipping.A. phraseB. frontC. backD. front and back17. Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of _C____.conversion B. compounding C. suffixation D. prefixation18.__A___ are words pronounced letter by letter, and _____ are words pronounced as a normal word.A.Initialisms, acronymsB. Acronyms, initialismsC. Acronyms, blendsD. Blends, initialisms19. Compounds can be written _D____.A.openB. HyphenatedC. solidD. all the above20. Words formed by initialism can be divided into acronyms and alphabetism depending on the ___B__ of the word.A.spellingB. pronunciationC. functionD. meaning1.We can classify prefixes on a __semantic____ basis into nine groups.2.Affixation, also known as __derivation , is one of the most productive means of word-formation.3.According to the positions which _affixes_ occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: prefixation and suffixation.4.The primary function of __suffixes___ is to change the grammatical function of stems.5.Prefixes mainly change the __meanings____ of stems.6.he prefix “fore-” in “forehead” is known as a __locative____ prefix.7. We can group suffixes on a __grammatical_____ basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixes, etc.8. In compounds the word stress usually occurs on the __first___ element.pounding is the formation of new words by joining two or more __stem____.10.Conversion is also known as _functional_ shift.11.The words created by conversion are new only in a __grammatical___ sense.12.Blending is the formation of a new word by combining __parts____ of two words or a word plus a part of another word.13.Blends are still considered by serious-minded people to be slang and __informal____.14. Back-formation is the method of creating words by removing the __supposed________suffixes.15._________ is the process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of social and political organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms.1.Most of the prefixes change the word classes of stems. (F)2. The prefix “dis-” in “disloyal” is a reversative prefix. (F)3.The word “booklet” is a denominal noun.(T)4.The suffix “-wise” in “clockwise” is a noun suffix.(F)5.A compound tends to play a single grammatical role in a sentence. (T)6. The conversion between nouns and verbs may involve a change of stress.(T)7. Compounding is one of the most productive ways of word-formation. (T)8. The word “blueprint” is a verb compound.(F)9.A noun fully converted from an adjective has all the characteristics of nouns. (T)10. The word “workfare” is formed by compounding. (F)11.“CEO” is regarded as an acronym. (F)12.Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of prefixation. (F)13.Words created through back-formation are mostly verbs. (T)14.Back-formed words are largely formal in style. (F)15.The word “sandwich” comes from the name of a place. (F)1.What is the main difference between prefixes and suffixes?答Prefixes do not generally change the word classes of stems. In other words, most of the prefixes are characterized by their non-class-change nature. Their chief function is to change the meanings of stems. Unlike prefixes, suffixes have only a small semantic role, their primary function being to change the grammatical function of stems.2.What are the three main features of compounds?Compounds have the following three main features: phonetic features, semantic features and grammatical features. The word stress of a compound usually occurs on the first element if there is only one stress. In cases of two stresses, the compound has the primary stress on the first element and the secondary stress, if any, on the second. Semantically, every compound should express a single idea just as one word. Grammatically, a compound tends to play a single grammatical role in a sentence.3.What is conversion? What are its characteristics?Conversion is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class.These words are new only in a grammatical sense. Since the words do not change in morphological structure but in function, this process is also known as functional shift. Words produced by conversion are primarily nouns, adjectives, and verbs.4.What is blending? What are the four major groups of blends?Blending is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word.As far as the structure is concerned, blends fall into four major groups: head + tail, head + head, head + word and word + tail.5. What is back-formation? What are the characteristics of back-formation?Back-formation, the opposite process of suffixation, is the method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes.Words created through back-formation are mostly verbs.There are only a few that can be used as nouns or as both nouns and verbs.Back-formed words are largely informal in style and some of them have not gained public acceptance.6.What is the difference between partial conversion and full conversion?If the nouns converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does and they must be used together with definite articles, the conversion is partial conversion.If the nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns, the conversion is full conversion.7.What is acronymy? What is the difference between initialisms and acronyms?Acronymy is the process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of social and political organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms. Words formed in this way are called initialisms or acronyms, depending on the pronunciation of the words.Initialisms are words pronounced letter by letter, but acronyms formed from initial letters are pronounced as normal words.8.What is clipping? What are the four common types of clipping?Clipping is the formation of new words by cutting a part off the original.There are four common types of clipping: front clipping, back clipping, front and back clipping, and phrase clipping.V. Analyze and comment on the following.1.. She decided to winter in Australia.In the above sentence, which word is a converted one? Explain the type of conversion and its effect.1)In the above sentence, “winter” is a conver ted word.2) The verb “winter” is converted from a noun.3) The conversion is economical and vivid.2.Find the blends in the following sentence and explain which types they belong to.The lunarnaut stayed in that motel for two days.1)In the above sentence, lunarnaut and motel are blends.1)The word “lunarnaut” from (lunar + astronaut) is a word + tail blend, and the word “motel” from (motor + hotel) is a head + tail blend.3. Explain the types of the following two converted nouns. If you find anything wrong, please explain the reasons and correct the mistake.the necessary a wounded1) There are two kinds of conversion from adjectives to nouns: full conversion and partial conversion.2) The word “necessary”, when converted from an adjective to a noun, has all the characteristics of noun, so the conversion is full. Its plural form is necessaries.3) The word “wounded”, when converted from an adjective to a noun, does not possess all the qualities a noun does and it must be used together with a definite article, so the conversion is partial. The expression “a wounded” should be corrected as “the wounded”.练习五。

2022年自考专业(英语)英语词汇学考试真题及答案1

2022年自考专业(英语)英语词汇学考试真题及答案1

2022年自考专业(英语)英语词汇学考试真题及答案一、单项选择题1、The definition of a word comprises the following points EXCEPT __()A.sound unityB.minimal free form of a languageC.unit of meaningD.form that cannot function alone in a sentence2、"Dog" is the father of "doglike", "doghood", "dogsleep", etA.This example shows that words of the basic stock have the characteristic of __()B.stabilityC.polysemyD.productivityE.ollocability3、Which of the following groups consists of both content words and functional words()A.rise, five, fun, waterB.ten, but, red, ofC.of, is, in, theD.wind, sun, go, bright4、In Middle English vocabulary, we can find words relating to every aspect of human society, e. g. government, law, food, fashion and so on. Which of the following words does NOT belong to them()A.logB.aconC.JudgeD.Power5、Which of the following statements is NOT true()A.nglish is more closely related to German than FrenchB.Old English was a slightly inflected languageC.Old English was a language of full endingsD.Middle English was a language of leveled endings6、In the early Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek and Roman classics. This is known in history as __()A.IndustrializationB.lizabethan AgeC.RenaissanceD.Victorian Age7、The word "denaturalization" can be broken down into "de-", "nature", "-al", "-ize", "-anon", each having meaning of its own. These minimal meaningful units are known as __()A.morphemesB.llomorphsC.rootD.stem8、Which of the following is the root of the word "internationalists"()A.interB.nationC.-istD.-al9、Which of the following words is an example of free morphemes ()A.TriedB.eetC.WorkerD.nger10、Which of the following statements is NOT true()A.Prefixation is the formation of new words by addingsuffixes to stemsB.Prefixes do not generally change the word-class of the stemC.Prefixes only modify the meaning of the stemD.Present-day English finds an increasing number of class-changing prefixes11、Among the following words, __contains a prefix of time and order()A.x-wifeB.vice-chairmanC.oreheadD.maltreat12、"A green hand" means an "inexperienced person", not a hand that is green in color. In this sense, we can judge that "a green hand" is a __()A.morphemeB.proverbC.ompoundD.ree phrase13、The following words are onomatopoetically motivated words EXCEPT __()A.angB.miniskirtD.hiss14、When we say the "mouth" of a river, we associate the opening part of the river with the mouth of a human being or an animal. In this sense, the word "mouth" conveys __()A.onomatopoeic motivationB.morphological motivationC.semantic motivationD.tymological motivation15、"Black" is a kind of color but its meaning is obviously affected when it occurs in such phrases as "black coffee", "black market", etc.This example demonstrates __()A.grammatical meaning of a word becomes important only when it is used in actual contextB.ffective meaning varies from individual to individual, from culture to cultureC.stylistic difference is especially true of synonymsD.ollocation can affect the meaning of words16、"The front of the head" is the __meaning of the word "face ()A.erivedB.primaryD.secondary17、Homonyms are generally words different in __()A.soundB.spellingC.ormD.meaning18、__share a likeness in denotation as well as in part of speech()A.SynonymsB.ntonymsC.HomonymsD.Hyponyms19、Word-meaning changes by the following modes EXCEPT __()A.xtensionB.upgradationC.specializationD.transfer20、The word "meat", which originally meant "food", but now has come to mean "flesh of animals", is an example to illustrate __of meaning()A.generalizationB.narrowingC.egradationD.levation21、The process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance is called __of meaning()A.xtensionB.narrowingC.transferD.levation22、In __context the meaning of the word is often affected and defined by the neighbouring words()A.xtra-linguisticB.non-linguisticC.lexicalD.grammatical23、__gives rise to ambiguity in the sentence "I like Mary better than Jean()A.PolysemyB.HomonymyC.Non-linguistic contextD.Grammatical structure24、What kind of context clue is used in the sentence "Perhaps the most startling theory to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Bird Whistell"()A.xplanationB.efinitionC.xampleD.Synonymy25、"Diamond cut diamond" is an idiom, which reflects __()A.the constituents of idioms can‘t be replacedB.the word order can‘t be invertedC.the constituents of an idiom can‘t be deletedD.many idioms are grammatically unanalysable26、"Jack of all trades" is an idiom __in nature()A.verbalB.nominalC.djectivalD.dverbial27、"Turn on" and "turn off" are antonymous idioms, resulting from __()A.replacementB.dditionC.shorteningD.position-shifting28、__dictionaries involve the most complete description of words available to us()A.UnabridgedB.eskC.PocketD.Linguistic29、Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992)is a(n)__dictionary()A.unabridgedB.ncyclopedicC.ilingualD.specialized30、You can find the real English equivalents to some Chinese items in __()A.hinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition)(1995)B.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English with Chinese TranslationC.New English-Chinese DictionaryD.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with ChineseTranslation二、填空题题1、The English vocabulary can be classified by different criteria and for different purposes. Words may fall into content words and functional words by __2、The world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000)languages, which can be grouped into roughly 300 language families and on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and __3、Morphemes which are independent of other morphemes are considered to be __4、According to the __which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into prefixation and suffixation5、Conceptual meaning is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the __of word-meaning6、From the diachronic point of view, __is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word7、The word "picture" originally denoted only "painting", but now has come to include "drawings" and even "photographs". This is an example to illustrate __8、Linguistic context can be subdivided into lexical contextand __context9、Idioms each are a semantic __,though each consists of more than one word10、Encyclopedic dictionaries can be further divided into __and encyclopedic dictionaries三、名词解释题1、neologisms2、stem3、reference4、degradation5、true idioms四、简答题1、leorn-ian-Tern-en->learn The above is the development of the word "learn" from Old English through Modern English to Middle English. What can be concluded from the above example from the viewpoint of development of English vocabulary2、What is affixation3、Tell the difference between perfect homonyms and polysemants so far as semantic relatedness is concerned4、Guess the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence and tell what context clue is used. Indian artists were more active in the quattrocento than in the sixteenth centurywhich followed五、论述题1、Explain full conversion and partial conversion by taking "drinkables" and 查看答案【二、填空题题】1notion2grammar3free4position5core6~10点击下载查看答案【三、名词解释题】1neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on new meanings.2a stem can be defined as a form to which affixes of any kind can be added.3Reference is the relationship between language and the world,In other words on1y when a connection has been established between the linguistic sign and a referent, i. e. an object, aphenomenon, a person, etc. does the sign become meaningful4Degradation or peroration of meaning is the opposite of semantic elevation. It is a process whereby words of good origin fall into ill reputation or non-affective words come to be used in derogatory sense.5Idioms consist of set phrases and short sentences, which are peculiar to the language in question and loaded with the native cultures and ideas. The true idioms of a language share three common features that differentiate them from plain andsimple collocations: (1) They are not compositional, (2) Their words are not substitutable, and (3) They are not modifiable. 【四、简答题】1In modern English, word ending were mostly lost with just a few exceptions .It can be concluded that English has evolved from a synthetic language(Old English)to the present analytic language.本题考查其次章印欧语系词汇变化的相关内容2Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems. This process is also known as derivation, for new words created in this way are derived from old forms.本题考查第四章英语构成词缀法的概念的理解3The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants lies in the fact that the former refers to different words which happen to share the same form and the latter is the one and same word which has several distinguishable meanings。

词汇学试题答案

词汇学试题答案

词汇学试题答案一、选择题1. 词汇学是研究什么的学科?A. 语言的发音规则B. 语言的词义变化C. 语言的句法结构D. 语言的词汇组成及其变化答案:D2. 下列哪个选项不是词汇学研究的范畴?A. 新词的产生B. 词义的演变C. 语言的修辞手法D. 词汇的借用答案:C3. “同义词”和“反义词”在词汇学中的关系是:A. 同义关系B. 对立关系C. 互补关系D. 包含关系答案:B4. 在汉语中,“苹果”和“iPhone”这两个词之间的关系最接近于:A. 一般与特殊B. 全体与部分C. 具体与抽象D. 同义与异义答案:A5. 词汇的多义性是指:A. 一个词只有一个含义B. 一个词有两个或以上的含义C. 一个词的含义随着语境变化D. 一个词的含义完全由字典定义答案:B二、填空题1. 词汇学的研究可以帮助我们更好地理解和掌握________的构成及其发展变化。

答案:语言2. 在词汇学中,________是指一个词汇在不同语境中可以表达不同的含义。

答案:词义的多样性3. 词汇的________是指词汇在语言发展过程中的增加、减少或形式的变化。

答案:演变4. “书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟”这句话中的“书山”和“学海”是________的运用。

答案:比喻5. 一个词的不同含义之间存在着某种联系,这种联系称为词义的________。

答案:关联三、简答题1. 请简述词汇学在语言学习和教学中的作用。

词汇学为语言学习者提供了一个系统的理论框架,帮助他们理解词汇的构成、词义的变化以及词汇在语境中的使用。

在教学中,教师可以利用词汇学的研究成果,设计更加有效的教学方法,如通过词根词缀的学习来扩展词汇量,或者通过词义的辨析来提高学生的语言理解能力。

此外,词汇学还可以帮助教师识别和解释学习者在词汇使用中可能出现的错误,从而更好地指导学习。

2. 举例说明词汇的借用现象。

词汇的借用是指一种语言从另一种语言中引入词汇,这些词汇可能是完全借用,也可能是经过一定程度的改造。

英语词汇学试题及答案

英语词汇学试题及答案

英语词汇学试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. The word "university" is derived from the Latin word "universitas," which originally meant:A. A place of higher educationB. A legal entityC. A group of studentsD. A city2. In English, the term "neologism" refers to:A. An old word that has been revivedB. A new word or expressionC. A word that has fallen out of useD. A word that has been borrowed from another language3. Which of the following is an example of a compound word?A. BicycleB. TelephoneC. UnicycleD. Both A and B4. The word "breakfast" is a:A. Compound wordB. BlendC. AcronymD. Back-formation5. The word "mouse" when referring to a computer device is anexample of:A. HomonymyB. PolysemyC. SynonymyD. Hyponymy6. The term "morpheme" in linguistics refers to the:A. Smallest meaningful unit of languageB. Largest meaningful unit of languageC. Smallest grammatical unit of languageD. Largest grammatical unit of language7. Which of the following is an example of a prefix?A. -lyB. un-C. -nessD. re-8. The word "unhappy" is formed by adding the prefix "un-" to the root word "happy," which is an example of:A. AffixationB. ConversionC. CoinageD. Blending9. The word "edit" can be traced back to the Latin word "edere," which means:A. To eatB. To publishC. To give outD. To cut10. The process of creating a new word by shortening an existing one is known as:A. ClippingB. Back-formationC. BlendingD. Acronym formation二、填空题(每题1分,共10分)11. The word "kindergarten" is a compound of two German words, "kind" meaning ______ and "garten" meaning garden.12. The term "semantic shift" refers to a change in the______ of a word over time.13. An example of a back-formation is the word "edit," which was derived from the noun "editor."14. The word "geek" originally had a negative connotation but has undergone ______ to become a term of endearment for tech enthusiasts.15. The process of creating a new word by combining parts of two or more words is known as ______.16. The prefix "auto-" in "autonomous" comes from the Greek word for ______.17. The suffix "-able" in "readable" is used to form ______ adjectives.18. The term "etymology" refers to the study of the ______ of words.19. A word that has the same form as another but a different meaning is an example of ______.20. The word "smog" is a blend of "smoke" and "fog," which is an example of a ______ word.三、简答题(每题5分,共20分)21. Explain the difference between a homograph and a homophone.22. Describe the process of semantic change known as amelioration.23. What is the role of borrowing in the development of a language's vocabulary?24. Discuss the concept of word class conversion and provide an example.四、论述题(每题15分,共30分)25. Discuss the impact of globalization on the English lexicon.26. Analyze the factors that contribute to the creation of new words in English.答案:一、选择题1. B2. B3. D4. A5. A6. A7. D8. A9. C 10. A二、填空题11. child 12. meaning 13. back-formation 14. semantic shift 15. blending 16. self 17. adjective 18. history 19. homonym 20. portmanteau三、简答题21. A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning and possibly a different pronunciation, while a homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning andspelling.22. Amelioration refers to the。

大学词汇学试题及答案

大学词汇学试题及答案

大学词汇学试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. The word "chronic" is most closely related to which of the following?A. AcuteB. TemporaryC. SeasonalD. Chronic2. In the context of a business meeting, "feasibility" refers to the:A. Ability to flyB. Ability to be doneC. Ability to swimD. Ability to run3. "Paradox" is a term that is associated with:A. A simple truthB. A complex lieC. A situation that contradicts itselfD. A straightforward problem4. The term "epidemic" is used to describe a:A. Single occurrenceB. Small groupC. Widespread occurrenceD. Limited occurrence5. "Symbiotic" relationships are characterized by:A. Mutual harmB. Mutual benefitC. One-sided benefitD. No interaction6. "Euphemism" is a term used to describe:A. A harsh truthB. A polite lieC. A direct statementD. A hidden meaning7. "Intrinsic" value refers to the value that is:A. Externally imposedB. Internally inherentC. Externally visibleD. Internally hidden8. The word "analogous" is used to describe something that is:A. Completely differentB. Partially similarC. Exactly the sameD. Totally unrelated9. "Dichotomy" refers to a division into:A. Three partsB. Two partsC. Four partsD. Five parts10. "Ephemeral" is a term that is used to describe somethingthat is:A. Long-lastingB. Short-livedC. EternalD. Timeless二、填空题(每题1分,共10分)11. The opposite of "visible" is _______.12. A synonym for "unpredictable" is _______.13. The term "hierarchy" refers to a _______ of authority or rank.14. "Ambiguous" means having more than one _______.15. "Chronology" is the arrangement of events in the order of their _______.16. "Catastrophe" is a term used to describe a sudden event causing great _______.17. "Democracy" is a system of government by the whole_______.18. "Eloquence" is the quality of speaking or writing that is fluent and _______.19. "Frugality" is the quality of being economical with money or resources, often to an _______ extent.20. "Hypothesis" is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further _______.三、简答题(每题5分,共20分)21. Define the term "metaphor" and provide an example.22. Explain the difference between "allegory" and "simile".23. What does the term "prose" refer to in literature?24. Describe the concept of "synecdoche" and give an example.四、论述题(每题10分,共20分)25. Discuss the importance of understanding etymology in the study of vocabulary.26. Analyze the role of idioms in communication and how they can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.答案:一、选择题1. D2. B3. C4. C5. B6. B7. B8. B9. B10. B二、填空题11. invisible12. unpredictable13. system14. meaning15. occurrence16. damage17. population18. persuasive19. excessive20. investigation三、简答题21. A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. For example, "Time is a thief" is a metaphor that personifies time as a thief, suggesting that it steals our moments.22. An allegory is a narrative that conveys a deeper meaning beneath the surface, often using characters and events to represent abstract concepts or moral lessons. A simile, on the other hand, is a direct comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as," such as "She is as brave as a lion."23. Prose is a form of language that has a natural flow of speech and normal grammatical structure rather than a rhythmic structure, unlike poetry. It is the ordinary form of language used in speech or writing.24. Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa。

自考英语词汇学试题及答案

自考英语词汇学试题及答案

自考英语词汇学试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. The word "anonymous" is derived from which language?A. LatinB. GreekC. FrenchD. German答案:B. Greek2. Which of the following is an example of a compound word?A. BlackboardB. BreakdownC. ClassroomD. Both A and C答案:D. Both A and C3. The term "morpheme" refers to the smallest meaningful unit in a language. What is its role in vocabulary?A. It forms the basis of all words.B. It is used for grammatical purposes.C. It is a type of prefix or suffix.D. It is a collection of synonyms.答案:A. It forms the basis of all words.4. What is the process called when a word changes its meaningover time?A. Semantic shiftB. SynonymyC. PolysemyD. Homonymy答案:A. Semantic shift5. Which of the following is a false friend in English and Spanish?A. ActualB. CurrentC. ActualmenteD. Fact答案:C. Actualmente6. The word "serendipity" is an example of a ________ word.A. BorrowedB. NeologismC. CognateD. Archaic答案:A. Borrowed7. What is the meaning of the prefix "un-" in the word "unhappy"?A. NotB. OneC. UpD. Out答案:A. Not8. Which of the following words is a back-formation?A. EditB. TypewriteC. InventD. Hostage答案:B. Typewrite9. The term "collocation" refers to the way in which words are often found together in a language. Which of the following is an example of collocation?A. "Strong coffee"B. "Big mouse"C. "Tall mountain"D. "Long sleep"答案:A. "Strong coffee"10. Which of the following is an example of a phrasal verb?A. "To look"B. "To come"C. "To look up"D. "To come up"答案:D. "To come up"二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)11. The root of the word "biology" is ________, which meanslife.答案:bio-12. An idiom is a type of ________ expression that is often metaphorical.答案:fixed13. The word "avocado" is a(n) ________ noun because it ends with an "o" but is not singular.答案:plural14. The process of creating new words by combining existing words is known as ________.答案:compounding15. A word that has more than one meaning is said to exhibit ________.答案:polysemy16. The term "etymology" refers to the ________ of a word, including its origin and historical development.答案:history17. In English, the word "mouse" can be both a noun and a verb, which is an example of ________.答案:conversion18. The phrase "kick the bucket" is an example of a(n)________ idiom.答案:idiomatic19. A word that is spelled but not pronounced is known as a(n) ________ letter.答案:silent20. The word "geography" is derived from the Greek words "geo" meaning earth and "graphia" meaning ________.答案:writing or description三、简答题(每题10分,共30分)21. Explain the difference between a homograph and a homophone.答案:A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning and may have a different pronunciation. For example, "lead" can mean toguide or the metal. A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning and is usually spelled differently. For example, "their," "there," and "they're" are homophones.22. What is the role of context in determining the meaning ofa word?答案:Context plays a crucial role in determining the meaning of a word because it provides clues about thesituation in which the word is used. It helps to disambiguate。

2004年4月浙江省高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题

2004年4月浙江省高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题

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Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (30%) 1.As far as the origins of the words are concerned, English words can be classified into ()。

A.content words and functional words B.native words and borrowed words C.basic words and borrowed words D.loan words and dialectal words 2.Vocabulary can refer to the following except ()。

A.the total number of the words in a language B.all the words used in a particular historical period C.all the words of a dialect D.all the words of an article 3.“skirt” is ()。

A.a basic wordB.a Spanish wordC.a slang wordD.both A and B 4.The early inhabitants of the British Isles spoke () .A.EnglishB.CelticC.ScandinavianD.Hellenic 5.The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of () words into English.tinB.GreekC.DanishD.French 6.The three main sources of new words are ()。

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哈尔滨商业大学2009-2010学年第二学期《词汇学》期末考试试卷装题订线内不答要一、单项选择题(本大题共40小题,每小题1分,共40I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______. Its use is confined to thesub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it.A. workersB. criminalsC. any personD. policeman2.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.A. ArgotB. SlangC. JargonD. Dialectal words3. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are nowrestricted only to specialized or limited use.A. commonB. littleC. slightD. great4. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have takenon ______meanings.A. newB. oldC. badD. good5. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words.They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. formal6. In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last threeof which are derived from the dead language,_______.A. SanskritB. LatinC. RomanD. Greek7. Greek is the modern language derived from _______.A. LatinB. HellenicC. Indian D . Germanic8. The five Romance languages , namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian,Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called_______.A. SanskritB. LatinC. CelticD. Anglo-Saxon9. The ________family consists of the four Northern European Languages:Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are generally known asScandinavian languages.A. GermanicB. Indo-EuropeanC. AlbanianD. Hellenic10. By the end of the _______century , virtually all of the people who heldpolitical or social power and many of those in powerful Church positionswere of Norman French origin.A. 10thB.11thC.12thD. 13th11. The prefixes in the words of ir resistible, non classical and a political arecalled _______.A. reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes12. The prefixes contained in the following words are called ______:pseudo-friend, mal practice, mis trust.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes13. The prefixed contained in un wrap, de-compose and dis allow are _________.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes14. The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and arch bishop are _____ .A . negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes装订线内 不答题要15. The prefixes in words bi lingual ,uni form and hemis phere are ________.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes16.Affective meaning indicates the speaker ’s _______towards the person or thing in question.A. feelingB. likingC. attitudeD. understanding 17. _________ are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such as oh, dear me, alas .A. PrepositionsB. InterjectionsC. ExclamationsD. Explanations18. It is noticeable that _______overlaps with stylistic and affective meanings because in a sense both stylistic and affective meanings are revealed by means of collocations.A. conceptual meaningB. grammatical meaningC. lexical meaningD. collocative meaning 19.In the same language, the same concept can be expressed in ______.A. only one wordB. two wordsC. more than threeD. different words 20.Reference is the relationship between language and the ______.A. speakersB. listenersC. worldD. specific country 21. ________refer to one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning.A. PolysemantsB. SynonymsC. AntonymsD. Hyponyms 22. The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is _______.A. hyponymyB. synonymyC. polysemyD. antonymy23. _________ are words identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning, e.g. bow /bau/; bow /beu/.A. HomophonesB. HomographsC. Perfect homonymsD. Antonyms24. The antonyms: male and female are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms 25.The antonyms big and small are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms 26. The original meaning of manuscript is ________. A. any author ’s writing B. handwriting C. any author ’s works D. a piece of paper 27. The original meaning of barn is ______.A. a place for storing only barleyB. a storeroomC. a restroomD. a bathroom 28. The extended meaning of journal is ______A. daily paperB. any paperC. magazinesD. periodical 29. In Shakespearean line ‘rats and mice and such small dee r ’, deer obviously designates ‘_____’ in general.A. a doeB.. animalC. a deerlike animalD. buck 30. The original meaning of wife is _______.A. a married womanB. a young womanC. womanD. widowed woman31 Why a language becomes a global language has ________to do with the number of people who speak it. It has much more to do with who those speakers areA. littleB. fewC. anythingD. something32. Language exists only in the brains, mouths, ears, hands and eyes of its users. When they succeed on the international stage, their language ________. When they fail, their language fails.装订线内 不答题要A. winsB. prevailsC. emergesD. succeeds33. Nouns, adjectives, verbs, numerals, and adverbs are __________words ornotional words, because they are meaningful in themselves, even if they appear in isolation. Full words function as independent members in sentences. A. loan B. native C. full D. learned34. A polysemic word has a range of different meanings while a monosemic word consists of ________. In English polysemy is the rule, but monosemy isthe exception.A. a single meaningB. a surface meaningC. an implied meaningD. a negative meaning35. Collocative meaning consists of the _________a word acquires in its collocation. In other words, it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion.A. associationsB. occurrenceC. considerationD. assumption36. The synonyms of pretty and handsome offer good illustration of an English collocation. These two words share the conceptual meaning of good-looking, but are distinguished by the __________ of nouns they collocate with. A. intensity B. scope C. range D. degree37. Concept, which is beyond language, is the result of human______, reflecting the objective world in the human mind. It is universal to all men alike regardless of culture, race, and language.A. cognitionB. mentalityC. refectionD. ideology38. Motivation accounts for the ______ between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.A. relationB. complexionC. circumstancesD. connection39. Endings of nouns adjectives marking distinction of number, case and often of gender lost their distinctive forms. The same is true of the verb. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of ________.A. suffixed endingsB. leveled endingsC. complex endingsD. derived endings40. In Modern English, word endings were mostly lost with just a few exceptions. It can be concluded that English has evolved from a synthetic language (Old English) to the present __________ language. A. analytic B. conventional C. typological D. diachronic二、填空题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)II. Section A: Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.41. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _____of words.42. English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the ______ structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantics, relations, historical development, formation and usages.43. 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, _______.44. It is necessary to subdivide Modern English into Early (1500-1700) and Late Modern English _____.45. _________ is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word . Words formed in this way are called装订线内 不答题要blends or pormanteau words.46 A common way of making a word is to shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead. This is called _______.47. In modern English one may find some words whose sounds suggest their ______.48. Compounds and derived words are ______ words and the meanings of many are the sum total of the morphemes combined.49. In dictionaries, a polysemant has its meanings all listed under one headword, whereas homonyms are listed as separate ______.50. The differences between synonyms boil down to three areas:_______, connotation , and application.Section B: Give meanings to the following roots in English and THREE derived words from each one.51. agogos: ____________; __________; ____________;__________ 52. kardia: ____________; ___________;____________; ___________ 53.neutron:____________; ___________;____________;___________ 54.gamos:_____________;____________;____________;___________ 55.verto: ____________;_____________;_____________;___________ 56.alter:_____________;_____________;_____________;___________ 57.opsis:_____________;_____________;_____________;__________ 58. senex :____________;____________;_____________;___________ 59.astron:____________;____________;_____________;___________ 60.philein:____________;____________;____________;____________三、简答题(本大题共 5小题,每小题5 分,共 25 分)III. Answer the following questions briefly.61. What are the fundamental features of the basic word stock of the Englishvocabulary?62. What is the difference between conversion and suffixation?63. What is the difference between grammatical meaning and lexical meaning? 64. Why are synonyms useful for literary purposes and for everyday use of thelanguage?65. What is the difference between marked and unmarked members in anantonymous pair? Illustrate your point.四、阐述题 (本大题共1题,共15分)IV . WritingWrite a composition entitled:English Is Playing a Vital Role in International Communication Today You are required to write at least 200 words according to the outline givenbelow:1). English is considered a global and international language. 2). Global communication depends on an international language. 3). My personal views on this issue.装订线内 不答题要哈尔滨商业大学2009-2010学年第二学期《词汇学》期末考试试卷答题纸一、单项选择题(本大题共40小题,每小题1分,共401. (A)(B)(C)(D)2. (A)(B)(C)(D)3. (A)(B)(C)(D)4. (A)(B)(C)(D)5. (A)(B)(C)(D)6. (A)(B)(C)(D)7. (A)(B)(C)(D)8. (A)(B)(C)(D)9. (A)(B)(C)(D) 10.(A)(B)(C)(D) 11.(A)(B)(C)(D) 12.(A)(B)(C)(D) 13.(A)(B)(C)(D) 14.(A)(B)(C)(D) 15.(A)(B)(C)(D) 16.(A)(B)(C)(D)17.(A)(B)(C)(D) 18.(A)(B)(C)(D) 19.(A)(B)(C)(D) 20.(A)(B)(C)(D) 21.(A)(B)(C)(D) 22.(A)(B)(C)(D) 23.(A)(B)(C)(D) 24.(A)(B)(C)(D) 25.(A)(B)(C)(D) 26.(A)(B)(C)(D) 27.(A)(B)(C)(D) 28.(A)(B)(C)(D)29.(A)(B)(C)(D) 30.(A)(B)(C)(D)31.(A)(B)(C)(D) 32.(A)(B)(C)(D) 33.(A)(B)(C)(D) 34.(A)(B)(C)(D) 35.(A)(B)(C)(D) 36.(A)(B)(C)(D) 37.(A)(B)(C)(D) 38.(A)(B)(C)(D) 39.(A)(B)(C)(D) 40.(A)(B)(C)(D) 二、填空题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)41.__________________42.___________________43____________________ 44.__________________45.___________________46.____________________ 47.__________________48.___________________49.____________________ 50.___________________51._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________52._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 53._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 54._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 55._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 56._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 57._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 58._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 59._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 60._______________;_____________;_______________; _______________ 三、简答题(本大题共 5小题,每小题5 分,共 25 分)61. 62. 63.装订线内 不答题要64.65.四、阐述题 (本大题共1题,共15分)IV . WritingWrite a composition entitled:English Is Playing a Vital Role in International Communication Today You are required to write at least 200 words according to the outline givenbelow:1). English is considered a global and international language. 2). Global communication depends on an international language. 3). My personal views on this issue.。

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