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00832英语词汇学1207试题

全国2012年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832I． Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.(30%)1. Words can be classified into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.( )A. use frequencyB. notionC. originD. grammar2. In formal use, “pot” means “cooking utensil”. Whereas, when it means“marijuana”, it is a ______. ( )A. jargonB. terminologyC. slangD. argot3. Translation-loans are words and expressions formed from the existing material in the English language but modelled on the patterns taken from another language. For example, the English expression “long time no see” is from ______. ( )A. LatinB. ChineseC. GreekD. French4. The Germanic family consists of the four Northern European Languages:Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are generally known as ______ languages. ( )A. HellenicB. AlbanianC. CelticD. Scandinavian5. Which of the following is NOT the main source of new words? ( )A. The rapid development of modern science and technology.B. Social, economic and political changes.C. Environmental protection.D. The influence of other cultures and languages.页脚内容16. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ( )A. In modern times，borrowing brings less than ten percent of modern English vocabulary.B. Old English vocabulary was in essence Germanic with a small quantity of words borrowed from Latin and Scandinavian.C. The most important mode of vocabulary development in present-day English is creation of new words by means of word-formation.D. In early Middle English period，English，Latin，and Celtic existed side by side.7. There are ______ free morphemic words in the following words：worker, car, impossible，anger, politely. ( )A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 58. There is/are ______ stem(s)in the word“internationalists” ( )A 1 B. 2C. 3D. 49. The past tense marker“-ed”is pronounced as/t/in the following words EXCEPT ______.( )A. enabledB. workedC. jumpedD. helped10. The most productive ways of word-formation in modern English are thefollowing EXCEPT ______.( )A. affixationB. compoundingC. conversionD. blending11. The formation of new words by joining two or more stems is called ______. ( )A. clippingB. compoundingC. acronymyD. back-formation12. The word “pop” belongs to ______ clipping. ( )页脚内容2A. frontB. backC. front and backD. phrase13. The ______ meaning of words usually shows the attitude of approval of the speaker. ( )A. affectiveB. appreciativeC. pejorativeD. connotative14. Which of the following is NOT one of the associative meaning of a word? ( )A. Grammatical meaning.B. Stylistic meaning.C. Collocative meaning.D. Connotative meaning.15. ______ motivation explains the connection between the literal sense andfigurative sense of the word.( )A. MorphologicalB. OnomatopoeicC. SemanticD. Etymological16. Antonyms are classified on the basis of ______ opposition. ( )A. semanticB. euphemisticC. idiomaticD. grammatical17. Lion，elephant，tiger, turtle，sheep and snake are ______ of animal. ( )A. hyponymsB. synonymsC. collocationD. denomination18. As far as denotation is concerned，relative synonyms may differ ______.( )A. in the diachronic approachB. in the stylistic and emotive colouring of wordsC. in usage in simple termsD. in the range and intensity of meaning19. Borrowing has caused word-meaning changes，as indicated in“______formerly meant animal，and later animal from Latin and beast from French found their way into English ______.”( )A. deerB. cattleC. sheepD. bird页脚内容320. There are generally two major factors that cause changes in meaning，extra-linguistic factors and ______ factors within the language system. ( )A. functionalB. externalC. meaningfulD. internal21. ______ is a process by which a word of wider meaning acquires a specializedsense. For example，the original meaning of the word“meat” was food and the modern meaning is edible flesh. ( )A. ConversionB. ElevatingC. NarrowingD. Formation22. Which of the following is NOT a context clue? ( )A. Relevant details.B. Sentence structure.C. Synonymy.D. Antonymy.23. The sentence “I like Mary be tt er than John’’is ambiguous due to ______. ( )A. grammatical contextB. polysemyC. antonymyD. hyponymy24. In the sentence“Copernicus believed in a heliocentric universe，ratherthan in the geocentric theory”，the meaning of heliocentric call be inferred from the clue of ______.( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. “Tooth and nail” is all idiom ______ in nature. ( )A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial26. Which of the following rhetorical features c an be seen in the idiom “wear and tear”? ( )A. Rhyme.B. Alliteration.C. Juxtaposition.D. Synecdoche.27. The idiom “play fair” was created probably by______. ( )A. seamenB. housewives页脚内容4C. sportsmenD. hunters28. Encyclopaedic dictionaries can be further divided into encyclopaedia and ______dictionaries. ( )A. 1inguisticB. encyclopaedicC. specializedD. unabridged29. LDCE is distinctive for the following features EXCEPT ______. ( )A. clear grammar codesB. usage notesC. 1anguage notesD. extra column30. Which of the following is NOT true for a Chinese-English Dictionary(revised Edition) (CED) (1995)? ( )A. It is a bilingual dictionary.B. It is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated.C. It cuts off the previous alphabetical order of entries.D. It boasts of the quality of the English equivalents it provides for its Chinese items.Ⅱ. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (15%)31. Content words are changing all the time whereas functional words are ______.32. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle Englishwas one of ______ endings.33. Derivational affixes can be further divided into prefixes and ______.34. “Motel” is a word formed through ______.35. Words like “bang, pingpong, miaow” are examples of ______ motivation.36. Contradictory terms do not show ______, as far as antonyms are concerned.37. Increased scientific knowledge and discovery are also important factors that account for thechange of word ______.38. Based on the ______ context, we can determine the meaning of “Sarcasm页脚内容5doesn’t become you” as “Sarcasm doesn’t suit you”.39. “Sing a different tune” is an idiom ______ in nature.40. British dictionaries gene rally use International Phonetic Alphabet to mark the ______.Ⅲ. Define the following terms. (15%)41. creation42. conversion43. homonymy44. lexical context45. deletion of idiomsⅣ. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)46. Please illustrate the logical relationships of the following terms: freemorphemes, bound root, derivational affixes, affixes, morphemes, inflectional affixes, bound morphemes.47. Prefixation and suffixation are two subclasses of affixation. Please defineprefixation and suffixation and explain the difference between them. Use “polite—impolite”, “happy—happiness” to illustrate your point.48. What are the four main sources of English synonyms?49. What are contextual clues? Guess the meaning of the words underlined inthe following sentences and tell what contextual clues have helped you in arriving at the meaning.(a) Their greatest fear was of a conflagration, since fire would destroy theirflimsy wooden settlement before help could arrive.(b) As the fighting on all fronts reached its peak, the economy neared its nadir.V. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)50. Comment on the following groups of words to illustrate types of meaning of页脚内容6words and their relationship.Group 1: “took, taught, became”Group 2: “have, has, had, had, having”51. Analyze and comment on three adjectives used in the following sentencesbased on synonym difference in connotation.[A] Look at that little boy.[B] Look at that small boy.[C] Look at that tiny boy.页脚内容7。

(完整版)全国英语词汇学(00832)高等教育自学考试试题与答案

全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832Ⅰ．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）1．According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.（）A．meaning B．SoundC．combination of sounds D．Group2．The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.（）A．more slowly than B．As quickly asC．more rapidly than D．Not so quickly as3．Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.（）A．use frequency B．notionC．origin D．sound4．Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT______.（）A．green revolution B．fast foodC．moon walk D．space shuttle5．Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need.（）A．form B．meaningC．look D．pronunciation6．Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall” means ______ in British English.（）A．four B．fellC．for D．autumn7．The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT ______.（）A．/t/ B．/g/C．/p/ D．/k/英语词汇学试卷第 1 页共9 页8．There are ______ free morphemic words in the following: bird, man, red, collection.（）A．one B．twoC．three D．four9．The following words have derivational affixes EXCEPT ______.（）A．works B．prewarC．postwar D．bloody10．30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through ______.（）A．compounding B．affixationC．conversion D．shortening11．The word “motel” is created by ______.（）A．compounding B．clippingC．blending D．suffixation12．“BBC” is formed in the way of ______.（）A．acronymy B．clippingC．back-formation D．prefixation13．The types of meanings include the following EXCEPT ______.（）A．grammatical meaning B．conceptual meaningC．associative meaning D．literal meaning14．By ______ motivation, we mean that the meaning of a word is related to its origin.（）A．onomatopoeic B．morphologicalC．semantic D．etymological15．______ is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.（）A．Reference B．ConceptC．Sense D．Motivation16．Semantic field, according to the course book, is also considered an integral part of ______.（）A．word formation B．word meaningC．meaning change D．Sense relations英语词汇学试卷第 2 页共9 页17．When a word is first coined, it is always ______.（）A．semantic B．onomatopoeicC．monosemic D．polysemic18．The following are all synonymous pairs, but in each the second is standard in usage whereas the first is archaic, EXCEPT ______.（）A．ire/anger B．rich/wealthyC．forlorn/distressed D．bliss/happiness19．Shakespeare is difficult to understand than contemporary writings because many of his words were used in different ______ from what they have now in dictionaries.（）A．senses B．FormsC．dialects D．Terms20．The mode of ______ is well reflected in the word “picture”, which originally denoted mere “painting”, but now has come to include “drawings” and even “photographs”（）A．extension B．elevationC．narrowing D．degradation21．In the sentence “The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman.”, the word “respectable” is used in the ______ sense of transfer.（）A．subjective B．objectiveC．sensational D．physical22．Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context?（）A．Elimination of ambiguity.B．Indication of referents.C．Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.D．Provision of culture background for inferring word-meaning.23．The sentence “I lost Betty’s picture.” is ambiguous due to ______.（）A．grammatical context B．polysemyC．antonymy D．hyponymy24．In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to England, but a sou’Wester usually brings rain.”, the meaning of “sou’wester” can be inferred from the clue of ______.（）英语词汇学试卷第 3 页共9 页A．relevant details B．synonymyC．antonymy D．hyponymy25．The idiom “toss and turn” is a(n) ______ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned.（）A．alliteration B．metaphorC．metonymy D．rhyme26．Which of the following is NOT one of the types of idioms?（）A．Sentence idioms. B．Idioms adverbial in nature.C．Clausal idioms. D．Idioms nominal in nature.27．The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT ______.（）A．replacement B．additionC．shortening D．repetition28．Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content EXCEPT ______.（）A．spelling B．syntactical usageC．pronunciation D．definition29．As a general Chinese-English dictionary, ______ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one（）A．A Chinese-English Dictionary (1995)B．Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English with Chinese TranslationC．A New English-Chinese DictionaryD．Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation30．Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) ______ dictionary.（）A．unabridged B．deskC．specialized D．encyclopedicⅡ．Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of transfer; 2) rhetorical features of idioms; 3) types of vocabulary by notion; and 4) the function of affixes. (10%)A B（ c ）31．She burst into passionate sobbing. A．juxtaposition（I ）32．He drops off to sleep, the lamb. B．notional word英语词汇学试卷第 4 页共9 页（g ）33．and C．transfer of sensations（h ）34．the man’s coat D．abstract to concrete（ a ）35．here and there E．derivational affix（ b ）36．moon F．alliteration（ f ）37．rough and ready G．functional word（ e ）38．ex-prisoner H．inflectional affix（j ）39．fair and square I．associated transfer（ d ）40．Helen looks a fright in that old black dress. J．rhymeⅢ．Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%）41．When we talk about a word in visual terms, a word can be defined as a ________ group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper.42．Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ________, semantic change and borrowing.43．We might say that free morphemes are free root.44．The formation of words by adding word-forming affixes to stems is called ________. 45．Semantic ________ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning ofa word．46．Perfect homonyms and polysemants are fully ________ with regard to spelling and pronunciation.47．V ocabulary is the most ________ element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and content.48．Ambiguity often arises due to ________ and homonymy.49．Idioms consist of set ________ and short sentences.50．Monolingual dictionaries are written in ________ language.Ⅳ．Define the following terms.（10%）51．morpheme52．homonym53．connotation54．elevation55．idiom英语词汇学试卷第 5 页共9 页Ⅴ．Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%）56．As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words?57．What are the semantic features of compounds? Give an example to illustrate your point. 58．Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the characteristics of antonyms. State your reason with one example.Contrary terms are non-gradable and allow intermediate members in between.59．How do you account for the context function as indication of referents?Ⅵ．Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%）60．Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.—“You’re not eating your fish,” a waitress said to a customer. “Anything wrong with it?”—“Long time no sea.” the customer replied.61．Analyze the three causes of meaning change within the scope of the linguistic factors, based on the given words below.（1）gold, bulb;（2）deer, beast, animals;（3）fortuitous, fruition.英语词汇学试卷第 6 页共9 页英语词汇学试卷第7 页共9 页英语词汇学试卷第8 页共9 页英语词汇学试卷第9 页共9 页。

2023年10月自学考试00832英语词汇学真题试题

2023年10月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:008321.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

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I . Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(1%X30=30%)1.Chook is a word of _______, which means chicken.A.American EnglishB.British EnglishC.Scottish EnglishD.Australian English2.When dough and bread is used as a slang, it means_____.A.moneyB.headC.drunkD.cooking utensil3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.According to semanticists, a word is a unit of meaning.B.According to grammarians, a word is a free form that can function in a sentence.C.In visual terms, a word can be defined as a meaningful group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper.D. In terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or combination of sounds which are made involuntarily with human vocal equipment.4. Between 1250 and 1500, with Britain having trade relations with the low countries, especially Holland, as many as 2,500 words of _______origin found their way into English.A. FrenchB. DutchC. LatinD.Scandinavian5. Which of the following is the new word resulting from rapid growth of science and technology in the English vocabulary?A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. moon walkD.stir fry6. The word denaturalization can be broken down into_minimal meaningful units.A. fourB. fiveC. sixD. seven7. In the word internationalists, the root is__.A. inter-B. -nation-C.-tion-D.-s8. The word antecedent can be broken down into________.A. ante-,-ced-, -entB.ante-,-ce-,-dentC. an-,-te-,-ced-,-entD.an-,-te-,-ce-,-dent9. Of the following words, the word“_____” does NOT have a derivational prefix.B. subseaC.contradictD. handcuff10. The formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class is called __.A. affixationB. functional shiftpoundingD. phrase clipping11. The majority of prefixes are characterized by their non-class-changing nature. Accordingly, we shall classify prefixes on a_____basis.A. morphemicB. morphologicC. syntacticD.semantic12. Of the following words, the word“_____”is NOT a deverbal noun formed by suffixation.A. decisionB. friendshipC.existenceD. protection13. The meanings of many words often relate directly to their origins. Such words have_____ motivation.A. onomatopoeicB. morphologicalC.semanticD.etymological14.The_meaning is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core ofword-meaning.A. grammaticalC. conceptualD. associative15. The word home, whose conceptual meaning is a “dwelling place”, reminds readers of their “family, friends, warmth, safety", etc. This shows the__meaning of a word.A. connotativeB. stylisticC. affectiveD. collocative16. The primary meaning of the word neck is_____.A. that part of the garmentB. the narrowest part of anything: bottle, land or channelC. that part of man or animal joining the head to the bodyD. a narrow part between the head and body or base of any object17. Which of the following pairs of antonyms belongs to contradictory terms?A. hot / warmB. sell/ buyC. husband / wifeD.true / false18. The pair of words flower /rose shows such a sense relation as_____.A. polysemyB. synonymyC. antonymyD. hyponymy19. The word butcher began with the meaning of “one who kills goats”, but now it means “one who kills animals”. This process is called____.A. extensionB. narrowingC.elevationD. degradation20. Which of the following words is an example of narrowing of word-meaning?A. disease (meaning: discomfort → illness)B. journal (meaning: daily paper→periodical)C. knight (meaning: servant→ rank below baronet)D. company (meaning: one who shares bread→ a company)21. From which of the following examples can we see transfer of sensations?A. the lip of a woundB. the hope of a familyC. pitiful and doubtfulD.sweet music22. Which of the following statements is NOT true about lexical context?A. It is one type of extra-linguistic context.B. It may provide clues for inferring word meaning.C. It refers to the words that occur together with the word in question.D. The meaning of the word is often affected and defined by the neighbouring words.23. What does the word quick mean in the following context?John, one of the group, has just told a joke. Everyone laughs except Adam. Then Adam laughs. One of the students says: I do think Adam's quick.A. Quick in development.B. Quick to hear the joke.C. Slow in learning things.D. Slow to understand the joke.24.What does the word do mean in the phrase do the flowers?A. work outB. brushC.arrangeD.study25.Which of the following is an idiom?A. Till the cows come home.B. Till the sheep come home.C. Till the horses come home.D. Till the pigeons come home.26.Which of the following is NOT a variation of idiom?A. synecdocheB. replacementC.dismemberingD. shortening27. As cool as a cucumber is a_____.A. true IdiomB. complete idiomC.semi-idiomD. regular combination28. Chop and change is an idiom ______in nature .A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial29. Collins COBUILD English Usage is a(n)______.A. unbridged dictionaryB. desk dictionaryC. pocket dictionaryD. specialized dictionary30. Which of the following is NOT usually included in the usage section of a dictionary?A. styleB. usage levelC. definitionD.colouring非选择题部分注意事项:用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上,不能答在试题卷上。

全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题(00832)

全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题(00832)全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

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I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(30%)1. “Woman” becomes “Frau” in German, “femme” in French and “f ùnǔ” in Chinese. This example shows that in different languages the same concept can be represented by different ______．A. sounds B．formsC. unities D．meanings2.The following words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT ______．A. fire B．hotC. photoscanning D．sister3.Aliens are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. Which of the following words comes from Chinese?A. Bazaar. B．Kowtow.C. Rajah. D．Blitzkrieg.4.The Indo-European language family is made up of the languages of the following EXCEPT ______．A. Europe B．the Far EastC. India D．the Near East5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words in the present-day English vocabulary?A. The rapid development of modern science and technology.B． Social, economic and political changes.C. The invasion of foreign countries.D． The influence of other cultures and languages.6. Modern English vocabulary develops through the following channels EXCEPT ______.A. creation B． borrowingC. semantic change D． lexical change7. How many monomorphemic words are there in the following words? cats boss work improper triedA.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.8. Among the following words, “______” does NOT have inflectional affixes.A. liked B．children’sC. happier D．it’s9. Which of the following words does NOT have suffixes?A. Northward. B．Widen.C. Happy. D．Worker.10. Among the following words, “______ ” contains a negative prefix.A. amoral B． de-composeC. antiwar D． foretell11. From the viewpoint of word formation, the word “smog” is a ______.A. compound B． conversionC. clipping D． blending12. Which of the following is partially converted?A. A white. B．A drunk.C. The poor. D． Finals.13. One can figure out the meaning of “airmail” to be “mail by air”by its ______.A. onomatopoeic motivation B． morphological motivationC. semantic motivation D． etymological motivation14. When a reader comes across the word “home” in his reading, the word may remind him of his “family, friends, warmth, safety, etc. ”In this sense, the word “home” conveys ______.A. connotative meaning B．stylistic meaningC. affective meaning D．collocative meaning15. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Grammatical meaning refers to the part of speech, tenses of verbs and stylistic features ofwords.B．Unlike conceptual meaning, associative meaning is unstable and indeterminate.C. Affective meaning indicates the listener’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.D． Collocation cannot affect the meaning of words.16. Words that are identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning are called ______.A. perfect homonyms B． homographsC. homophones D． homonyms17. The differences between synonyms exist in the following areas EXCEPT ______.A. denotation B． connotationC. reference D． application18. “Apple, pear, peach, orange, lemon, etc.” make up the ______ of “fruit”.A. synonyms B． homonymsC. superordinate term D． semantic field19. ______ of meaning is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaninghas now become generalized.A.Degradation B． ElevationC. Extension D． Specilization20. Which of the following is NOT one of the extra-linguistic factors that cause changes in meaning?A. Cultural reason. B． Historical reason.C. Class reason. D． Psychological reason.21. The word “minister” originally meant“a servant”, but now has changed to“a head of a ministry”. This process of meaning change is called ______．A. extension B． elevationC. degradation D． specialization22. In grammatical context, the meaning of a word may be influenced by the ______in which it occurs.A. structure B．sentenceC. phrase D．clause23. There is an ambiguity in the sentence “He is a hard businessman”due to ______.A. polysemy B． homonymyC. synonymy D． antonymy24. Which of the following is NOT one of the context clues?A. Definition. B． Polysemy.C. Synonymy. D． Antonymy.25. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of idioms?A. The part of speech of each element in an idiom is very important. B． The constituents of idioms can’t be replaced.C. The word order in an idiom can’t be changed.D． An idiom functions as one word.26. Idioms nominal in nature have a(n) ______ as the key word in each and function as a noun in sentences.A. verb B．adjectiveC. preposition D．noun27. Lexical manipulation is one aspect of the rhetorical features of idioms. The following EXCEPT ______ belong to lexical manipulation.A. alliteration B． reiterationC. repetition D． juxtaposition28. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980), is among the best-known British ______ dictionaries.A. unabridged B．deskC. pocket D．bilingual29. Generally, a dictionary covers the following contents EXCEPT ______.A. spelling B． pronunciationC. definition D． syntactical rules30. Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary (1987) has some unique features such as definition, extra column and ______.A. pronunciation B． grammar codesC. usage examples D． language codes非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。

英语词汇学00832自考模拟试卷

《英语词汇学》00832自考模拟试卷（一）I. Complete the following statement or passage with proper expressions.（每题1分，共10分）1. Archaisms are words no longer in _________ use or _______ in use.2. A word whose meaning was borrowed from another language is called _________.3. The Indo - European language is made up of most of the languages of _____； _______； _____.4. A bound root is that part of the word that carries the _______ meaning just like a ________. In English， bound roots are either _______ or _________.5. Affixes are forms that are ________ to words or word elements to modify meaning or function. We can put them into two groups： ________ and ________.6. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on ______. The most productive are _________， ________ and ________.7. A compound is a unit consisting of more than one stem and functioning both ________ and ______ as a single word.8. When a word is first coined， it is always ______. But in the course of development， the same symbol must be used to express more meanings， the result is ________.9. Synonyms can be defined as one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same _______ meaning.10. Synonyms can be classified into two major groups： ________ and _________.II. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.（每题1分，共10分）1. Old English was a highly inflected language. （）2. Modern English is considered to be an analytic language. （）3. The most important mode of vocabulary development in present - day English is creation of new words by means of word formation. （）4. Middle English absorbed a tremendous number of foreign words but with little change in word endings. （）5. The meaning of a compound is usually the combination of the stems. （）6. A compound functions as a single grammatical unit， so the internal structure can not be changed. （）7. Such words as the poorer， the departed， a Republican are all examples of partial conversion. （）8. Words mainly involved in conversion are nouns， verbs and adverbs. （）9. Semantic unity and structural stability are general features of idioms， but there are many exceptions. （）10. Idioms are characterized by terseness， expressiveness and vividness. （）III. Fill in each bland with a word contrary in meaning to the word given in the bracket.（每题2分，共20分）1. Beads and shells are ________ forms of money. （modern）2. I have finished all the exercises， I am ______ done. （partly）3. On a humid day， there is a lot of ________ in the air. （dryness）4. Mosquitoes won't bite just anyone. They look for someone ________. （ordinary）5. If you want to drive， it is ______ to have a driver's license. （unnecessary）6. There is a great _____ in our political beliefs. We agree on most things. （difference）7. The man said， "I am ________. I didn't do it！" （guilty）8. The soldier stood in a ______ position while the general walked past him. （relaxed）9. You will have to ______ the string in order to open the box. （tighten）10. No one lives in that ______ house. （inhabited）IV. Explain the following terms：（每题5分，共20分）1. word2. affixes3. concept4. hyponymyV. Fill in the blanks with the following verbal phrases in their suitable forms：（每题1分，共20分）take on； break into； bite into ； go about； let out； draw up； set down； hold on to； bring up； make out； dry up； put out； live through； set off； call for； tear apart； buy off； build in； count on； sink in1. 1848 was a year of revolution in Europe； Karl Marx and Frederick Engels published the Communist Manifesto， and political demonstration ______ the great cities of Paris， Vienna， Naples and Berlin.2. With liberal doses of calomel， rhubarb and castor oil， he slowly improved， and after three weeks， he ______ his trousers and was eager to escape from his bed.3. He travelled to foundling homes， prisons and lunatic asylums in his search for people.4. We ________ at top speed through the narrow streets of Hiroshima.5. I was just about to make my little bow of assent， when the meaning of these last words _______，jolting me out of my sad reverie.6. No one talks about it any more， and no one wants to， especially， the people who were born here or who ______ it.7. During dinner Mr. Churchill said that a German attack on Russia was now certain， and he thought that Hitler was ______ enlisting capitalist and Right Wing sympathies in this country and the U. S.A.8. My husband and I find strong smoke offensive. Would you kindly _______ that _______？9. Assuming the hotel man was ______， their only chance - a slim one - lay in removing the car quickly.10. When railroads began ______ the demand for steamboat pilots and the Civil War halted commerce，Mark Twain left the country.11. By the time the trial began on July 10， our town of 1500 people had _______ a circus.12. Among them was John Butler， who had _______ the anti - evolution law.13. Then the court ______ a storm of applause that surpassed that for Bryan.14. The first - and essential - step in the study of any language is observing and ______ precisely what happens when native speakers speak it.15. By 1976， the slump had begun to _______ the bulk - carrier trade.16. The key tactic behind its strategy of _______ the richest slice of the trade has been to move up - market - to go where the Third World cannot follow into high - technology investment.17. Sailors and officers ______ their chores as usual on these ships， amid piping and loudspeaker squawks.18. Mr. Hopkins has _______ your name. He appears impressed， and the President too， by your expertise on landing craft and so forth.19. He _________ a Southern war whoop. In a flash， John， Mckean and Franklin crowded around him.20. Mr. Jefferson， I can't quite ________ what it is you're talking about.VI. Questions and answers：（每题10分，共20分）1. What is extra - linguistic context？2. What is back - formation？本资料由广州自考网收集整理，更多自考资料请登录下载考试必看：自考一次通过的秘诀！。

2008年7月全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题

2008年7月全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题全国自考2008年7月英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that 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 bea 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. ( )1A. 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 ________ pre fix. ( )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. pejorative2C. connotativeD. collocative15. “Pavement” in British English and “sidewalk” in American English have the same ________.( )A. motivationB. 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 thefollowing 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 origin al meaning was “handwriting” only.( )3A. 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. nominal4C. 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. Oxf ord 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 life5( ) 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 context6V. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)56. What are the types of morphemes?57. 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 SenatorBuckley.7。

浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码00832

浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码00832浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832Ⅰ.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 brackets.(30%)1. Linguistic dictionaries usually do NOT cover such areas as ( )A. definitionsB. spellingC. usageD. sound2. This 9-segment series focuses on economically viable small-scale U.S. farms that have adoptedenvironmentally-innovative agricultural techniques.The underlined word is a ( ) word. A. nonce B. vogueC. fashionableD. coin3. If two main constituents of an idiom share the last vowel,it is called ( )A. rimeB. alliterationC. repetitionD. reiteration4. The rhetorical coloring of “as cool as cucumber”is ( )A. rimeB. juxtapositionC. reiterationD. alliteration5. The overwhelming majority of net terms are ( )A. adverbialsB. nounsC. verbsD. adjectives6. Sina in“/do c/8f12327667.html," is a ( )A. semanticallyB. etymologicallyC. onomatopoeticallyD. morphologically7. In the idiom “in low water",( ) is used.A. metonymyB. synecdocheC. metaphorD. euphemism8. “Cousin/sister" are ( ) antonyms.A. notB. contradictoryC. contraryD. relative9. “On line" is an idiom ( ) in nature.A. adverbialB. verbalC. nominalD. adjectival10. American English began to be known in the ( )A. 17th centuryB. 16 th centuryC. 18 th centuryD. Middle Ages11. A key component of the US system is extension agents that serve as bridges from researchers tofarmers by transferring new conservation technologies and techniques to farmers.There underlined word here is a/an ( )A. adverbB. nounC. verbD. adjective12. Other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by ( )A. analogyB. extensionC. narrowingD. all the above13. In the idiom“Failure is the mother of success,"( ) is used.A. synecdocheB. personificationC. simileD. metaphor14. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs often involves a change of ( )A. spellingB. pronunciationC. functionD. stress15. Until 1066,the influence on English was mainly ( )A. FrenchB. GermanicC. LatinD. Celtic16. According to the linguistic approach used in dictionaries we have ( ) dictionaries.A. monolingual,bilingual and multilingualB. synchronic and diachronicC. pocket,medium-sized and unabridgedD. general and special17. The grammatical meaning of a word refers to that part of the meaning of the word whichindicates grammatical concept or relationship such as ( )A. part of speech of wordsB. singular and plural meaning of nounsC. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional formsD. all the above18. The “de-" in “demilit arize" is a/an ( ) prefix.A. reversativeB. orientationC. pejorativeD. negative19. Generally,the number of the present-day English vocabulary is ( ) million.A. 2B. over 1C. 3D. 120. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on ( )A. the grammatical functionB. the pronunciationC. the spellingD. none of the aboveⅡ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)1. A word is a _______ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.2. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _______ language.3. Relative term is a type consisting of _______ such as parent/child,predecessor/successor.4. CCELD is _______ Dictionary.5. Suffix is the formation of new words by adding _______ to stems.Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) rhetorical features of the idioms;2)sense relations;3)assimilation degree;4)characteristics of the basic word stock and motivation.(10%)1. pick and choose ( )a might and main2. terminology ( )b extension3. alliteration ( )c simile4. IBM ( )d metaphor5. picture ( )e reiteration6. juxtaposition ( )f grammatical meaning7. as clear as day ( )g appreciative8. crocodile tears ( )h rain or shine9. -s ( )i initialism10. proud ( )j etymologyⅣ.Define the following terms.(15%)1. Perfect homonyms2. A bound root3. Denotative meaning4. Transfer5. ReferenceⅤ.Answer the following questions.Y our answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.(15%)1. How do words change their meaning?What is radiation?2. Tell the meaning of the underlined morphemes:(1) dehydrate,deorbit,decentralize(2)educationwise,moneywise,drinkwise(3)malnutrition,maltreat,(4)peacenik,beatnik(5)piglet,booklet3. What's the difference between antonyms and adjectives plus“not"?Ⅵ.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)1. Comment on the following converted words.a. a white,finals,a Republican,valuables,b. the wounded,the poorer,the departed2. Animal names are often used in English idioms.Can you explain with five idioms how they are used for metaphorical effect?。

全国英语词汇学(00832)高等教育自学考试试题与答案

08年7月全国自考《英语词汇学》试题及答案资料

全国2008年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that 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/精品文档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 ________.( ) 精品文档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. dirty B. 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 villa ge hall, a medical centre, and a school.” The meaning of amenity can be inferred from the clue of ________. ( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy精品文档25. The idiom “hustle and bustle” is a ________ as far as rhetorical feat ures 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. specialized B. 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精品文档( ) 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 qu estion.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. prefixation精品文档53. pejoration34. homophone55. grammatical contextV. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)56. What are the types of morphemes?57. 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.精品文档[b]I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of Senator Buckley. 精品文档。

10月全国自考00832《英语词汇学》历年真题试题及答案

全国2021年10月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832本试卷总分值100分，考试时间150分钟.考生答题考前须知：1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。

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第一局部选择题I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(30%)1.Of all the characteristics listed for the basic word stock the most important is____.A.all national characterB. collocabilityC. stabilityD. productivity2.Which of the following words is NOT one of the aliens?A.Kowtow.B.Bazaar.C.Mother tongue.D.Status quo.3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.A word is the smallest form of a language.B.A word is a sound unity.C.A word has a given meaning.D.A word can be used freely in a sentence.4.The language used between 1150 and____is called Middle English.A. 1250B.15005.The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Roumanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called ____.A. LatinB.Greek6. Which of the following words does NOT belong to the words of French origin?A. Skirt.B.State.C.Roast.D.Crime.7.Which of the following words does NOT have a suffix?A.Northward.B. Snowy.C. Happy.D. Worker.8.Derivational affixes are affixes added to other morphemes to create new words. Which of the following words does NOT have a derivational affix?A. Reread.B. Prewar.C. Postwar.D. Postcard.9.How many free morphemic words are there in the following words: wind, man, reddish, collection?A. 1B.210.Which of the following words contains a number prefix?A. Amoral.B. Disunite.C.Antiwar.D. Bicycle.11.Which of the following words is an example of blending?A. Smog.B. Sandwich.C.Quake.D. NATO.12.The verbal phrase “fall down〞can be turned into a noun compound as____.A. falling downB. downfallC.fall-downD. fallen-down13.The following words are onomatopoetically motivated words EXCEPT ____.A. bangB. miniskirtC.quackD. hiss14.The word “mother〞is often associated with “love〞，“care〞，“tenderness〞，“forgiving〞，etc. In this sense, the word “mother〞conveys____.A. connotative meaningB. stylistic meaningC. affective meaningD. collocative meaning15.Which of the following statements is true?A.Collocation cannot affect the meaning of words.B.Unlike conceptual meaning, associative meaning is unstable and indeterminate.C.Affective meaning indicates the listener^ attitude towards the person or thing in question.D.Grammatical meaning refers to the part of speech, tenses of verbs and stylistic features of words.16.Words are____symbols and independent identities so far as their outer facet — spelling and pronunciation, is concerned.A. arbitraryB. clear17.When a word was created, it was endowed with only one meaning, which is called the primary meaning. Which of the following is the primary meaning of the word “face〞？A. A surface of a thing.B. The topography (of an area).C. The front of the head.D. Outward aspect.18.“Comprehend〞and “understand〞are synonyms, but “understand〞is used in a much more extended sense than “comprehend〞. The above example shows there is difference in ____between near-synonyms.A. denotationB. connotationC.applicationD. implication19.Word-meaning changes by the following modes EXCEPT____.A. narrowingB. broadeningC.transferD. elevation20.The word “journal〞originally meant mere “daily paper〞，but now has come to include any “periodical〞. The above example reflects one type of changes in word meaning,that is，____.A. extensionB.narrowingC.degradationD. elevation21.Which of the following is one of the linguistic factors that cause the change of meaning?A. Social classes.B. Scientific discovery.C. Psychological motives.D. Analogy.22.The meaning of a word may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs. This is what we call____context.A. lexicalB.grammaticalC.structuralD. non-linguistic23.Ambiguity often arises due to____，as is shown in the sentence “He is a hard businessman"，in which “hard〞can mean both “hardworking〞and “difficult〞.A. polysemyB.homonymyC.synonymyD. antonymy24.The context clue used in “It’s just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors — those tiny parts ofa computer commonly known as ‘silicon chip’〞is____.A. definitionB.explanationC. exampleD. relevant details25.Which of the following is NOT one type of figures of speech?A. Addition.B.Personification.C. Euphemism,D. Metaphor.26.Which of the following rhetorical features can be seen in the idiom “bag and baggage〞？A. Rhyme.B. Alliteration.C. Juxtaposition.D. Synecdoche.27.The change in the idiom “take short views〞from the origin al form “take long views〞is____.A. dismemberingB.position-shiftingC. replacementD. shortening28.Which of the following is NOT one of the three good general dictionaries?A.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.B.Webster's Third New International Dictionary.C.A Chinese-English Dictionary.D.Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary,29.Readers will usually find the following areas of information of a word in a general dictionary EXCEPT____.A. difference with its synonymsB. definitionC. pronunciationD. usage30.American dictionaries generally use____ to mark the pronunciation.A. British Phonetic AlphabetB. American Phonetic AlphabetC. International Phonetic AlphabetD. Webster’s Phonetic Alphabet非选择题局部考前须知：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。

2011年7月自学词汇学真题及答案

2011年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30 %)1. Grammarians insist that a word be a __________ form that can function in a sentence. ( D )1.1-6A. smallB. largeC. fixedD. free2. In the earliest stage of English, the written form of a word should ________ that of the oral form. ( A )1.3-8A. agree withB. disagree withC. be the same asD. be different from3. ____________consists of technical terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas as in medicine, mathematics, etc. ( A )1.5.1-13A. TerminologyB. JargonC. SlangD. Argot4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the followings EXCEPT_________. ( C )2.3-30A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. Mao jacketsD. Watergate5. Reviving archaic words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, “loan”, which was prevalent in the thirteenth century, was replaced by “ __________ ” in American English.( D )2.4-32A. ownB. letC. rentD. lend6. If we say that Old English was a language of __________ endings, Middle English was one of leveled endings. ( A )2.2.2-28A. fullB. shortC. longD. paralleled7. The plural morpheme“-s” is pronounced as /z/ in the following words EXCEPT ______________. ( D )3.2-38A. bottlesB. eggsC. zoosD. maps8. There is/are _____________ free morphemic word(s) in the following words: wind, man, reddish, collection. ( B )3.3.1-39A. lB. 2C. 3D. 49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ____________. ( B )3.3.2-41A. likesB. dislikeC. likingD. liked10. The most productive means of word-formation are the following EXCEPT _______________.( B )4-45A. affixationB. blendingC. compoundingD. conversion11. Prefixes generally do not change the __________ of the stem.( C )4.1.1-46A. meaningB. formC. word classD. pronunciation12. The word “dorm” is formed by _________clipping. ( A )4.5-65A. backB. frontC. phraseD. front and back13. The word “reading-lamp” is _______ motivated. ( B )5.2.2-84A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically14. The syno nymous pair of “ask－question” has the same___________. ( D )5.1.2-83A. motivationB. valueC. functionD. concept15. In the sentence “East or west, home is best”, “home” has its __________ meaning of “family, safety, love”, etc. ( B )5.3.2-88A. grammaticalB. connotativeC. stylisticD. collocative16. Semantically, a word which is related to other words is related to them in____________.( A )6-95A. senseB. spellingC. morphemeD. root and stem17. _____________, the derived meanings, no matter how many, are secondary in comparison.( A )6.1.1-97A. SynchronicallyB. DiachronicallyC. EtymologicallyD. Onomatopoeically18. The antonyms used in the proverb “Speech is silver; silence is golden” are ____________.( A )6-131A. speech-silenceB. golden-silverC. speech-silverD. silence-golden19. In Shakespearean line ‘Rats and mice and such small ‘deer’,‘deer’obviously designates ‘anima’ in general. Therefore ‘deer’ is a typical example of _________. ( C )7.1.2-137A. extensionB. elevationC. narrowingD. degradation20. Observation shows that it is much more common for word meanings to change in denotation from neutral to ____________ than it is for them to go the other way. ( D )7.1.4-139A. importantB. agreeableC. respectiveD. pejorative21. Among the following words only“________ ” expresses the property of elevation. ( C )7.1.3-138A. lustB. criticizeC. knightD. silly22. Which of the following is NOT one of the main functions of context? ( C )8.2-154A. Elimination of ambiguity.B. Indication for referents.C. Understanding of cultural background.D. Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.23. Which of the following is NOT a context clue? ( D )8.2.3-157A. Definition.B. Example.C. Synonymy.D. Sentence structure.24. The sentence “The ball was attractive” is ambiguous dueto_______________. ( C )8.2.1-155A. grammatical structureB. lexical contextC. homonymyD. polysemy25. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of idioms? ( A )9.1-162A. Semantic unity.B. Lexical manipulation.C. Phonetic unity.D. Structural variation.26. Which of the following is NOT one of the rhetoric characteristics of idioms in general?( B )9.3.2-169A. Stylistic features.B. Syntactical features.C. Rhetorical features.D. Occasional variations.27. The idiom “bed of dust” is a ___________ as far as figures of speech are concerned.( B )9.3.2-175A. simileB. metaphorC. metonymyD. personification28. Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary is a(n) _____________ dictionary.( B )10.1.3-187A. unabridgedB. deskC. pocketD. encyclopedic29. When we choose a dictionary, we should not pay attention to whether it is _____________.( D )10.2.1-188A. monolingual or bilingualB. general or specializedC. early or lateD. unabridged or abridged30. Readers will usually find in a general dictionary the following areas of information of a word EXCEPT _______________ . ( D )10.2.2-191A. spellingB. definitionC. pronunciationD. difference with its synonymsII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. ( 15% )31. The jargon of criminals is generally referred as ___argot__________.1.5.1-1532. From the historical overview of the English vocabulary, the language spoken from 1150 to 1500 is called ___Middle__________ English. 2.2.2-2633. The morpheme is the smallest ____functioning___unit in the composition of words. 3.1-3834. The formation of new words by joining two or more stems is called __compounding____. 4.2-5135. Unlike conceptual meaning, ____associative______________ meaning is open-ended and indeterminate. 5.3.2-8736. From the ___diachronic___ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word. 6.1.1-9637. Changing in word _____meaning_________ has never ceased since the language came into being and will continue in the future. 7-13538. Based on the ______lexical________________ context, we can determine the meaning of “do the flowers” as “ arrange the flowers”. 8.1.2-15239. The stylistic features of idioms are ____colloquialisms____, slang and literary expressions. 9.3.1-17140. The user-friendly features of Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English are its clear grammar codes, _____usage______ and language notes.10.3.1-197III. Define the following terms. ( 15% )41. free morphemes 3.3.1-39答案：Morphemes which are independent of other morphemes are considered to be free. These morphemes have complete meanings in themselves and can be used as free grammatical units in sentences.42. allomorphs 3.2-38答案：Some morphemes, however, are realized by more than one morph according to their position in a word. Such alternative morphs are known as allomorphs .43. affixation 4.1-46答案：Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems.44. polysemy 6.1-95答案：Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages. This is particularly true of highly developed languages like English.45. linguistic context 8.1-149答案：Context is used in different senses. In a narrow sense, it refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears. This is known as linguistic context,which may cover a paragraph, a whole chapter and even the entire book.IV. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.Write youranswers in the space given below. ( 20% )46. What is the difference between root and stem? 3.4-42答案：A root is the basic form of a word which cannot be further analysed without total loss of identity. A stem may consist of a single root morpheme as in iron or of two root morphemes as in a compound like handcuff. It can be a root morpheme plus one or more affixational morphemes.47. What is collocative m eaning of a word? Please take “pretty” and “handsome” as an example to illustrate your point. 5.3.2-91答案：Collocative meaning is that part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. The synonyms of pretty and handsome offer good illustration. These two words share the conceptual meaning of ‘good-looking’, but are distinguished by the range of nouns they collocate with.48. By the criterion of grammatical functions, idioms may be classified into five groups. Name the five groups and match the following expressions with them as their examples respectively. 9.2-165“white elephant” “look into” “beyond the pale”“tooth and nail” “Never do things by halves. ”答案：Idioms Nominal in Nature. eg: white elephantIdioms Adjectival in Nature. eg:beyond the paleIdioms Verbal in Nature.eg: look intoIdioms Adverbial in Nature. eg:tooth and nailSentence Idioms. eg:Never do things by halves.49. What contextual clues do you often use to help you in guessing the meanings of new words?Demonstrate these clues with examples. 8.2.3-157答案：Context clues vary a great deal but can be summed up as follows：(1) Definition . Often we find that the author gives formal definition immediately after the new term, e.g.Perhaps the most startling theory to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Bird- whistell.(2) Explanation.If the concept is complicated and must involve technical terms in its definition, the author might explain the idea in simple words. That is, he might make a restatement in known words e.g.It's just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors—those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as ‘silicon chips，.(3) Example. In some cases, instead of giving a formal definition or explanation, the author may cite an example which is sufficient to throw light on the meaning of the term, e.g.Many United Nations employees are polyglots. Ms. Mary, for example, speaks five languages.V. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. ( 20% )50. Analyze and comment on the following TWO sentences to illustrate the differences between blending and clipping.The program will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 150 cities.It sounds much better in stereo. 4.4-4.5(63-64)答案：Blending is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word. In the first sentence, the word telecast is a blend, which comes from television+ broadcast.The 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 clipping. stereo (stereophonic) in the second sentence is made by back clipping.51. Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.A: “Why is Sunday the strongest day?”B: “Because all the others are week days. ”6.2.4-102答案：As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly homophones, they are often employed to create puns for desired effect of, say, humour, sarcasm or ridicule.Week days means days from Monday to Friday. And week and weak are homophones which identical only in sound but different in spelling andmeaning. The answer use week’s homophone weak be cause it is the antonym of strong.。

全国英语词汇学高等教育自学考试试题与答案

全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832Ⅰ．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）1．According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.（）A．meaning B．SoundC．combination of sounds D．Group2．The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.（）A．more slowly than B．As quickly asC．more rapidly than D．Not so quickly as3．Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.（）A．use frequency B．notionC．origin D．sound4．Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT______.（）A．green revolution B．fast foodC．moon walk D．space shuttle5．Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need.（）A．form B．meaningC．look D．pronunciation6．Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall”means ______ in British English.（）A．four B．fellC．for D．autumn7．The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT______.（）A．/t/ B．/g/C．/p/ D．/k/8．There are ______ free morphemic words in the following: bird, man, red, collection.（）A．one B．twoC．three D．four9．The following words have derivational affixes EXCEPT ______.（）A．works B．prewarC．postwar D．bloody10．30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through ______.（）A．compounding B．affixationC．conversion D．shortening11．The word “motel” is created by ______.（）A．compounding B．clippingC．blending D．suffixation12．“BBC” is formed in the way of ______.（）A．acronymy B．clippingC．back-formation D．prefixation13．The types of meanings include the following EXCEPT ______.（）A．grammatical meaning B．conceptual meaningC．associative meaning D．literal meaning14．By ______ motivation, we mean that the meaning of a word is related to its origin.（）A．onomatopoeic B．morphologicalC．semantic D．etymological15．______ is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in thehuman mind.（）A．Reference B．ConceptC．Sense D．Motivation16．Semantic field, according to the course book, is also considered an integral part of ______.（）A．word formation B．word meaningC．meaning change D．Sense relations17．When a word is first coined, it is always ______.（）A．semantic B．onomatopoeicC．monosemic D．polysemic18．The following are all synonymous pairs, but in each the second is standard in usage whereas the first is archaic, EXCEPT ______.（）A．ire/anger B．rich/wealthyC．forlorn/distressed D．bliss/happiness19．Shakespeare is difficult to understand than contemporary writings because many of his words were used in different ______ from what they have now in dictionaries.（）A．senses B．FormsC．dialects D．Terms20．The mode of ______ is well reflected in the word “picture”, which originally denoted mere “painting”, but now has come to include “drawings” and even “photographs”（）A．extension B．elevationC．narrowing D．degradation21．In the sentence “The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman.”, the word “respectable” is used in the ______ sense of transfer.（）A．subjective B．objectiveC．sensational D．physical22．Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context?（）A．Elimination of ambiguity.B．Indication of referents.C．Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.D．Provision of culture background for inferring word-meaning.23．The sentence “I lost Betty’s picture.”is ambiguous due to ______.（）A．grammatical context B．polysemyC．antonymy D．hyponymy24．In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to England, but a sou’Wester usually brings rain.”, the meaning of “sou’wester” can be inferred from the clue of ______.（）A．relevant details B．synonymyC．antonymy D．hyponymy25．The idiom “toss and turn” is a(n) ______ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned.（）A．alliteration B．metaphorC．metonymy D．rhyme26．Which of the following is NOT one of the types of idioms?（）A．Sentence idioms. B．Idioms adverbial in nature. C．Clausal idioms. D．Idioms nominal in nature.27．The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT ______.（）A．replacement B．additionC．shortening D．repetition28．Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content EXCEPT ______.（）A．spelling B．syntactical usageC．pronunciation D．definition29．As a general Chinese-English dictionary, ______ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one（）A．A Chinese-English Dictionary (1995)B．Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English with Chinese Translation C．A New English-Chinese DictionaryD．Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation 30．Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) ______ dictionary.（）A．unabridged B．deskC．specialized D．encyclopedicⅡ．Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of transfer; 2) rhetorical features of idioms; 3) types of vocabulary by notion;and 4) the function of affixes. (10%)A B（ c ）31．She burst into passionate sobbing. A．juxtaposition（ I ）32．He drops off to sleep, the lamb. B．notional word（ g ）33．and C．transfer of sensations （ h ）34．the man’s coat D．abstract to concrete （ a ）35．here and there E．derivational affix（ b ）36．moon F．alliteration（ f ）37．rough and ready G．functional word（ e ）38．ex-prisoner H．inflectional affix（ j ）39．fair and square I．associated transfer（ d ）40．Helen looks a fright in that old black dress. J．rhyme Ⅲ．Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%）41．When we talk about a word in visual terms, a word can be defined as a ________ group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper. 42．Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ________, semantic change and borrowing.43．We might say that free morphemes are free root.44．The formation of words by adding word-forming affixes to stems is called ________.45．Semantic ________ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word．46．Perfect homonyms and polysemants are fully ________ with regard to spelling and pronunciation.47．Vocabulary is the most ________ element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and content.48．Ambiguity often arises due to ________ and homonymy.49．Idioms consist of set ________ and short sentences.50．Monolingual dictionaries are written in ________ language.Ⅳ．Define the following terms.（10%）51．morpheme52．homonym53．connotation54．elevation55．idiomⅤ．Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%）56．As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words?57．What are the semantic features of compounds? Give an example to illustrate your point.58．Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the characteristics of antonyms. State your reason with one example.Contrary terms are non-gradable and allow intermediate members in between. 59．How do you account for the context function as indication of referents?Ⅵ．Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%）60．Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.—“You’re not eating your fish,” a waitress said to a customer. “Anything wrong with it?”—“Long time no sea.” the customer replied.61．Analyze the three causes of meaning change within the scope of the linguistic factors, based on the given words below.（1）gold, bulb;（2）deer, beast, animals;（3）fortuitous, fruition.。

00832自考英语词汇学自考试卷（答案全面）

00832⾃考英语词汇学⾃考试卷（答案全⾯）⾃考综合测验英语词汇学试卷（课程代码 00832 ）⼀、选择题I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.You are to make the best choice and write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the blank. （1%×30=30%） 1.Which of the following CANNOT be defined as a word? ____A. forB. fortuneC. ibleD. misfortune2.Words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use are____ . A. slangB. argotC. neologismsD. archaisms3. Words like foot or dog can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. footage and dogfight. This shows that the basic word stock has the characteristics of_____ . A. productivity B. polysemy C. collocability D. stability4. After the Romans, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came and dominated the British Isles. Now people generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as ____English.A. oldB. NewC. MiddleD. Modern 5.Which of the following is NOT true?A. English is more closely related to German than French.B. Old English was a highly inflected language.C. Modern English is considered to be an analytic language.D. In early Middle English period, English, Latin and Celtic existed side by side.6.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. Elizabethan AgeC. RenaissanceD. Victorian Age7.Some morphemes are realized by more than one morph according to their position in a word. Such alternative morphs are known as ____.A. stemsB. allomorphsC. free morphemesD. bound morphemes 8.Among the following words, ____ does NOT have inflectional affixes. A. liked B. children's C. Happier D. it's9.The basic form of a word which can't be further analyzed without total loss of identity is a ____ . A. Morph B. allomorph C. root D. stem 10.The following words have number prefixes EXCEPT ____.A. BilingualB. multi-purposeC. tricycleD. post-election 11.The following words are the results from blending EXCEPT ____ . A. Bicycle B. motel C. smog D. hamburger12.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 is called ____.A. PrefixationB. acronymyC. blendingD. conversion13.The ____of an expression is its place in a system of semantic relationship with other expressions in the language. A. Reference B. concept C. sense D. motivation 14.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Collocation can affect the meaning of words.B. Motivation explains why a particular form has a particular meaning.C. By etymological motivation, we mean that the meaning of a particular word is related to its origin.D. The connotative meaning is also known as connotations, which are generallyfound in the dictionary.15.In the phrase "the tongues of fire", the word tongues is ____motivated.A. OnomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically16.Words like dear that means a loved person and deer that means a kind of animal are called ____. A. Synonyms B. homographs C. homophones D. antonyms 17.Which of the following deals with the relationship of semantic opposition? A. Synonymy. B. Antonymy. C. Polysemy. D. Hyponymy.18.Which of the following groups of words shows difference of synonyms in connotation? A. increase-expand B. unlike-dissimilar C. work-toil D. empty-vacant19. The word disease once meant discomfort, but now means illness. This is an example of ____of word-meaning. A. generalization B. degradation C. elevation D. specialization20. The word silly used to mean happy, but now means foolish. This serves as an example of ____of word-meaning. A. Extension B. narrowing C. elevation D. degradation21. The associated transfer of meaning is often due to ____factors, as is shown in such words as angel, martyr and paradise, whose meanings are elevated because of the influence of Christianity. A. Class B. scientific C. historical D. psychological22.Grammatical context refers to the context where the meanings of a word may be influenced by the ____in which it occurs.A. meaning groupB. structureC. conversationD. culture23.That trade union means differently in western countries and in China shows that ____context has some effect on the meaning of words.A. GrammaticalB. lexicalC. linguisticD. extra-linguistic 24. Ambiguity of ten arises due to ___, as is shown in the sentence “He is a hard business”. A. PolysemyB. SynonymyC. antonymyD. homonomy25.The idiom Jack of all trades means the same as Jack of all trades and master of none. This example shows idioms may vary by means of ____.A. shorteningB. additionC. replacementD. position-shifting26.The noun phrase pepper and salt in "His hair is pepper and salt" functions as an idiom ____ in nature. A. Nominal B. verbal C. adverbial D. adjectival27. The rhetorical feature of idioms, ____, is used in such idioms as "chop and change", "bag and baggage". A. Rhyme B. alliteration C. reiteration D. juxtaposition28. Dictionaries that are medium-sized ones containing words ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 are ____. A. unabridged dictionaries B. desk dictionaries C. pocket dictionaries D. specialized dictionaries29.The definitions in ____are all in full sentences and the definition itself throws light on the grammatical use of the word in question.A. Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary (1987)B. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, New Edition (1987)C. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980)D. Webster's New World Dictionary, 2rd Collage Edition (1980)30.One can only find the English equivalents for its Chinese items such as 黄梁美梦，吃软不吃硬in ____. A. CCELD B.CEDC.LDCED.NECD 第⼆部分⾮选择题Ⅱ. Complete the following statements with proper words according to the course book. You are to fill each blank with ONE appropriate word on the blank. (1.5%×10=15%)31.A word is a ________ that stands for something else in the world, and there is no logical relationship between the sound and the meaning.32.The introduction of ________into England marked the beginning of Modern English period. 33.The morpheme is the________functioning unit in the composition of words.34.To shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead is called ________. 35.________, which is beyond language, is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.36.A ________field is a meaning area where words share the same concept.年级班级准考证号姓名37. Extension of meaning is found in many ________terms, as is shown in the word feedback, which originally is a term in computer science, but now is generalized to mean "response".38. The word paper has a number of meanings in the dictionary, but it means differently in "a white pap er" and "today’s paper". This example shows that ________ context affects the meaning of word.39. Many idioms are grammatically _________, as is shown in the idiom "diamond cut diamond", which is grammatically incorrect.40.The main body of a dictionary is its ________ of words.Ⅲ.Define the following terms in the blank space. (3%×5=15%)41.semantic change42.affixation43.concatenation44. context (in a broad sense)45. sentence idiomsⅣ.Answer the following questions in the blank space. Your answers should be clear and short. (5%×4=20%)46.What is the difference between a free root and a bound root?47.Give the acronyms of the following phrases:1) V oice of America ____2) unidentified flying object ____3) teaching English as a foreign language ____4) Victory Day ____5) tuberculosis ____48.How do you understand the statement "true synonymy is non-existent"?49.Explain how context clues are 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".V.Analyze and comment on the following on the ANSWER SHEET. (10%×2=20%)50. Use the following groups of phrases to illustrate the definition and the overlapping feature of collocative meaning.a) pretty girl, pretty flower, handsome boy, handsome carb) pretty woman, handsome woman51. Comment on the following two groups to illustrate the use of antonyms.(a) give and take, high and low(b) More haste, less speed./Easy come, easy go.答案：。

2011年7月自考试题《英语词汇学试题》

全国2011年7⽉⾼等教育⾃学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30 %)1. Grammarians insist that a word be a __________ form that can function in a sentence.（）A. smallB. largeC. fixedD. free2. In the earliest stage of English, the written form of a word should ________ that of the oral form. ( )A. agree withB. disagree withC. be the same asD. be different from3. ____________consists of technical terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas as in medicine, mathematics, etc. （）A. TerminologyB. JargonC. SlangD. Argot4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the followings EXCEPT_________. （）A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. Mao jacketsD. Watergate5. Reviving archaic words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, “loan”, which was prevalent in the thirteenth century, was replaced by “ __________ ” in American English. （）A. ownB. letC. rentD. lend6. If we say that Old English was a language of __________ endings, Middle English was one of leveled endings. （）A. fullB. shortC. longD. paralleled7. The plural morpheme“-s” is pronounced as /z/ in the following words EXCEPT ______________. （）A. bottlesB. eggsC. zoosD. maps8. There is/are _____________ free morphemic word(s) in the following words: wind, man, reddish, collection. （）A. lB. 2C. 3D. 49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ____________. （）A. likesB. dislikeC. likingD. liked10. The most productive means of word-formation are the following EXCEPT _______________. （）A. affixationB. blendingC. compoundingD. conversion11. Prefixes generally do not change the __________ of the stem. （）B. formC. word classD. pronunciation12. The word “dorm” is formed by _________clipping. （）A. backB. frontC. phraseD. front and back13. The word “reading-lamp” is _______ motivated. （）A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically14. The synonymous pair of “ask－question” has the same___________. （）A. motivationB. valueC. functionD. concept15. In the sentence “East or west, home is best”, “home” has its __________ meaning of “family, safety, love”, etc. （）A. grammaticalB. connotativeC. stylisticD. collocative16. Semantically, a word which is related to other words is related to them in____________。

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全国2012年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. Words can be classified into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.( ) A. use frequency B. notionC. originD. grammar2. In formal use, “pot” means “cooking utensil”. Whereas, when it means “marijuana”, it is a______. ( )A. jargonB. terminologyC. slangD. argot3. Translation-loans are words and expressions formed from the existing material in the English language but modelled on the patterns taken from another language. For example, the English expression “long time no see” is from ______. ( )A. LatinB. ChineseC. GreekD. French4. The Germanic family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic,Danish and Swedish, which are generally known as ______languages. ( )A. HellenicB. AlbanianC. CelticD. Scandinavian5. Which of the following is NOT the main source of new words? ( )A. The rapid development of modern science and technology.B. Social, economic and political changes.C. Environmental protection.D. The influence of other cultures and languages.6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ( )A. In modern times，borrowing brings less than ten percent of modern English vocabulary.B. Old English vocabulary was in essence Germanic with a small quantity of words borrowed from Latin and Scandinavian.00832# 英语词汇学试卷第1页共6页C. The most important mode of vocabulary development in present-day English is creation of new words by means of word-formation.D. In early Middle English period，English，Latin，and Celtic existed side by side.7. There are ______ free morphemic words in the following words：worker, car, impossible，anger, politely. ( )A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 58. There is/are ______ stem(s)in the word“internationalists”( )A 1 B. 2C. 3D. 49. The past tense marker“-ed”is pronounced as/t/in the following words EXCEPT ______.( ) A. enabled B. workedC. jumpedD. helped10. The most productive ways of word-formation in modern English are the following EXCEPT______.( )A. affixationB. compoundingC. conversionD. blending11. The formation of new words by joining two or more stems is called ______. ( )A. clippingB. compoundingC. acronymyD. back-formation12. The word “pop” belongs to ______ clipping. ( )A. frontB. backC. front and backD. phrase13. The ______ meaning of words usually shows the attitude of approval of the speaker. ( )A. affectiveB. appreciativeC. pejorativeD. connotative14. Which of the following is NOT one of the associative meaning of a word? ( )A. Grammatical meaning.B. Stylistic meaning.C. Collocative meaning.D. Connotative meaning.00832# 英语词汇学试卷第2页共6页15. ______ motivation explains the connection between the literal sense and figurative sense ofthe word.( )A. MorphologicalB. OnomatopoeicC. SemanticD. Etymological16. Antonyms are classified on the basis of ______ opposition. ( )A. semanticB. euphemisticC. idiomaticD. grammatical17. Lion，elephant，tiger, turtle，sheep and snake are ______ of animal. ( )A. hyponymsB. synonymsC. collocationD. denomination18. As far as denotation is concerned，relative synonyms may differ ______.( )A. in the diachronic approachB. in the stylistic and emotive colouring of wordsC. in usage in simple termsD. in the range and intensity of meaning19. Borrowing has caused word-meaning changes，as indicated in“______ formerly meantanimal，and later animal from Latin and beast from French found their way into English ______.”( )A. deerB. cattleC. sheepD. bird20. There are generally two major factors that cause changes in meaning，extra-linguistic factorsand ______ factors within the language system. ( )A. functionalB. externalC. meaningfulD. internal21. ______ is a process by which a word of wider meaning acquires a specialized sense. Forexample，the original meaning of the word“meat”was food and the modern meaning is edible flesh. ( )A. ConversionB. ElevatingC. NarrowingD. Formation22. Which of the following is NOT a context clue? ( )A. Relevant details.B. Sentence structure.C. Synonymy.D. Antonymy.00832# 英语词汇学试卷第3页共6页23. The sentence “I like Mary be tt er than John’’ is ambiguous due to ______. ( )A. grammatical contextB. polysemyC. antonymyD. hyponymy24. In the sentence“Copernicus believed in a heliocentric universe，rather than in the geocentrictheory”，the meaning of heliocentric call be inferred from the clue of ______.( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. “Tooth and nail” is all idiom ______ in nature. ( )A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial26. Which of the following rhetorical features c an be seen in the idiom “wear and tear”? ( )A. Rhyme.B. Alliteration.C. Juxtaposition.D. Synecdoche.27. The idiom “play fair” was created probably by______. ( )A. seamenB. housewivesC. sportsmenD. hunters28. Encyclopaedic dictionaries can be further divided into encyclopaedia and ______ dictionaries. ( )A. 1inguisticB. encyclopaedicC. specializedD. unabridged29. LDCE is distinctive for the following features EXCEPT ______. ( )A. clear grammar codesB. usage notesC. 1anguage notesD. extra column30. Which of the following is NOT true for a Chinese-English Dictionary (revised Edition) (CED)(1995)? ( )A. It is a bilingual dictionary.B. It is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated.C. It cuts off the previous alphabetical order of entries.D. It boasts of the quality of the English equivalents it provides for its Chinese items.00832# 英语词汇学试卷第4页共6页Ⅱ. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (15%)31. Content words are changing all the time whereas functional words are ______.32. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of ______endings.33. Derivational affixes can be further divided into prefixes and ______.34. “Motel” is a word formed through ______.35. Words like “bang, pingpong, miaow” are examples of ______ motivation.36. Contradictory terms do not show ______, as far as antonyms are concerned.37. Increased scientific knowledge and discovery are also important factors that account for thechange of word ______.38. Based on the ______ context, we can determine the meaning of “Sarcasm doesn’t becomeyou” as “Sarcasm doesn’t suit you”.39. “Sing a different tune” is an idiom ______ in nature.40. British dictionaries gene rally use International Phonetic Alphabet to mark the ______.Ⅲ. Define the following terms. (15%)41. creation42. conversion43. homonymy44. lexical context45. deletion of idiomsⅣ. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)46. Please illustrate the logical relationships of the following terms: free morphemes, bound root,derivational affixes, affixes, morphemes, inflectional affixes, bound morphemes.47. Prefixation and suffixation are two subclasses of affixation. Please define prefixation andsuffixation and explain the difference between them. Use “polite—impolite”, “happy—happiness”to illustrate your point.48. What are the four main sources of English synonyms?00832# 英语词汇学试卷第5页共6页49. What are contextual clues? Guess the meaning of the words underlined in the followingsentences and tell what contextual clues have helped you in arriving at the meaning.(a) Their greatest fear was of a conflagration, since fire would destroy their flimsy woodensettlement before help could arrive.(b) As the fighting on all fronts reached its peak, the economy neared its nadir.V. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%) 50. Comment on the following groups of words to illustrate types of meaning of words and their relationship.Group 1: “took, taught, became”Group 2: “have, has, had, had, having”51. Analyze and comment on three adjectives used in the following sentences based on synonymdifference in connotation.[A] Look at that little boy.[B] Look at that small boy.[C] Look at that tiny boy.00832# 英语词汇学试卷第6页共6页。

00832英语词汇学1207试题