2020年4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

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英语词汇学自考题-20

英语词汇学自考题-20(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、{{B}}Ⅰ.{{/B}}(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.The word "idealistic" comprises ______ morphemes.∙ A. 1∙ B. 2∙ C. 3∙ D. 4（分数：1.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[解析] 词素是指构词中的最小的功能单位。

题干中的单词有idea-，-lis，-tic共3个词素。

答案为C。

2.The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is ______.∙ A. morpheme∙ B. affixes∙ C. root∙ D. stem（分数：1.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[解析] 词素是构词中最小的功能单位。

答案为A。

3.There is/are ______ monomorphemic word(s) in the following words: hot, dog, feet, matches.∙ A. 1∙ B. 2∙ C. 3∙ D. 4（分数：1.00）A.B. √C.D.解析：[解析] 在句子中可以独立起作用的词叫单语词素。

然而有些词素根据它们在词中位置的不同可由一个以上的不同的词素实现，这些不同的词素叫词素变体。

表示名词复数的词素-s在不同的语言环境中有许多词素变体。

比如在cats中是/s/，在bags中是/z/，在matches中是/iz/，故排除matches。

名词复数词素的变体也有一些特殊情况，可以通过改变内部元音来实现名词复数，如foot-feet，man-men；或通过零形素来实现，如deer-deer，故排除feet。

答案为B。

4.The plural morpheme "-s" is pronounced as/s/in the following words except ______.∙ A. packs∙ B. bags∙ C. cheats∙ D. ships（分数：1.00）A.B. √C.D.解析：[解析] 名词复数-s在/t，P，k/后发Is/，而在/d，b，g/后发/z/。

英语词汇学自考题-9

英语词汇学自考题-9(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、{{B}}Ⅰ.{{/B}}(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.A word is a ______ that stands for something else in the world.∙ A. symbol∙ B. system∙ C. structure∙ D. pattern（分数：1.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[解析] A word is a symbol that stands for something else in the world. 词是表示世界上别的事物的符号。

答案为A。

ually words of the basic word stock are supposed to have obvious ______ characteristics.∙ A. three∙ B. four∙ C. five∙ D. six（分数：1.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[解析] The basic words stock have five obvious characteristics: all national character, stability, productivity, polysemy and collocability. 可见有五大特征。

答案为C。

3.Which are the features of native words?∙ A. All national characters.∙ B. Neutral in style.∙ C. Frequent in use.∙ D. All the above.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：[解析] 本族词汇具有基本词汇的五大特征——全民性(all national character)、稳定性(stability)、能产性(productivity)、多义性(polysemy)、搭配性(collocability)。

2020年4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

全国2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：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 bracket. (30%)1. There are ______ major classes of compounds.A. twoB. forC. threeD. five2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Connotative meaning refers to associations suggested by the conceptual meaning.B. Stylistic meaning accounts for the formality of the word concerned.C. Affective meaning is universal to all men alike.D. Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary.3. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out ______.A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Anglo-SaxonD. Celtic4. The idiom “Jack of all trades”results from ______.A. additionB. position-shiftingC. dismemberingD. shortening5. ______ are those that cannot occur as separate words without adding other morphemes.A. Free rootsB. Free morphemesC. Bound morphemesD. Meaningful units6. The major factors that promote the growth of modern English are ______.A. the growth of science and technologyB. economic and political changesC. the influence of other cultures and languagesD. all the above7. Since the beginning of this century, ______ has become even more important for the expansion of English vocabulary.A. word-formationB. borrowingC. semantic changeD. both B and C8. Which of the following characteristics of the basic word stock is the most important?A. StabilityB. Collocability.C. Productivity.D. National character.19. The two major factors that cause changes in meaning are ______.A. historical reason and class reasonB. historical reason and psychological reasonC. class reason and psychological reasonD. extra-linguistic factors and linguistic factors10. The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is whether ______.A. they come from the same sourceB. they are correlated with one central meaningC. they are listed under one headword in a dictionaryD. all the above11. Degradation of meaning is the opposite of ______.A. semantic transferB. semantic pejorationC. semantic elevationD. semantic narrowing12. An idiom consists of at least two words. Each has a single meaning and often functions as one word. This is called ______.A. semantic unityB. structural stabilityC. rhetorical functionD. none of the above13. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives? ______A. -ion.B. -ism.C. -ity.D. -ist.14. More often than not, functional words only have ______.A. lexical meaningB. associative meaningC. collocative meaningD. grammatical meaning15. Linguistic context is also known as ______ context.A. socialB. verbalC. lexicalD. physicalII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)16. In the course book, the idioms are classified according to ______ functions.17. Linguistic context can be further divided into ______ context and grammatical context.18. The ______ languages made only a small contribution to the English vocabulary with a few place names like Avon, kent, Themes.19. Morphemes which are identical with root words are considered to be ______.20. According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) stylistic meanings; 2)language groups; 3)degrees of inflections and 4) onomatopoeic motivation. (10%)A B23( )21. apesA. colloquial ( )22. Old EnglishB. a language of full endings ( )23. IrishC. Italic ( )24. tinyD. very formal and official ( )25. FrenchE. yelp ( )26. cattleF. poetic ( )27. domicileG . Celtic ( )28. abodeH. gibber ( )29. foxesI. a language of leveled endings ( )30. Middle English J. lowⅣ. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of affixes; 2) types of meaning and 3) types of motivation. (10%)31. mismanage( ) 32. elephants-trumpet( ) 33. pretty ⎪⎩⎪⎨⎧flower woman girl( ) 34. forehead( ) 35. bossy( ) 36. sun: a heavenly body which gives off light, heat ( ) 37. anti-establishment( ) 38. subsea ( ) 39. a sea of troubles( ) 40. harder( ) Ⅴ. Define the following terms. (10%)41. idiom42. functional words43. degradation44. bilingual dictionary45. conversion Ⅵ. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What factors should one take into account when he chooses a dictionary?47. What are the features of compounds? Give examples.48. Cite ONE example to illustrate what grammatical meaning is.Ⅶ. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49. Read the following extract and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then explain what contextual clues help you work out the meaning.‘Get me an avocado, please,’Janet said, smacking her lips, but her brother, with a glance up at the branches, said that there were none ripe yet.50. Make a tree diagram to arrange the following words in order of hyponymy.apple, cabbage, food, vegetable, mutton, fruit, peach, meat, beef, orange, spinach, pork, celery4。

2020年4月自考英语(一)试题及答案解析

2018年4月自考英语（一）试题第一部分选择题(共50分)I. V ocabulary and Structure (10 points，1point for each)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. ______ the sun，the moon looks the biggest object in the sky.A. Except forB. BesidesC. ExceptD. Other than2. When they join the work force，their employers and associates alike will soon realize that the behavior of these rude young people is closer to ______ of animals than civilized individuals.A. thoseB. whichC. whatD. that3. Although there is no doubt that _____ people benefit from heart surgery，critics of our health-care systems point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages.A. a great deal ofB. a great amount ofC. a great number ofD. the number of4. If I ______ a little earlier，I would have caught the train.A. leftB. would leaveC. leaveD. had left5. _______ their common aim may seem good，people probably do not realize that dieting can do harm to their health.A. AsB. ThoughC. IfD. Since6. We should be ______ of the views of others，even if we disagree with them.A. kindB. considerateC. tolerantD. capable7. Rude people are those whose behavior shows little respect for the rules that the majority _____.A. haveB. ownC. followD. like8. There is great pleasure in watching wildlife in natural or near-natural environments，and tourism can _____ the income of countries.A. add toB. take toC. keep toD. see to9. He helped me and I hope I can do something for him ______.A. in turnB. for returnC. by turnD. in return10. We can come to the _____ that the more we practice，the more skillful we will be.A. traditionB. generationC. conclusionD. factII. Cloze Test (10 points，1 point for each)下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。

历年全国自考英语词汇学试题及参考答案

历年全国自考英语词汇学试题及参考答案历年全国自考英语词汇学试题及参考答案4月全国自学考试--英语词汇学试卷及答案第一部分选择题Ⅰ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）1.In Old English there was _______ agreement between sound form.（）A. moreB. littleC. lessD. gradual2.Both LDCE and CCELD are _______.（）A. general dictionariesB. monolingual dictionariesC. both A and BD. neither A and B3.The word "MINISKIRT" is _______.（）A. morphologically motivatedB. etymologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. none of the above4.The most important way of vocabulary development in present-day English is _______.（）A. borrowingB. semantic changeC. creation of new wordsD. all the above5.Beneralization is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become ________.（）A. generalizedB. expandedC. elevatedD. degraded6.Some morphemes have _______ as they are realized by more than one morph according to their position in word.（）A. alternative morphsB. single morphsC. abstract unitsD. discrete units7.Old English vocabulary was essentially_______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian.（）A. ItalicB. GermanicC. CelticD. Hellenic/doc/92c7bcbe1611cc7931b765ce0508763 2301274c9.html pounds are different from free phrases in all the following ways EXCEPT _______.（）A. semanticsB. grammarC. phoneticsD. lexicology9.If two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called _______.（）A. repetitionB. alliterationC. rhymeD. none of the above10.Which of the following words is a functional word?（）A. OftenB. NeverC. AlthoughD. Desk11.Rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as _______.（）A. semantic unityB. structural stabilityC. idiomatic variationD. figure of speech12.The advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _______.（）A. use idioms correctly and appropriatelyB. understand idioms correctlyC. remember idioms quicklyD. try a new method of classification13.Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by _______.（）A. long（not short）B. ball（a dancing party）C. rock（rock'n'roll）D. ad（advertisement）14.The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT _______.（）A. the influx of borrowingB. repetitionC. analogyD. shortening15.Which of the following is NOT a component of linguistic context?（）A. Words and phrases.B. SentencesC. Text or passageD. Time and place第二部分非选择题Ⅱ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%）16.Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and ___________________.17.The language used in England between 450 and 1150is called _________________./doc/92c7bcbe1611cc7931b765ce0508763 2301274c9.html ELD is a ________________ dictionary.19.In the phrase "the mouth of the river",the word "mouth" is _________________ motivated.20.Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is ________________ context. Ⅲ.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to1)types of meaning changes;2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4)meaning and context.（10%）A B21.Scandinavian（）/doc/92c7bcbe1611cc7931b765ce0508763230 1274c9.html l（place where things are made）22.Germanic（）B.grammatical23.extension（）C.double meaning24.narrowing（）D.Swedish25.linguistic（）/doc/92c7bcbe1611cc7931b765ce0508763230 1274c9.html prehend/understand26.ambiguity（）F.Dutch27.participants（）G.degermined28.difference in denotation（）H.pigheaded29.appreciative（）I.non-linguistic30.pejorative（）J.iron（a device for smoothing clothes）Ⅳ.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2）types of word formation or prefixes.（10%）31.predict（）32.motel（）33.potatoes（）34.blueprint（）35.preliminaries（）36.Southward（）37.demilitarize（）38.hypersensityve（）39.retell（）40.multi-purposes（）Ⅴ.Define the following terms.（10%）41.acronymy42.native words43.elevation44.stylistic meaning45.monolingral dictionaryⅥ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should the clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（12%）46.How many types of motivation are there in English? Give ONE example for each type.47.What are the major sources of English synonyms? Illustrate your points.48.What are the clues generally provided in verbal context?Ⅶ.Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（18%）49.analyze the morphological structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes.Recollection, nationalist, unearthly 50.Pick out the idioms in the following extract and explain its origin and the effect of using this form."Well, it's the old story of the stitch in time," he said.答案4月份高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学试题参考答案Ⅰ.(30%)1.A2.C3.A4.C5.A6.A7.B8.D9.B 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.DⅡ.(10%)16.transfer17.OLD English18.monolingual19.semantically20.extralinguistic/non-linguisticⅢ.(10%)21.D22.F23.A24.J25.B26.C27.I28.E29.G30.HⅣ.(10%)31.bound root32.（head+tail）blinding33.inflectional affix/morpheme34.a+n35.full conversion36.suffix37.reversativ38.prefix of degree39.prefix40.number prefixⅤ.(10%)41.The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms.42.Native words, also known as Anglo-Saxon words, are words brought to Britian in the 5thcentury by the Germanic tribes.43.The process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance. 44.The distinctive stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context.45.A dictionary written in one language, or a dictionary in which entries are defined in the same language.Ⅵ.(12%)46.There are four types of motivation:1）Onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc.2）Morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc.3）Semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc.4）Etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc.47.Key points:borrowing; dialects and regional English; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidence with idiomatic expressions.48.Key points:definition; explanation; example; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; relevant details and word structure.Ⅶ.(18%)49.1）Each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection （re+collect+ion）,nationalist （nation+al+ist）,unearthly（un+earth+ly）. 2）Of the nine morphemes, only "collect","nation" and "earth" are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves.3）All the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un- and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words.50.1）the stitch in time ----- a stitch in time saves nine（3分）2）proverbs are concise, forcible and thought-provoking（1分）3）using an old saying is more persuasive（2分）4）the short form saves time, more colloquial（2分）5）indicates intimacy or close relationship（1分）4月份全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案英语（本科）专业第一部分选择题I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket（30％）1. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example[ ]A. lewd → ignorantB. silly → foolishC. last → pleasureD. knave → boy2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: [ ]A. humourB. sarcasmC. ridiculeD. all the above3. The four major modes of semantic change are _____. [ ]A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradationB. extension, generalization, elevation and degradationC. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradationD. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____. [ ]A. synecdocheB. metonymyC. substitutionD. metaphor5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _____. [ ]A. adjectivesB. attributesC. modifiersD. words6. Grammatical context refers to _____ in whicha word is used. [ ]A. vocabularyB. grammarC. semantic patternD. syntactic structure7. In the idiom 'in good feather', we change 'good' into 'high, full' without changing meaning.This change of constituent is known as _____ . [ ]A. additionB. replacementC. position-shiftingD. variation8. The word "laconic" is _____. [ ]A. onomatopoeically motivatedB. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. etymologically motivated9. CCELD is distinctive for its _____. [ ]A. clear grammar codesB. language notesC. usage notesD. extra columns10.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping? [ ]A. DormB. motelC. GentD. Zoo11.Old English has a vocabulary of about _____ words. [ ]A. 30,000 to 40,000B. 50,000 to 60,000C. 70,000 to 80,000D. 80,000 to 90,00012. _____ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. [ ]A. RootsB. StemsC. AffixesD. Compounds13. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of _____ in the Middle English period. [ ]A. Dutch originB. Danish originC. Latin originD. Greek origin14. A word is a symbol that _____ . [ ]A. is used by the same speech communityB. represents something else in the worldC. is both simple and complex in natureD.shows different ideas in different sounds15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _____. [ ]A. are complex words.B. are technical wordsC. refer to the commonest things in life.D. denote the most important concepts.第二部分非选择题II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book（10％）16. The same idiom may show _____ differences when it is used in different meanings including affective meaning.17. LDCE is a _____ dictionary.18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _____.19. The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called _____.20. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited _____.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1）types of meaning changes;2）types ofmeaning;3）language branches and 4）features of idioms （10％）A B21. grammatical meaning ( ) A. Scottish22. reading-lamp ( ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl23. pen ( ) C. morphologically motivated24. alliteration ( ) D. head of a state25. difference in connotation ( ) E. answer/。

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案素材

202X年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学真题课程代码：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 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 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 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〔〕31．She burst into passionate sobbing. A．juxtaposition〔〕32．He drops off to sleep, the lamb. B．notional word〔〕33．and C．transfer of sensations〔〕34．the man’s coat D．abstract to concrete〔〕35．here and there E．derivational affix〔〕36．moon F．alliteration〔〕37．rough and ready G．functional word〔〕38．ex-prisoner H．inflectional affix〔〕39．fair and square I．associated transfer〔〕40．Helen looks a fright in that old black dress. 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例如，a triangle指的是三⾓形。

2.The idiom Jack of all trades results from ______.A. additionB. position-shiftingC. dismemberingD. shortening（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：缩短法(shortening)偶尔出现在部分格⾔或者谚语中，这些格⾔或谚语以⼀部分指代整个句⼦所代表的含义。

习语“jack of all trades”的完整形式是“jack of all trades and master of none”。

3.Degradation of meaning is the opposite of ______.A. semantic transferB. semantic pejorationC. semantic elevationD. semantic narrowing（分数：1.00）D.解析：4.______ is unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period, and the experience of individuals.A. Stylistic meaningB. Connotative meaningC. Collocative meaningD. Affective meaning（分数：1.00）A.B. √C.D.解析：内涵意义(connotative meaning)指的是词的语法意义所包含的暗⽰意思和相关联想。

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2．Terminology consists of______terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas. ( )A．technicalB．artisticC．differentD．academic正确答案：A解析：术语是指特定学科和学术领域所使用的专有名词，如医学名词：photoscanning(光扫描)，hepatitis(肝炎)等。

3．Which of the following words does not belong to jargon? ( )A．Orchestra.B．Bottom line.C．Ballpark figures.D．Bargaining chips.正确答案：A解析：题干译文：下列哪个词不属于行话?行话是流行于艺术、科学、商业和其他职业内部的专有词汇。

如商业行话：bottom line表示“难以逃脱的暗示，不可避免的结果，最终的说法”，ballpark figures代表“估计，估算”，bargaining chips表示“协商中任何一方所拥有的优势”。

而orcbestra指交响乐团，是音乐术语。

4．Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following except______. ( )A．open heart surgeryB．fast foodC．moon walkD．space shuttle正确答案：B解析：迅速发展的科技孕育出大量新词，如航天科学方面：space shuttle(航天飞机)，moon walk(月球行走)；医学方面：open heart surgery(心脏直视手术)。

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学历类《自考》自考专业(英语)《英语词汇学》考试试题及答案解析姓名:_____________ 年级:____________ 学号:______________l A、blamedforB、blamedtoC、blamedonD、blamedat正确答案：C答案解析：此题考查固定词组blamesth.onsb.把...怪到...头上。

3、Police are ________ the disappearance of two children.A、lookingupB、lookingthroughC、lookingintoD、lookingon正确答案：C答案解析：A(在书中)查找B仔细查阅，审查，(对某人)视而不见C调查，研究，查问D.观看，旁观，看待4、Each of us should _______ aside a few minutes to have a rest every day.A、pushB、provideC、turnD、set正确答案：D答案解析：setaside：留出，拨出。

是固定搭配。

5、We were told that the stone figure _______ back to the 16th century was of great value.A、datedB、datingC、comingD、kept正确答案：B答案解析：本句中含有be+of+n.这个结构。

datingbacktothe16thcentury的逻辑主语是stonefigure。

6、Perseverance is a kind of quality and that is _______ it takes to do anything well.A、whatB、thatC、whichD、why正确答案：A答案解析：what在表语从句中作takes的宾语,构成”Ittakessth.todosth.”的句型。

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The root of the word “antecedent”is ______. （）A. ante-B. -ced-C. -dentD. -ent6.Shortening a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains is called ______. （）A. blendingB. clippingC. acronymyD. back-formation7. Associative meaning of words comprises the following except ______. （）A. connotative meaningB. lexical meaningC. affective meaningD. collocative meaning8. What is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages? （）A. Suffixation.B. Polysemy.1C. Allomorph.D. Variation.9. Which word that formerly meant animal, and later animal from Latin and beast from French found their way into English?（）A. Deer.B. Cattle.C. Sheep.D. Bird.10. When a word with multiple meanings is used in an inadequate context, this word may create ______. （）A. semantic motivationB. degradationC. ambiguityD. extension11. Without ______, there is no way to determine the very sense of the word that the speaker intended to convey.A. contextB. semantic unityC. structural stabilityD. stylistic feature12. Idioms manifest such rhetorical features as the following except______. （）A. phonetic manipulationB. lexical manipulationC. literary expressionsD. figures of speech13. According to its grammatical functions, idioms can be classified into five groups. The idiom “heart and soul”belongs to ______. （）A. idioms nominal in natureB. idioms adjectival in natureC. idioms verbal in natureD. idioms adverbial in nature14. The main body for a dictionary is ______ of words. （）A. spellingsB. pronunciationsC. definitionsD. grammar15. Readers can’t fi nd pronunciation or meaning in ______. （）A. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese TranslationB. The Encyclopedia AmericanaC. Chamber’s Encyclopedic English DictionaryD. Collins COBUILD English Language DictionaryII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)216. Affixes attached to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are known as ________ morphemes.17. The chief function of ________ is not to change the word class of the stem, but to change its meaning.18. “Pavement”in British English and “sidewalk”in American English have the same ________.19. Red, scarlet, mauve, violet, lavender, pansy, black, purple, etc, make up the ________field of ‘colours’.20. Some words can have two different types of antonyms at the same time, one being ________ and the other oppositeIII. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1 ) types of meanings;2) types of motivations; 3) types of dictionaries; 4) origins of English and5) types of sense relations. (10%)A B( )21. queer, odd A. onomatopoetically motivated( )22. surplus value B. subordinate hyponymy( )23. miaow C. specialized dictionary( )24. CED D. Greek( )25. hard disk, CPU etc. —computer E. polysemy( )26. technology F. semantically motivated( )27. Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs G relative synonym( )28. The pen is mightier than the sword. H. conceptual meaning( )29. gay-joyous, brilliant and homosexual I. bilingual dictionary( )30. home/dwelling place J. GermanIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of context; 2) types of word formation; 3) causes of meaning change; 4 ) types of bound morphemes underlined. (10%)31. boob-head-one who returns too often to jail ( )32. ascendant ( )33. look out/look out ( )334. descend ( )35. telequiz ( )36. landlord (in English vs. in Chinese) ( )37. a coloured nail/a copper nail ( )38. tolerance ( )39. churl-bad people ( )40. stockholder ( )V. Define the following terms. (10%)41. creation (as a mode of vocabulary development)42. free morphemes43. collocative meaning44. concatenation45. grammatical contextVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What is suffixation? Give an example to illustrate your point47. What is the remarkable feature of Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English ?48. Supply two examples to illustrate that the influx of borrowings has caused some words to change in meaning.VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. ( 18 % )49. Explain the meaning of the phrase “a laconic answer”, using the theory of motivation.50. Study the following sentence: 1) pick out the idiom, 2) explain its origin, and 3) comment onthe use.David’s head was in the tool-box, but his voice was heard saying, “Too many cooks, better let me.”4。

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全国2018 年 4 月历年自考试题综合英语（一）试卷课程代码：00794请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上I ．用适当的语法形式或词汇填空。

从 A 、 B 、C、 D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。

（本大题共20 小题，每小题 1 分，共20 分）1.It is said that the newly-built gymnasium is three miles from here.A. away farB. far awayC. farD. away2.I ____ my talk with Tony. Let ’ s go out for a walk.A. have finishedB. had finishedD. finishedC. finish3.I am for your proposal that the discussion about future plans .A. to be put offB. be put offC. should put offD. was put off4.You will see this product wherever you go in this city.A. advertiseB. to be advertisedC. advertisedD. advertising5.Jack often complains ___ able to communicate with his parents.A. of being notB. of not beingC. being notD. not being6.We expected many club members would come to the tea party, turned up.A. only a fewB. very fewC. but a fewD. but few7.The reason _____ the little boy died was lack of medical care.A. whyB. becauseC. forD. as8. _____ the drill is, it is very useful in improving your oral English.1A. Simple you considerB. You consider simpleC. Simple as youconsiderD. As simple youconsider9.Only when I got there __ how badly the crops had been damaged.A. did I realizeB. I realizedC. then I realizedD. then did I realize10. _____ t hat this small town was exposed to various kinds of dangers.A. In 2003B. The year of 2003C. It was 2003D. It was in 200311.Smoking hurts not only the smokers, but also the people around them second-handsmoke.A. becauseB. because ofC. asD. as of12.To her disappointment, her best friend did not at her birthday party.A. turn overB. turn aroundC. turn upD. turn in13.How I wish I could bring _ my children in an environment close to nature!A. aboutB. inC. outD. up14.When the fever eventually __ , he is likely to feel tired and weak for a while.A. dies downB. dies outC. losesD. leaves15.She had to ____ after the first round because she sprained her wrist.A. run outB. drop outC. draw outD. come out16.It was Allen who ___ with the bright idea to have a barbecue near the lake.A. went upB. came alongC. went alongD. came up17.Humor is a most ____ , yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations2in our lives.A. affirmativeB. affectionateC. efficientD. effective18.Hardly had he arrived at the airport he was told that the flight had been cancelled.A. thanB. whenC. beforeD. then19.The decision ____ how much money should go to education is of vital importance.A. due toB. owing toC. as toD. so as to20.I know she didn ’ t pass the qualifying exam, but really she is but stupid.A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. noneII ．认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。

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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. 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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.。

英语词汇学自考题 6

英语词汇学自考题-6(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、{{B}}Ⅰ.{{/B}}(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.Lexicology inquires into the ______ and meanings of words.?A. relations?B. disciplines?C. origins?D. development（分数：1.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[解析] Lexicology is a..., inquiring into the origins and meanings of words. 词汇学研究词汇的起源和意义。

答案为C。

2.The reason for that more and more differences occur between sound and form is that the English alphabet was adopted from the ______.?A. Pacifics?B. Germanics?C. Celtics?D. Romans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：[解析] With the development of the language, more and more differences occur between thetwo. The internal reason for this is that the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans. 随着语言发展，声音和形式之间的差异越来越大。

产生这一差异的内在原因是英语拼写采用了罗马字母。

答案为D。

3.______ are words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specializedor limited use.?A. Neologisms?B. Archaisms?C. Jargons?D. Terminologies）1.00（分数：A.B. √D.解析：[解析] Archaisms are words or forms that were once in common use but are now restrictedonly to specialized or limited use. 古语词是指过去曾经广泛使用而现在仅限于某些特殊用法的词。

浙江2020年4月自考英语词汇学试题及答案解析

浙江省2018年4月自考英语词汇学试题课程代码：10059Ⅰ. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (30%)1.As far as the origins of the words are concerned, English words can be classified into （）.A.content words and functional wordsB.native words and borrowed wordsC.basic words and borrowed wordsD.loan words and dialectal words2.V ocabulary can refer to the following except （）.A.the total number of the words in a languageB.all the words used in a particular historical periodC.all the words of a dialectD.all the words of an article3.“skirt”is （）.A.a basic wordB.a Spanish wordC.a slang wordD.both A and B4.The early inhabitants of the British Isles spoke （）.A.EnglishB.CelticC.ScandinavianD.Hellenic5.The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of （）words into English.tinB.GreekC.DanishD.French6.The three main sources of new words are （）.A.the rapid development of modern science and technology; social, economic and political changes; the influence of other cultures and languagesB.the rapid development of modern science and technology; social, economic and political changes; reviving archaic or obsolete wordsC.creation, borrowing and reviving archaic or obsolete wordsD.semantic change, creation, borrowing and reviving archaic or obsolete words7.Morphemes are __________ units, which are realized in speech by discrete units known as __________.（）A.concrete, allomorphsB.abstract, morphsC.abstract, lexemesD.concrete, morphs8.Derivational affixes can be further divided into __________ and __________.（）A.bound roots and suffixesB.prefixes and suffixesC.bound roots and prefixesD.inflectional affixes and prefixes9.Bound morphemes include two types: __________ and __________.（）A.prefixes, suffixesB.bound roots , prefixesC.bound roots, affixesD.derivational morphemes and suffixes10.Means of English word formation exclude （）.A.repetition and alliterationB.clipping, acronymy and blendingC.conversion and back formationD.affixation and compounding11.Words formed by acronymy can be divided into acronyms and initialisms depending on （）.A.the pronunciation of the wordsB.the spelling wayC.the grammatical functionD.none of the above12.The three most productive means of word formation are （）.A.affixation, compounding and shorteningB.conversion, compounding and shorteningC.affixation, compounding and conversionD.affixation, compounding and back formation13.Words are but symbols, many of which have meaning only when they have acquired （）.A.conceptB.senseC.motivationD.reference14.Sense denotes the relationships （）.A.with the conceptB.outside the languageC.with the meaningD.inside the language15.Associative meaning comprises four types （）.A.lexical, grammatical, stylistic, and affectiveB.connotative, stylistic, affective, and collocativeC.lexical, conceptual, affective, and collocativeD.conceptual, connotative, affective, and stylistic16.The later meanings added the first meaning of the word are called （）meanings.A.derivedB.conceptualC.secondaryD.lexical17.Generally, __________ precedes __________.（）A.concatenation, radiationB.widening, concatenationC.narrowing, wideningD.radiation, concatenation18.People use antonyms in idioms to （）.A.express ideas economically for the sake of contrastB.form antithesis to achieve emphasisC.both A and BD.reach climax19.The associated transfer of meaning and euphemistic use of words, etc. are often due to （）factors.A.scientificB.internalC.historicalD.psychological20.（）is the most unstable element of a language as is undergoing constant changes both in form andcontent.A.PronunciationB.ArticulationC.V ocabularyD.Grammar21.If a word has extended to cover a __________ and often __________ definite concept, the word has undergone extension of meaning.（）A.broader, moreB.narrower, lessC.broader, lessD.narrower, more22.Ambiguity often arises due to __________ and __________.（）A.homomymy, polysemyB.antonymy, homonymyC.synomymy, antonymyD.synonymy, hyponymy23.“Trade union”has different interpretations in the western countries and China. That is due to （）.A.lexical contextB.grammatical contextC.cultural backgroundD.linguistic context24.The clue for understanding “conflagration”in the sentence “Their greatest fear was of a conflagration since fire would destroy everything in its way.”is （）.A.definitionB.explanationC.relevant detailsD.synonymy25.（）occasionally occurs in proverbs and sayings, where only a part of them is used instead of the whole.A.MetonymyB.SynecdocheC.ShorteningD.Dismembering26.In terms of complexity of sentences, sentence idioms can be divided into three types except （）.pound sentencesB.imperative sentencesC.simple sentencesplex sentences27.Of five groups of idioms, （）are the largest group.A.idioms nominal in natureB.idioms adjectival in natureC.idioms verbal in natureD.idioms adverbial in nature28.The best-known unabridged dictionary is （）, which contains 450,000 headwords.A.The Encyclopedia AmericanaB.Webster’s Third New International DictionaryC.The World Book DictionaryD.Webster’s New World Dictionary29.For beginners and elementary and lower-intermediate learners, a/an （）dictionary is essential as they don’t have enough knowledge of English.A.specializedB.monolingualC.bilingualD.encyclopedic30.The main body of a dictionary is （）of words.ageB.definitionC.spellingD.pronunciationⅡ. Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to the sense relations of the pairs of31.（）32.（）33.（）34.（）35.（）36.（）37.（）38.（）39.（）40.（）Ⅲ. Complete the following statements with proper expressions according to the textbook. (10%)41.Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and__________of words.42.Old English has about __________ words.43.“idealization”has__________morphemes.44.The most productive compounds are__________and adjectives.45.The meanings of etymologically motivated words relate directly to their __________.Ⅳ. Study the following words and decide how each word is formed. (15%)Example: disobey (affixation)46.throughout （）47.telecast （）48.fridge （）49.Radar （）50.emote （）Ⅴ. Answer the following questions. (20%)51.What are the characteristics of Modern English?52.Why do we say that free morphemes and free roots are identical?53.What is blending?54.What is the relationship and difference between grammatical meaning and lexical meaning?55.What are the types of context?Ⅵ. Analyze and comment on the given sentences. Pick out the idiom in the sentence, then point out its structure, grammatical function and figure of speech. ( 15%)56.Look at him. He’s sleeping like a log.。

2020年4月全国自考英语词汇学真题

2020年4月全国自考英语词汇学真题全国2018年4月历年自考英语词汇学真题课程代码：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 fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______. （）A. use frequencyB. notionC. productivityD. origin2. Words like bear, nut, knocked out can be categorized as ______. （）A. terminologyB. jargonC. slangD. neologisms3. Identify the word that is of Scandinavian origin among the following. （）A. SkirtB. DressC. ModelD. Status4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? （）A. Old English was a highly inflected language.B. Reviving archaic or obsolete words also contribute to the growth of English vocabularyC. The word cloak is of French origin.D. Modern English is a synthetic language.5. The root of the word “antecedent”is ______. （）A. ante-B. -ced-C. -dentD. -ent6.Shortening a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains is called ______. （）A. blendingB. clippingC. acronymyD. back-formation7. Associative meaning of words comprises the following except ______. （）A. connotative meaningB. lexical meaningC. affective meaningD. collocative meaning8. What is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages? （）A. Suffixation.B. Polysemy.1C. Allomorph.D. Variation.9. Which word that formerly meant animal, and later animal from Latin and beast from French found their way into English?（）A. Deer.B. Cattle.C. Sheep.D. Bird.10. When a word with multiple meanings is used in an inadequate context, this word may create ______. （）A. semantic motivationB. degradationC. ambiguityD. extension11. Without ______, there is no way to determine the very sense of the word that the speaker intended to convey.A. contextB. semantic unityC. structural stabilityD. stylistic feature12. Idioms manifest such rhetorical features as the following except______. （）A. phonetic manipulationB. lexical manipulationC. literary expressionsD. figures of speech13. According to its grammatical functions, idioms can be classified into five groups. The idiom “heart and soul”belongs to ______. （）A. idioms nominal in natureB. idioms adjectival in natureC. idioms verbal in natureD. idioms adverbial in nature14. The main body for a dictionary is ______ of words. （）A. spellingsB. pronunciationsC. definitionsD. grammar15. Readers can’t fi nd pronunciation or meaning in ______. （）A. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese TranslationB. The Encyclopedia AmericanaC. Chamber’s Encyclopedic English DictionaryD. Collins COBUILD English Language DictionaryII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)216. Affixes attached to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are known as ________ morphemes.17. The chief function of ________ is not to change the word class of the stem, but to change its meaning.18. “Pavement”in British English and “sidewalk”in American English have the same ________.19. Red, scarlet, mauve, violet, lavender, pansy, black, purple, etc, make up the ________fie ld of ‘colours’.20. Some words can have two different types of antonyms at the same time, one being ________ and the other opposite III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1 ) types of meanings;2) types of motivations; 3) types of dictionaries; 4) origins of English and5) types of sense relations. (10%)A B( )21. queer, odd A. onomatopoetically motivated( )22. surplus value B. subordinate hyponymy( )23. miaow C. specialized dictionary( )24. CED D. Greek( )25. hard disk, CPU etc. —computer E. polysemy( )26. technology F. semantically motivated( )27. Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs G relative synonym( )28. The pen is mightier than the sword. H. conceptual meaning( )29. gay-joyous, brilliant and homosexual I. bilingual dictionary( )30. home/dwelling place J. GermanIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of context; 2) types of word formation; 3) causes of meaning change; 4 ) types of bound morphemes underlined. (10%)31. boob-head-one who returns too often to jail ( )32. ascendant ( )33. look out/look out ( )334. descend ( )35. telequiz ( )36. landlord (in English vs. in Chinese) ( )37. a coloured nail/a copper nail ( )38. tolerance ( )39. churl-bad people ( )40. stockholder ( )V. Define the following terms. (10%)41. creation (as a mode of vocabulary development)42. free morphemes43. collocative meaning44. concatenation45. grammatical contextVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What is suffixation? Give an example to illustrate your point47. What is the remarkable feature of Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English ?48. Supply two examples to illustrate that the influx of borrowings has caused some words to change in meaning.VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. ( 18 % )49. Explain the meaning of the phrase “a laconic answer”, using the theory of motivation.50. Study the following sentence: 1) pick out the idiom, 2) explain its origin, and 3) comment onthe use.David’s head was in the tool-box, but his voice was heard saying, “T oo many cooks, better let me.”4。

英语词汇学自考题-19

英语词汇学自考题-19(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、{{B}}Ⅰ.{{/B}}(总题数：39，分数：39.00)1.The Indo-European language family is made upof most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and ______.A. IndiaB. the Far EastC. the West AsiaD. America（分数：1.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[解析] 印欧语系由欧洲、近东和印度的大多数语言组成。

答案为A。

2.It is assumed that the world hasapproximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly ______language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 500B. 4000C. 300D. 2000（分数：1.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[解析] It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000(some put it 5000)languages, which can be grouped into roughly 300 language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. 据估计，世界上约有3000多种(有人认为有5000种)语言。

这些语言可以根据他们的基本词汇和语法的相似性大致划为300个谱系。

答案为C。

3.The surviving languages fall into eight principal groups. Balto-Slavic, In-do-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian belong to the ______ set.A. EasternB. SouthernC. WesternD. Northern（分数：1.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[解析] 现存的语言主要分成8组，其中Balto-Slavic波罗的斯拉夫语系，Indo-Iranian印度伊朗语系，Armenian and Albanian亚美尼亚和阿尔巴尼亚语系为东部分支；Celtic凯尔特语系、Italic意大利语系、Hellenic希腊语系、Germanic日耳曼语系为西部分支。

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