词汇学题目
词汇学试题及答案
词汇学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 词汇学是研究语言中词汇的科学，它主要研究的是语言中的（）。
A. 词汇的构成B. 词汇的意义C. 词汇的运用D. 词汇的演变答案：A2. 下列哪一项不是词汇学的研究内容？（）A. 词义的演变B. 词义的分类C. 词义的辨析D. 语法规则答案：D3. 词汇学中，词素是指（）。
A. 构成词的基本单位B. 词的发音单位C. 词的书写单位D. 词的意义单位答案：A4. 在词汇学中，语义场是指（）。
A. 词义的分类B. 词义的演变C. 词义的辨析D. 一组词义相关的词答案：D5. 词汇学研究中，同义词是指（）。
A. 意义完全相同的词B. 意义相近的词C. 形式相同的词D. 用法相同的词答案：B6. 下列哪一项不是词汇学中词义的分类？（）A. 抽象意义B. 具体意义C. 语法意义D. 色彩意义答案：C7. 词汇学中，词义的演变通常包括（）。
A. 词义的扩大B. 词义的缩小C. 词义的转移D. 以上都是答案：D8. 词汇学中，词义的辨析主要研究的是（）。
A. 词与词之间的联系B. 词与词之间的差异C. 词与词之间的相似性D. 词与词之间的对立答案：B9. 在词汇学中，词义的模糊性是指（）。
A. 词义的不确定性B. 词义的明确性C. 词义的多重性D. 词义的单一性答案：A10. 词汇学中，词义的多义性是指（）。
A. 一个词有多种意义B. 一个词只有一种意义C. 一个词的意义是固定的D. 一个词的意义是单一的答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. 词汇学中的词素是指构成词的________。
答案：基本单位2. 语义场是指一组________的词。
答案：词义相关3. 同义词是指意义________的词。
答案：相近4. 词义的演变包括词义的________、________和________。
答案：扩大、缩小、转移5. 词义的辨析主要研究的是词与词之间的________。
英语词汇学问题库
英语词汇学问题库（一）C1 A General Survey to English V ocabulary1. What is lexicology?2. What is the nature and scope of English Lexicology?3. What subjects is English Lexicology correlated with?And to what extent?4. Why should a student of English study English Lexicology?5. What is a word?6. What are the reasons of more and more inconsistances between sound and form..7. What is vocabulary?8. What are the three stages of development of the English vocabulary?9. Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning with examples.10. What are the three main criteria for the classification of English words?11. What is a common word（通用词, literary word（文学词）colloquial word（口语词）,slang word（俚语词）jargon（行话）, argot（黑话）, neologism（新词语）? Give examples.12. What is hybrid（混种词）?13. How do you account for the role of native words in English in relation to loan-words?14. What are the fundamental features of the basic word stock? What is the importance of basic word stock?15. What are the major causes of the rapid growth of present-day English vocabulary?16. What are function words and content words?What are the differences between them?17. What are the characteristic features of the English vocabulary?18. What are native words?What are loan words?19. What is meant by the complexity of the English vocabulary?20. What is meant by the Indo-European family of Languages?How many groups of languages are included in this family of languages?Which group does the English language belong to?21. Why should students of English lexicology study Indo-European Language Family?22. How old is the English language?How many periods is the history of Englsih divided into?State briefly the special features of each period in the history of the English language (from the angle of the vocabulary).23. What is the importance of the native element in the English vocabulary?What is the foundation of the English vocabylary?What are the fundamental featues of the basic word-stock?What categories words belong to the basic word-stock?24. What is the importance of the foreign element in the development of the English vocabulary?What foreign languages should we pay special attention to?25. Enunmerate（列举）the major modes of modern vocabulary development.C2 Morphology1. What is the internal structure of an English word?2. What is a morpheme ?What is an allomorph?3. What is the difference between a morpheme and a syllable?Illustrate your points with examples.4. What is a free morpheme and what is bound morpheme?What are the differences between them?5. What is root?What are the differences between a free root and a bound root?6. What is an affix?What are the differences between an inflectional affix and a derivational affix?7. What is a "prefix"?What is a " suffix"? What is adjective suffix?8. What is the difference between a "suffix" and an "ending"?9. How are words classified on the morphemic level?10. What are differences between a root,a base and a stem?Illustate your points with examples.11. How many types of word-formations are there in the English language?12. What is compounding(composition)?What is derivation(affixation)?What are the difference between the two?13. What is prefixation and what is suffixation?What is the difference between prefixation and suffixantion?14. What is conersion?What is the difference between suffixaion and conversion?15. What is shortenting? What is clipping?What is acronymy? What is initialism?What is the difference between acronymy andintitialism ? Give examples.16. What is cilpping?What is blending?What are the differences between the blending and clipping?17. Illustrate back-formation the difference between back-formantion and affixaton?18. Illustrate neoclassical formation,onomatopoeia,gradation,morphological stress,reduplication(phrase compounding),two-part verbs(phrase verbs),words from proper names.19. Analyze the morphological structures of the following words and point out the types of the morphemes. Recollection,nationalist,unearthly.20. What is the difference between morpheme and a syllable?Illutrate your points with examples.22. Give a list of English verb-forming affixes with example.C3 Word Meaning and the semantic Relations Between Words1. What is word meaning?What are the main types of word meaning?2. What is the difference and relationship between "word meaning" and "concept"?3. What is lexical meaning and grammatical meaning?What are the differences between them?4. What are the differences between denotative meaning and connotative meaning?5. What is affective meaning? What is stylistic meaning?6. What is reference?7. What are the conventionality and motivation of word meaning?Give examples.8. What is the use of the study of "the motivation of words"?How many types of motivation are there in English?Give one example for each type.9. Explain with examples the two terms:semantic fratures and componential analysis.10. What is componential analysis and what are its advantages and disadvantages?11. What are the causes of semantic change? Illustrate your point.12. Explain and give examples to below terms: monosemous words and polysemous words,primary/central menaing and derived meaning, literal meaning figurative meaning, contextual meaning.13. What are the major tendencies that lead to change of meaning?What is restriction, extension, degeneration,elevation?14. What makes Shakespeare particularly difficult to read,old form of spelling,old ways of pronuciation or change of word meaning?How do you account for the semantic change in living languages?15. What is polysemy?16. What is the fundamental difference between the processes of radiation and concatenation?Illustrate your point.17. What is homonymy?How do you classify homonymy?How are the sources of homonymys?What is the use of homonymys?18. What is the difference between superordinates and subordinates? What is the relationship between the superordinate term and the subordinate terms?19. What is the differences between polysemy and homomymy?20. What are th different between homonyms and polysemes?21. What is synonymy?22. What is antonymy?What are the tpyes of antonyms?What is use of antonymy?What are the characteristics of antonyms? What categories of word can have their corresponding antonyms?Give examples.23. How is it possible for a polysemous word to have connections with different groups of relative synonyms?Give examples.24. How do discriminate between the minute differences in the meaning of a group of relative synonyms?Give examples.25. What are the major sources of English synonyms?Illustrate your points.26. How do you understand the statement that " true synonym is non-existent" ?27. How many categories can English synonyms be divided into?How do you define "absolute synonyms" and "relative synonyms"?28. What is meant by "synonymic dominants"?Give examples.29. How many categories can English antonyms be divided into?How do you define "contradictory terms"?How do you define "contrary term"?How do you define "relative terms"?And how do you define "reverse terms"?Give examples.30. What is context?What are the two types of context?What are the clues generally provided in verbal context?How does context provide clues for inferring word-meaning?Context is very important for the understanding or word meaning?31. What are the differences between lexical context and grammatical context?32. What are the vital role of context in determinging word meaing?33. Context is very important for the understanding of word meaning.How is context classified?34. What are the major causes of changes in word mening?35. What is simile? metaphor? metonymy? zoosemy? hyperbole? litotes? euphemism? personification? Give examples.36. What is literal meaning and figurative meaning?37. What are the main types of semantic change in English language?38. What is the basic difference between the "diachronic approach" and "synchronic approach"?39. What topics come under the synchronic study of the semantic relations between words?40. What is semantic field?Why is it that linguists attach so much importance to the theory of the semantic field?41. What is conceptual meaning? connotative meaning? stylistc meaning? affective meaning?reflected meaning? collocative meaning?thematic meaning?Give examples.42. What is meant by figures of speech ?What is the use of them?43. What are the extra-linguistic factors that cause changes in meaning?C4 English Idioms1. What is an English idiom? What is its characteristics?How do you classify it(On what principles are English idioms classified)?2. Pick out the idioms used in the following extract and its origin and the dffect of using this form."Well,it"s the old story of the stitch in time,"she said.3. How do you define Standardized Word Combinations,Phraseological Unities,Phraseological Fusions?Give examples.4. Give examples of English idioms derived from sea life; from fish and fishing; from soldiers; from animals; from birds,domestic poultry and their eggs; from natural phenomena; from other sources.5. What is the advantage of clssifying idioms according to their grammatical functions?What parts can English idioms play in sentences?6. What hints are given concerning the use of English idioms?7. What ae phrasal verbs?What are the similarity and the difference between a verb phrase and a phrasal verb?C5 British English and American English1. What are the characteristics of American English?What are the major differencesbetween American Englsih and British Englaish?2. How many stages are there in the historical development of American English?Which stage is the decisive stage?3. In what way does American spelling differ from British spelling?Give examples.4. How did American English and British English influence each other?Specifically,in what aspects has American English influenced British English?Give examples.C6 English Dictionaries1. What are prescriptive and descriptive dictionaries?What is the relationship between Lexicology and the dictionary?2. How many types of English dictionaries do you know?What are the major types of dictionaries?What diferent puoposes do these different types of dictionaries serve?Give examples.3. What is monolingual dictioanry?4. What are the characteristics of dictionaries of contemporary English?5. What dictionaries are recommended to you in this chapter?6. What are the mertis of " The Oxford Advanced Learner"s Dictionary of Current English"?7. What are merits of " Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English"?8. What are the merits of "Webster"s New World Dictionary of the American Language"?9. What are the merits of "Webster"s New Collegiate Dictionary"?**The degree of importance of above chapters:dgree 1: C1-3, dgree 2: C4-6.英语词汇学问题库（二）。
词汇学试题及答案
词汇学试题及答案【篇一：词汇学试题】ss=txt>i choose the best answer from the four choices. (30‘)1. the M sll in —drumsll is ___ .a. a free morphemeb.a stemc. a rootd.an inflectional affix2. a word is the combi nation of form and _______ ・a. spellingb. writingc. meaningd. denoting3. trumpet is a(n) _____ motivated word・a. morphologically b semanticallyc. phoneticallyd. etymologicall4. ____ i s a pair of emotive synonyms・a. —dadll and —fatherllb.—flatll and —apartmentllb. c.—meanil and —frugallld.—chargell and —accusell5. the word —Ianguagell is sometimes used to refer to the whole of a person's language.this is called _______ ・a. scientific Ianguageb.idiolectb. c.colloquial language d.formal language6. the meaning of the word fond changed from foolish to affectionate by mode of ______ .a. extensionb. narrowingc. elevationd. degradation7. degradation can be illustrated by the followingexample ____ .b. a. lewd —> ignorant b. silly —> foolishc. c・ Iast —> pleasured・ knave —> boy8. english lexicology embraces morphology, semantics, etymology, stylistics and _____ ・a. linguisticsb・ pragmaticsc・ Iexicographyd・ phonology 9. which of the following is incorrect?a —airmailll means —mail by airllb. —reading-lampll means —lamp for readingllc. —green hornil is the horn green in colord. —hopelessll is —without hopeIIlO.which group of the following are perfect homonyms?a. dear (a loved person)—deer (a kind of animal)b. bow (bending the head as a greeting)—bow(the device used forshooting)c. bank(the edge of the river)—bank (an establishment for money business)d. right (correct)—write (put down on paper with a pen)11. the following are the main sources of homonyms excepta. change in meaningb. change in sound c ・change in spelling d. borrowing42. antonyms can be classified into three major groups except ・a. evaluative termsb. contrary termsc. complementary termsd. conversive terms13. —parent/child, husband/wife, predecessor/ successorllarea. contrary termsb. contradictory termsc. conversive terms d・ complementary terms14, _________________________________________ there are2 main process of sense -shift except ______________ .a. radiationb. concatenationc. borrowing45. according to morphology, there are 2 types of classifications except ____ ・a. root antonymsb. derivative antonymsc・ contraries46. there are derivative antonyms except____ ・a pleasant-—unpleasant b. polite---impolitec. war-一antiwar d・ large一一small17. there are complementary antonyms except ___ ・a. child----girlb. single—marriedc. dead-™alived. brother—sister48. there are 3classifications of homonyms except _____ ・a. perfect homonymsb. homographsc. homophonesd. contrary homonyms・19. modern english is derived from the Ianguage of earlytribes.a. greekb. romanc・ italiand. germanic20. the prehistoric indo-europea n pare nt Ian guage is thoughtto be a highly _____ Ianguage・a. inflected b・ derivedc・ developedd・ analyzed4.in modern english one may find some words whose soundssuggest their ____ ・2」exical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _______________ .3. ___ t he meanings of many words often relate directly to their _____ ・ in the words the history of the word explains the meaning of the word・4. part of speech of words, singular and plural meaning of nouns, tense meaning of verbs all belong to _______ meaning.5.1 exicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _______________ of words・6. generally speaking,linguistics is the ______ study ofIan guage ・7. there are two main approaches to study of english lexicology,that is ___ and ____ ・8・“tulip”and “rose”，are ____ of <<flower,,.u flower,,is the superordinate term and u tulip,,,u rose n are the _______ term.8. at the beginning of the fifth century britain was invaded by three tribes from the northern europe:angles, _____ and _____ 9. four group of loanword s ______ , ________ , _____ a n d _______ .iii. put the following words into the appropriate blanks.(4O') flock herd school troop pride1. a __ of cattle2.a ____ o f monkeys3. a __ of lions4.a ___ of sheep5. a __ offishiv. judge whether each of the following statements is true or false.(24. 『elations between meanings of words can be synonymy, antonymy or hyponymy.2. in semantics, meaning of Ianguage is considered as the intrinsic and inherent relation to the physical world of experie nee.3. grammatical meaning refers to the part of the word-meaning which indicates grammatical concepts・4. the connotative meaning is also known as connotations, which are generally found in the dictionary.5. —male/female, present/absentllare contrary terms・v. define the following terms.(2,+4,=6,)1. word2. motivatio nvi. answer the following questions .(6,+6,+8,=20,) 1 ・ what is the d iff ere nee betwee n homonyms and polysemy? how to differentiate them?2. how do linguists divide the history of the english language for analysis?3. discuss some of the characteristics of antonyms.答案1. d.2.c3.c4.c5.b6.c 7b 8.c 9.c 10 c 11.a12. a 13.c 14.c 15.c 16.d 17.a 18.d 19.d 2O.aii.1. meaning2.associated meaning3.origins4.grammatical5. meani ngs6. s cientific7.synchronlc,diachronic 8,hyponymys, superordinate8. sax on s,jutes9. aliens, denizens,translation・loans,semantic borrowings • • •IIIherd troopprideflockschooliv1. t2.f3.t4.f5.tV・1. a word is a minimum free form,that is to say,the smallest form that may appear in isolation・2. motivation acco unts for the conn ection betwee n the linguistic symbol and its meaning.most words can said to benon-motivated.that is,the conn ection of the sign and meaning does not have logical connectionexplanation.neverthelss,english does have words whose meanings can be explained to a certain extent.vi.1 ・ homonyms refer to d iff ere nt words which happe n to share the same form and polysemy refer to the fact that the same word has several distinguishable meanings・ by seeing their etymology, we can distinguish them, i. e. homonyms are from d iff ere nt sources while a polysemy is from the same source which has acquireddifferent meanings in the course of development. the secondprincipal consideration is semantic relatedness・ the various meaning of a polysemy are correlated and connected to do with one another, additionally, In dictionary, a polysemy has its meanings all listed under one headword whereas homonyms are listed as separate entries・2. three periods in the development of english language (vocabulary)1) old english or anglo-saxon period (449-1100)1 much of the old english vocabulary was borrowed from latin 如bargain, cheap, inch, pound; cup, dish, wall, wine, etc2 old english was a highly in fleeted language .it has a complete system of declensions of words2) middle english period ( 1100-1500 )1 french influence and norman conquest in 1066law and government administration: military affairs> religion、art 2 middle english is becoming from highly inflected language to analytic language3) modern english period (1500-)【篇二：词汇学考试题目】1.in old english there was ______ agreement between sound form.()a moreb. littlec. lessd. gradual2. both Idee and cceld are ______ ・()a. general dictionariesb monolingual dictionariesc. both a and bd. neither a and b3. the word miniskirt is ______ ・()a. morphologically motivatedb etymologically motivatedc. semantically motivatedd. none of the above4. the most important way of vocabulary development in present-dayenglish is _______ ・()a borrowingb. semantic changec. creation of new wordsd. all the above5. beneralization is a process by which a word that originallyhad a specialized meaning has now become ________ ・()a. generalizedb. expandedc. elevatedd・ degraded6. _________________________ some morphemes have as they are realized by morethan one morph according to their position in word.()a. alter native morphsb. single morphsc. abstract unitsd. discrete units7.old english vocabulary was essentially _______ with a number of borrowings from latin and Scandinavian・()a. italicb germanicc. Celticd. hellenica. semanticsb. grammarc. phoneticsd. Iexicology9.if two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called ____________ .()a. repetitionb. alliterationc. rhymed. none of the abovelO.which of the following words is a functional word?()a. oftenb. neverc. althoughd. desk41. _______________________________ rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as _____________________________ ・()a. semantic unityb. structural stabilityc. idiomatic variationd. figure of speech12.the advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _________________ .()a. use idioms correctly and appropriatelyb understand idioms correctlyc. remember idioms quicklyd. try a new method of classification13. borrowing as a source of homonymy in english can be illustrated by _______ .()a. long (not short)b. ball (a dancing party)c. rock (rocknroll)d. ad (advertisement)14. the change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors except _______ .()a. the influx of borrowingb. repetitionc. analogyd ・ shortening15. w hich of the following is not a comp orient of linguistic context?()a. words and phrases ・b. sentencesc. text or passaged. time and placeii. match the words or expressions in column a with those in column b according to 1 )types of meaning changes; 2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4)meaning and context. (10%)16. seandinavian ( ) l (place where things are made) 22. participants ( ) g.determined23. difference in denotation ( ) h.pigheaded24. appreciative ( ) i.non-linguistic25. pejorative ( ) j.iron (a device for smoothing clothes)iii. study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2) types of word formation or prefixes. (20%))17. germanic () 18. extension () 49.narrowing () 21. ambiguity () b. grammaticalc.d ouble meaning d.s wedish f. dutch27. mote I ()()29. blueprint ()30. preliminaries ()31. southward ()32. demilitarize ()33. hypersensitive ()34. retell ()35. multi-purposes ()iv. define the following terms. (10%)36. acr onymy37. native words38. elevatio n39. stylistic meaning40. monolingral dictionaryV・answer the following questions. your answers should the clear and short・ write your answers in the space given below・(10%)41 ・how many types of motivation are there in english? give one example for each type・42. what are the major sources of english synonyms? illustrate your points・Vl.analyze and comment on the following. write your answers in the space given below・(20%)43. a nalyze the morphological structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes.recollection, nationalist, unearthly英语词汇学试题参考答案I. (30%)1. a2.c3.a4.c5.a6.a7.b8.d9.b 10.c 11.d 12.a 13.b 14.b 15.d II. (10%)16. d17. f18. a19. j20. b21. c22.i23. e24. g25. hm.(2o%)26. bound root27. (head+tail) blending28.inflectional affix/morpheme30. full conversion31. derivational suffix32. derivation33. prefix of degree34. derivational prefix35. number prefixIV. (10%)36. the process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms・37. n ative words, also known as anglo-saxon words, are words brought to britian in the 5th century by the germanic tribes・38. the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importanee.39. the distinctlve stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context.40. a dictio nary writte n in one language, or a dicti on ary in which entries are defined in the same Ianguage.V. (10%)41. there are four types of motivation:1) onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc.2) morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc.3) semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc.4) etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc.42. key points:borrowing; dialects and regional english; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidenee with idiomatic expressions.VL(20%)43.1) each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection (re+collect+ion) ,nationalist(nation+al+ist) ,unearthly (un+earth+ly).2) of the nine morphemes, only collect,nation and earth are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves・3) all the rest re-,-ion，-al,-ist,un・ and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words・【篇三：英语词汇学试题】write the terms in the blanks according to the definitions・(20 points)4. a minimal meaningful unit of a language ()2. one of the variants that realize a morpheme ()3. a morpheme that occurs with at least one other morpheme ()4. a morpheme that can stand alone ()5. a morpheme attached to a stem alone ()6. an affix that indicates grammatical relations ()7. an affix that forms new words with a stem or root ()8. what remains of a word after the removal of all affixes ()9. a form to which affixes of any kind can be added ()40. the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words () ii. form negatives pf each of the following words by using one of these prefixes dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, non・，un-. (40 points) smoker capablepractical obey security relevant mature ability officially willingnesslegal agreement logicalloyal convenientathleic moral regularhonest likeiii. decide whether the following statements are true or false・ (20 points)english is more closely related to german than french.2. old english was a highly inflected Ianguage・3. middle english absorbed a tremendous number of foreign words but withlittle change in word endings・4. conversions refers to the use of words of one class as that of a different class・5. words mainly invoIved in conversation are nouns, verbs, and adverbs.6. motivation explains why a particular form has a particular meaning ・7. unlike conceptual meaning, associative meaning is unstableandin determinate.8. perfect homonyms share the same spelling and pronounciation ・9. contradictory terms do not show degrees・10. antonyms should be opposites of similar intensity.iv. study the sentences below and give and antonyms to the word in bold type in each context. (20 points)4. the discussion enabled them to have a clear idea of the nature of the problem.2. they are faced with clear alter natives ・3. his grandfather's mind was not clear during the time he made the will.4. i'd like to get a clear plastic bag to carry this・5. wash the substances with clear cold water.6. the singefs voice remai ned pure and clear throughout the eveni ng.7. all colors were clear, the river below her was brilliant blue・8. her eyes behind the huge spectacles are clear andun troubled ・9. now that Pve told her everyth!ng, i can leave with a clear con scie nee.10. he is a shortish man of clear complexion.参考答案英语词汇学i. 1.morpheme 2. allomorph 3. bound morpheme 4. free morpheme 5. affix6. inflectional affix7. derivational affix8. root9. stem 10. etymology11. n onsmoker, in capable, impractical, discovery, insecurity, irrelevant, immature,inability/disability, unofficially, unwillingness, illegal, disagreeme nt, illogical, disloyal, inco nv enient, non athletic, immoral, irregular, dishonest, dislikeiii. l.t 2.t 3.f 4.t 5.f 6.t 7.t 8.t 9.t 10.tiv. 1. confusing 2. ambiguous 3. muddled 4. opaque 5. dirty6. harsh7. dull8. shifty9. guiltylO. blemished。
词汇学试题及答案
词汇学试题及答案一、选择题（每题1分，共10分）1. 下列哪个词属于多义词？A. 桌子B. 苹果C. 跑D. 书2. 词汇的最小单位是：A. 词B. 语素C. 词组D. 句子3. 词汇的同义关系指的是：A. 词与词之间意义相同或相近B. 词与词之间意义相反C. 词与词之间意义无关D. 词与词之间意义有联系但不相同4. “绿色”一词在“绿色食品”中属于：A. 颜色词B. 形容词C. 抽象名词D. 专有名词5. “网络”一词在现代汉语中属于：A. 古汉语词汇B. 外来词C. 新词D. 专业术语6. 下列哪个词属于反义词？A. 快-慢B. 男-女C. 长-短D. 老-少7. 词汇的构成方式不包括：A. 合成B. 派生C. 借用D. 音译8. “美丽”一词的词性是：A. 名词B. 动词C. 形容词D. 副词9. “电脑”一词的构词方式是：A. 合成B. 派生C. 借用D. 音译10. 下列哪个词属于外来词？A. 电视B. 电话C. 网络D. 汽车二、填空题（每空1分，共10分）11. 词汇学是研究语言中________的学科。
12. 词义的演变通常包括词义的________、________和________。
13. 词义的________是指词义在特定语境下临时改变的现象。
14. 词汇的________是指词义的扩大，能够涵盖更多的事物或现象。
15. 词汇的________是指词义的缩小，只能指特定的事物或现象。
三、简答题（每题5分，共10分）16. 简述词汇的构成方式有哪些？17. 简述词义演变的类型。
四、论述题（每题15分，共30分）18. 论述词汇学在语言教学中的重要性。
19. 论述词汇的同义关系和反义关系在语言表达中的作用。
五、案例分析题（共40分）20. 请分析“手机”一词的词义演变过程，并讨论其对现代汉语词汇发展的影响。
（20分）21. 以“环保”为例，分析词汇的派生构成方式及其在现代社会中的应用。
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英语词汇学试题Introduction and Chapter 1Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabula ry（练习1）I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through theuse of _________construct.A. wordB. formC. morphemeD. root2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.A. SemanticsB. LinguisticsC. EtymologyD. Stylistics3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.A. GreekB. RomanC. ItalianD. Germanic4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.A. linguisticB. grammaticalC. arbitraryD. semantic5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effectsA. situationB. contextC. timeD. place6.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form , meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _______ difference.A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic7. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas.A. technicalB. artisticC. differentD. academic8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves.A. SlangB. JargonC. Dialectal wordsD. Argot9 ._________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words.A. JargonB. ArgotC. Dialectal wordsD. Slang10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it.A. workersB. criminalsC. any personD. policeman11.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.A. ArgotB. SlangC. JargonD. Dialectal words12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use.A. commonB. littleC. slightD. great13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on ______meanings.A. newB. oldC. badD. good14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. formal15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called _______words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.A. contentB. notionalC. emptyD. newII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _____of words.17.English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the ______ structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantics, relations, _____development, formation and ______.18.English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, ______,etymology, stylistics,________.19.There are generally two approaches to the study of words , namely synchronic and _______.nguage study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary 2) content words and functional words 3) native words and borrowed words4)characteristics of the basic word stock.A B21 . Stability ( ) A. E-mail22. Collocbility( ) B. aught23. Jargon( ) C. por24. Argot ( ) D. upon25.Notional words( ) E. hypo26. Neologisms ( ) F. at heart27. Aliens ( ) G. man28. Semantic-loans( ) H. dip29. Archaisms ( ) I. fresh30. Empty words ( ) J. emirIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) characteristics of the basic word stock 2) types of nonbasic vocabulary.31. dog cheap ( ) 32 a change of heart ( )33. can-opener ( ) 34.Roger ( )35. bottom line ( ) 36.penicillin ( )37. auld ( ) 38. futurology ( )39.brethren ( ) 40. take ( )V. Define the following terms.41. word 42. Denizens 43. Aliens 44. Translation-loans 45. Semantic-loansVI. Answer the following Questions46.Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning, sound and form with examples.47. What are the main characteristics of the basic word-stock? Illustrate your points with examples.48. Give the types of nonbasic vocabulary with examples.VII. Analyze and comment on the following.49. Classify the following words and point out the types of words according to notion.earth, cloud, run, walk, on, of, upon, be, frequently , the, five, but, a , never.50. Group the following borrowed words into Denizens, Aliens, Translation-loans, Semantic-loans.Dream, pioneer, kowtow, bazaar, lama, master-piece, port, shirtKey to Exercises:I. 1. A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20.vocabularyIII.21. G 22. F23. E24. H25. C26. A27. J28.I29.B30.DIV.31. the basic word stock; productivity32. the basic word stock; collocability33.the basic word stock; argot34.nonbasic word stock; slang35. nonbasic word stock; jargon36. nonbasic word stock ;terminology37.nonbasic word stock; dialectal words38. nonbasic word stock ,neologisms39. nonbasic word stock; archaisms40. the basic word stock; polysemyV-----VI. (see the course book)VII. 49. Content words: earth, clould, run, walk, frequently, never, fiveFunctional words: on, of, upon, be, the, but, a.50. Denizens: port, shirt,Aliens: bazaar, kowtowTranslation-loans: lama, masterpieceSemantic-loans:dream, pioneerChapter 2 The Development of the English Vocabulary and Chapter 3 Word Formation I(练习2)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3,000( some put it 5,000)languages, which can be groupedinto the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 500B. 4000C. 300D. 20002.The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly ______language.A. inflectedB. derivedC. developedD. analyzed3.After the _________, the Germanic tribes called Angles ,Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. GreeksB. IndiansC. RomansD. French4.The introduction of ________had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. HinduismB. ChristianityC. BuddhismD. Islamism5.In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings. With the invaders, many________words came into the English language.A. GreekB. RomanC. CelticD. Scandinavian6.It is estimated that at least ______ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.A. 500B. 800C. 1000 .D. 9007.The Normans invaded England from France in 1066. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of______ words into English.A. FrenchB. GreekC. RomanD. Latin8.By the end of the _______century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law courts, andgovernment and regained social status.A. 12thB. 13thC. 14thD.15th9.As a result , Celtic made only a ________contribution to the English vocabulary.A. smallB. bigC. greatD. smaller10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _______.A. GreekB. RomanC. IndianD. Russian11.In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from thedead language.A. SanskritB. LatinC. RomanD. Greek12.Greek is the modern language derived from _______.A. LatinB. HellenicC. Indian D . Germanic13.The five Roamance languages , namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to theItalic through an intermediate language called _______.A. SanskritB. LatinC. CelticD. Anglo-Saxon14.The ________family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danishand Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages.A. GermanicB. Indo-EuropeanC. AlbanianD. Hellenic15.By the end of the _______century , virtually all of the people who held political or social power and manyof those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin.A. 10thB.11thC.12thD. 13thII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.Now people generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as _______.17.. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings , Middle English was one of ______.18.It can be concluded that English has evoked from a synthetic language (Old English) to the present _____language.19.The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups , which can be grouped into anEastern set: Balto-Slavic , Indo-Iranian ,Armenian and Albanian; a Western set :Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, _______.20.It is necessary to subdivide Modern English into Early (1500-1700)and _____ Modern English.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) origin of the words2)history off English development 3) language family.A B21. Celtic ( ) A.politics22. religious ( ) B.moon23.Scandinavian ( ) C. Persian24. French ( ) D.London25. Old English ( ) E. abbot26.Dutch ( ) F. skirt27.Middle English ( ) G. sunu28. Modern English ( ) H. lernen29. Germanic family ( ) I. freight30.Sanskrit ( ) J. NorwegianIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify types of morphemes underlined.31. earth ( ) 32.contradict ( )33. predictor ( ) 34. radios ( )35. prewar ( ) 36. happiest ( )37. antecedent ( ) 38. northward ( )38. sun ( ) 40. diction ( )V. Define the following terms.41. free morphemes 42. bound morphemes 43. root 44. stem 45.affixesVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.46. Describe the characteristics of Old English .47. Describe the characteristics of Middle English.48. Describe the characteristics of Modern English.VII. Answer the following questions with examples.49. What are the three main sources of new words ?50. How does the modern English vocabulary develop ?Key to exercises:I. 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.BII.16.Old English 17. Leveled endings 18. analytic 19. Germanic te(1700-up to the present )III.21. D 22. E 23. F 24. A 25. G 26. I 27. H 28. B 29. J 30. CIV.31. free morpheme/ free root 32. bound root 33. suffix 34. inflectional affix35. prefix 36. Inflectional affix 37. prefix 38. suffix 39. free morpheme/free root40.bound rootV.-VI ( See the course book )VII. 49. The three main sources of new words are :(1)The rapid development of modern science and technology ,e.g. astrobiology, green revolution ;(2)Social , economic and political changes; e.g. Watergate, soy milk;(3)The influence of other cultures and language; e.g. felafel, Nehru Jackets.50. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: (1) creation, e.g. consideration, carefulness; (2) semantic change, e.g. Polysemy, homonymy ; (3) borrowing ;e.g. tofu, gongful.Chapter 3 The Development of the English V ocabulary and Chapter 4 Word Formation II（练习3）I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.The prefixes in the words of ir resistible, non classical and a political are called _______.A.reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes2.The prefixes contained in the following words are called ______: pseudo-friend, mal practice, mis trust.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes3.The prefixed contained in un wrap, de-compose and dis allow are _________.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes4.The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and arch bishop are _____ .A . negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes5.The prefixes in words bi lingual ,uni form and hemis phere are ________.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes6.________ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and fore head.A.Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size7. Rugby ,afghan and champagne are words coming from ________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames8. Omega,Xerox and orlon are words from _________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames9.Ex-student, fore tell and post-election contain________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. locative prefixes10.Mackintosh, bloomers and cherub are from _______A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames11.The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes12.The prefixes in words anti-government , pro student and contra flow are _____-.A.prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes13.Utopia ,odyssey and Babbit are words from ________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames14.The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are ______.A. noun suffixesB. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixes15.The suffixes in words height en, symbol ize are ________.A. noun suffixesB. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixesII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stem. This process is also known as_____.pounding , also called ________, is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems . Words formed in this way are called _________.18. __________ is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class.19. _________ is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word . Words formed in this way are called blends or _____words.20 A common way of making a word is to shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead. This is called _______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to types of suffixation.A B21. Concrete denominal noun suffixes( ) A. priceless22. Abstract denominal noun suffixes ( ) B. downward23. Deverbal noun suffixes(denoting people.)() C. engineer24. Deverbal nouns suffixes( denoting action,etc) （） D. darken25. De-adjective noun suffixes（）Ｅviolinist26. Noun and adjective suffixes ( ) F.happiness27. Denominal adjective suffixes ( ) G. arguable28. Deverbal adjective suffixes ( ) H.dependent29. Adverb suffixes ( ) I. adulthood30. Verb suffixes ( ) J. survivalIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of clipping 2) types of acronymy and write the full terms.31.quake ( ) 32. stereo ( ) 33. flu ( ) 34. pub ( ) 35. c/o ( )36. V-day ( ) 37. TB ( ) 38. disco ( ) 39.copter ( ) 40. perm ( )V.Define the following terms .41. acronymy 42. back-formation 43. initialisms 44. prefixation 45. suffixationVI. Answer the following questions with examples.46. What are the characteristics of compounds ?47. What are the main types of blendings ?48. What are the main types of compounds ?VII. Analyze and comment on the following:49. Use the following examples to explain the types of back-formation.(1) donate ----donation emote----emotion(2) loaf—loafer beg------beggar(3) eavesdrop---eavesdropping babysit---babysitter(4) drowse—drowsy laze---lazy50. Read the following sentence and identify the types of conversion of the italicized words.(1) I’m very grateful for your help. (2) The rich must help the poor.(3)His argument contains too many ifs and buts. (4) They are better housed and clothed.(5) The photograph yellowed with age. (6) We downed a few beers.Key to exercises :1. B2. C3. A4. B5. A6.C7.B8.D9.C 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.BII. 16. derivation position, compounds 18. Conversion 19. Blending(pormanteau) 20.clippingIII. 21.C 22. I 23. H 24. J 25.F 26.E 27.A 28.G 29.B 30.DIV.31. Front clipping, earthquake32. Back clipping, stereophonic33.Front and back clipping, influenza34.Phrase clipping, public house35. Initialisms, care of36. Acronyms, Victory Day37. Initialisms, tuberculosis38. Back clipping, discotheque39. Front clipping, helicopter40. Phrase clipping, permanent wavesV-VI. (See the course book)VII.49. There are mainly four types of back-formation.(1)From abstract nouns (2) From human nouns (3) From compound nouns and others(4) From adjectives50. (1)Verb to noun (2) Adjective to noun (3) Miscellaneous conversion to noun(4 ) Noun to verb (5) Adjective (6) Miscellaneous conversion to verbChapter 5 Word Meaning (练习4)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. A word is the combination of form and ________.A. spellingB. writingC. meaningD. denoting2._______is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.A. ReferenceB. ConceptC. SenseD. Context3.Sense denotes the relationships _______the language.A. outsideB. withC. beyondD. inside4. Most English words can be said to be ________.A. non-motivatedB. motivatedC. connectedD. related5.Trumpet is a(n) _______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. semanticallyC. onomatopoeicallyD. etymologically6.Hopeless is a ______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically7.In the sentence ‘ He is fond of pen ’ , pen is a ______ motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically8.Walkman is a _______motivated word.A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically9.Functional words possess strong _____ whereas content words have both meanings, and lexical meaning inparticular.A. grammatical meaningB. conceptual meaningC. associative meaningD. arbitrary meaning10._______is unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period, and the experience of the individual.A.Stylistic meaningB. Connotative meaningC. Collocative meaningD. Affective meaning11.Affective meaning indicates the speaker’s _______towards the person or thing in question.A. feeling .B. likingC. attitudeD. understanding12. _________ are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such as oh, dear me, alas.A. PrepositionsB. InterjectionsC. ExclamationsD. Explanations13. It is noticeable that _______overlaps with stylistic and affective meanings because in a sense both stylistic and affective meanings are revealed by means of collocations.A.conceptual meaningB. grammatical meaningC. lexical meaningD. collocative meaning14.In the same language, the same concept can be expressed in ______.A. only one wordB. two wordsC. more than threeD. different words15.Reference is the relationship between language and the ______.A. speakersB. listenersC. worldD. specific countryII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.In modern English one may find some words whose sounds suggest their ______pounds and derived words are ______ words and the meanings of many are the sum total of themorphemes combined.18._______ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word.19.The meanings of many words often relate directly to their ______. In other words the history of the wordexplains the meaning of the word.20.Lexical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _________.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of motivation 2) types of meaning.A B21. Onomotopooeic motivation ( ) A. tremble with fear22. Collocative meaning ( ) B. skinny23. Morphological motivation ( ) C. slender24. Connotative meaning ( ) D. hiss25. Semantic motivation ( ) E. laconic26. Stylistic meaning ( ) F. sun (a heavenly body)27. Etymological motivation ( ) G.airmail28. Pejorative meaning ( ) H. home29. Conceptual meaning ( ) I. horse and plug30. Appreciative meaning ( ) J. pen and awordIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of motivation 2) types of meaning.31. neigh ( ) 32. the mouth of the river ( )33. reading-lamp ( ) 34. tantalus ( )35. warm home ( ) 36. the cops ( )37. dear me ( ) 38. pigheaded ( )39. handsome boy ( ) 40. diligence ( )V.Define the following terms .41. motivation 42. grammatical meanings 43. conceptual meaning 44. associative meaning 45. affective meaningVI.Answer the following questions . Your answers should be clear and short.46. What is reference ? 47. What is concept ? 48. What is sense ?VII.Analyze and comment on the following.49. Study the following words and explain to which type of motivation they belong.50. Explain the types of associative meaning with examples.Key to exercises:I. 1. C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.CII.16. meanings 17.multi-morphemic 18.Semantic motivation 19.origins 20.associative meaningIII.21. D 22.A 23.G 24.H 25.J 26.I 27.E 28.B 29.F 30.CIV.31. Onomatopoeic motivation 32. Semantic motivation33. Morphological motivation 34. Etymological motivation35. Connotative meaning 36.Stylistic meaning37. Affective meaning 38. pejorative39. collocative meaning 40. appreciativeV-VI. See the course book.VIII.49. (1) Roar and buzz belong to onomatopoeic motivation.(2)Miniskirt and hopeless belong to morphological motivation.(3) The leg of a table and the neck of a bottle belong to semantic motivation.(4) Titanic and panic belong to etymological motivation.50. Associative meaning comprises four types:(1)Connotative meaning . It refers to the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning,traditionally known as connotations. It is not an essential part of the word-meaning, but associations that might occur in the mind of a particular user of the language. For example, mother , denoting a ‘female parent’, is often associated with ‘love’, ‘care’, etc..(2)Stylistic meaning. Apart feom their conceptual meanings, many words have stylistic features, whichmake them appropriate for different contexts. These distinctive features form the stylistic meanings of words . For example, pregnant, expecting, knockingup, in the club, etc., all can have the same conceptual meaning, but differ in their stylistic values.(3)Affective meaning. It indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question. Wordsthat have emotive values may fall into two categories :appreciative or pejorative. For example, famous, determined are words of positive overtones; notorious, pigheaded are of negative connotations implying disapproval, contempt or criticism.(4)Collocative meaning. It consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation. In other words,it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. For example, we say : pretty girl, pretty garden; we don’t say pretty typewriter. But sometimes there is some overlap between the collocations of the two words.Chapter 6 Sense Relations and Semantic Field (练习5)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ______.A. English onlyB. Chinese onlyC. all natural languagesD. some natural languages2.From the ______ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of thesemantic structure of one and same word .A. linguisticB. diachronicC. synchronicD. traditional3._______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondarymeanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes.A Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection4. _________ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.A. DerivationB. RadiationC. InflectionD. Concatenation5.One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their ______.A. spellingB. pronunciationC. etymologyD. usage6. ________refer to one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning.A. PolysemantsB. SynonymsC. AntonymsD. Hyponyms7. The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is _______.A. hyponymyB. synonymyC. polysemyD. antonymy8. _________ are words identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning, e.g. bow/bau/; bow/beu/.A. HomophonesB. HomographsC. Perfect homonymsD. Antonyms9. The antonyms: male and female are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms10.The antonyms big and small are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms11.The antonyms husband and wife are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected termsposition and compounding in lexicology are words of _______.A. absolute synonymsB. relative synonymsC. relative antonymsD. contrary antonyms13.As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly ______, they are often employed in aconversation to create puns for desired effect of humor, sarcasm or ridicule.A. homographsB. homophonesC. absolute homonymsD. antonyms14.From the diachronic point of view, when the word was created, it was endowed with only one meaning .The first meaning is called ______.。
词汇学语言考试题及答案
词汇学语言考试题及答案1. 词汇学是研究语言中词汇的哪一方面？A. 语音B. 语法C. 词汇D. 语义答案：C2. 词汇学中，词根是指什么？A. 词的最小意义单位B. 词的发音单位C. 词的书写单位D. 词的语法单位答案：A3. 词汇学研究中，词缀的作用是什么？A. 改变词义B. 改变词性C. 改变词形D. 以上都是答案：D4. 以下哪个词不是复合词？A. 黑板B. 电脑C. 老师D. 飞机答案：C5. 词汇学中，同义词是指什么？A. 意义完全相同的词B. 意义相近的词C. 意义相反的词D. 形式相同的词答案：B6. 词汇学中，反义词是指什么？A. 意义完全相同的词B. 意义相近的词C. 意义相反的词D. 形式相同的词答案：C7. 词汇学研究中，词义的演变叫做什么？A. 词义变化B. 词义发展C. 词义演变D. 词义扩展答案：C8. 词汇学中，词义的缩小指的是什么？A. 词义变得更加具体B. 词义变得更加抽象C. 词义变得更加广泛D. 词义保持不变答案：A9. 词汇学研究中，词义的扩大指的是什么？A. 词义变得更加具体B. 词义变得更加抽象C. 词义变得更加广泛D. 词义保持不变答案：C10. 词汇学中，词义的转移指的是什么？A. 词义变得更加具体B. 词义变得更加抽象C. 词义从一个领域转移到另一个领域D. 词义保持不变答案：C。
词汇学试卷及答案
词汇学试卷及答案1.With the（）of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party. [单选题] *A.exhibition(正确答案)B.exceptionC.exceptD.reception2.Although the trffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a （）speed. [单选题] *A.spareB.fast(正确答案)C.moderateD.moral3.All the memories of his childhood had（） from his mind by the time he was 65. [单选题] *A.fadedB.illustratedfined(正确答案)D.concerned4.This river is so big that it is impossible to build a （） under it without modern technology. [单选题] *A.canal(正确答案)B.tunnelC.channelD.cable5.The （） is nearly dead , so I can not start the car again. [单选题] *A. beanB.beam(正确答案)C.bakeD.battery6.When making modern cameras , people began to （）plastics for metal. [单选题] *A. surroundB.substanceC.stretch(正确答案)D.substitute7.With the help of the government , a large number of people ---（）after the flood in 1991. [单选题] *A. survived(正确答案)B.suspendedC.sufferedD.subfected8.He always has a lot of （） ideas in his mind , and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinding about. [单选题] *A. novelB.spoilC.acceptable(正确答案)D.additional9.Please be serious. I am not （）. You should consider it carefully [单选题] *A. sortingB.jokingC.countingparing(正确答案)10.We do not have a （） school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. . [单选题] *A. continue(正确答案)B.bayC.assistanceD.graduate11.In the United States, the foreign policy is decided by the （）government, not by each state. [单选题] *A. federal(正确答案)B.figureC.scientific12.He works in our university as a visiting （）, not as a formal faculty member. [单选题] *A. traditional(正确答案)B.scholarC.nurseD.pilot13.When you fill in the application form, please use your （） address so that we can contact you easily later. [单选题] *A. policyB.plain(正确答案)C.permanentD.principal14.John （） to be a polite man. But in fact he is very rude. [单选题] *A. pretendsB.assuresC.affordsD.melts(正确答案)15.We can not trust him any more because he often （）his duty. [单选题] *A. owes(正确答案)B.spoilsD.neglects16.In order to increase our output, we need to import more production （）. [单选题] *A. facilitiesB.hens(正确答案)C.votesD.artists17.When a spacecraft travels, one of the major problems is reentry into the Earth’s（）. [单选题] *A. surfaceB.atmosphereC.attitudeD.bent(正确答案)18.This river forms a natural （） between China and Korea. [单选题] *A. boundaryB.stringC.spotD.zone(正确答案)19.She is already 16years old. But she （）_as if she were still a little girl. [单选题] *A. believes(正确答案)B.absorbsD.behaves20.We are （） at the rapid progress Mark has made in this semester. [单选题] *A. distinguishedB.annoyedC.astonished(正确答案)D.scored21.The doctors （） the medicines to the people in the flood area. [单选题] *A. distributed(正确答案)B.packedC.prayedD.undertook22.Much of the news provided by this newspaper is （）, not foreign. [单选题] *A. domestic(正确答案)B.strainC.purchaseD.murder23.He tried to —（）relations with his former wife but he failed. [单选题] *A. measureB.maintain(正确答案)C.shelter24.He （） to study harder in the future so that he could have more opportunities to finda better job. [单选题] *A. resolved(正确答案)B.resortedC.requestedD.reserved25.The （）work continued for more than a week but there was still no sign of the missing boy. [单选题] *A. researchB.rescue(正确答案)C.vesselD.vast26.Many kinds of animals are believed to have（）from the earth [单选题] *A. withdrawnB.vanished(正确答案)C.foundD.hung27.The engineers in this lab spent several weeks（） their plans for the new bicycle. [单选题] *A. countingC.elaborating(正确答案)D.casting28.Pine trees are usually believed to（） cold weather. [单选题] *A. guardB.accomplishC.roarD.endure(正确答案)29.Free medical service is （） to nearly all the college students in China. [单选题] *A. favoriteB.available(正确答案)C.convenientD.average30.After working for twenty hours without any rest, the doctors were （）. [单选题] *A. exhausted(正确答案)B.mountedC.wrappedD.restored31.The college students in China are （） from smoking on campus because this will do them no good. [单选题] *A. discouraged(正确答案)C.obeyedD.obtained32.Professor Smith is also the（） of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help. [单选题] *A. detectiveB.presidentC.managerD.director(正确答案)33.We won’t allow any foreign country to （）in our internal affairs. [单选题] *A. devoteB.districtC.interfere(正确答案)D.wander34.We can not （） all the magazines together. [单选题] *A. routeB.drawC.threadD.bind(正确答案)35.What he said in the meeting （） everybody present. [单选题] *A. disgusted(正确答案)C.disposedD.eliminated36.Some lazy men would rather （） than work. [单选题] *A. indicateB.declareC.solveD.starve(正确答案)37.This boy was （） for what he had done in the class. [单选题] *A. scolded(正确答案)B.overcomeC.inclinedD.displayed38.Some states in the United States （） people to carry guns. [单选题] *A. applyB.charmC.ignoreD.forbid(正确答案)39.Carelessness made him fall in his job （）. [单选题] *A.interview(正确答案)B.intentionD.stocking40.Sometimes it is very difficult to （） some of the English words. Even the native speaker can not help. [单选题] *A. decreaseB.createC.define(正确答案)D.delight41.Students with （） problems may apply for student loans. [单选题] *A.economicB.financial(正确答案)C.maleD.economical42.Both sugar and salt can （）in water. [单选题] *A.desertB.absorbC.dissolve(正确答案)D.involve43.I have not heard anything from him since his （）. [单选题] *A.departure(正确答案)B.faultD.acciptance44.Without a proper education, people could （） all kinds of crimes. [单选题] *A.conductB.stoopmit(正确答案)D.sweat45.Several loudspeakers are （） from the ceiling and we can hear the speaker very clearly. [单选题] *A.connectedB.sustainedC.associatedD.suspended(正确答案)46.This morning in the class, our teacher lost his （） at last because he could not stand any more. [单选题] *A.temper(正确答案)B.terrorC.verseD.contain47.It is not --（） for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need some of them for my research. [单选题] *A. continuousB.difficultC.convenient(正确答案)D.sufficient48.When traveling alone in the mountains, you’d better take a （） with you in case you get lost. [单选题] *pass(正确答案)pressplseD.campus49.As a teacher, you should not （） the students from asking questions in class. [单选题] *A.ruinB.restrain(正确答案)C.importD.impose50.If you have any problems during your study here, please do not （） to call me for help [单选题] *A.hesitate(正确答案)B.despairC.urgeD.request51. This kind of medicine has the power to （）poison. [单选题] *A.splashB.resist(正确答案)C.adoptD.occupy52. He is easily （） so I do not like to talk with him. [单选题] *A.defendedB.affordedC.createdD.offended(正确答案)53.I am （） to believe that he won’t come back to see his wife again. [单选题] *A.inclined(正确答案)B.puzzledC.accompaniedD.performed54.Before you mail this letter, you should check again whether you have （） it or not. [单选题] *A.sunkB.sighedC.soughtD.sealed(正确答案)55.After talking for nearly ten hours, he （） to the government’s pressure at last. [单选题] *A.expressedB.yielded(正确答案)C.decreasedD.approved56.My hands and feet were （） with cold as I waited for the bus. [单选题] *A. cliffB.stillC.stiff(正确答案)D.stick57.This problem is beyond his ability and he can not （） it. [单选题] *A.slipB.packC.gainD.solve(正确答案)58.When you buy the spare parts for your car, try to get the （） ones from the authorized dealer. [单选题] *A.genuine(正确答案)B.generousC.geniusD.gentle59.If you use （）, you can get a higher quality picture. [单选题] *A.waxB.shameC.gooseD.slides(正确答案)60.Who（） this country, the people or the president? This question is not easy to answer. [单选题] *A.frightensB.differsC.displayserns(正确答案)。
词汇学期末考试题及答案
词汇学期末考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 词汇学研究的核心对象是（）。
A. 语音B. 语法C. 词汇D. 语义答案：C2. 词义的最小单位是（）。
A. 语素B. 词C. 短语D. 句子答案：A3. 以下哪个词属于多义词？（）A. 桌子B. 苹果C. 跑D. 笔答案：C4. 词义的演变通常不包括（）。
A. 词义扩大B. 词义缩小C. 词义转移D. 词义创新答案：D5. 以下哪个词属于外来词？（）A. 沙发B. 电脑C. 汽车D. 火车答案：A6. 词义的引申通常是基于（）。
A. 词的本义B. 词的引申义C. 词的转用义D. 词的比喻义答案：A7. 以下哪个词属于同义词？（）A. 快速和迅速B. 桌子和椅子C. 红色和蓝色D. 学习和平息答案：A8. 以下哪个词属于反义词？（）A. 高和矮B. 桌子和椅子C. 红色和蓝色D. 学习和平息答案：A9. 以下哪个词属于成语？（）A. 马到成功B. 桌子C. 红色D. 学习答案：A10. 以下哪个词属于专业术语？（）A. 电脑B. 桌子C. 红色D. 学习答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. 词汇学是研究语言中的词汇及其变化规律的学科。
2. 词义的演变包括词义扩大、词义缩小和词义转移。
3. 多义词是指一个词具有两个或两个以上相关或不相关的意义。
4. 外来词是指从其他语言借用过来的词。
5. 词义的引申通常是基于词的本义。
6. 同义词是指意义相同或相近的词。
7. 反义词是指意义相反或相对的词。
8. 成语是指由四个或四个以上汉字组成的固定短语，具有特定的意义和用法。
9. 专业术语是指在特定领域内使用的具有特定意义的词。
10. 词汇的创新是指根据语言发展的需要，创造出新的词汇。
三、简答题（每题10分，共40分）1. 简述词汇学的研究内容。
词汇学主要研究语言中的词汇及其变化规律，包括词的构成、词义的演变、词的分类、词的用法等方面。
2. 简述词义演变的类型。
词汇学-- 题
I.Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Circle T or Fas you see fit on your answer sheet. (10%)1. The basic word stock of a language is changing rapidly all the time.2. A free morpheme is a word in the traditional sense.3. The total number of functional words is very limited in English.4. Every English word has its motivation.5. All the affixes in English are very productive.6. The meaning of a word, especially that of a polysemous word, is oftendetermined by the context in which it appears.7. Some synonyms are connected with euphemisms and vulgarisms.8. The interaction between American English and British English is largelyfrom west to east nowadays.9. If a native word has a borrowed synonym, the foreign word is alwaysmore literary than the native one.10. A synchronic dictionary is a dictionary of contemporary words.II. The following are multiple-choice questions. Mark your answer bycircling A,B, C or D on your answer sheet. (20%)11. The history of the English language began with the conquest and settlement of what is now England by the _________.(A) Romans(B) Danish(C) Angles, Saxons and Jutes(D) Normans12. The sentence “Feeling fatigued, Tom retired early” is stylistically __________.(A) colloquial(B) slangy(C) literary(D) neutral13. A morpheme is a two-facet language unit, which possesses both ________.(A) function and meaning(B) letters and meaning(C) syllable and meaning(D) sound and meaning14. A hybrid is a word made up of elements belonging to two or more _________.(A) foreign languages(B) different languages(C) Germanic languages(D) Romance languages15. In English the most productive type of conversion is conversion__________.(A) from verb to adjective(B) from adjective to noun(C) from noun to adjective(D) from noun to verb16. The majority of back-formed words are ___________.(A) nouns(B) adjectives(C) verbs(D) adverbs17. “Statesman” is an appreciative word whereas “politician” is a_________.(A) colloquial word(B) derogatory word(C) purr word(D) neutral word18. “Happy” and “unhappy” are ____________.(A) non-gradable antonyms(B) root antonyms(C) derivational antonyms(D) conversives19. The language brought to North America by the British explorers in the seventeenth century belongs to the early stage of _______.(A) Old English(B) Middle English(C) Modern English(D) Contemporary English20. “Corpse” originally meant the human body. Now it means a dead body. This is a case of _______.(A) restriction of meaning(B) extension of meaning(C) degeneration of meaning(D) elevation of meaningIII. Decide whether each of the following words is a A)simple word, B) compound word, C) derived word or D) shortened form. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.21. taxi 22. lady23. modernize 24. eager25. friendship 26. warship27. German 28. Frenchman29. crocodile 30. photoIV. Explain the following terms with appropriate examples. Do it on the answer sheet. (10%)31. allomorph32. derivationV. Give a short answer to the following questions. Do it on the answersheet. (30%)33. The meaning of a ploysemous word is often determined by thelinguistic context in which it appears. Illustrate this point with examples.34. What are the four commonest tendencies of the change of wordmeaning?VI. Give a longer answer (150-200 words) to the following question. Do iton the answer sheet. (20%)35. How are antonyms classified in English?II.I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Circle T or F as you see fit on your answer sheet. (10%)1. All the words in a language together constitute what is known as its basicword stock.2. Greek borrowings in English are mostly words about things in daily life.3. The English vocabulary is extremely homogeneous.4. Content words as a class are used more frequently than function words.5. Inflectional affixes have only grammatical meanings.6. Root, stem and base refer to the same thing.7. The prefix “de-“ is polysemic.8. There is an intrinsic connection between the sound symbol and the senseof all English words.9. “Impossible” expresses a stronger negation than “not possible”.10. When an idiom is reworded, its sense is usually destroyed.II. Choose the correct answer. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. (20%)11. Middle English began with the _________ conquest of England in 1066.a. Greekb. Normanc. Danishd. Roman12. New words in a language are also referred to as __________.a. archaismsb. neologismsc. colloquialismsd. euphemisms13. The word “stretched” is made up of two __________.a. vowelsb. morphemesc. syllablesd. phonemes14. The suffix “-ling” as in “hireling” and “weakling” has a _______ shade of meaning.a. poeticb. euphemisticc. commendatoryd. derogatory15. Which of the following is an acronym?a. OPECb. CIAc. ISBNd. FBI16. “Bank” has the meaning of “land along the side of a river” and “a place in which money is kept and paid out”. This is an example of ___________.a. polysemyb. homonymyc. hyponymyd. homophony17. “Sow” (put seeds in soil) and “sow” (a fully grown female pig) are_________.a. homophonesb. homographsc. hyponymsd. perfect synonyms18. “Journey” originally meant “a day’s walk”. Now it means “distance traveled”. This is a case of _________.a. generalizationb. specializationc. pejorationd. amelioration19. The branch of linguistics treating of word origins is called _______.a. grammatologyb. phraseologyc. lexicologyd. etymology20. The root “-tain” as in maintain, “retain” and “detain” means ___________.a. to holdb. to givec. to getd. to putIII. Examines the following words and decide whether each of them is a: (A) simple word, (B) derived word, (C) compound word or, (D) shortened word. (10%)21. memo 26. radish22. lady 27. tiger23. workman 28. childhood24. worker 29. teapot25. reddish 30. uglifyIV. Explain the following terms, giving appropriate examples. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (15%)31. conversion32. bound morpheme33. elevation of meaningV. Give a brief answer to the following questions. Write it on your answer sheet. (20%)34. What is the difference between polysemy and homonymy?35. Say something about the motivation of English words.三 . Expound the following question in about 200 words. Write it in the space provided on your answer sheet. (25%)Grammatical Meaning and Lexical MeaningI. Some of the following statements are true, and the others false. Mark your answer by writing T or F on your answer sheet. (10%)1. The transitional period from Old English to Modern English is known as Middle English (1100-1500), which is characterized by the strong influence of French.2. Words of Anglo-Saxon origin are loan words.3. An allomorph is the minimal meaningful unit of the English language.4. Today the largest number of new words are formed by compounding.5. Acronymy and derivation are all processes of shortening words or word groups.6. Genuine coinage is not rare.7. Componential analysis enables us to have an exact knowledge of the conceptual meaning of words.8. Polysemy is an essential feature of a language’s economy and efficiency.9. Homophones are words identical in spelling but different in meaning.10. All words have antonyms.II. The following are multiple-choice questions. Mark your answer by writing A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (20%)11. A _____ of sheep is grazing in the fields.(A) flock (B) herd(C) shoal (D) swarm12. When you have a problem in your study, you may ask the teacher for help. “Ask” here means _______.(A) invite (B) demand(C) require (D) request13. He is one of my fast friends. “Fast” here means __________.(A) rapid (B) steadfast(C) secure (D) sensitive14. “Married” and “single” form a pair of _________.(A) conversives (B) complementary antonyms(C) gradable antonyms (D) marked antonyms15. ___________ is not a pair of homophones.(A) air, heir (B) dear, deer(C) son, sun (D) tear, tear16. The idiomatic expression in “my old man has kicked the bucket” means _______.(A) my daddy has struck a pail with his feet(B) my old buddy has gone to get the bucket(C) my old father has passed away(D) my old pail has been damaged17. ________ is not a British expression.(A) tube (B) pub(C) railroad (D) taxi18. The prefix in the word ______ does not change it to a different word-class.(A) endanger (B) unearth(C) antiwar (D) unfair19. “Donate” resulting from “donation” is an example of _________.(A) clipping (B) compounding(C) reduplication (D) back-formation20. ________ is not a pair of contrasting words.(A) High, bright (B) Empty, full(C) Rough, gentle (D) Fair, darkIII. Decide whether each of the following words is a A)simple word, B) compound word, C) derived word or D) shortened form. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.21. handwriting 26. microwave22. ordinary 27. plane23. defrost 28. airline24. retire 29. blackboard25. exam 30. unableIV. Explain the following terms with appropriate examples. Do it on the answer sheet. (10%)31. polysemy32. neoclassical formationV. Give a short answer to the following questions. Do it on the answer sheet. (30%)33. What is the difference between a free root and a bound root?34. Explain compounding and derivation and the difference between them. VI. Give a longer answer (150-200 words) to the following question. Do it on the answer sheet. (20%)35. What are the causes of the rapid growth of present-day English vocabulary?四 I. Some of the following statements are true, and the others false. Mark your answer by writing T or F on your answer sheet. (10%)1. The history of the English language begins with the conquest and settlement of what is now England by the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes from about 450 AD.2. The allomorphs of a morpheme show a slight difference in sound andmeaning.3. The three major processes of word-formation are compounding, blending and conversion.4. Acronyms differ from initialisms in that they are pronounced as words.5. The denotative meaning of a word is its definition given in a dictionary.6. Polysemy is the exception and monosemy is the rule.7. Homonyms are words different in meaning but identical in spelling or sound.8. When a word has several meanings, it will demand a separate antonym in each sense.9. When we say context determines the word sense, we mean that it gives a sense to the word.10. Idioms are usually semantically opaque.II. The following are multiple-choice questions. Mark your answer by writing A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (20%)11. The English language has vast debts. The majority of English words are borrowed from _________.(A) Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (B) Anglo-Saxon and Celtic(C) Latin, French and Greek (D) Hebrew, Indian and Japanese12. “tain” in “contain” is _________.(A) a free root (B) a bound root(C) an inflectional affix (D) a derivational affix13. ____________ is not a compound.(A) Airmail (B) Headache(C) Housekeeping (D) Telephone14. Among the words in brackets, __________ is a noun converted from a verb.(A) It is a good (buy). (B) Tom went (home) early.(C) The workers (canned) apples. (D) The book is a (must) for students.15. “TOEFL” is an example of ___________.(A) initialism (B) blending(C) acronym (D) clipping16. The group of words _______ are not synonyms.(A) “agony, pain, twinge” (B) “holy, sacred, consecrated”(C) “rage, fury, indignation” (D) “doubt, suspect, distrust”17. “Lend” and “borrow” form a pair of ___________.(A) conversives (B) complementary antonyms(C) gradable antonyms (D) marked antonyms18. The word “silly” used to mean “blessed and happy”; now it means “foolish”. This is an example of _____ of meaning.(A) extension (B) degeneration(C) restriction (D) elevation19. The group of words _______ do not make up a semantic field.(A) “train, plate, taxi” (B) “spinach, celery, cabbage”(C) “walk, trudge, saunter” (D) “rose, olive, purple”20. The great lexicographer Samuel Johnson compiled __________ in 1755.(A) “The American Dictionary of the English Language”(B) “A Dictionary of the English Language”(C) “Longman Modern English Dictionary”(D) “Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary”III. Decide whether each of the following words is a A) simple word, B)compound word, C) derived word or D) shortened form. Mark your answerson the answer sheet. (10%)21. fax 26. exam22. recycle 27. culture23. dropout 28. fridge24. morning 29. setback25. lighter 30. scienceIV. Explain the following terms with appropriate examples. Do it on theanswer sheet. (10%)31. synonymy32. prefixationV. Give a short answer to the following questions. Do it on the answer sheet.(30%)33. What is the difference between an inflectional affix and a derivationalaffix? Illustrate your points with examples.34. Explain clipping and blending and the difference between them.VI. Give a longer answer (150-200 words) to the following question. Do it on the answer sheet. (20%)35. What are the characteristics of the American English and how is itdifferent from British English?五．。
词汇学测试题
Ⅰ. Define the following terms1. motivation2. blending3. neologism4. stylistic meaning5. jargon6. rootII. Choose the one you think appropriate1. A word is _______ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.A. a minimal free formB. a smallest meaningful unitC. an element which can not be further analyzedD. a grammatically minimal form2. The pronunciation of a language has changed more ______ than spelling over the years.A. systematicallyB. arbitrarilyC. logicallyD. rapidly3. Words may fall into ___________.A. the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by use frequencyB. content words and functional words by notionC. native words and borrowed words by origin.D. All of the above.4. The Indo-European language family consists of________.A. all the languages in Europe and IndiaB. all the languages in India and some languages in Europe.C. most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and India.D. Some of the languages of Europe and all the languages of the Near East5.____ is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word-meaning.A. Grammatical meaningB. Denotative meaningC. Associative meaningD. Connotative meaning6. In a narrow sense, context refers to _________ in which a word appears.A. the words B clausesC. sentencesD. All of the above7.which group of the following are perfect homonyms?A. dear (a loved person)—deer (a kind of animal)B. bow (bending the head as a greeting)—bow(the device used for shooting)C. bank(the edge of the river)—bank (an establishment for money business)D. right (correct)—write (put down on paper with a pen)8. After the _________, the Germanic tribes called Angles ,Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. GreeksB. IndiansC. RomansD. French9.In the words "recollection, idealistic, and ex-prisoner", "re-, -ion, -ist, -ic, ex-, and -er" are____ .A. prefixesB. suffixesC. free morphemesD. bound morphemes10. English has evolved from ___________.A. an analytic language to a synthetic languageB. a Celtic language to a British languageC. analytic language to a less inflectional languageD. a synthetic language to an analytic language11. The symbolic connection of a word to a particular thing is almost always ________.A. logicalB. arbitraryC. inherentD. automatic12. It is estimated that English borrowings constitute ______of the modern English vocabulary.A. 50 percentB. 50 percentC. 80 percentD. 65 percent13. The most important mode of vocabulary development in present-day English is the creation of new words by means of _______.A. translation-loansB. semantic loansC. word formationD. borrowings14 .Which of the following is incorrect?A. “airmail” means “mail by air”B. “rea ding-lamp” means “lamp for reading”C. “green h and” is the h and green in colorD. “hopeless” is “without hope”15. Now people use “pen” for any writing tool though it originally denotes “feature”. This phenomenon can be explained by_____ .A. etymological motivationB. onomatopoetic motivationC. morphological motivationD. semantic motivation16. In a broad sense, extra-linguistic context includes_________.A. stressB. timeC. intonationD. word order17. “Timid ”and “timorous”, “comprehend” and “understand” are two pairs of synonyms mainly different in_____.A. denotationB. applicationC. connotationD. emotion18. Study the following word and its original meaning, then choose the process that the word has undergone through semantic changes.thing: a public assemblyA. extensionB. degradationC. narrowingD. elevation19.Jack of all trades is an idiom ________.A. nominal in natureB. adjectival in natureC. verbal in natureD. adverbial in nature20. The dictionary that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically is called __________.A. lexiconB. concordanceC. yearbookD. encyclopaediaIII. True or false: write T for true and F for false( ) 1.Because of the large-scale borrowings over the centuries, loan words make up the most familiar, most useful part of the English vocabulary.( ) 2.The allomorphs of a morpheme differ in meaning and function.( ) 3.The conversion between nouns and verbs may involve a change of stress ( ) 4.A morpheme is different from a phoneme, but it is identical with a syllable. ( ) 5.For most English words, there is no intrinsic relation between the sound-symbol and its sense.( ) 6.Synonyms are generally similar in affective meaning.( ) 7.It is more likely for monosyllabic words to be homonymous than polysyllabic ones.( ) 8. Every word has sense.( ) 9. The syllabic structure of a word and its morphemic structure are never the same.( ) 10. Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.IV. Match the words or phrases in Column A with those in Column BA B1. grammatical meaning ( ) A. Scottish2. reading-lamp ( ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl3. lip-reading to lip-read ( ) C. morphologically motivated4. alliteration ( ) D. date; date5. difference in connotation ( ) E. answer/ respond6. perfect homonym ( ) F. backformation7. laser ( ) G. blending8. sitcom ( ) H. onomatopoeia9. grunt( ) I. part of speech10. Celtic ( ) J. acronymyV. Answer the following questions1. Please draw a tree diagram to show the different family relations of all the major languages in Indo-European language family.2. There are two main kinds of homonyms: perfect homonyms and partial homonyms. Explain them and give examples.。
词汇学练习
词汇学练习ENGLISH LEXICOLOGYI. Multiple Choice1. A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single _____ morpheme.A. formalB. concreteC. freeD. bound2. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____.A. synecdocheB. metonymyC. substitutionD. metaphor3. Which of the following is NOT an acronym?A. TOEFLB. SARSC. BASICD. CCTV4. Structurally a _____ is the smallest meaningful unit of a language.A. morphemeB. stemC. wordD. compound5. Word formation excludes _____.A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. clipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration6. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in _____ aspects.A. phoneticB. semanticC. grammaticalD. all the above7. “Mouth” in “the mouth of river” is_____.A. onomatopoetically motivatedB. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. etymologically motivated8. The “de-” in “decompose” is a(n)_____ prefix.A. negativeB. pejorativeC. reversativeD. orientation9. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of _____.A. spellingB. pronunciationC. stressD. function10. In compounds, the word stressusually occurs on the _____element, whereas in noun phrasethe _____ element is generallystressed if there is only one stress.A. first/secondB. second/firstC. first/firstD. second/second11. Motivation accounts for connection between the linguistic symbol and_____.A. its meaningB. its soundC. its formD. none of the above12. “Paper” in “a white paper” means _____.A. an essay written at the end of the termB. a government documentC. newspaperD. a set of questions used as anexam13. “Law-a biding” is _____.A. an adjective compoundB. a noun compoundC. a verb compoundD. none of the above14. “_____” is not amorphologically-motivated word.A. Black marketB. AirmailC. Reading-lampD. Hopeless15. Associative meaning comprises several types except _____ meaning.A. connotativeB. stylisticC. affectiveD. lexical16. Which of the following words isNOT formed through clipping?A. DormB. MotelC. GentD. Zoo17 . _____ are bound morphemesbecause they cannot be used asseparate words.A. RootsB. StemsC. AffixesD. CompoundsII. True or False.18. Unlike conceptual meaning,associative meaning is unstable andindeterminate.19. Initialisms are words that arepronounced as normal words;acronyms are those which arepronounced letter by letter.20. The conversion between nouns and verbs may involve a change of stress.21. The reference of a word to a thingoutside the language is arbitraryand conventional.22. Compounds are words formed bycombining affixes and stems.23. Clipping is a way of making newwords which involves theshortening of a longer word bycutting a part off the original andusing what remains instead.24. Some idioms deny analysis in termsof grammar.25. Open compounds look like freephrases as the elements formingeach word are written separately. 26. Content words belong to arelatively small and permanent setof words, in comparison to function words.III. Write out in full the followingshortened words:EEC, OPEC, PRC, TEFL, AIDS, memo, fridgeIV. Form negatives of each of the following words by using one of these prefixesdis-, il-, im-, non-, un-, in- , ir- . smoker capable practical obey security relevant mature ability officially willingness legal agreement logical loyal convenientV. Change the following words into nouns.admit accept allow enter expect warm strong persuade jealousVI. Match Column A with Column B and give one example foreach.A B Examples1. trans- A. before ______2. mono- B. over, above ______3. super- C. one ______4. auto- D. many _____5. sub- E. self _____6. mal- F. below _____7. multi- G. bad, badly _____8. pre- H. across ______dis-, il-, im-, non-, un-, in- , ir- . nonsmoker incapable impractical disobey insecurity irrelevant immature disability inconvenient unofficially unwillingness illegal disagreement illogical disloyal。
词汇学试题答案
词汇学试题答案一、选择题1. 词汇学是研究什么的学科？A. 语言的发音规则B. 语言的词义变化C. 语言的句法结构D. 语言的词汇组成及其变化答案：D2. 下列哪个选项不是词汇学研究的范畴？A. 新词的产生B. 词义的演变C. 语言的修辞手法D. 词汇的借用答案：C3. “同义词”和“反义词”在词汇学中的关系是：A. 同义关系B. 对立关系C. 互补关系D. 包含关系答案：B4. 在汉语中，“苹果”和“iPhone”这两个词之间的关系最接近于：A. 一般与特殊B. 全体与部分C. 具体与抽象D. 同义与异义答案：A5. 词汇的多义性是指：A. 一个词只有一个含义B. 一个词有两个或以上的含义C. 一个词的含义随着语境变化D. 一个词的含义完全由字典定义答案：B二、填空题1. 词汇学的研究可以帮助我们更好地理解和掌握________的构成及其发展变化。
答案：语言2. 在词汇学中，________是指一个词汇在不同语境中可以表达不同的含义。
答案：词义的多样性3. 词汇的________是指词汇在语言发展过程中的增加、减少或形式的变化。
答案：演变4. “书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟”这句话中的“书山”和“学海”是________的运用。
答案：比喻5. 一个词的不同含义之间存在着某种联系，这种联系称为词义的________。
答案：关联三、简答题1. 请简述词汇学在语言学习和教学中的作用。
词汇学为语言学习者提供了一个系统的理论框架，帮助他们理解词汇的构成、词义的变化以及词汇在语境中的使用。
在教学中，教师可以利用词汇学的研究成果，设计更加有效的教学方法，如通过词根词缀的学习来扩展词汇量，或者通过词义的辨析来提高学生的语言理解能力。
此外，词汇学还可以帮助教师识别和解释学习者在词汇使用中可能出现的错误，从而更好地指导学习。
2. 举例说明词汇的借用现象。
词汇的借用是指一种语言从另一种语言中引入词汇，这些词汇可能是完全借用，也可能是经过一定程度的改造。
英语词汇学试题及答案
英语词汇学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 词汇学研究的主要对象是什么？A. 语法结构B. 词汇构成C. 语音系统D. 语义关系2. 下列哪个词属于复合词？A. happyB. unicycleC. bicycleD. unhappy3. 词根是指什么？A. 单词的前缀B. 单词的后缀C. 单词的基本部分D. 单词的派生部分4. 词汇的同源词是指什么？A. 意义相近的词B. 形式相似的词C. 来源相同的词D. 功能相同的词5. 词汇的语义变化通常被称为什么？A. 词汇演变B. 词汇扩展C. 词汇借用D. 词汇创新二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）6. 英语中的词缀分为________和后缀。
7. 英语词汇的构成方式之一是________，例如：class + room = classroom。
8. 英语中的合成词是由两个或两个以上自由词组合而成的，如________。
9. 英语中，一个词的意义可能随着时间而发生变化，这种现象称为________。
10. 英语词汇学中的“词义扩展”是指一个词的意义范围________。
三、简答题（每题10分，共30分）11. 简述英语词汇的来源有哪些？12. 解释什么是词汇的同化现象，并给出一个例子。
13. 描述词汇的语义变化有哪些类型？四、论述题（每题15分，共30分）14. 论述英语词汇学在语言教学中的应用。
15. 分析英语词汇中的借词现象及其对英语发展的影响。
参考答案一、选择题1. B2. B3. C4. C5. A二、填空题6. 前缀7. 合成8. blackboard9. 语义演变10. 扩大或缩小三、简答题11. 英语词汇的来源包括：古英语、拉丁语、法语、希腊语、德语等。
12. 词汇的同化现象是指外来词在借用到另一种语言中时，为了适应新语言的发音规则而发生的改变。
例如，英语中的“sushi”在一些非英语国家可能会被读作“苏西”以适应当地语言的发音习惯。
词汇学练习题
1. Inflectional affixes are those affixes that are attached to the end of words to indicate .A. lexical relationshipsB. grammatical relationshipsC. functional relationshipsD. syntax structure答案：B解析：（P41）词缀按照其功能可以分成两类：屈折词缀和派生词缀。
屈折词缀是加在词的结尾表示语法关系的词缀，而派生词缀是和其他词素连接，生成新词的词缀。
2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?A. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound.B. A grapheme is the smallest unit of writing.C. A sememe is the smallest unit of meaning.D. A morpheme is the smallest unit of a word. 答案：D解析：（P38）词素是最小的、有意义的语言单位。
换句话说，词素是“在词语的构成中最小的、起作用的语言单位”。
3. Which of the following is a case of suffixation? A. Hemisphere .B. Attempt .C. NATO. D. Respondent.答案：D 解析：（P48～49）后缀法（suffixation）指的是通过给词干（stems）加后缀而形成新词的方法。
题目中的“respondent”意为“应答者；被告”，是由respond通过增添后缀形成的。
“hemisphere”是通过前缀法（prefixation）形成的；“NATO”是首字母拼音词（acronym）；“attempt”是通过转类法形成的。
大学词汇学试题及答案
大学词汇学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The word "chronic" is most closely related to which of the following?A. AcuteB. TemporaryC. SeasonalD. Chronic2. In the context of a business meeting, "feasibility" refers to the:A. Ability to flyB. Ability to be doneC. Ability to swimD. Ability to run3. "Paradox" is a term that is associated with:A. A simple truthB. A complex lieC. A situation that contradicts itselfD. A straightforward problem4. The term "epidemic" is used to describe a:A. Single occurrenceB. Small groupC. Widespread occurrenceD. Limited occurrence5. "Symbiotic" relationships are characterized by:A. Mutual harmB. Mutual benefitC. One-sided benefitD. No interaction6. "Euphemism" is a term used to describe:A. A harsh truthB. A polite lieC. A direct statementD. A hidden meaning7. "Intrinsic" value refers to the value that is:A. Externally imposedB. Internally inherentC. Externally visibleD. Internally hidden8. The word "analogous" is used to describe something that is:A. Completely differentB. Partially similarC. Exactly the sameD. Totally unrelated9. "Dichotomy" refers to a division into:A. Three partsB. Two partsC. Four partsD. Five parts10. "Ephemeral" is a term that is used to describe somethingthat is:A. Long-lastingB. Short-livedC. EternalD. Timeless二、填空题（每题1分，共10分）11. The opposite of "visible" is _______.12. A synonym for "unpredictable" is _______.13. The term "hierarchy" refers to a _______ of authority or rank.14. "Ambiguous" means having more than one _______.15. "Chronology" is the arrangement of events in the order of their _______.16. "Catastrophe" is a term used to describe a sudden event causing great _______.17. "Democracy" is a system of government by the whole_______.18. "Eloquence" is the quality of speaking or writing that is fluent and _______.19. "Frugality" is the quality of being economical with money or resources, often to an _______ extent.20. "Hypothesis" is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further _______.三、简答题（每题5分，共20分）21. Define the term "metaphor" and provide an example.22. Explain the difference between "allegory" and "simile".23. What does the term "prose" refer to in literature?24. Describe the concept of "synecdoche" and give an example.四、论述题（每题10分，共20分）25. Discuss the importance of understanding etymology in the study of vocabulary.26. Analyze the role of idioms in communication and how they can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.答案：一、选择题1. D2. B3. C4. C5. B6. B7. B8. B9. B10. B二、填空题11. invisible12. unpredictable13. system14. meaning15. occurrence16. damage17. population18. persuasive19. excessive20. investigation三、简答题21. A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. For example, "Time is a thief" is a metaphor that personifies time as a thief, suggesting that it steals our moments.22. An allegory is a narrative that conveys a deeper meaning beneath the surface, often using characters and events to represent abstract concepts or moral lessons. A simile, on the other hand, is a direct comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as," such as "She is as brave as a lion."23. Prose is a form of language that has a natural flow of speech and normal grammatical structure rather than a rhythmic structure, unlike poetry. It is the ordinary form of language used in speech or writing.24. Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa。
词汇学语言考试题及答案
词汇学语言考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 词汇学是研究语言中词汇的系统、结构和变化规律的学科，它属于：A. 语音学B. 语法学C. 词汇学D. 语义学答案：C2. 下列哪个选项不是词汇学研究的内容？A. 词汇的构成B. 词汇的分类C. 词汇的演变D. 语音的发音答案：D3. 词汇学中，词根是指：A. 词的基本意义单位B. 词的发音单位C. 词的书写单位D. 词的语法单位答案：A4. 以下哪个词是由两个词根组成的？A. 苹果B. 汽车C. 电脑D. 葡萄答案：B5. 词汇学中的“同义词”指的是：A. 意义完全相同的词B. 意义相近的词C. 意义相反的词D. 意义完全不同的词答案：B6. 在词汇学中，“反义词”是指：A. 意义相近的词B. 意义相反的词C. 意义相同的词D. 意义不相关的词答案：B7. “词汇化”是指：A. 词汇的创造过程B. 词汇的消失过程C. 词汇的演变过程D. 词汇的分类过程答案：A8. 词汇学中的“语义场”是指：A. 词的发音范围B. 词的书写范围C. 词的意义范围D. 词的使用范围答案：C9. 词汇学中，“多义词”是指：A. 只有一个意义的词B. 有两个或两个以上意义的词C. 没有意义或意义不明确的词D. 意义完全相反的词答案：B10. 词汇学中的“同音词”是指：A. 发音相同的词B. 意义相同的词C. 书写相同的词D. 用法相同的词答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）11. 词汇学中的“词缀”是指附着在词根上，用来构成新词的________。
答案：语素12. “派生”是指通过添加________来创造新词的过程。
答案：词缀13. “合成”是指通过合并________来创造新词的过程。
答案：词根14. “词汇变化”包括词义的________、________和________。
答案：扩大、缩小、转移15. “词汇的语义变化”是指词义的________、________和________。
自考《词汇学》选择题-答案
C 、Affective meaning is universal to all men alike.1、 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.D 、Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary.2、The id io m “Jack o f all trad e s ”re sults fro m ___A.additionB.position-shiftingC.dismembering3、 are those that cannot occur as separate words without adding other morphemes.A.Free rootsB.Free morphemesD.Meaningful units4、The major factors that promote the growth of modern English areD.shorteningC.Bound morphemesB.verbal A.the growth of science and technology B.economic and politicalchangesC.the influence of other cultures and languages5、Since the beginning of this century, has become even more importantfor the expansion of English vocabulary.B.borrowingC.semantic changeD.both B and C6、An idiom consists of at least two words. Each has a single meaning and often functions as one word. This is called .B. structural stabilityC. rhetorical functionD.none of the above7、Linguistic context is also known as context.A.social C.lexicalD.physical8、Synonyms can be classified into two major groups, that is,D.all the aboveA.word-formationA.semantic unityD.all of the above B. absolute and completeC. relative and nearplete and i dentical9、A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a singlemorpheme.A.formalB.concreteD.bound10、Sources of homonyms includeA.changes in sound and spellingB.borrowingC.shortening11、The written form of English is a(an) representation of the spokenform.A.selectiveB.adequateD.natural12、After the invading settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out .A.absolute and relativeC.freeC.imperfectD.CelticA.Old EnglishB.Middle EnglishC.Anglo-Saxon 13、Unlike affixes, are often free morphemes. A.suffixesB.prefixesC. inflectional affixes14、The way to define an antonym is based on . A.contradictionB.contrarinessD. relativeness15、Though still at work today, can hardly compare with what it was inthe past.A.word-formationC.derivationD.conversion16、Affixes attached to other morphemes to create new words are known as .D.r o o tsC.oppositenessB.borrowingB.semantic pejoration A.inflectional affixesC.bound rootsD.free morphemes17、Degradation of meaning is the opposite of . A.semantic transferC. semantic elevationD.semantic narrowing18、A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . A.affixationalB.derivationalD. bound19、Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example .A.ad for “advertisement”C.fond of “affectionate”D.an e dito rial o f “an e d ito rialarticle”20、 of the following dictionaries is NOT a specialized dictionary.B.derivational affixesC.freeB.dish for “food”B.Chamber’s Encyclopedic English DictionaryA.it can refer to the common core of a languageA.The Oxford Dictionary of English E tymologyC . Longman Dictionary of Phrasal VerbsD.Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms21、There are two approaches to the study of polysemy. They are . A.primary and secondaryB.central and peripheralD . formal and f unctional22、The term “vocabulary” is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPT t hatB. it can refer to the total number of the words in a languageC. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical periodD. it can stand for words in a given dialect or field23、The idiom “a dark horse” is a .C.diachronic and synchronicB.neologisms A.simileC.metonymyD.personification24、The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is.B.synonymyC.polysemyD.antonymy25、New words in a language are also referred to as .A.archaismsC. colloquialismsD.E u phemisms26、The word “motel” is created by .poundingB.clippingD. S uffixation27、By motivation, we mean that the meaning of a word is related to itsorigin.A.onomatopoeicB.morphologicalB.metaphor A.hyponymyC.blendingC.semantic28、 is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world inhuman mind.A.ReferenceC.SenseD.Motivation29、The idiom “toss and turn” is a(an) as far as rhetorical features ofidioms are concerned.B.metaphorC.metonymyD.thyme30、Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by. A.notionB.soundC.origin31 、 Shakespeare is difficult to understand than contemporary writings because many of his words were used in different from what they have nowon dictionaries.D.etymologicalB.Concept A.alliteratione frequencyB.formsC.dialectsD.terms32、Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.B. Loan words only refer to those borrowings in form.C. Loan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.33、The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a great iimpact on the English vocabularyA. printingC.French wordsD.all the a bove34、The words “air” and “heir” are.B.homographsD.Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing. 19）（p18-A.senseB. Christianity A.homophonesB.Every word has sense.C.full homonymsD.none of the above35、Terminology consists of terms used in particular disciplines andacademic areas.A.differentB.artisticl D.academic36、is considered to be a highly-inflected language.B.Middle EnglishC.Early Modern EnglishD.L a te Modern English37、Which of the following statements is true? A.Every word has reference.C.Every word is semantically motivated.D.Every word is conceptuallymotivated.38、The relationship between words and things in the world is established by means of.A.meaningB.senseC.technicaA.Old EnglishD.all the a boveD."above" and "below C.concept39、Affixes can be grouped according to.A.their linguistic originsB.productivityC.ability to change the word–class40、The word "accident" used to mean "an occurrence or an event"; now it means "an unplanned or chance event with unfortunate consequences". The word has undergone a sort of semantic change called.A.elevationC.extensionD.restriction41、In terms of oppositeness of meaning, is a pair of conversives.A."employed" and "unemployed"B."present" and "absent"C."long" and "short" "42、Content words denote clear notions and thus are known aswords. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A.functionalD.referenceB.degenerationB.notionalC.emptyD.formal43、 One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their.A.spellingB.pronunciationageHomonyms are from different sources. A polysemant is from the same source ， which has acquired different meaning in the course of development.44、Functional words possess strong whereas content words have bothmeanings, and lexical meaning in particular.B. conceptual meaningC. associative meaningD.arbitrary meaning45、Of the following words,is an initialism.B.NATOC.BASICD.UNESCO1. (09 年真题)（p.8）The pronunciation has changedspelling over theC.etymologyA.grammatical meaningA.UNB. 4years.A. more slowly thanB. as quickly asD. not so quickly as2. (12 年真题)（p.16 ）There are functional words in the followingsentence: It is fun to play with children.A. 3C.5D.63. (11 年真题)（p.12 ）Words of the basic word stock can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. foot is the father of football, footage and footprint. This demonstrates 示范 that one of the characteristics of the words of the basic stock is.A. polysemyC. stabilityD. collocability4. (11 年真题)(p.23) The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, andB. the Far E astC. the West AsiaD. AmericaC. more rapidly thanA. productivityA. IndiaC. 35. (12 年真题)(p.24) The surviving language fall into eight principal groups. Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian belong to the（） set.B.SouthernC. WesternD. Northern6. (11 年真题)(p.28) Modern English began with the establishment of （ ）in England.B. Bourgeois RevolutionC. Industrial RevolutionD. the Renai ss ance7. (10 年真题-p.37) The word “idealistic” comprises morphemes.A. 1B. 2D. 48. (11 年真题-p.38) The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is.B. affixesC. rootD. stem9. (11 年真题-p.38) There is/are monomorphemic word(s) in thefollowing words:A. EasternA. printingA. morphemeB. 2B. workerhot, dog, feet, matches.A. 1C. 3D. 410. (12,10 年真题-p.41) The following words have inflectional affixes except .A. happierC. harderD. taller11. (p.48) Which of the following is a case of suffixation?A. HemisphereB. AttemptC. NATO12. (10 年真题-p.66) “TV” is a(n).B. acronymC. derivativeD. compound13. (09 年真题-p.86) The types of meaning include the following except.A. grammatical meaningB. conceptual meaningC. associative meaning14. (11 年真题-p.83) In English there aretypes of m otivation thatconcerns the relationship between the sign and meaning.D. RespondentA. initialismD. l iteral meaningC.4A. 2B. 3D. 515. (10 年真题-p.84) The word “airmail” is.B. etymologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. n one of the above16. (11 年真题-p.120) Red, scarlet, violet, lavender, pansy, black, purple, ect, make up theBfie ld o f “co lo u rs ”.A. stylisticC. ellipticD. syntactic17. (11 年真题-p.95) is a common feature peculiar to all naturallanguage.A. HomonymyC. SynonymyD. Antonymy18. (10 年真题-p.97), the basic meaning of a word is the core of word-meaning called the central meaning.A. OnomatopoeicallyB. DiachronincallyA. morphologically motivatedB. semantic B. PolysemyC. SynchronicallyD. Etymologically19. (11 年 单 选 -p.143) People change word-meaning owing to various¬xiahuaxianmotives: love, respect, courtesy, suspicion, pessimism,sarcasm, irony, contempt, hatred, etc.B.socialC. communicativeC. lexical20. (11 年真题-p.137) When a common word is turned into a proper noun, the meaning is accordingly.A. relatedC. createdD. suggested21. (12 年真题-p.139) The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called .A. derivationB. deteriorationC. purification22. (11 年真题-p.128) In a narrow sense, context refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears and is known ascontext.A. psychologicalB. narrowed D. pejorationA. non-linguisticC. grammaticalD. lexical23. (09 年真题-p.155) The sentence “I lost Betty's picture.” is ambiguous due to .A. grammatical contextC. antonymyD. hyponymy24. (12 年真题-p.149) Which of the following is not one of the types of context ?A. Linguistic contextB. Non-linguistic contextC. Extra-linguistic contextB. linguistic B. polysemy D. Intra-linguistic context。
词汇学练习题目
1. The criteria of words include .B. all national character C. a cluster of letters D. sound unity答案：D 解析：（P7）总体来讲，单词的标准包含以下几点：词是语言中最小的自由形式；是一个声音统一体；是意义单位；是一个能在句子中起到独立作用的形式。
2. If we classify English words by use frequency,the two types of words are .A. the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabularyB. content words and functional wordsC. native words and borrowed wordsD. functional words and notional words答案：A解析：（P11）英语词汇可以按照不同的标准分成不同的类型。
按照使用频率，英语词汇可以分成两大类：基本词汇和非基本词汇，即basic word stock和nonbasic word stock。
3. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: .A. creation,conversion and borrowingB. creation,borrowing and back-formationC. creation,semantic change and borrowingD. semantic change,borrowing and back-formation答案：C解析：（P31）现代英语词汇的发展方式主要有以下三种：创造新词（creation）,语义变化（semantic change）和借词（borrowing）。
英语词汇学试题及答案
英语词汇学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The word "breakfast" is derived from:A. LatinB. Old EnglishC. GreekD. French答案：B2. Which of the following words is a compound word?A. TelephoneB. BicycleC. ComputerD. All of the above答案：D3. The word "kindergarten" is borrowed from:A. GermanB. ItalianC. SpanishD. French答案：A4. Which of the following is an example of a back-formation?A. EditB. TypewriteC. CatalogD. Interview答案：A5. The term "morpheme" refers to:A. A wordB. A syllableC. A meaningful unit of languageD. A sound答案：C6. The word "mouse" can be analyzed as:A. A single morphemeB. A compound wordC. A prefix and a rootD. A root and a suffix答案：A7. Which of the following words is a blend?A. MotelB. BrunchC. InfomercialD. All of the above答案：D8. The process of adding a suffix to a root to form a new word is called:A. DerivationB. InflectionC. ConversionD. Blending答案：A9. The word "unbelievable" is formed by:A. PrefixationB. SuffixationC. ConversionD. Blending答案：A10. The word "run" can have several meanings, which is an example of:A. HomonymyB. PolysemyC. SynonymyD. Antonymy答案：B二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The process of changing a word's form to express tense, mood, or number is called ________.答案：inflection2. A word that has the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings is called a ________.答案：homograph3. The smallest unit of meaning in a language is known as a ________.答案：morpheme4. A word that is formed by combining two or more words is called a ________.答案：compound5. A word that is formed by adding a prefix to a root is called a ________.答案：prefixed word6. The study of the history of words and the way they change over time is known as ________.答案：etymology7. A word that is formed by adding a suffix to a root is called a ________.答案：suffixed word8. The process of creating a new word by shortening an existing word is called ________.答案：clipping9. A word that is formed by combining parts of two or more words is called a ________.答案：blend10. The process of creating a new word by changing the form of an existing word is called ________.答案：conversion三、简答题（每题10分，共30分）1. Explain the difference between a prefix and a suffix.答案：A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a root to form a new word with a different meaning, such as "un-" in "unbelievable". A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a root to form a new word, often changing thepart of speech or adding a specific meaning, such as "-ness"in "happiness".2. What is the role of a morpheme in the structure of a word? 答案：A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language, and it can be a word by itself or part of a word.It can be a root, which carries the core meaning, or an affix, which modifies the meaning or function of the root.3. Describe the process of word formation through blending.答案：Word formation through blending involves combiningparts of two or more words to create a new word. This process results in a word that is shorter and often more convenientto use, such as "brunch" from "breakfast" and "lunch".。
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词汇学测试题[5篇模版]第一篇：词汇学测试题词汇学测试题姓名学号班级答案写在此处，写在其他位置判为无效！1._____________ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate pounds2.An affix can be added to certain type of ____________ to forma new word.A.infixB.affixC.stemD.word3.______________ is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content.A.RootB.AllomorphC.MorphemeD.Word4.The English word “untouchable” is composed of _______________ morphemes.A.FourB.ThreeC.TwoD.Five5.The process by which words are formed by putting the initial letters of several words together is called ______________poundingB.ClippingC.AcronymD.Blending6.The basic unit in the study of morphology is ____________.A.The internal structureB.MorphemeC.The rules by which words are formed D.Word7.Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A.Pencil-boxB.UnreasonableC.DeadlineD.Upstairs8.Which of the following words is built by clipping?A.SmogB.FridgeC.MotelD.Edit9.In the word “internationalism”, which part is the root?A.interB.nationC.alD.ism10.The word “hamburger” is of _____________ origin.A.AmericanB.ItalianC.GermanD.French11.The word “smog” is formed through_________________.A.DerivationB.BlendingC.ClippingD.Backformati on12.When the suffix _____________ is added to a noun, it changes the noun into an adjective.A.lessB.nessC.fullyD.er13.The “s” in “drums” is __________.A.A free morphemeB.A stemC.A rootD.An inflectional affix14.The word “bodyguard” is _____________pound plex wordC.derivational word D.free morpheme15.Which of the following words is a derivational one?A.BlackboardB.SingsC.AstonishmentD.Boys16.WTO is a word formed by ___________.A.abbreviation/clippingB.acronymC.BlendingD.backformation17.All words contain a ______________.A.rootB.bound morphemeC.prefixD.suffix18.“Foolish” is a ___________ plex19.Morphology is concerned with ____________.A.The meaning of wordsB.The pronunciation of wordsC.The internal organization of wordsD.The combination of words into sentences20.A compound is composed of ____________________.A.aroot and an affixB.a stem and an affixC.a root and a free morphemeD.two free morphemes第二篇：词汇学The first documented appearance of the word “nerd” is as the name of a creature inbook(1950), in which the narrator Gerald McGrew claims that he would collect “a Nerkle, a Nerd, and atoo” for his imaginary zoo.(The nerd itself is a small humanoid creature looking comically angry, like a thin, cross ChesterA.Arthur)Themeaning of the term dates back to 1951, whenmagazine reported on its popular use as a synonym for “" or ”“ in ,.The third appearance of nerd in print is back in the United States in 1970 in Current Slang :”nurd, someone with objectionable habits or traits...An uninteresting person, a “dud”.By the early 1960s, usage of the term had spread throughout the United States, and even as far as Scotland.At some point, the word took on connotations of bookishness and social ineptitude。
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英语词汇学试题Introduction and Chapter 1Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabula ry（练习1）I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through theuse of _________construct.A. wordB. formC. morphemeD. root2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.A. SemanticsB. LinguisticsC. EtymologyD. Stylistics3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.A. GreekB. RomanC. ItalianD. Germanic4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.A. linguisticB. grammaticalC. arbitraryD. semantic5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user‘s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effectsA. situationB. contextC. timeD. place6.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form , meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _______ difference.A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic7. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas.A. technicalB. artisticC. differentD. academic8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves.A. SlangB. JargonC. Dialectal wordsD. Argot9 ._________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words.A. JargonB. ArgotC. Dialectal wordsD. Slang10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it.A. workersB. criminalsC. any personD. policeman11.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.A. ArgotB. SlangC. JargonD. Dialectal words12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use.A. commonB. littleC. slightD. great13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on ______meanings.A. newB. oldC. badD. good14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. formal15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called _______words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.A. contentB. notionalC. emptyD. newII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _____of words.17.English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the ______ structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantics, relations, _____development, formation and ______.18.English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, ______,etymology, stylistics,________.19.There are generally two approaches to the study of words , namely synchronic and _______.nguage study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary 2) content words and functional words 3) native words and borrowed words4)characteristics of the basic word stock.A B21 . Stability ( ) A. E-mail22. Collocbility( ) B. aught23. Jargon( ) C. por24. Argot ( ) D. upon25.Notional words( ) E. hypo26. Neologisms ( ) F. at heart27. Aliens ( ) G. man28. Semantic-loans( ) H. dip29. Archaisms ( ) I. fresh30. Empty words ( ) J. emirIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) characteristics of the basic word stock 2) types of nonbasic vocabulary.31. dog cheap ( ) 32 a change of heart ( )33. can-opener ( ) 34.Roger ( )35. bottom line ( ) 36.penicillin ( )37. auld ( ) 38. futurology ( )39.brethren ( ) 40. take ( )V. Define the following terms.41. word 42. Denizens 43. Aliens 44. Translation-loans 45. Semantic-loansVI. Answer the following Questions46.Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning, sound and form with examples.47. What are the main characteristics of the basic word-stock? Illustrate your points with examples.48. Give the types of nonbasic vocabulary with examples.VII. Analyze and comment on the following.49. Classify the following words and point out the types of words according to notion.earth, cloud, run, walk, on, of, upon, be, frequently , the, five, but, a , never.50. Group the following borrowed words into Denizens, Aliens, Translation-loans, Semantic-loans.Dream, pioneer, kowtow, bazaar, lama, master-piece, port, shirtKey to Exercises:I. 1. A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20.vocabularyIII.21. G 22. F23. E24. H25. C26. A27. J28.I29.B30.DIV.31. the basic word stock; productivity32. the basic word stock; collocability33.the basic word stock; argot34.nonbasic word stock; slang35. nonbasic word stock; jargon36. nonbasic word stock ;terminology37.nonbasic word stock; dialectal words38. nonbasic word stock ,neologisms39. nonbasic word stock; archaisms40. the basic word stock; polysemyV-----VI. (see the course book)VII. 49. Content words: earth, clould, run, walk, frequently, never, fiveFunctional words: on, of, upon, be, the, but, a.50. Denizens: port, shirt,Aliens: bazaar, kowtowTranslation-loans: lama, masterpieceSemantic-loans:dream, pioneerChapter 2 The Development of the English Vocabulary and Chapter 3 Word Formation I(练习2)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3,000( some put it 5,000)languages, which can be groupedinto the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 500B. 4000C. 300D. 20002.The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly ______language.A. inflectedB. derivedC. developedD. analyzed3.After the _________, the Germanic tribes called Angles ,Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. GreeksB. IndiansC. RomansD. French4.The introduction of ________had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. HinduismB. ChristianityC. BuddhismD. Islamism5.In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings. With the invaders, many________words came into the English language.A. GreekB. RomanC. CelticD. Scandinavian6.It is estimated that at least ______ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.A. 500B. 800C. 1000 .D. 9007.The Normans invaded England from France in 1066. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of______ words into English.A. FrenchB. GreekC. RomanD. Latin8.By the end of the _______century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law courts, andgovernment and regained social status.A. 12thB. 13thC. 14thD.15th9.As a result , Celtic made only a ________contribution to the English vocabulary.A. smallB. bigC. greatD. smaller10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _______.A. GreekB. RomanC. IndianD. Russian11.In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from thedead language.A. SanskritB. LatinC. RomanD. Greek12.Greek is the modern language derived from _______.A. LatinB. HellenicC. Indian D . Germanic13.The five Roamance languages , namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to theItalic through an intermediate language called _______.A. SanskritB. LatinC. CelticD. Anglo-Saxon14.The ________family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danishand Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages.A. GermanicB. Indo-EuropeanC. AlbanianD. Hellenic15.By the end of the _______century , virtually all of the people who held political or social power and manyof those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin.A. 10thB.11thC.12thD. 13thII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.Now people generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as _______.17.. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings , Middle English was one of ______.18.It can be concluded that English has evoked from a synthetic language (Old English) to the present _____language.19.The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups , which can be grouped into anEastern set: Balto-Slavic , Indo-Iranian ,Armenian and Albanian; a Western set :Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, _______.20.It is necessary to subdivide Modern English into Early (1500-1700)and _____ Modern English.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) origin of the words2)history off English development 3) language family.A B21. Celtic ( ) A.politics22. religious ( ) B.moon23.Scandinavian ( ) C. Persian24. French ( ) D.London25. Old English ( ) E. abbot26.Dutch ( ) F. skirt27.Middle English ( ) G. sunu28. Modern English ( ) H. lernen29. Germanic family ( ) I. freight30.Sanskrit ( ) J. NorwegianIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify types of morphemes underlined.31. earth ( ) 32.contradict ( )33. predictor ( ) 34. radios ( )35. prewar ( ) 36. happiest ( )37. antecedent ( ) 38. northward ( )38. sun ( ) 40. diction ( )V. Define the following terms.41. free morphemes 42. bound morphemes 43. root 44. stem 45.affixesVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.46. Describe the characteristics of Old English .47. Describe the characteristics of Middle English.48. Describe the characteristics of Modern English.VII. Answer the following questions with examples.49. What are the three main sources of new words ?50. How does the modern English vocabulary develop ?Key to exercises:I. 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.BII.16.Old English 17. Leveled endings 18. analytic 19. Germanic te(1700-up to the present )III.21. D 22. E 23. F 24. A 25. G 26. I 27. H 28. B 29. J 30. CIV.31. free morpheme/ free root 32. bound root 33. suffix 34. inflectional affix35. prefix 36. Inflectional affix 37. prefix 38. suffix 39. free morpheme/free root40.bound rootV.-VI ( See the course book )VII. 49. The three main sources of new words are :(1)The rapid development of modern science and technology ,e.g. astrobiology, green revolution ;(2)Social , economic and political changes; e.g. Watergate, soy milk;(3)The influence of other cultures and language; e.g. felafel, Nehru Jackets.50. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: (1) creation, e.g. consideration, carefulness; (2) semantic change, e.g. Polysemy, homonymy ; (3) borrowing ;e.g. tofu, gongful.Chapter 3 The Development of the English V ocabulary and Chapter 4 Word Formation II（练习3）I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.The prefixes in the words of ir resistible, non classical and a political are called _______.A.reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes2.The prefixes contained in the following words are called ______: pseudo-friend, mal practice, mis trust.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes3.The prefixed contained in un wrap, de-compose and dis allow are _________.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes4.The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and arch bishop are _____ .A . negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes5.The prefixes in words bi lingual ,uni form and hemis phere are ________.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes6.________ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and fore head.A.Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size7. Rugby ,afghan and champagne are words coming from ________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames8. Omega,Xerox and orlon are words from _________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames9.Ex-student, fore tell and post-election contain________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. locative prefixes10.Mackintosh, bloomers and cherub are from _______A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames11.The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes12.The prefixes in words anti-government , pro student and contra flow are _____-.A.prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes13.Utopia ,odyssey and Babbit are words from ________.s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames14.The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are ______.A. noun suffixesB. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixes15.The suffixes in words height en, symbol ize are ________.A. noun suffixesB. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixesII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stem. This process is also known as_____.pounding , also called ________, is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems . Words formed in this way are called _________.18. __________ is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class.19. _________ is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word . Words formed in this way are called blends or _____words.20 A common way of making a word is to shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead. This is called _______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to types of suffixation.A B21. Concrete denominal noun suffixes( ) A. priceless22. Abstract denominal noun suffixes ( ) B. downward23. Deverbal noun suffixes(denoting people.)() C. engineer24. Deverbal nouns suffixes( denoting action,etc) （） D. darken25. De-adjective noun suffixes（）Ｅviolinist26. Noun and adjective suffixes ( ) F.happiness27. Denominal adjective suffixes ( ) G. arguable28. Deverbal adjective suffixes ( ) H.dependent29. Adverb suffixes ( ) I. adulthood30. Verb suffixes ( ) J. survivalIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of clipping 2) types of acronymy and write the full terms.31.quake ( ) 32. stereo ( ) 33. flu ( ) 34. pub ( ) 35. c/o ( )36. V-day ( ) 37. TB ( ) 38. disco ( ) 39.copter ( ) 40. perm ( )V.Define the following terms .41. acronymy 42. back-formation 43. initialisms 44. prefixation 45. suffixationVI. Answer the following questions with examples.46. What are the characteristics of compounds ?47. What are the main types of blendings ?48. What are the main types of compounds ?VII. Analyze and comment on the following:49. Use the following examples to explain the types of back-formation.(1) donate ----donation emote----emotion(2) loaf—loafer beg------beggar(3) eavesdrop---eavesdropping babysit---babysitter(4) drowse—drowsy laze---lazy50. Read the following sentence and identify the types of conversion of the italicized words.(1) I‘m very grateful for your help. (2) The rich must help the poor.(3)His argument contains too many ifs and buts. (4) They are better housed and clothed.(5) The photograph yellowed with age. (6) We downed a few beers.Key to exercises :1. B2. C3. A4. B5. A6.C7.B8.D9.C 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.BII. 16. derivation position, compounds 18. Conversion 19. Blending(pormanteau) 20.clippingIII. 21.C 22. I 23. H 24. J 25.F 26.E 27.A 28.G 29.B 30.DIV.31. Front clipping, earthquake32. Back clipping, stereophonic33.Front and back clipping, influenza34.Phrase clipping, public house35. Initialisms, care of36. Acronyms, Victory Day37. Initialisms, tuberculosis38. Back clipping, discotheque39. Front clipping, helicopter40. Phrase clipping, permanent wavesV-VI. (See the course book)VII.49. There are mainly four types of back-formation.(1)From abstract nouns (2) From human nouns (3) From compound nouns and others(4) From adjectives50. (1)Verb to noun (2) Adjective to noun (3) Miscellaneous conversion to noun(4 ) Noun to verb (5) Adjective (6) Miscellaneous conversion to verbChapter 5 Word Meaning (练习4)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. A word is the combination of form and ________.A. spellingB. writingC. meaningD. denoting2._______is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.A. ReferenceB. ConceptC. SenseD. Context3.Sense denotes the relationships _______the language.A. outsideB. withC. beyondD. inside4. Most English words can be said to be ________.A. non-motivatedB. motivatedC. connectedD. related5.Trumpet is a(n) _______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. semanticallyC. onomatopoeicallyD. etymologically6.Hopeless is a ______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically7.In the sentence ‗ He is fond of pen ‘ , pen is a ______ motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically8.Walkman is a _______motivated word.A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically9.Functional words possess strong _____ whereas content words have both meanings, and lexical meaning inparticular.A. grammatical meaningB. conceptual meaningC. associative meaningD. arbitrary meaning10._______is unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period, and the experience of the individual.A.Stylistic meaningB. Connotative meaningC. Collocative meaningD. Affective meaning11.Affective meaning indicates the speaker‘s _______towards the person or thing in question.A. feeling .B. likingC. attitudeD. understanding12. _________ are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such as oh, dear me, alas.A. PrepositionsB. InterjectionsC. ExclamationsD. Explanations13. It is noticeable that _______overlaps with stylistic and affective meanings because in a sense both stylistic and affective meanings are revealed by means of collocations.A.conceptual meaningB. grammatical meaningC. lexical meaningD. collocative meaning14.In the same language, the same concept can be expressed in ______.A. only one wordB. two wordsC. more than threeD. different words15.Reference is the relationship between language and the ______.A. speakersB. listenersC. worldD. specific countryII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.In modern English one may find some words whose sounds suggest their ______pounds and derived words are ______ words and the meanings of many are the sum total of themorphemes combined.18._______ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word.19.The meanings of many words often relate directly to their ______. In other words the history of the wordexplains the meaning of the word.20.Lexical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _________.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of motivation 2) types of meaning.A B21. Onomotopooeic motivation ( ) A. tremble with fear22. Collocative meaning ( ) B. skinny23. Morphological motivation ( ) C. slender24. Connotative meaning ( ) D. hiss25. Semantic motivation ( ) E. laconic26. Stylistic meaning ( ) F. sun (a heavenly body)27. Etymological motivation ( ) G.airmail28. Pejorative meaning ( ) H. home29. Conceptual meaning ( ) I. horse and plug30. Appreciative meaning ( ) J. pen and awordIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of motivation 2) types of meaning.31. neigh ( ) 32. the mouth of the river ( )33. reading-lamp ( ) 34. tantalus ( )35. warm home ( ) 36. the cops ( )37. dear me ( ) 38. pigheaded ( )39. handsome boy ( ) 40. diligence ( )V.Define the following terms .41. motivation 42. grammatical meanings 43. conceptual meaning 44. associative meaning 45. affective meaningVI.Answer the following questions . Your answers should be clear and short.46. What is reference ? 47. What is concept ? 48. What is sense ?VII.Analyze and comment on the following.49. Study the following words and explain to which type of motivation they belong.50. Explain the types of associative meaning with examples.Key to exercises:I. 1. C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.CII.16. meanings 17.multi-morphemic 18.Semantic motivation 19.origins 20.associative meaningIII.21. D 22.A 23.G 24.H 25.J 26.I 27.E 28.B 29.F 30.CIV.31. Onomatopoeic motivation 32. Semantic motivation33. Morphological motivation 34. Etymological motivation35. Connotative meaning 36.Stylistic meaning37. Affective meaning 38. pejorative39. collocative meaning 40. appreciativeV-VI. See the course book.VIII.49. (1) Roar and buzz belong to onomatopoeic motivation.(2)Miniskirt and hopeless belong to morphological motivation.(3) The leg of a table and the neck of a bottle belong to semantic motivation.(4) Titanic and panic belong to etymological motivation.50. Associative meaning comprises four types:(1)Connotative meaning . It refers to the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning,traditionally known as connotations. It is not an essential part of the word-meaning, but associations that might occur in the mind of a particular user of the language. For example, mother , denoting a ‗female parent‘, is often associated with ‗love‘, ‗care‘, etc..(2)Stylistic meaning. Apart feom their conceptual meanings, many words have stylistic features, whichmake them appropriate for different contexts. These distinctive features form the stylistic meanings of words . For example, pregnant, expecting, knockingup, in the club, etc., all can have the same conceptual meaning, but differ in their stylistic values.(3)Affective meaning. It indicates the speaker‘s attitude towards the person or thing in question. Wordsthat have emotive values may fall into two categories :appreciative or pejorative. For example, famous, determined are words of positive overtones; notorious, pigheaded are of negative connotations implying disapproval, contempt or criticism.(4)Collocative meaning. It consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation. In other words,it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. For example, we say : pretty girl, pretty garden; we don‘t say pretty typewriter. But sometimes there is some overlap between the collocations of the two words.Chapter 6 Sense Relations and Semantic Field (练习5)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ______.A. English onlyB. Chinese onlyC. all natural languagesD. some natural languages2.From the ______ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of thesemantic structure of one and same word .A. linguisticB. diachronicC. synchronicD. traditional3._______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondarymeanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes.A Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection4. _________ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.A. DerivationB. RadiationC. InflectionD. Concatenation5.One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their ______.A. spellingB. pronunciationC. etymologyD. usage6. ________refer to one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning.A. PolysemantsB. SynonymsC. AntonymsD. Hyponyms7. The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is _______.A. hyponymyB. synonymyC. polysemyD. antonymy8. _________ are words identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning, e.g. bow/bau/; bow/beu/.A. HomophonesB. HomographsC. Perfect homonymsD. Antonyms9. The antonyms: male and female are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms10.The antonyms big and small are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms11.The antonyms husband and wife are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected termsposition and compounding in lexicology are words of _______.A. absolute synonymsB. relative synonymsC. relative antonymsD. contrary antonyms13.As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly ______, they are often employed in aconversation to create puns for desired effect of humor, sarcasm or ridicule.A. homographsB. homophonesC. absolute homonymsD. antonyms14.From the diachronic point of view, when the word was created, it was endowed with only one meaning .The first meaning is called ______.。