英语专业词汇学考试试题

英语专业词汇学考试试题

第一部分选择题

I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket （30％）

1. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example[ ]

A. lewd →ignorant

B. silly →foolish

C. last →pleasure

D. knave →boy

2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: [ ]

A. humour

B. sarcasm

C. ridicule

D. all the above

3. The four major modes of semantic change are _____. [ ]

A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradation

B. extension, generalization, elevation and degradation

C. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradation

D. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation

4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____. [ ]

A. synecdoche

B. metonymy

C. substitution

D. metaphor

5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _____. [ ]

A. adjectives

B. attributes

C. modifiers

D. words

6. Grammatical context refers to _____ in which a word is used. [ ]

A. vocabulary

B. grammar

C. semantic pattern

D. syntactic structure

7. In the idiom 'in good feather', we change 'good' into 'high, full' without changing meaning.

This change of constituent is known as _____ . [ ]

A. addition

B. replacement

C. position-shifting

D. variation

8. The word "laconic" is _____. [ ]

A. onomatopoeically motivated

B. morphologically motivated

C. semantically motivated

D. etymologically motivated

9. CCELD is distinctive for its _____. [ ]

A. clear grammar codes

B. language notes

C. usage notes

D. extra columns

10.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping? [ ]

A. Dorm

B. motel

C. Gent

D. Zoo

第二部分非选择题

II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book（10％）

11. The same idiom may show _____ differences when it is used in different meanings including affective meaning.

12. LDCE is a _____ dictionary.

13. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _____.

14. The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called _____.

15. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited _____.

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

A B

16. grammatical meaning ( ) A. Scottish

17. reading-lamp ( ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl

18. pen ( ) C. morphologically motivated

19. alliteration ( ) D. head of a state

20. difference in connotation ( ) E. answer/ respond

IV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined;2）types of word formations;3）types of meaning and 4）types of meaning of idioms.（10％）

21. heart and soul ( )

22. father—male parent ( )

23. mother—female parent ( )

24. city-bred ( )