词汇学复习材料 2

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 the use of _________construct.

A. sound

B. form

C. morpheme

D. root

2. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns,

verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.

A. functional

B. notional

C. empty

D. formal

3.The prefixes in the words of ir resistible, non classical and a political are called _______.

A.reversative prefixes

B. negative prefixes

C. pejorative prefixes

D. locative prefixes

4.Utopia ,odyssey and Babbit are words from ________.

s of books

B. names of places

C. names of people

D. tradenames

5.The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________.

A.negative prefixes

B. prefixes of degree or size

C. prefixes of time and order

D. miscellaneous prefixes

6.The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are ______.

A. noun suffixes

B. verb suffixes

C. adverb suffixes

D. adjective suffixes

7.The suffixes in words height en, symbol ize are ________.

A. noun suffixes

B. verb suffixes

C. adverb suffixes

D. adjective suffixes

8. A word is the combination of form and ________.

A. spelling

B. writing

C. meaning

D. denoting

9.Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ______.

A. English only

B. Chinese only

C. all natural languages

D. some natural languages

10.From the ______ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of

the semantic structure of one and same word .

A. linguistic

B. diachronic

C. synchronic

D. traditional

11._______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary

meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes.

A Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection

12. One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their ______.

A. spelling

B. pronunciation

C. etymology

D. usage

13. The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is _______.

A. hyponymy

B. synonymy

C. polysemy

D. antonymy

position and compounding in lexicology are words of _______.

A. absolute synonyms

B. relative synonyms

C. relative antonyms

D. contrary antonyms

15.As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly ______, they are often employed in a

conversation to create puns for desired effect of humor, sarcasm or ridicule.

A. homographs

B. homophones

C. absolute homonyms

D. antonyms

16 Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns,

verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.

A. functional

B. notional

C. empty

D. formal

17. 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. content

B. notional

C. empty

D. new