大学英语专业词汇学练习题Test 7

Chapter 7：Test

ⅠEach of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the best one.

1.Which one of the following is an unabridged dictionary

A. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

B.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

C.Webster's Third Now International Dictionary

D. Chamber's Encyclopedic English Dictionary.

2.Desk dictionaries are medium-sized ones containing words ranging

A. from 100,000 to 150,000

B.from 50,000 to 150,000

C.from 20,000 to 120,000

D.from 60,000 to 120,000

3.Which of the following is not a specialized dictionary?

A. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

B.Practical English Usage

C.Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

D. LDCE

4.Pocket dictionaries have about ( ) entries or fewer.

A.25,000

B.30,000

C.40,000

D.50,000

5.To decide which type of dictionary to use, the most important thing one needs to take into considerations is ______.

A.general or special

B.monolingual or bilingual

C.the linguistic level of the specific users

D. early or late

6.If one know the conceptual meaning of table,fiction,legend,myth tale ,but wants to find out the difference between them, the ideal dictionary is _________

A.Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

B.Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms

C. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English

D.Collins COBUILD English usage

7.The main body of a dictionary is its _________.

A. grammar

B.definition of words

age information

D.Etymological information

8.Among the following dictionary, which one provides the definitions of words in full sentences.

A.LDCE

ELD

C.CED

D.ALD

9.If one wants to find out the English equivalents of“黄梁美梦”, the ideal dictionary may be ___.

ELD

B.CED

C.LDCE

D.A New English-Chinese Dictionary

10.The dictionary providing both linguistic knowledge and encyclopedic information is___.

A. The Encyclopedia Britannica

B.The Encyclopedia Americana

C.Chamber's Encyclopedic English Dictionary

D.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ⅡComplete the following statements with proper words.

1. For English-speaking people, dictionary is a book which presents in a order the words of English with information concerned.

2.M dictionaries are written in one language.

3.An e is not concerned with the language per se but provides encyclopedic information concerning each headword.

4.Theoretically, an u dictionary is a complete record of all the words in use.

5.P dictionaries provide only the spelling and pronunciation of each word with a few most common meanings.

6.G dictionaries are meant for ordinary users for spelling, pronunciation meaning, and grammar.