全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题(00832).doc

.1/10全国全国 20142014 年年 4 4 月高等教育自学考试月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分选择题部分须知：1 答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2 每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that best completes the statement and blacken thecorresponding letter A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(30%)1.“Woman”becomes“Frau”in German,“femme”in French and“fn”in Chinese.This example shows that in different languages the sameconcept can be represented by different _A.sounds BformsC.unities Dmeanings2.The following words of the basic word stock denote the most commonthings and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT _.2/10A.fire BhotC.photoscanning Dsister3.Aliens are borrowed words which have retained their originalpronunciation and spelling.Which of the following words comes fromChinese?A.Bazaar.BKowtow.C.Rajah.DBlitzkrieg.4.The Indo-European language family is made up of the languages of thefollowing EXCEPT _A.Europe Bthe Far EastC.India Dthe Near East5.Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new wordsin the present-day English vocabulary?A.The rapid development of modern science and technology.B Social,economic and political changes.C.The invasion of foreign countries.D The influence of other cultures and languages.6.Modern English vocabulary develops through the following channelsEXCEPT _.A.creation B borrowingC.semantic change D lexical change7.How many monomorphemic words are there in the following words?.3/10cats boss work improper triedA.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.8.Among the following words,“_”does NOT have inflectionalaffixes.A.liked BchildrensC.happier Dits9.Which of the following words does NOT have suffixes?A.Northward.BWiden.C.Happy.DWorker.10.Among the following words,“_”contains a negative prefix.A.amoral B de-composeC.antiwar D foretell11.From the viewpoint of word formation,the word“smog”is a _.A.compound B conversionC.clipping D blending12.Which of the following is partially converted?A.A white.BA drunk.C.The poor.D Finals.13.One can figure out the meaning of“airmail”to be“mail by air”by its _.A.onomatopoeic motivation B morphological motivation.4/10C.semantic motivation D etymological motivation14.When a reader comes across the word“home”in his reading,theword may remind him of his“family,friends,warmth,safety,etc.”In this sense,the word“home”conveys _.A.connotative meaning Bstylistic meaningC.affective meaning Dcollocative meaning15.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Grammatical meaning refers to the part of speech,tenses of verbsand stylistic features ofwords.BUnlike conceptual meaning,associative meaning is unstable andindeterminate.C.Affective meaning indicates the listeners attitude towards theperson or thing in question.D Collocation cannot affect the meaning of words.16.Words that are identical only in spelling but different in soundand meaning are called _.A.perfect homonyms B homographsC.homophones D homonyms17.The differences between synonyms exist in the following areasEXCEPT _.A.denotation B connotation.5/10C.reference D application18.“Apple,pear,peach,orange,lemon,etc.”make up the _ of“fruit”.A.synonyms B homonymsC.superordinate term D semantic field19._ of meaning is a process by which a word that originally hada specialized meaninghas now become generalized.A.Degradation B ElevationC.Extension D Specilization20.Which of the following is NOT one of the extra-linguistic factorsthat cause changes in meaning?A.Cultural reason.B Historical reason.C.Class reason.D Psychological reason.21.The word“minister”originally meant“a servant”,but now haschanged to“a head of a ministry”.This process of meaning change iscalled _A.extension B elevationC.degradation D specialization22.In grammatical context,the meaning of a word may be influencedby the _in which it occurs.A.structure Bsentence.6/10C.phrase Dclause23.There is an ambiguity in the sentence“He is a hard businessman”due to _.A.polysemy B homonymyC.synonymy D antonymy24.Which of the following is NOT one of the context clues?A.Definition.B Polysemy.C.Synonymy.D Antonymy.25.Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of idioms?A.The part of speech of each element in an idiom is very important.B The constituents of idioms cant be replaced.C.The word order in an idiom cant be changed.D An idiom functions as one word.26.Idioms nominal in nature have a(n)_ as the key word in eachand function as a noun in sentences.A.verb BadjectiveC.preposition Dnoun27.Lexical manipulation is one aspect of the rhetorical features ofidioms.The following EXCEPT _ belong to lexical manipulation.A.alliteration B reiterationC.repetition D juxtaposition.7/1028.Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary,3rd Edition(1980),is amongthe best-known British _ dictionaries.A.unabridged BdeskC.pocket Dbilingual29.Generally,a dictionary covers the following contents EXCEPT_.A.spelling B pronunciationC.definition D syntactical rules30.Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary(1987)has some uniquefeatures such as definition,extra column and _.A.pronunciation B grammar codesC.usage examples D language codes非选择题部分非选择题部分须知：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。plete the following statements with proper words or expressionsaccording to the course book.(15%)31.A word is a _ free form of a language that has a given soundand meaning and syntactic function.8/1032.In Old English period,the introduction of Christianity had a greatimpact on the English vocabulary.It brought many new ideas and customs,and also many _ terms such as“candle,altar,amen”.33.A _ is the basic form of a word which cannot be further analyzedwithout total loss of identity.34.“Exam”is the shortened form of“examination”by back clipping.Then“quake”is used to mean“earthquake”by _ clipping.35.Motivation accounts for the connection between the linguisticsymbol and its _36.From the _ point of view,polysemy is viewed as the coexistenceof various meanings of the same word in a certain historical periodof time.37.The process by which a word of wide meaning acquires a specializedsense is called _ of meaning.38.The context clue used in the sentence“Many United Nationsemploye.es are polyglots.Ms.Mary,for example,speaks fivelanguages”is _39.The idiom“by twos and threes”cannot be turned into“by threesand twos”.It shows that unlike free phrases,the structure of an idiomis to a large extent _40.Bilingual dictionaries are written in _ languages.Define the following terms.(15%).9/1041.creation(as one of the modes of vocabulary development)42.conversion43.hyponomy44.linguistic context45.phrasal verbsIV.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clear andshort,Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(20%)46.Explain the logical relationships of the following terms:free morphemes,affix,morphemes,bound root,bound morphemesB.47.In which aspects do compounds differ from free phrases?48.What is the difference between superordinates and subordinates?Explain it with the given words“flower,elephant,tiger,rose,tulip,animal”.49.Guess the meaning of the underlined word and tell what context clueis used.He was in a mood of complete euphoria,his happiness being the resultof an announcement that he had won the sweepstakes.V.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers on theANSWER SHEET.(20%)50.Take“a laconic answer is a short answer”as an example toillustrate etymological motivation.10/1051.Comment on the following groups of words in terms of types ofantonyms:contradictory terms,contrary terms,relative terms.C.“deadalive”,“youngold”,“employeremployee”