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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英语词汇学-英语词汇学习题2及答案试题一试题二第一部分 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 br

2、acket（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 ar

3、e _. 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

4、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 id

5、iom 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. etym

6、ologically 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 11.Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words. A. 30,000 to 40,000 B. 50

7、,000 to 60,000 C. 70,000 to 80,000 D. 80,000 to 90,000 12. _ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. A. Roots B. Stems C. Affixes D. Compounds 13. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of _ in the Middle English period. A. Dutch origin B. Danis

8、h origin C. Latin origin D. Greek origin 14. A word is a symbol that _ . A. is used by the same speech community B. represents something else in the world C. is both simple and complex in nature D.shows different ideas in different sounds 15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable b

9、ecause they _. A. are complex words. B. are technical words C. refer to the commonest things in life. D. denote the most important concepts. 第二部分 非选择题 II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book（10） 16. The same idiom may show _ differences whe

10、n it is used in different meanings including affective meaning. 17. LDCE is a _ dictionary. 18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _. 19. The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called _. 20. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited _. III. Mat

11、ch 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 B21. grammatical meaning ( )A. Scottish 22. reading-lamp ( )B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl 23. pen ( )C. morphologically moti

12、vated 24. alliteration ( )D. head of a state 25. difference in connotation ( )E. answer/ respond 26. elevation ( )F. etymologically motivated 27. degradation ( )G. garage ( a place for storing cars) 28. narrowing ( )H. thing (any object or event) 29. extension ( )I. part of speech 30. Celtic ( ) J.

13、knave (a dishonest person) 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） 31. heart and soul ( ) 32. fathermale parent ( ) 33. motherfemale parent ( ) 34. city-bred (

14、 ) 35. lip-reading to lip-read ( ) 36. headache ( ) 37. antecedent ( ) 38. preview ( ) 39. receive ( ) 40. called ( ) V. Define the following terms（10） 41. specialized dictionary 42. collocative meaning 43. transfer 44. morpheme 45. old English VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should

15、 be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.（12） 46.Whats the fundamental difference between radiation and concatenation? Illustrate your points. 47. What is dismembering? 48. What is collocative meaning? Give one example to illustrate your point. VII. Analyze and comment on the

16、following. Write your answers in the space given below.（18） 49. The pen is mightier than the sword. Explain what pen and sword mean respectively using the theory of motivation. 50. Study the following sentence, paying special attention to the words in italics. If you find anything wrong, please expl

17、ain why and then improve the sentence.(100 words) The police were ordered to stop drinking about midnight. 参考答案第一部分 选择题 IEach 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. B 2. D 3. A

18、 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 第二部分 非选择题 II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%) 16. stylistic 17.monolingual 18.semantic opposition 19. degradation 或 pejoration 20.productivity and collocability I

19、II. 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%) 21. I 22. C 23. F 24. B 25. E 26. D 27. J 28. G 29. H 30. A IV. Study the following words and expressions and identif

20、y 1) types of bound morphemes underlined;2) types of word formation；3）types of meaning and 4) types of meaning of idioms.(10%) 31. adverb idiom/ idiom adverbial in nature 32. conceptual meaning 33. conceptual meaning 34. n+v-ed 35. backformation 36. n+v 37. bound root 38. prefix 39. bound root 40. i

21、nflectional affix/morpheme V. Define the following terms.(10%) 41. Specialized dictionary refers to a dictionary which concentrates on a particular area of language or knowledge. (内容1.5分；语言0.5分) 42. Collocative meaning is that part of the word meaning suggested by the words before or after the word

22、in discussion. (内容1.5分；语言0.5分) 43. Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic transfer. 44. the minimal meaningful unit of a language. 45. the language used in England from 450 to 1150. VI. Answer the following quest

23、ions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(12%) 46. 要点： Radiation Concatenation i) primary meaning i) first sense ii）次要意义由主要意义辐射 ii）由此意义连续转换；特点为链接 iii）名词语义互不依赖 iii）最后意义与第一意义失去联系的迹象 47. 要点： （1）break up an idiom into pieces（2分） （2）an unusual case of usin

24、g idioms（1分） （3）in literature or popular press for special effect（1分） 注：语言扣分不得超过1分（语法扣1分，拼写扣0.5分） 48. Collocative meaning consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation. In other words, it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by words before or after the word in discussion. Fo

25、r example, pretty and handsome share the conceptual meaning of good looking, but are distinguished by the range of nouns they collocate with: pretty handsome VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (18%) 49. 答案要点 1）Motivation accounts for the connectio

26、n between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.（2分） 2）Semantic motivation, one of the four major types of motivation, explains the connection between the literal sense and figurative sense of the word.(3分) 3）In this sentence, pen reminds one of the tool to write with, thus suggesting writing; sword

27、 reminds one of the weapon to fight with, thus suggesting war.(4分) 50.要点： （1）it is ambiguous（2分） （2）ambiguity caused by the structure（2分） （3）stop drinking can be understood as 1）police stop drinking by themselves (1分 ) 2）police stop people drinking (1分) （4）improvement（3分） 1）The police were ordered to stop people drinking about midnight. 2）The police were ordered to stop drinking by themselves about midnight.-