2022年英语词汇学模拟试卷 .pdf

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1、1 Final Exam of English Lexicology I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (30%) 1. The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French，Latin， _ . A. Scandinavian and Italia

2、n B. Greek and Scandinavian C. Celtic and Greek D. Italian and Spanish 2. From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to_. A. German B. French C. Scottish D. Irish 3. Which of the following is a prefix of time and order? A. extra- B. pro- C. re- D. semi- 4. Which of the follow

3、ing statements is Not true? A. Reference is the relationship between language and the world. B. The relationship between a word and its referent is arbitrary. C. Concept is universal to all men alike. D. Sense denotes the relationships outside the language. 5. _ are those that cannot occur as separa

4、te words without adding other morphemes. A. Free roots B. Free morphemes C. Bound morphemes D. Meaningful units 6. Affixes added to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are known as_. A. bound roots B. free morphemes C. inflectional morphemes D. derivational affixes 7. The differen

5、ces between synonyms boil down to three areas, namely, _. A. extension, increase and expansion B. denotation, connotation and application C. comprehension, understanding and knowing D. polysemy, homograph and homophone 8. Grammatical meaning does not include _. A. part of speech B. plural forms C. a

6、ppropriateness D. tenses 9. The idiom “ a dark horse” is a_.名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 4 页 - - - - - - - - - 2 A. simile B. metaphor C. metonymy D. personification 10. The word “antecedent” compri ses _ morphemes. A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 11. The idi

7、om “ cut and dried ” is an idiom _ in nature. A. adverbial B. verbal C. nominal D. adjectival 12. The word “slurb” is created by blending, with the structure of _. A. head + tail B. head + head C. head + word D. word + tail 13. Words which are used to show the attitude of approval are _. A. apprecia

8、tive B. pejorative C. connotative D. collocative 14. In the sentence “ The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman” , the word “ respectable” is used in the _ sense. ( )A. subjective B. objective C. sensational D. physical 15. Readers can t find pronunciation or meaning in _. A. Longman Dic

9、tionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation B. The Encyclopedia Americana C. Chamber s Encyclopedic English DictionaryD. Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary II. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of meanings; 2) sources of synonyms; 3) t

10、ypes of motivation; 4) rhetorical features of the idioms and 5) types of transfer. (10%) A B ( ) 16. alliteration A. odyssey means “ an extended journey”( ) 17. associated transfer B. airmail, hopeless ( ) 18. borrowing C. hustle and bustle ( ) 19. etymological motivation D. You should address your

11、remarks to the chair. ( ) 20. connotative meaning E. fire/flame/conflagration ( ) 21. abstract to concrete F. toss and turn ( ) 22. morphological motivation G . ranch/run ( ) 23. euphemistic use H. lie/distort the fact ( ) 24. regional English I. Clark is the pride of the group. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载

12、 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 4 页 - - - - - - - - - 3 ( ) 25. reiterationJ. home (warmth/love/family) III. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%) 26. The name given to the widening of meaning which so

13、me words undergo is_. 27. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, _ and borrowing. 28. Almost all affixes are _morphemes because few can be used as independent words. 29. The word _has the old meaning “ servant” and the elevated meaning “ head of a ministry”.30. Radiatio

14、n and _ are the two coinages which the development of word meaning follows from monosemic to polysemy. 31. Content words have both meanings, and _ meaning in particular. 32. The attitudes of classes have made inroads into lexical meaning in the case of elevation or _. 33. Physical situation or envir

15、onment relating to the use of words is called _ or non-linguistic context. 34. In the course book, the idioms are classified according to _ functions. 35. Three good general dictionaries are LDCE, CCELD and _. IV. Define the following terms. Write your answers in the answer sheet. (10%) 36. elevatio

16、n 37. acronymy 38. back-formation 39. bilingual dictionaries 40. polysemy V. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. (20%) 41. What are the types of morphemes? 42. What are the rhetorical features of idioms? 43. How to distinguish inflectional affixes and derivational

17、 affixes? 44. What is associative meaning of a word? Give examples to illustrate your point. VI. Analyze and comment on the following sentences. (20%) 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 4 页 - - - - - - - - - 4 45. Analyze and comment on the followin

18、g two sentences in terms of stylistic meaning: 1) They chucked a stone at the cops, and then did a bunk with the loot. 2) After casting a stone at the police, they absconded with the money. 46. Study the following sentences. Explain why they may cause ambiguity and improve them. 1) He is a hard businessman. 2) I like Mary better than Jean. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 4 页 - - - - - - - - -