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1、全国2003年4 月英语词汇学试题第一部分 选择题(共30分)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternativeanswers.Choose the one that would best complete the statementand put the letter in the bracket.(30%)I.The process of meaning relation is also called.()A.extension B.degradation C.specialization D.elevation2.

2、I dioms in the coursebook are used in a.()A.broad sense B.narrow sense C.figurative sense D.specialsense3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is.()A.conventional B.non-conventionalC.concrete D.specific4.The way to define an antonym is based on.()A.contradiction B.contrariness

3、C.oppositeness D.relativeness5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fieldscan be exemplified by.()A.Rogets Thesaurus B.Concise Oxford DictionaryC.New Websters Dictionary D.Co-build Dictionary6.Contextmeaning.()A.explains B.interprets C.defines D.all the above7.Though still at wo

4、rk today,can hardly compare with what itwas in the p a s t.()A.word-formation B.borrowing C.derivation D.conversion8.Structure I stability means the structure of an idiom isgenerally.()A.movable B.unstableC.unchangeable D.ununderstandable9.Sentence idioms can be divided into.()A.declarative and impe

5、rative B.interrogative and exclamativeC.verbal and adverbial D.both A and B10.is considered to be a highly-inflected language.()A.Old English B.Middle EnglishC.Early Modern English D.Late Modern English11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought tobe.()A.affixational B.derivational C.fre

6、e D.bound12.The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a greatimpact on the English vocabulary.()A.printing B.Christianity C.French words D.all the above13.Which of the following statements is tru e?()A.Every word has reference.B.Every word has sense.C.Every word is semantically motivated

7、.D.Every word is conceptually motivated.14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?()A.The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.B.Loan words only refer to those borrowings in form.C.Loan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.D.Loan words can be grouped according

8、 to manner of borrowing.15.The relationship between words and things in the world isestablished by means of.()A.reference B.sense C.concept D.meaning第二部分 非选择题(共70分)II.Complete the following statements with proper words orexpressions according to the course book.(10%)16.The degraded meaning sexual de

9、sire of the word lust comesfrom its old meaning”17.Bound morphemes include two types:bound rootand18.The headword or entries are defined in the same language ina dictionary.19.The basic word stock forms the common of thelanguage.20 Conceptual meaning is also known as meaning.III.Match the words or e

10、xpressions in Column A with those inColumn B according to 1)sense relations,2)types of context,and3)modes of word-meaning changes.(10%)A B()21.difference in connotation A.fond(from foolish toaffectionate)()22.perfect homonym B.homely/domestic()23.degradation C.date;date()24.transfer D.diseasing(from

11、 discomfort to Illness)()25.elevation E.fabulous(from resembling a fable toIncredible)()26.narrowing F.journal(from daily paper to periodical)()27.extension G.silly(from happy to foolish)()28.generalization H.pitiful(from full of pity to deservingpity”)()29.grammatical context I.It was a nice ball.(

12、)30.lexical context J.Visiting aunts can be boring.IV.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1)typesof word formation,2)types of affixes,3)types of dictionaries,and 4)the type of idiom.(10%)31.LDCE)32.deadline)33.-ize,-en,-ate()34.an affix that indicates grammatical relationships()35

13、.VOA()36.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology()37.CED()38.telephone phone()39.fly in the ointment()40.hostess()V.Define the following terms.(10%)41.a variation of an idiom42.morphs43.synonym44.jargon45.semantic motivationVI.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clearand short.W

14、rite your answers in the space given below.(12%)46.What is the role of context?47.Is it true that archaic and obsolete words in English will remainfor ever out of use?48.What is the difference between partial and full conversion?Explain with two examples.VD.Analyze and comment on the following.Write

15、 your answers inthe space given below.(18%)49.Read the extract,pick out the idioms and explain their meanings.Then rewrite the extract in standard non-figurative language.Sam is getting on,too.His hair is pepper and salt,but he knowshow to make up for lost time by taking it easy.50.Comment on the fo

16、llowing pairs of sentences in terms ofsubordinates and superordinates.a.The girl got a book in the university.b.The girl borrowed a dictionary from the department.全国2004年 4 月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternativeanswers.Choose the one that would best complete t

17、he statementand put the letter in the bracket.(30%)1.There are major classes of compounds.A.two B.for C.three D.five2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Connotative meaning refers to associations suggested by theconceptual meaning.B.Stylistic meaning accounts for the formality of the wo

18、rdconcerned.C.Affective meaning is universal to all men alike.D.Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary.3.After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain,theirlanguage almost totally blotted out.A.Old English B.Middle EnglishC.Anglo-Saxon D.Celtic4.The idiom“Jack of all t

19、rades results f r om.A.addition B.position-shiftingC.dismembering D.shortening5.are those that cannot occur as separate words withoutadding other morphemes.A.Free roots B.Free morphemesC.Bound morphemes D.Meaningful units6.The major factors that promote the growth of modern English areA.the growth o

20、f science and technologyB.economic and political changesC.the influence of other cultures and languagesD.all the above7.Since the beginning of this c e n t u r y,h a s become evenmore important for the expansion of English vocabulary.A.word-formation B.borrowingC.semantic change D.both B and C8.Whic

21、h of the following characteristics of the basic word stock isthe most important?A.Stability B.Collocability.C.Productivity.D.National character.9.The two major factors that cause changes in meaning areA.historical reason and class reasonB.historical reason and psychological reasonC.class reason and

22、psychological reasonD.extra-linguistic factors and linguistic factors10.The fundamental difference between homonyms andpolysemants is w h e t h e r.A.they come from the same sourceB.they are correlated with one central meaningC.they are listed under one headword in a dictionaryD.all the above11.Degr

23、adation of meaning is the opposite of.A.semantic transfer B.semantic pejorationC.semantic elevation D.semantic narrowing12.An idiom consists of at least two words.Each has a singlemeaning and often functions as one word.This is c a l l e d.A.semantic unity B.structural stabilityC.rhetorical function

24、 D.none of the above13.Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nounsand adjectives?A.-ion.B.-ism.C.-ity.D.-ist.14.More often than not,functional words only have.A.lexical meaning B.associative meaningC.collocative meaning D.grammatical meaning15.Linguistic context is also known as c

25、ontext.A.social B.verbal C.lexical D.physicalII.Complete the following statements with proper words orexpressions according to the course book.(10%)16.In the course book,the idioms are classified according tofunctions.17.Linguistic context can be further divided into contextand grammatical context.1

26、8.The languages made only a small contribution to theEnglish vocabulary with a few place names like Avon,kent,Themes.19.Morphemes which are identical with root words are consideredto be.20.According to semanticists,a word is a unit of.III.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those inColum

27、n B according to 1)stylistic meanings;2)language groups;3)degrees of inflections and 4)onomatopoeic motivation.(10%)AB()21.apesA.colloquial()22.Old EnglishB.a language of full endings()23.IrishC.Italic()24.tinyD.very formal and official()25.FrenchE.yelp()26.cattleF.poetic()27.domicileG.Celtic()28.ab

28、odeH.gibber()29.foxesI.a language of leveled endings()30.Middle EnglishJ.lowIV.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1)typesof affixes;2)types of meaning and 3)types of motivation.(10%)31.mismanage()32.elephants-trumpet()33.pretty()34.forehead()35.bossy()36.sun:a heavenly body which

29、 gives off light,heat()37.anti-establishment()38.subsea()39.a sea of troubles()40.harder()V.Define the following terms.(10%)41.idiom42.functional words43.degradation44.bilingual dictionary45.conversionVI.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clearand short.Write your answers in the s

30、pace given below.(12%)46.What factors should one take into account when he chooses adictionary?47.What are the features of compounds?Give examples.48.Cite ONE example to illustrate what grammatical meaning is.VD.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers inthe space given below.(18%)49.

31、Read the following extract and try to guess the meaning of theword in italics.Then explain what contextual clues help you workout the meaning.,Get me an avocado,please,Janet said,smacking her lips,but herbrother,with a glance up at the branches,said that there were noneripe yet.50.Make a tree diagra

32、m to arrange the following words in order ofhyponymy.apple,cabbage,food,vegetable,mutton,fruit,peach,meat,beef,orange,spinach,pork,celery2005年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试卷+答案第 一 部 分 选择题LEach of the statements below is followed by four alternativeanswers.Choose the one that would best complete thestatement and p

33、ut the letter in the bracket.(30%)1.There are two approaches to the study ofpolysemy.T h e y a r e.A.primary and secondary B.central and peripheralC.diachronic and synchronic D.formal and functional2.Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms?A.Colloquial B.SlangC.Negative D.Literar

34、y 3.Synonyms can be classified into two major groups,that is：A.absolute and relative B.absolute and completeC.relative and near D.complete and identical 4.In the early period of Middle English,English,existedside by side,A.Celtic and Danish B.Danish and FrenchC.Latin and Celtic D.French and Latin 5.

35、Amonomorphemic word is a word that consists of asingle morpheme.A.formal B.concreteC.free D.bound 6.Whch of the following groups of words is NOTonomatopoeically motivated?A,croak,drum B.squeak,bleatC.buzz,neigh D.bang,trumpet 7.LDCE is distinctive for itsA.Clear grammar codes B.usage notesC.language

36、 notes D.all of the above 8.From the historical point of view,English is more closelyrelated toA.German B.FrenchC.Scotttish D.Irish 9.Which of the following is NOT an acronym?A.TOEFL B.ODYSSEYC.BASIC D.CCTV 10.In the course book,the author lists types of contextclues for inferring wordmeaning.A.eigh

37、t B.sixC.seven D.five 11.Sources of homonyms in c lu d e.A.changes in sound and spelling B.borrowingC.shortening D.all of the above 12.The written form of English is a(a n)re p re s e n ta tio nof the spoken form.A.selective B.adequateC.imperfect D.natural13.Structurally a is the smallest meaningful

38、 unit of alanguage.A.molpheme B.stemC.word D.compound 14.Unlike affixes,are often free morphemes.A.sufrixes B.prefixesC.inflectional morphemes D.roots 15.The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabularyin earlier times were French.Latin,.A.Scandinavian and Italian B.Greek and Scandinavi

39、anC.Celtic and Greek D.Italian and Spanish 第 二 部 分 非选择题II.Complete the rollowing statements with proper words orexpressions according to the course book.16.The name given to the widening of meaning which somewords undergo i s.17.Longman lexicon of Contemporary English isa dictionary.18.When a new wo

40、rd appears for the first time,the authorusually manages to give hints orin the context to help the readers.19.Radiation and are the two coinages which thedevelopment of wordmeaning follows from monosemy to polysemy.20.Middle English refers to the language spoken from 1150III.Match the words or exple

41、ssions in Column A with those inColumn B according to 1 )word Origin,2)wo rd formation.and 3)types of Synonyms or antonyms.A B)21.skill A.backformation)22.babysit B.blending)23.telequiz C.French origin)position/compoundingD.SCandinavianorigin()25.government()26.same/different()27.gent()28.English()2

42、9.change/alter()30.big/smallE.clippingF.relative synonymsG.GermanicH.absolute synonymsI.contradictory termsJ.contrary termsIV.Smdy the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of bound morphemes underlined,2)types ofmeanings,3)processes of meaning development,and 4)forlnation of eompounds

43、.31.neckprimary meaning：that part of man joining the headtO the body；a secondary meaning：the narrowest part of anything.()32.contradict()33.mother：love,care()34.upcoming()35.window shopping()36.radios()37.property developer()38.Candidateearlier meaning：white-robed；later meaning：a person proposed for

44、 a place,award etc.()overcoat39.handsomo-tyoewhter()man40.northward()V.Define the following terms.41.encyclopendia42.borrowed43.blending44.extension45.phrasal verbVI.Answer the following questing questions.Your answersshould beClear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.46.what is th

45、e difference prefixation and sutfixation?Explainwith two examples.47.what is extra-linguistic context?48.what is polysemy?Illustrate your points.VII.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answersin the space given below.49.Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaningof the word

46、 in italics.Thenwhat contextual help you to work out the meaning.Carnivores are very dangerous.Not long ago,a tiger escapedfrom the zoo and killed a dog inThe street and ate it.50.Connotative meaning is not stable.Comment on thisstatement with one example.英 语 词 汇 学 答 案(课 程 代 码0832)I.Each Of the smte

47、ments below is followed by four alternativeanswers.Choose the one thatwould best complete the statement and put the letter in thebracket.1.C 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A11.D 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.BII Complete the following statements with proper words Orexpressions according to thecourse book.16

48、.extension 或 generalization 17.specialized18.clues 19.concatenation 20.15001 1 1.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those inColumn B according tO 1)word origin,2)word formation,and 3)types of synonyms orantonyms.21.D 22.A23.B 24.H25.C 26.I27.E 28.G29.F 30.JIV.Study the following words o

49、r expressions and identify1 )types of bound morphemesunderlined,2)types of meanings,3)processes of meaningdevelopment,and 4)formation ofcompounds.31.radiation 32.bound root33.connotative meaning 34.adv+v-ing35.n+v-ing 36.inflectional affix/inflectional morpheme37.n+v-er 3.concatenation39.collocative

50、 meaning 40.suffix/derivational affixV.Definethefollowingterms.41.An encyclopedia provides encyclopedic informationconcerning each headword；it is notconcerned with the language per se.42.Borrowed words,also,known,as loan words,are wordstaken over from foreign languages.43.It refers to the formation