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1、 试题三 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 bracket.(30%)1.According to the degree of similarity,homonyms can be classified into()A.perfect homonyms B.homonyms C.homophones D.all

2、the above 2.Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example()A.ad for“advertisement”B.dish for“food C.fond for“affectionate”D.an editorial for“an editorial article 3.It is a general belief that the meaning does not exist in the word itself,but it rather spreads over()A.the re

3、aders interpretation B.the neighbouring words C.the writers intention D.the etymology of the word 4.Which of the following is a prefix of time and order?A.extra-B.pro-C.re-D.semi-5.Which of the following dictionaries is not a specialized dictionary?A.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology B.Cham

4、bers Encyclopedic English Dictionary C.Longmont Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs D.Websters New Dictionary of Synonyms 6.Which of the following 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 i

5、s universal to all men alike.D.Sense denotes the relationships outside the language.7.The words which occur before or after a word and may affect its meaning form()A.physical context B.grammatical context C.lexical context D.linguistic context 8.Smith is an architect.He designed World Trade Center.T

6、he clue provided in the context is()A.definition B.explanation C.example D.hyponym 9.The term vocabulary is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPT that()A.it can refer to the common core of a language B.it can refer to the total number of the words in a language C.it can

7、represent all the words used in a certain historical period D.it can stand for words in given dialect or field 10.The idiom a dark horse is a()A.simile B.metaphor-欢迎下载 2 C.metonymy D.personification 11.An idiom differs from a free phrase in that the former is()and the latter is not.A.structurally ch

8、angeable B.semantically analyzable C.structurally fixed D.easily understood 12.We can work out the meaning of heliocentric and geocentric according to()A.morphological structure B.relevant details C.grammatical structure D.physical context 13.What causes the ambiguity of the sentence”I like Mary bet

9、ter than Janet?()A.Vocabulary B.Situation C.Structure D.None of the above 14.Early Modern English refers to the language spoken()A.from 1066 to 1500 B.from 1150 to 1500 C.from 1500 to 1700 D.from 1600 to 1800 15.Affixes added to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are known as()A.

10、bound roots B.free morphemes C.inflectional morphemes D.derivational affixes 第二部分 非选择题.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16._ meaning refers to the part of speech,tenses of verbs,etc.17.The word _ has the old meaning servant and the

11、elevated meaning head of a ministry.18.The relationship between sound and meaning is arbitrary or _.19.When a word with more than one meaning is used in unclear context,it creates _.20.Almost all affixes are _morphemes because few can be used as independent words.Match the words in Column A with tho

12、se in Column B according to 1)rhetorical features of the idioms;2)sense relations;3)assimilation degree;4)characteristics of the basic word stock and 5)motivation.(10%)A B 21.reiteration ()A.high and low 22.repetition ()B.pick and choose 23.juxtaposition ()C.face to face 24.perfect homonym ()D.Failu

13、re is the mother of success.25.personification ()E.hiss 26.portus ()F.bear;bear e ()G.twitter 28.heart ()H.cat 29.birds ()I.port 30.snakes ()J.heart and soul .Study the following words and expressions and identify 1)types of context clues;2)types-欢迎下载 3 of word formation;3)types of word-meaning chan

14、ges and 4)rhetorical features of idioms.(10%)31.making a restatement of a new word or concept in familiar words()32.sitcom()33.the usual amenities such as a pub,a post office and a school()34.form cradle to grave()35.might and main()36.fax()37.disobey,impolite,()38.hussy:housewifea woman of low mora

15、ls()39.disease:discomfortillness()40.fond:foolishaffectionate().Define the following terms.(10%)41.dictionary 42.pejoration 43.idioms nominal in nature 44.Germanic 45.allomorph .Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.(12%)46.

16、What are the stylistic features of idioms?47.How would you explain the difference between back formation and suffixation?Give examples to illustrate your point.48.How do you distinguish inflectional affixes and derivational affixes?.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the spac

17、e given below.(18%)49.Comment on the following pairs of sentences in terms of superordinate and subordinates.a.The man said he would come to our school next week.b.The visiting scholar said he would visit our university next Monday.50.Analyes the morphological structures of the following words and p

18、oint out the types of the morphemes.unbearable,international,ex-prisoner 试题参考答案.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 bracket.(30%)1.D 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.C 14

19、.C 15.C-欢迎下载 4.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16.Grammatical 17.minister 18.conventional 19.ambiguity 20.bound.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B.(10%)21.B 22.C 23.A 24.F 25.D 26.I 27.H 28.J 29.G 30.E.Study the fol

20、lowing words and expressions and identify 1)types of context clues;2)types of word formation;3)types of word-meaning changes and 4)rhetorical features of idioms.(10%)31.explanation 32.head+head blending 33.hyponymy/hyponym 34.figure of speech;metonymy 35.phonetic manipulation/alliteration 36.back cl

21、ipping 37.affixation,prefixation or negative prefixes 38.degradation 39.narrowing 40.elevation.Define the following terms.(10%)41.Dictionary is a book which presents in alphabetical order the words of a language,with information as to their spelling,pronunciation,meaning usage,etc.42.Degradation or

22、pejoration of meaning is the opposite of semantic elevation.It is a process whereby words of good origin fall into ill reputation or non-affective words come to be used in derogatory sense.43.(1)Each idiom has a noun as the key word.(2)Each functions as a noun/also knows as noun idioms.44.a term use

23、d to refer to a branch of the Indo-European language family,which consists of English,German,Dutch,etc.-欢迎下载 5 45.one of the variants that realize a morpheme.Answer the following questions.(12%)46.(1)Many idioms were created in different professions,so they were trade-or profession-related,colloquia

24、l and informal.(2)Now most become a part of the common core,neither formal nor informal.(3)There are still many colloquialisms,slang expressions,literary expressions comparatively small in number.47.A)Suffixation is the formation of new words by adding suffixes to bases.B)Back-formation is considere

25、d to be the opposite process of suffixation;its the method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes.48.Inflectional affixes are affixes(1)attached to the end of words;(2)to indicate grammatical relationships,while derivational affixes are affixes;(3)added to other morphemes;(4)to create n

26、ew words.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49.要点：Superordinate Subordinate 1)man scholar 2)come visit 3)school university 4)week Monday 50.1)Each of the three words consists of three morphemes unbearable(un+bear+able),international(inter+nation+al),ex-prisoner(er+prison+er).2)Of the nine morphemes,only bear,nation and prison are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves.3)All the rest un-,-able,inter-,-al,ex-and-er are bound as none of them can stand alone as words.