英语词汇学试题
课程代码：00832
I．Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.(30%)
1.Extensioncanbeillustratedbythefollowingexample:_________.（）
A.butcher→onewhokillsgoatsB.journal→periodical
C.companion→onewhosharesbreadD.allergic→toosensitivetomedicine
2.Thedifferencesbetweensynonymsboildowntothreeareas,namely,_________.（）
A.extension,increaseandexpansion
B.denotation,connotationandapplication
C.comprehension,understandingandknowing
D.polysemy,homographandhomophone
3.Affixesattachedtoothermorphemestocreatenewwordsareknownas_________.（）
A.inflectionalaffixesB.derivationalaffixes
C.boundrootsD.freemorphemes
4.Ambiguityoftenarisesduetopolysemyand_________.（）
A.synonymyB.antonymy
C.homonymyD.hyponymy
5.Thesemanticunityofidiomsisreflectedinthe_________relationshipbetweentheliteralmeaningofeachwordandthemeaningoftheidiomasin“raincatsanddogs”.（）
A.illogicalB.logical
C.mutualD.natural
6.Idiomsverbalinnatureare_________.（）
A.verbphrasesB.phrasalverbs
C.verbidiomsD.alltheabove
7.Theidiom“newbroomssweepclean”wascreatedprobablyby_________.（）
A.seamenB.housewives
C.farmersD.hunters
8.ThefollowingarealldenominalsuffixesEXCEPT_________.（）
A.–fulB.–wise
C.–lessD.–ike
9.BothEnglishand_________belongtotheGermanicbranchoftheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily.（）
A.CelticB.Dansih
C.FrenchD.Scottish
10.Chieflyfoundinderivedwords,boundmorphemesinclude_________.（）
A.boundrootsB.inflectionalaffixes
C.derivationalaffixesD.alltheabove
11.Motivationaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentheword-formand_________.（）
A.itsreferentB.itsreferringexpressions
C.itsmeaningD.itsconcept
12.WordscanbeclassifiedaccordingtothefollowingcriteriaEXCEPT_________.（）
A.notionB.usefrequency
C.foundationD.origin
13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?_________（）
A.Awordisameaningfulgroupofletters.
B.Awordisaunitofmeaning.
C.Awordisasoundorcombinationofsounds.
D.Awordisaformthatcannotfunctionaloneinasentence.
14.Ifonewantstofindouttheminutedifferencebetweenshadesofmeaning,thebestsourceis_________.（）
A.athesaurusB.asynonymfinder
C.anencyclopediaD.anencyclopedicdictionary
15.WhichofthefollowingcanbesaidaboutaBritishDictionary?（）
A.ItisalwaysbetterthananAmericandictionary.
B.OnecanalwaysexpecttofindAmericanusagesinit.
C.OnecanneverexpecttofindAmericanusagesinit.
D.Ittendstoincludemoregrammaticalinformation.
II.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.(10%)
16.TheNormanConquestin1066startedacontinualflowof___________wordsintoEnglish.
17.Theattitudesofclasseshavemadeinroadsintolexicalmeaninginthecaseofelevationor___________.
18.Contextcanhelpeliminateambiguity,providecluesforinferringword-meaningandgive___________ofreferents.
19.Compoundsaredifferentfromfreephrasesin___________unit.
20.Contentwordshavebothmeanings,and___________meaninginparticular.
III.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnAwiththoseinColumnBaccordingto1)typesoffiguresofspeech;2)typesofmotivation;3)typesofchangesinwordmeaning.(10%)
AB
()21.seniorcitizenA.metonymy
()22.thepotcallsthecattleblackB.narrowing
()23.earnone’sbreadC.euphemism
()24.fromcradletograveD.synecdoche
()25.sitonthefenceE.hiss
()26.constable(apoliceman)F.personification
()27.criticize(findfaultwith)G.morphologicallymotivated
()28.liquor(alcoholicdrink)H.degradation
()29.snakesI.metaphor
()30.hopelessJ.elevation
IV.Studythefollowingwordsorexpressionsandidentify1)typesofaffixes;2)typesofwordformation;3)typesofmeaning.(10%)
31.harder()
32.Fridge()
33.autocide()
34.tremblewithfear()
35.notorious,skinny()
36.two-layer()
37.UNESCO()
38.cloudy()
39.subway()
40.police,money()
V.Definethefollowingterms.(10%)
41.extra-linguisticcontext
42.prefixation
43.semanticchange
44.conceptualmeaning
45.specialization
VI.Answerthefollowingquestions.Youranswersshouldbeclearandshort.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(12%)
46.Whatissemanticunityofidioms?
47.Whatarethethreeareastoaccountforthedifferencebetweensynonyms?Illustrateyourpoints.
48.Whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenbasicwordstockandnonbasicvocabulary?
VII.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(18%)
49.Analysethemorphologicalstructuresofthefollowingwordsandpointoutthetypesofthemorphemes.
dishearten,idealistic,unfriendly
50.Collocationcanaffectthemeaningofwords.
Commentonthestatementwithyourownexample.