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英语词汇学自考试题1
2011年4月英语词汇学自考试题
全国2011年4月自考
英语词汇学试题
课程代码:
00832
I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.(30%)
1.ThedevelopmentofEnglishvocabularycanbedividedintothefollowingparticularhistoricalperiodEXCEPT______.()
A.OldEnglishB.MiddleEnglish
C.NewEnglishD.ModernEnglish
2.Thedefinitionofawordcomprisesthefollowingpoints______.()
(1)aminimalfreeformofalanguage
(2)asoundunity
(3)aunitofmeaning
(4)aformthatcanfunctionaloneinasentence
A.
(1)and
(2)B.
(1)
(2)and(3)
C.
(2)(3)and(4)D.
(1)
(2)(3)and(4)
3.Wordsofthebasicwordstockcaneachbeusedalone,andatthesametimecanformnewwordswithotherrootsandaffixes,e.g.footisthefatheroffootball,footageandfootprint.Thisdemonstratesthatoneofthecharacteristicsofthewordsofthebasicstockis______.()
A.productivityB.polysemy
C.stabilityD.collocability
4.TheIndo-EuropeanlanguagefamilyismadeupofmostofthelanguagesofEurope,theNearEast,and______.()
A.IndiaB.theFarEast
C.theWestAsiaD.America
5.IntheearlyperiodofModernEnglish,EuropesawanewupsurgeoflearningancientGreekand______classics.ThisisknowninhistoryastheRenaissance.()
A.IndiaB.German
C.RomanD.Chinese
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
()
A.OldEnglishwasahighlyinflectedlanguage.
B.InearlyMiddleEnglishperiod,English,LatinandCelticexistedsidebyside.
C.TheintroductionofprintingintoEnglandmarkedthebeginningofmodernEnglishperiod.
D.Themostimportantmodeofvocabularydevelopmentinpresent-dayEnglishiscreationofnewwordsbymeansofword-formation.
7.Thesmallestfunctioningunitinthecompositionofwordsis______.()
A.morphemeB.affixes
C.rootD.stem
8.Thereis/are______monomorphemicword(s)inthefollowingwords:
hot,dog,feet,matches.()
A.1B.2
C.3D.4
9.Thepluralmorpheme"-s"ispronouncedas/s/inthefollowingwordsEXCEPT______.()
A.packsB.bags
C.cheatsD.ships
10.30%to40%ofthetotalnumberofnewwordsinEnglishvocabularyareproducedthrough______.()
A.affixationB.clipping
C.compoundingD.shortening
11.Theformationofnewwordsbyconvertingwordsofoneclasstoanotherclassiscalled______.()
A.prefixationB.suffixation
C.acronymyD.conversion
12.Themethodofcreatingwordsbyremovingthesupposedsuffixesiscalled______.()
A.back-formationB.clipping
C.blendingD.suffixation
13.______accountsfortheconnectionbetweenthelinguisticsymbolanditsmeaning.()
A.SenseB.Motivation
C.ConceptD.Reference
14.By______motivation,wemeanthatthemeaningofaparticularwordisrelatedtoitsorigin.()
A.onomatopoeicB.morphological
C.semanticD.etymological
15.InEnglishthereare______typesofmotivationthatconcernstherelationshipbetweenthesignandmeaning.()
A.2B.3
C.4D.5
16.Whatisacommonfeaturepeculiartoallnaturallanguages?
()
A.Suffixation.B.Variation.
C.Allomorph.D.Polysemy.
17.Red,scarlet,mauve,violet,lavender,pansy,black,purple,etc,makeupthe______fieldof‘colours’.()
A.stylisticB.semantic
C.ellipticD.syntactic
18.WhatisapplicabletocontradictorytermsofsomeantonymsmayNOTbeapplicabletotheir______terms?
()
A.connotativeB.collocative
C.relativeD.negative
19.Whenacommonwordisturnedintoapropernoun,themeaningis______accordingly.()
A.relatedB.narrowed
C.createdD.suggested
20.WhichofthefollowingwordswasusedduringtheAmericanCivilWartorefertothosenorthernerswhoweresecretlyaidingtheSouth?
()
A.Rattlesnake.B.Villain.
C.Informer.D.Copperhead.
21.Peoplechangeword-meaningowingtovarious______motives:
love,respect,courtesy,suspicion,pessimism,sarcasm,irony,contempt,hatred,etc.()
A.psychologicalB.social
C.communicativeD.lexical
22.Inanarrowsense,contextreferstothewords,clauses,sentencesinwhichawordappearsandisknownas______context.()
A.non-linguisticB.linguistic
C.grammaticalD.lexical
23.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthemainfunctionsofverbalcontext?
()
A.Eliminationofambiguity.
B.Indicationforreferents.
C.Provisionofcluesforinferringword-meaning.
D.Alltheabove.
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutextra-linguisticcontext?
()
A.Itcanbesubdividedintogrammaticalcontextandnon-linguisticcontext.
B.Itreferstophysicalsituationorenvironmentrelatingtotheuseofwords.
C.Itembracesthepeople,timeandplace.
D.Itmayextendtoembracetheentireculturalbackground.
25.Theidiom"fallintogoodhands"isa______asfarasfiguresofspeechareconcerned.()
A.synecdocheB.metaphor
C.metonymyD.personification
26."Fleshandblood"isanidiom______innature.()
A.verbalB.nominal
C.adjectivalD.adverbial
27.Thechangeofidiom"velvetpaws"fromtheoriginalformis______.()
A.replacementB.position-shifting
C.additionD.shortening
28.Americandictionariesgenerallyuse______tomarkthepronunciation.()
A.BritishPhoneticAlphabetB.AmericanPhoneticAlphabet
C.InternationalPhoneticAlphabetD.Webster'sPhoneticAlphabet
29.WhichofthefollowingdictionariesisNOTaspecializeddictionary?
()
A.TheOxfordDictionaryofEnglishEtymology
B.Chamber'sEncyclopaedicEnglishDictionary
C.LongmanDictionaryofPhrasalVerbs
D.Webster'sNewDictionaryofSynonyms
30.Usagenotesofthedictionaryexplain______.()
A.theslightdifferencebetweenwordsofsimilarmeanings
B.difficultpointsofgrammarandstyle
C.importantBritishandAmericandifferences
D.alltheabove
II.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.(15%)
31.Thegeneralestimateofthepresent-dayEnglishvocabularyisoverone_________words.
32.Attheendof6thcentury,Latin-speakingmissionariesunderSt.AugustinecametospreadChristianityinBritain.Itbroughtmanynewideasandcustomsandalsomany_________termssuchasabbot,candle,altar,etc.
33.Theformsthatareattachedtowordsorwordelementstomodifymeaningorfunctionare_________.
34.Theprocessofchangingtheword"possible"into"impossible"iscalled_________.
35.Thesynonymouspair"die—passaway"hasthesame_________butdifferentstylisticvalues.
36.Semantically,all_________arerelatedinonewayoranother.
37.Fortuitousformerlydenoted'happeningbychance','accidental'andlatertookonthemeaning'fortunate'probablyby_________becausethetwowordslooksimilar.
38.Thesentence"Heisahardbusinessman"isambiguousdueto_________.
39.Thecharacteristicofidioms—_________unitycanbereflectedbytheunderstandingofsuchidiomas"raincatsanddogs".
40.Definition,extracolumnandusage_________aretheuniquefeaturesofCollinsCOBUILDEnglishLanguageDictionary(1987).
III.Definethefollowingterms.(15%)
41.jargon
42.derivationalaffix
43.grammaticalmeaning
44.associatedtransfer
45.variationsofidioms
IV.Answerthefollowingquestions.Youranswersshouldbeclearandshort.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(20%)
46.leorn→ian→lern→en→learn
Aboveisthechangeof"learn"fromOldEnglishthroughMiddleEnglishtoModernEnglish.
WhatcanyouconcludefromtheviewpointofthedevelopmentofEnglishvocabulary?
47.Bothinitialismsandacronymsareformedtoacertainextentfrominitialletters.Isthereanydifferencebetweenthem?
Illustrateyourpointwithexamples.
48.Whatistheappropriateantonymforacuteinthefollowingstatement?
Shegotanacutepaininherback.
49.Whatarecontextualclues?
Guessthemeaningofthewordunderlinedinthefollowingsentenceandtellwhatcontextualclueshavehelpedyouinarrivingatthemeaning.
(a)Perhapsthemoststartlingtheorytocomeoutofkinesics,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggestedbyProfessorBirdwhistell.
(b)It'sjustonemoreincredibleresultofthedevelopmentofmicroprocessors—thosetinypartsofacomputercommonlyknownas"siliconchips".
V.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(20%)
50.Commentonthefollowinggroupstoillustratethedifferencebetweenpartialandfullconversion.
Group1:
"white—awhite,final—finals"
Group2:
"rich—therich,wounded—thewounded"
51.Analyzeandcommentonthemeaningsofthefollowingsentencesandthenfindouttherightantonymsforeachfastrespectively.
[A]Mygod,look,thisclockisonehourfast,asifwewereatTokyo.
[B]Thecolorsaren'tfast,sobecarefulwhenyouwashthisshirt.
[C]ThedelegationpaidafastvisittotheUnitedKingdomlastmonth.
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