英语词汇学助学试卷

1.1 4.0 The primary function of suffixes is to___.

• • • •

a change the word-class of roots b change the meaning of stems

c change the grammatical function of stems d change the structure of roots

1.2 4.0 Nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as___.

• • • • a partial conversion b full conversion c speech shift

d grammatical shift

1.3 4.0 American English like to use___.

• • • • a creation

b reviving archaic or obsolete words c semantic change d borrowing

1.4 4.0 Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the___or forms of words.

• • • • a meaning b structure c origin d change

1.5 4.0 Conversion is a method___.

• • • • a of turning words of one part of speech to those of a different part of speech b of converting words of one meaning into different meaning c of deriving words through grammatical means d of changing words in morphological structure

1.6 4.0 Which of the following belongs to the semantic-loans?

• • • • a change b pork c dream d tea

1.7 4.0 We usually group suffixes on a___basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixes, etc.

• a grammatical

• • • b structural c meaningful d practical

1.8 4.0 Words may fall into content words and functional words by___.

• • • • a use frequency b notion c origin d stability

1.9 4.0 Words involved in conversion are primarily___.

• • • • a nouns, verbs and adverbs b nouns, adjectives and verbs c nouns, prepositions and verbs d adjectives, adverbs and verbs

1.10 4.0 Lexicology inquires into the___and meanings of words.

• • • • a relations b disciplines c origins d development

1.11 4.0 According to semanticists, a word is a unit of___.

• • • • a sounds b meaning c form d function

1.12 4.0 We consider that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the___form.

• • • • a written b practical c oral

d grammatical

1.13 4.0 ___has played a vital role in the development of vocabulary particularly in earlier times.

• • • • a creation

b semantic change c borrowing

d obsolete words

1.14 4.0 Lexicology is a branch of___.

• • a language b meaning

• • c linguistics d etymology

1.15 4.0 The following words are derived from the dead Language Sanskrit except___.

• • • • a Persian b Bengali c Hindi d Romany

1.16 4.0 Which of the following word is the neologism?

• • • • a cant

b persuader c chook d E-mail

1.17 4.0 The “wife” now means “a married woman”, but it has an obsolete meaning “woman” which is only preserved in “midwife”,“housewife”, etc. This is from a___point of view.

• • • • a diachronic b synchronic c prescriptive d descriptive

1.18 4.0 All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has___the English vocabulary.

• • • • a borrowed words from b enlarged words to c decreased words to d lent words into

1.19 4.0 English lexicology deals with English___.

• • • • a grammar b vocabulary c pronunciation d spelling

1.20 4.0 ___consists of technical terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas.

• • • • a Slang

b Terminology c Dialectal d Neologism

1.21 4.0 In the growth of present-day English vocabulary, there are three main sources of new words, the rapid development of modern science and technology, social, economic and political changes; the influence of___.

• • • •

a the educational system

b other cultures and languages c the government system d the society changes

1.22 4.0 In spite of the differences, at least___ percent of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns.

• • • • a sixty b seventy c eighty d ninety

1.23 4.0 In a derivational process, an item is converted to a new word class without the addition of an affix. The name is___.

• • • • a full conversion b partial conversion c functional shift d zero-derivation

1.24 4.0 Languages in the world can be grouped into roughly___language families.

• • • • a 200 b 300 c 400 d 500

1.25 4.0 Now people generally refer to___as Old English.

• • • • a Celtic b Scottish c Irish

d Anglo-Saxon

二

1.1 4.0 The differences between synonyms boil down to the following except___.

• • • • a denotation b connotation c application d pronunciation

1.2 4.0 ___doesn't belong to the most productive means of word-formation.

• • • •

a Affixation b Compounding c Conversion d Blending

1.3 4.0 The connection between the word-meaning and the thing it refers to is___.

• • • • a logical

b conventional c grammatical d formal

1.4 4.0 Normally, we classify styles into___.

• • • • a general, neutral, informal b formal, neutral, informal c frozen, casual, intimate d poetic, colloquial, slang

1.5 4.0 Desire, desirable and desired are___.

• • • • a roots b stems

c free roots

d roots as well as stems

1.6 4.0 Almost all affixes are___because few can be used as in dependent words.

• • • • a free morphemes b bound morphemes c bound root

d inflectional affixes

1.7 4.0 Conversion gives us___of the new vocabulary.

• • • • a 30% b 28% c 26%

d 28% to 30%

1.8 4.0 Generally speaking, the meaning of ‘meaning’is perhaps what is termed‘___’.

• • • • a concept b idea

c convention d sense

1.9 4.0 ___accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.

• • • • a Motivation b Sense c Concept

d None of the others

1.10 4.0 The number of inflectional affixes is ___.

• • • • a small and changeable b large and changeable c small and stable d large and stable

1.11 4.0 The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on___.

• • • • a borrowing

b word-formation c conversion

d the number of the people speaking English

1.12 4.0 It seems to be generally agreed that a___is the smallest unit of a language that stands alone to communicate meaning.

• • • • a morpheme b word c morph d allomorph

1.13 4.0 The problem of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from diachronic and___.

• • • • a computational approach b historical approach c synchronic approach d comparative approach

1.14 4.0 Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into ___groups.

• • • • a 7 b 8 c 9 d 10

1.15 4.0 ___truly represent oppositeness of meaning.

• • • • a contradictory terms b contrary terms c relative terms d absolute synonyms

1.16 4.0 ___means the stylistic and emotive colouring of words.

• • • •

a Pronunciation b Connotation c Denotation d Application

1.17 4.0 Modem English is extremely rich in synonyms, which come from different sources. The most important source is perhaps___.

• • • • a dialects and regional English

b figurative and euphemistic use of words c coincidence with idiomatic expressions d borrowing

1.18 4.0 Bound morphemes include___and affix.

• • • • a stem b root

c bound root

d prefix and suffix

1.19 4.0 Conceptual meaning is also known as___meaning.

• • • • a denotative b connotative c sense d lexical

1.20 4.0 All of the following are pejorative prefixes except___.

• • • • a mal- b arch- c pseudo- d mis-

1.21 4.0 Most morphemes are realized by single morphs like___.

• • • • a bird b matches c bottles d feet

1.22 4.0 ___of the given prefixes indicates number.

• • • • a fore- b anti- c semi- d pan-

1.23 4.0 ___is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages.

• • • •

a Homonymy b Polysemy c Synonymy d Antonymy

1.24 4.0 Words are but symbols, many of which have meaning only when they have acquired___.

• • • • a reference b form

c connection d motivation

1.25 4.0 These are negative prefixes except___.

• • • • a dis- b in- c non- d under-

三

1.1 4.0 Degradation is the opposite of semantic___.

• • • •

a rising b importance c elevation d pejoration

1.2 4.0 Context has three major functions except___.

• • • • a elimination of ambiguity b indication of referents c degradation

d provision of clues for inferring word-meaning

1.3 4.0 The main body of a dictionary is___.

• • • • a spelling

b pronunciation

c definitions of words d usage

1.4 4.0 In a broad sense, context includes___.

• • • • a a paragraph b a whole chapter c the entire book

d the whole cultural background

1.5 4.0 The associated transfer of meaning and euphemistic use of words are often due to___factors.

• • • •

a psychological b physical c structural d verbal

1.6 4.0 ___refers to the words that occur together with the word in question.

• • • • a Grammatical context b Lexical context c Clauses context d Sentences context

1.7 4.0 Simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and personification are___.

• • • • a variations of idioms b figures of speech c lexical manipulation d rhetorical features

1.8 4.0 ___truly represent oppositeness of meaning.

• • • • a contradictory terms b contrary terms c relative terms d absolute synonyms

1.9 4.0 The differences between synonyms boil down to the following except___.

• • • • a denotation b connotation c application d pronunciation

1.10 4.0 Narrowing of meaning is a process by which a word of wide weaning acquired a narrower or___sense.

• • • • a typical

b specialized c general d particular

1.11 4.0 CCELD is a brand new dictionary, similar in scope and size to___.

• • • a Webster b Longman c Oxford

• d Collins

1.12 4.0 A Chinese-English Dictionary was first published in the year___.

• • • • a 1974 b 1976 c 1978 d 1980

1.13 4.0 Extension of meaning is also called___.

• • • • a generalization b specialization c characterization d popularization

1.14 4.0 The attitudes of classes have also made inroads into lexical meaning in the case of___.

• • • • a narrowing b extension c degradation d transfer

1.15 4.0 In a narrow sense, context refers to___.

• • • • a words b clause c sentence

d linguistic context

1.16 4.0 “Hang in there，old buddy；the worst is yet to come．”In this sentence，“Hang in there”uses___．

• • • • a colloquialisms b slang

c literary expressions d alliteration

1.17 4.0 Which of the following is not the extra-linguistic factors of the causes of changes？___.

• • • • a historical reason b class reason

c psychological reason d the change of meaning

1.18 4.0 ___means the stylistic and emotive colouring of words.

• • a Pronunciation b Connotation

• • c Denotation d Application

1.19 4.0 The meaning of the idiom toil and moil is___.

• • • • a damage from continuous use b without deceit

c work very hard and long d with all one's belongings

1.20 4.0 The meaning of a word is influenced immediately by___.

• • • • a the linguistic context b situational context c grammatical context

d extra-linguistic context

1.21 4.0 Duplication of synonyms is called___.

• • • • a reiteration b repetition c juxtaposition d metaphor

1.22 4.0 Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic___.

• • • • a extension b degradation c transfer d elevation

1.23 4.0 Etymological information provided in dictionaries is concerning the___of words.

• • • • a structure b origins c grammar d word-class

1.24 4.0 Among the types of word-meaning changes,___and narrowing are the most common by far.

• • • • a degradation b transfer c elevation d extension

1.25 4.0 Narrowing of meaning is also called___.

• a generalization

• • • b specialization c characterization d popularization

四

1.1 4.0 The number of inflectional affixes is___.

• • • • a small and changeable b large and changeable c small and stable d large and stable

1.2 4.0 ___doesn't belong to the most productive means of wordformation.

• • • • a Affixation b Compounding c Conversion d Blending

1.3 4.0 Now people generally refer to___as Old English.

• • • • a Celtic b Scottish c Irish

d Anglo-Saxon

1.4 4.0 The main body of a dictionary is___.

• • • • a spelling

b pronunciation

c definitions of words d usage

1.5 4.0 Compounds are different from free phrases in all the following ways except___.

• • • • a semantics b grammar c phonetics d lexicology

1.6 4.0 Desk dictionaries are medium-sized ones containing words ranging___.

• • • • a from 100000 to 50000 b from 150000 to 500000 c from 50000 to 150000 d from 15000 to 50000

1.7 4.0 The meaning of the idiom toil and moil is___.

• a damage from continuous use

• • • b without deceit

c work very hard and long d with all one's belongings

1.8 4.0 Which of the following words is a functional word?___.

• • • • a often b never c although d desk

1.9 4.0 A bull in a china shop was first used by___．

• • • • a fishermen b bunters c farmers d cooks

1.10 4.0 “Hang in there，old buddy；the worst is yet to come．”In this sentence，“Hang in there”uses___．

• • • • a colloquialisms b slang

c literary expressions d alliteration

1.11 4.0 By regular combinations we speak of the regular collocations such as___.

• • • • a turn over a new leaf b as cool as a cucumber c draw the curtain d make friends with

1.12 4.0 ___is the largest group of all．

• • • • a Idioms nominal in nature b Idioms adjectival in nature c Idioms verbal in nature d Idioms adverbial in nature

1.13 4.0 ___is an American dictionary.

• • • • a LDCE b CCELD

c Chamber's Encyclopedic English Dictionary d Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

1.14 4.0 Etymological information provided in dictionaries is concerning the___of words.

• a structure

• • • b origins c grammar d word-class

1.15 4.0 Which of the following is a prefix of time and order?___.

• • • • a extra- b pro- c re- d semi-

1.16 4.0 Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they___.

• • • • a are complex words b are technical words

c refer to the commonest things in life d denote the most important concepts

1.17 4.0 A Chinese-English Dictionary was first published in the year___.

• • • • a 1974 b 1976 c 1978 d 1980

1.18 4.0 The structure of an idiom is to a large extent___.

• • • • a flexible

b remaining changing c unchangeable

d none of the above

1.19 4.0 Take the helm was first used by___．

• • • • a housewives b seamen c fishermen d sportsmen

1.20 4.0 We can say that the diachronic approach towards words concerns the___development of the vocabulary.

• • • • a historical b periodical c spontaneous d poetic

1.21 4.0 Simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and personification are___.

• a variations of idioms

• • • b figures of speech c lexical manipulation d rhetorical features

1.22 4.0 ___are bound morphemes because they can't be used as separate words.

• • • • a Roots b Stems c Affixes d Compounds

1.23 4.0 Duplication of synonyms is called___.

• • • • a reiteration b repetition c juxtaposition d metaphor

1.24 4.0 Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by___.

• • • • a long （not short）

b ball （a dancing party） c rock （rock’n’roll） d ad （advertisement）

1.25 4.0 ___is a well-known encyclopedic dictionary.

• • • • a Webster's Third New International Dictionary b The Word Book Dictionary

c The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology d The Encyclopedia Britannica