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1、【精品文档】如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流词汇学第四章考试题.精品文档.CHAPTER 41. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on_.A. borrowingB. word-formationC. conversionD. the number of the people speaking English2. _ doesnt belong to the most productive means of word-formation.A. AffixationB. CompoundingC.
2、 ConversionD. Blending3. Conversion gives us _ of the new vocabulary.A. 30% B. 28%C. 26% D. 28% to 30%4. Word formation excludes _.A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration5. The most productive word formation are _.A. a
3、ffixation B. compoundingC. conversion D. all the above6. Of the following word-formation processes, _ is the most productive.A. clipping B. blendingC. initialism D. derivation7. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _.A. compoundingB. affixationC. conversion D.
4、shortening8. The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _.A. reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes9. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or _ to stems.A. affixes B. suffi
5、xes and prefixesC. inflectional affixes D. derivational affixes10. The words formed by affixation are called _.A. affixes B. derivationsC. derivativesD. derivationals11. According to the _ which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: prefixation and suffixation.A. functions B
6、. positionsC. ways D. none of the above12. Prefixes do not generally change the _ of the stem but only modify its meaning.A. word-class B. meaningC. form D. structure13. Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into _ groups.A.7B. 8C.9D. 1014. These are negative prefixes except _.A.
7、dis- B. in-C. non- D. under-15. Ex- in the word ex-prisoner is _.A. free rootB. bound rootC. inflectional affixD. derivational affix16. All of the following are pejorative prefixes except _.A. mal-B. archC. pseudo-D. mis-17. The de - in decompose is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a
8、reversative prefix D. an orientation prefix18. The prefixes contained in the following words are called _: pseudo, friend, malpractice, mistrust.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes19. The prefixes in words anti-government, pro-student and contraflow
9、are_.A. prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes20. The prefixed contained in unwrap, de-compose and disallow are _.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes21. The prefixes in
10、 words extra-strong, overweight and archbishop are _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes22. A subcutaneous infection is _ the skin.A. on the surface ofB. aboveC. under D. below23. Some doctors prescribe medication to treat hyperactive childre
11、n, because the children are extremely _.A. activeB. passiveC. lazyD. diligent24. _ of the given prefixes indicates number.A. fore- B. anti- C. semi- D. pan-25. The primary function of suffixes is to _.A. change the word-class of rootsB. change the meaning of stemsC. change the grammatical function o
12、f stemsD. change the structure of roots26. The auto in autobiography is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix27. The prefixes in words bilingual, uniform and hemisphere are _.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefix
13、esD. locative prefixes28. _ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and forehead.A. Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size29. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are _.A. negative prefixes
14、B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes30. Ex-student, foretell and post-election contain _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. locative prefixes31. Which of the following prefixes can not be used to indicate t
15、ime and order?A. Ex-.B. Fore-.C. Post-.D. Para-.32. Which of the following is a case of suffixation? A. Hemisphere B. AttemptC. NATO D. Respondent33. A multiplied insect has _ feet.A. two B. fourC. six D. many34. A tricycle has _ wheels.A. one B. twoC. three D. Four35. Which of the following belongs
16、 to number prefixes?A. Auto-.B. Mis-.C. Hemi-.D. Pre-.36. We usually group suffixes on a _ basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixes, etc.A. grammatical C. meaningfulB. structural D. practical37. -eer, -er, -ess, -ette, -let are all suffixes added to noun bases to produce _ nouns.
17、A. abstract C. concreteB. de-verbal D. de-adjective38. These are adjective suffixes except _.A. -ish B. -iveC. -ai D. -ance39. The word courageous is created by _.A. noun suffixes B. adverb suffixesC. adjective suffixesD. verb suffixes40. The meanings of comic and comical are _.A. sameB. identicalC.
18、 similarD. different41. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives?A. -ion.B. -ism.C. -ity. D. -ist.42. The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _.A. -ful B. -wiseC. -lessD. -like43. _ of the following is not a verb suffix.A. -ate B. -enC. -ed D.-fy44. The s
19、uffixes in words heighten, symbolize are_.A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixes45. The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are _.A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixesD. adjective suffixes46. The differences between compounds and free phrases show i
20、n _ aspects.A. phonetic features B. semantic featuresC. grammatical featuresD. all the above47. There are _ major classes of compounds.A. two B. fourC. threeD. five48. Washing machine is a word formed by _.A. prefixationB. compoundingC. conversionD. blending49. Law-abiding belongs to _.A. adjective
21、compoundB. noun compoundC. verb compound D. none of the above50. up-bringing belongs to _.A.adjective compoundB. noun compoundB.verb compound D. none of the above51. Verb compounds are created either through _ or _.A. affixation; conversionB. clipping; affixationC. conversion; backformationD. backfo
22、rmation; borrowing52. Which of the following is not through backformation?A. To mass-produce. B. To lip-read.C. To nickname. D. To chain-smoke.53. Conversion is a method _.A. of turning words of one part of speech to those of a different part of speechB. of converting words of one meaning into diffe
23、rent meaningC. of deriving words through grammatical meansD. of changing words in morphological structure54. 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 conversionC. functional shift D. zero-derivat
24、ion55. Words involved in conversion are primarily _.A. nouns, verbs and adverbsB. nouns, adjectives and verbsC. nouns, prepositions and verbsD. adjectives, adverbs and verbs56. Almost all monomorphemic _ can be conversed into nouns, which are semantically related to the original verbs in various way
25、s.A. verbs B. adjectivesC. adverbs D. prepositions57. Nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as _.A. partial conversion B. full conversionC. speech shift D. grammatical shift58. Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not
26、 possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with _.A. plural formsB. single forms C. adjectives D. definite articles59. In most cases a noun can be converted to a verb _.A. with some changesB. without any changeC. with some changes in spellingD. without any change in pronuncia
27、tion60. The house in the peasant housed him belongs to the conversion _.A. between noun and adjectiveB. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjectiveD. none of the above61. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of _.A. spelling B. pronunciationC. stress D. function62
28、. Empty in the sentence The meeting was over and the meeting-room began to empty is _.A. adjective B. verbC. noun D. four63. Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping?A. Dorm.B. Motel.C. Gent.D. Zoo.64. _ are words pronounced letter by letter.A. InitialismsB. AcronymsC. Blends D. C
29、lips65. Of the following words, _ is an initialism.A. UN B. NATOC. BASIC D. UNESCO66. BBC is formed in the way of_.A. acronymy B. clippingC. back-formationD. prefixation67. TV is a (n) _.A. initialismB. acronymC. derivativeD. compound68. Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of _.A
30、. prefixationB. suffixation C. acronymyD- conversion69. Back-formation is the method of creating new words by _ the supposed suffixes.( )A. removingB. combiningC. shorteningD. considering70. Back-formation usually involves _ types of words.A. threeB. fourC. five D. two71. Stylistically, back-formed
31、words are largely _.and some of them have not gained public acceptance.A. formal B. adjectivesC. human nouns D. informal72. The word sandwich which now denotes a popular fast food originates from _.A. FaradayB. John MontagueC. BloomersD. Thomas More73. Mackintosh, bloomers and cherub are from _.A. n
32、ames of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. trade-names74. Rugby, afghan and champagne are words coming from _.A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames75. Utopia, odyssey and Babbit are words from _.A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames7
33、6. Which of the following words is NOT from Chinese?A. Tea. B. Ketchup.C. Kungfu. D. Czar.77. Omega, Xerox and orlon are words from _.A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames78. _ are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such as oh, dear, me, alas.A. Preposit
34、ions B. InterjectionsC. Exclamations D. Explanations79. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _A. compounding B. affixationC. conversion D. shortening80. The prefixes mal- in maltreat, mis- in misleading and pseudo- in pseudo- scientific are _ prefixes.A. negati
35、ve B. reversativeC. pejorativeD. locative81. The prefixes like un- and dis- can be regarded both as negative prefixes and as privative prefixes. The justification of their category lies in _.A. meaning B. functionC. collocationD. word-class82. Some prefixes are categorized as _ since their chief fun
36、ction is to change the base from one word class to another.A. conversion prefixesB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. inflectional prefixesD. prefixes of time and order83. The word employer is composed of employ+er, of which -er is the so-called _ suffix.A. verb B. deverbal nounC. denominalD. d
37、enominal noun84. As a suffix, _ means receiver of the action.A. -eer B. -essC. -er D. -ee85. The suffix -or in actor is a(n) _ suffix and -ance in performance is a(n) _noun suffix.A. concrete; concreteB. abstract; concreteC. abstract; abstractD. concrete; abstract86. The suffix -ful in mouthful is a
38、suffix and in graceful is a _ suffix.A. denominal adjective; denominal adjectiveB. denominal noun; denominal adjectiveC. denominal noun; denominal nounD. denominal adjective; denominal noun87. Of the three words, _ refers to the physical or heroic qualities of a man, _ is applied to nonhumans and _
39、implies unwelcome masculine attributes usually in a woman.A. manly; manlike; mannishB. manly; mannish; manlikeC. mannish; manlike; manlyD. mannish; manly; manlike88. The pattern of deadline and blueprint is _ in formation.A. n. + n.B. n. + v.C. adj. + n.D. adj. + v.89. The grammatical relationship b
40、etween the elements in fist-fighting is _.A. subject-verb B. verb+objectC. verb h adverbial D. subject+adverbial90. The conversion of two syllable nouns into verbs usually involves a change of _.A. spelling B. pronunciationC. stress D. function91. Through _, we get lip-read out of lip-reading.A. lex
41、icalizatjon B. conversionC. rearrangement D. backformation92. The process in which nouns converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does is called a _ conversion.A. functionalB. fullC. partial D. miscellaneous93. The word motel comes from motor-f-hotel. This is an example of _
42、 in terms of word formation. A. backformationB. conversionC. blending D. acronym94. The words socio-linguistic and psycho-analysis are _ according to the bases with which they are coined.A. compounds B. blendsC. derivatives D. acronyms96. The case of exec derived from executive is an instance of _ c
43、lipping.A. front B. backC. front and back D. phrase97. AIDS, which is an instance of _, is short for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.A. pure acronyms B. hybrid acronymsC. syllabic acronyms D. initialisms98. The word medicare comes from medical+care, so its structure is _.A. head+word B. word+tai
44、lC. head+head D. head+tail99. Almost all the back-formed words are _.A. nouns B. verbsC. adjectivesD. adverbs100. Words produced through affixation constitute _ of all the new words.A. 20% to 30%B. 30% to 40%C. 40% to 50%D. 10% to 20%101. The most productive word formation is _.A. affixationB. compoundingC. conversionD. acronymy102. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on.