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1、2000年4月全国自学考试-英语词汇学试卷及答案 第一部分 选择题 .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.In Old English there was _ agreement between sound form. A. more B. little C. less D. gradual 2.Both
2、LDCE and CCELD are _. A. general dictionaries B. monolingual dictionaries C. both A and B D. neither A and B 3.The word MINISKIRT is _. A. morphologically motivated B. etymologically motivated C. semantically motivated D. none of the above 4.The most important way of vocabulary development in presen
3、t-day English is _. A. borrowing B. semantic change C. creation of new words D. all the above 5.Beneralization is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become _. A. generalized B. expanded C. elevated D. degraded 6.Some morphemes have _ as they are realized by m
4、ore than one morph according to their position in word. A. alternative morphs B. single morphs C. abstract units D. discrete units 7.Old English vocabulary was essentially _ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian. A. Italic B. Germanic C. Celtic D. Hellenic 8 pounds are different fr
5、om free phrases in all the following ways EXCEPT _. A. semantics B. grammar C. phonetics D. lexicology 9.If two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called _. A. repetition B. alliteration C. rhyme D. none of the above 10.Which of the following words is a functional word
6、 A. Often B. Never C. Although D. Desk 11.Rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as _. A. semantic unity B. structural stability C. idiomatic variation D. figure of speech 12.The advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions i
7、s to _. A. use idioms correctly and appropriately B. understand idioms correctly C. remember idioms quickly D. try a new method of classification 13.Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by _. A. longnot short B. balla dancing party C. rockrocknroll D. adadvertisement 14.Th
8、e change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT _. A. the influx of borrowing B. repetition C. analogy D. shortening 15.Which of the following is NOT a component of linguistic context A. Words and phrases. B. Sentences C. Text or passage D. Time and place 第二部分 非选择题
9、 plete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.10% 16.Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and _. 17.The language used in England between 450 and 1150is called _. 18.CCELD is a _ dictionary. 19.In the phrase the
10、mouth of the river,the word mouth is _ motivated. 20.Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is _ context. .Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)types of meaning changes; 2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4)meaning and conte
11、xt.10% A B 21.Scandinavian A.millplace where things are made 22.Germanic B.grammatical 23.extension C.double meaning 24.narrowing D.Swedish 25.linguistic E prehend/understand 26.ambiguity F.Dutch 27.participants G.degermined 28.difference in denotation H.pigheaded 29.appreciative I.non-linguistic 30
12、.pejorative J.irona device for smoothing clothes .Study the following words or expressions and identify 1types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2types of word formation or prefixes.10% 31.predict 32.motel 33.potatoes 34.blueprint 35.preliminaries 36.Southward 37.demilitarize 38.hypersensityve 39.r
13、etell 40.multi-purposes .Define the following terms.10% 41.acronymy 42.native words 43.elevation 44.stylistic meaning 45.monolingral dictionary .Answer the following questions. Your answers should the clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.12% 46.How many types of motivation ar
14、e there in English Give ONE example for each type. 47.What are the major sources of English synonyms Illustrate your points. 48.What are the clues generally provided in verbal context .Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.18% 49.analyze the morphological
15、structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes.Recollection, nationalist, unearthly 50.Pick out the idioms in the following extract and explain its origin and the effect of using this form.Well, its the old story of the stitch in time, he said. 答案 2000年4月份高等教化自学考试全国统一命题考试 英语词
16、汇学试题参考答案 .(30%) 1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.D .(10%) 16.transfer 17.OLD English 18.monolingual 19.semantically 20.extralinguistic/non-linguistic .(10%) 21.D 22.F 23.A 24.J 25.B 26.C 27.I 28.E 29.G 30.H .(10%) 31.bound root 32.head+tailblinding 33.inflectional affi
17、x/morpheme 34.a+n 35.full conversion 36.suffix 37.reversativ 38.prefix of degree 39.prefix 40.number prefix .(10%) 41.The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms. 42.Native words, also known as Anglo-Saxon word
18、s, are words brought to Britian in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes. 43.The process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance. 44.The distinctive stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context. 45.A dictionary written in one language,
19、or a dictionary in which entries are defined in the same language. .(12%) 46.There are four types of motivation: 1Onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc. 2Morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc. 3Semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the m
20、ountain, etc. 4Etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc. 47.Key points:borrowing; dialects and regional English; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidence with idiomatic expressions. 48.Key points:definition; explanation; example; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; relevant details and
21、word structure. .(18%) 49. 1Each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollectionre+collect+ion,nationalistnation+al+ist,unearthlyun+earth+ly. 2Of the nine morphemes, only collect,nation and earth are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves. 3All the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un- and
22、 -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words. 50. 1the stitch in time - a stitch in time saves nine3分 2proverbs are concise, forcible and thought-provoking1分 3using an old saying is more persuasive2分 4the short form saves time, more colloquial2分 5indicates intimacy or close relationship1分
23、2001年4月份全国高等教化自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案英语本科专业第一部分 选择题I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers Choose the one that would best complete the statementand put the letter in the bracket301. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example A. lewd ignorantB. silly foolishC. last
24、 pleasureD. knave boy2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: A. humourB. sarcasmC. ridiculeD. all the above3. The four major modes of semantic change are _. A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradationB. extension, generalization, elevation and degradationC. ext
25、ension, narrowing, specialization and degradationD. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _. A. synecdocheB. metonymyC. substitutionD. metaphor5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _. A. adjectivesB
26、. attributesC. modifiersD. words6. Grammatical context refers to _ in which a word is used. A. vocabularyB. grammarC. semantic patternD. syntactic structure7. In the idiom in good feather, we change good into high, full without changing meaning.This change of constituent is known as _ . A. additionB
27、. replacementC. position-shiftingD. variation8. The word laconic is _. A. onomatopoeically motivatedB. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. etymologically motivated9. CCELD is distinctive for its _. A. clear grammar codesB. language notesC. usage notesD. extra columns10.Which of the
28、following words is NOT formed through clipping A. DormB. motelC. GentD. Zoo11.Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words. A. 30,000 to 40,000B. 50,000 to 60,000C. 70,000 to 80,000D. 80,000 to 90,00012. _ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. A. RootsB. StemsC. Affixes
29、D. Compounds13. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of _ in the Middle English period. A. Dutch originB. Danish originC. Latin originD. Greek origin14. A word is a symbol that _ . A. is used by the same speech communityB. represents something else in the worldC. is bot
30、h simple and complex in natureD.shows different ideas in different sounds15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _. A. are complex words.B. are technical wordsC. refer to the commonest things in life.D. denote the most important concepts.第二部分 非选择题II. Complete the fol
31、lowing statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book1016. The same idiom may show _ differences when it is used in different meanings including affective meaning.17. LDCE is a _ dictionary.18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _.19. The opposite of semantic elevation
32、 in meaning change is called _.20. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited _.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1types of meaning changes;2types ofmeaning;3language branches and 4features of idioms10A B21. grammatic
33、al meaning ( ) A. Scottish22. reading-lamp ( ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl23. pen ( ) C. morphologically motivated24. alliteration ( ) D. head of a state25. difference in connotation ( ) E. answer/ respond26. elevation ( ) F. etymologically motivated27. degradation ( ) G. garage ( a place for s
34、toring cars)28. narrowing ( ) H. thing (any object or event)29. extension ( ) I. part of speech30. Celtic ( ) J. knave (a dishonest person)IV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1types of bound morphemes underlined;2types of wordformations;3types of meaning and 4types of meaning
35、of idioms.1031. heart and soul ( )32. fathermale parent ( )33. motherfemale parent ( )34. city-bred ( )35. lip-reading to lip-read ( )36. headache ( )37. antecedent ( )38. preview ( )39. receive ( )40. called ( )V. Define the following terms1041. specialized dictionary42. collocative meaning43. tran
36、sfer44. morpheme45. old EnglishVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.1246.Whats the fundamental difference between radiation and concatenation Illustrate your points.47. What is dismembering48. What is collocative meani
37、ng Give one example to illustrate your point.VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.1849. The pen is mightier than the sword.Explain what pen and sword mean respectively using the theory of motivation.50. Study the following sentence, paying special at
38、tention to the words in italics. If you find anything wrong, please explainwhy and then improve the sentence.(100 words)The police were ordered to stop drinking about midnight.英语词汇学试题参考答案第一部分 选择题IEach of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best com
39、plete the statementand put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. B2. D3. A4. B5. A6. D7. B8. D9. D10. B11. B12. C13. A14. B15. C第二部分 非选择题II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)16. stylistic18.semantic opposition19. degradation 或 pejorat
40、ion20.productivity and collocabilityIII. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of meaning changes;2)types ofmeaning;3)language branches and 4) features of idioms. (10%)21. I22. C23. F24. B25. E26. D27. J28. G29. H30. AIV. Study the following words an
41、d expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined;2) types of wordformation;3types of meaning and 4) types of meaning of idioms.(10%)31. adverb idiom/ idiom adverbial in nature32. conceptual meaning33. conceptual meaning34. n+v-ed35. backformation36. n+v37. bound root38. prefix39. bo
42、und root40. inflectional affix/morphemeV. Define the following terms.(10%);语言0.5分)42. Collocative meaning is that part of the word meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. (内容1.5分;语言0.5分)43. Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean somethin
43、g else have experienced the process ofsemantic transfer.44. the minimal meaningful unit of a language.45. the language used in England from 450 to 1150.VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(12%)46. 要点: Radiation Conca
44、tenationi) primary meaning i) first senseii次要意义由主要意义辐射 ii由此意义连续转换;特点为链接iii名词语义互不依靠 iii最终意义与第一意义失去联络迹象47. 要点:1break up an idiom into pieces2分2an unusual case of using idioms1分3in literature or popular press for special effect1分注:语言扣分不得超过1分语法扣1分,拼法扣0.5分48. Collocative meaning consists of the associati
45、ons a word acquires in its collocation. In other words, it is that part of theword-meaning suggested by words before or after the word in discussion. For example, pretty and handsome share theconceptual meaning of good looking, but are distinguished by the range of nouns they collocate with:pretty handsomeVII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (18%)49. 答案要点1Motivation accounts for the connecti