英语词汇学课件Chapter 2.doc

CHAPTER 21. It is assumed that the world has about _ languages.A. 3000 B. 2000C. 1000 D.40002. It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 500 B. 4000C. 300 D.20003. The Indo-European Language Family accordingly fall into _ principle groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and Western set.A. eight B. sixC. five D. several4. In the Eastern set, _ and _ are each the only modern language respectively.A. Italic; Germanic B. Armenian; AlbanianC. Celtic; Hellenic D. Balto-Slavic; Indo-Iranian5. The following words are derived from the dead language Sanskrit except _.A. Persian B. BengaliC. Hindi D. Romany6. 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 toC. decreased words to D. lent words into7. We find the following languages in the Celtic except _.A. Scottish B. IrishC. Danish D. Breton8. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _.A. Greek B. RomanC. Indian D. Russian 9. Indo-Iranian comprises the modern language except _.A. Persian B. BengaliC. Hindi, Romany D. Polish10. The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called _.A. Sanskrit B. LatinC. Celtic D. Anglo-Saxon11. The first peoples known to inhabit England were _.A. Celts B. RomansC. Anglo-Saxons D. Jutes12. Which of the following is not included in the Germanic tribes?A. Angles. B. Celtic.C. Saxons. D. Jutes.13. Some foreign languages have impact on old English except _.A. French B. LatinC. Norwegian D. Danish14. After the _, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. Greeks B. IndiansC. Romans D. French15. As a result, Celtic made only a _ contribution to the English vocabulary.A. small B. bigC. great D. smaller16. The introduction of _ at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. printing B. ChristianityC. French words D. all the above17. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out the _.A. Old English B. Middle EnglishC. Anglo-Saxon D. Celtic18. Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words.A. 30000 to 40000 B. 40000 to 50000C. 50000 to 60000 D. 60000 to 7000019. It is estimated that at least_ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.A. 1200 B. 800C. 900 D. 100020. Which of the following is not Scandinavian origin?A. Skirt. B. Alter.C. Their. D. Birth.21. The _ family consists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages.A. Germanic B. Indo-EuropeanC. Albanian D. Hellenic22. Old English vocabulary was essentially _ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian.A. Italic B. GermanicC. Celtic D. Hellenic23. The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced a large number of words into the English vocabulary.A. French B. GreekC. Danish D. Latin24. In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings. With the invaders, many _ words came into the English language.A. Greek B. RomanC. Celtic D. Scandinavian25. Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?A. Users of Old English borrowed heavily from Latin and other languages.B. Old English has a vocabulary of about 50000 to 60000.C. Old English refers to the English language used from 450 to 1150.D. Old English was a highly inflected language.26. Identify the word that _ is of Scandinavian origin among the following.A. skirt B. dressC. model D. status27. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French words into English _ of them are still in use today.A. Eighty-five percent B. Fifty-six percentC. Seventy-two percent D. Seventy-five percent28. By the end of the _ century, virtually all of the people who held political or social power and many of those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin.A. 10th B. 11thC. 12th D. 13th29. Modern English began with the establishment of _ in England.A. printing B. Bourgeois RevolutionC. Industrial Revolution D. the Renaissance30. Considering the changes in _, we regard the year of _ as the divison line of Early and Late Modern English.A. grammar; 1600 B. grammar; 1700C. vocabulary; 1600 D. vocabulary; 170031. Since the beginning of the 20th century, _ has become even more important for the expansion of English vocabulary.A. word-formation B. borrowingC. semantic change D. both B and C32. Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words?A. The rapid development of modern science and technology.B. Geographical and political changes.C. The influence of other cultures and languages.D. Social and economic changes.33. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the followings EXCEPT _.A. kungfu B. TV dinnerC. fast food D. Watergate34. The modes of modern English vocabulary grow through three major channels: _, semantic change, _.A. exchange; lending B. derivation; borrowingC. creation; borrowing D. affixation; creation35. In modern times, _ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion.A. creationB. semantic changeC. borrowingD. reviving archaic or obsolete words36. _ has played a vital role in the development of vocabulary, particularly in earlier times.A. creation B. semantic changeC. borrowing D. obsolete words37. Which of the following is one of the three channels through which modern English vocabulary develops?A. Acronym. B. Blending.C. Elevation. D. Borrowing.38. _ means an old form which takes on a new meaning to meet the new need.A. Creation B. Semantic changeC. Borrowing D. Derivation39. The word of recollection is formed by _.A. creation B. semantic changeC. borrowing D. collocation40. It is assumed that the world has 3 000 languages, which can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 200 B. 300C. 400 D. 500 41. The following languages all belong to the Eastern set except_.A. Balto-Slavic B. Indo-IranianC. Armenian D. Italic42. In the Eastern set, Armenian and_ are the sole modern languages in two respective families.A. Albanian B. RussianC. Slovenian D. Lithuanian43. Which language does not belong to the Italic?A. Portuguese. B. Spanish.C. Welsh. D. French.44. The early inhabitants of the British Isles spoke_.A. English B. CelticC. Scandinavian D. Hellenic45. The Germanic speakers took permanent control of the land that was later called_ (the land of Angles).A. German B. GreeceC. England D. American46. Old English has a vocabulary of about 50 000 to 60 000words, which is entirely Germanic with only a few borrowings from_ and Scandinavian.A. Latin B. GreekC. Celtic D. French47. The influx of French words into English did not occur until after_.A. 1200 B. 1300C. 1400 D. 150048. In the Middle English period, the three main dialects of the land were Northern, _ and Midland.A. Eastern B. WesternC. Southern D. Oriental49. _ is the chief ancestor of Modern English, not Southern.A. Eastern B. WesternC. Northern D. Midland50. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of_ words into English.A. Latin B. GreekC. Danish D. French51. Midland is an _ dialect, as its name implies, and intelligible to Northerners and Southerners alike.A. middle B. intermediateC. interchangeable D. internal52. The number of_ words that poured into English was unbelievably great and covered every realm of culture and society in the Middle English period.A. French B. GermanC. Latin D. Russian53. Before English regained social status in Middle English period, those in power spoke French; those who were literate read and wrote _; those who could educate their children taught them in _; and any young man who sought to earn his living as a scribe learned _or _.A.Latin; French; Latin; FrenchB.French; French; French; EnglishC.French; French; Latin; FrenchD.Greek; French; Greek; French54. In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge in learning ancient Greek and Roman classics, which is known in history as the _.A. Renewal B. RevivalC. Rebound D. Renaissance55. Since the beginning of the 20th century, particularly after World War II, although borrowing remains a channel of English vocabulary expansion, more words are created by _.A. analogy B. word-formationC. transfer D. conversion56. The Anglo-Saxon in the Old English period was almost a _ language, which created new words from its own compound elements with few foreign words.A. unique B. fashionC. pure D. old57. As one scholar notes, old English was characterized by _ endings, Middle English by leveled endings, and Modern English by _ endings.A. full; lost B. lost; fullC. full; pure D. pure; lost58. Old English which was a _ language has evolved to the present language.A. analytic; synthetic B. synthetic; analyticC. agglutinative; analytic D. isolating; synthetic59. Of all the foreign languages from which we have borrowed words, Latin, Greek, French, and _ stand out as the major contributors.A. Italian B. GermanC. Dutch D. Scandinavian60. In the Pre-Anglo-Saxon period, the words borrowed naturally from Latin reflected the new conceptions and experience in _ and _.A. war; economy B. economy; agricultureC. war; place names D. war; agriculture61. In the Old English period, borrowings from Latin came in because of the introduction of Christianity, such as, _ and _.A. cook; candle B. shrine; sackC. candle; shrine D. mass; circle62. The _ centuries were especially prolific in Latin borrowings under the influence of Renaissance.A. 12th and 13th B. 13th and 14thC. 14th and 15th D. 15th and 16th63. Some late borrowings from Latin still retain their Latin forms. Which of the following was borrowed in the Modern English period?A. Frustrate. B. Focus.C. Logic. D. Trade.64. Which of the following does not come from Greek?A. Piano. B. Synonym.C. Philosophy. D. Lexicology. 65. Typhoon is from _ and tatami is from _.A. Chinese; African B. Chinese; JapaneseC. Arabic; Turkish D. Malay; Japanese66. Modern English vocabulary develops through _.A. terminology, analogy and borrowingB. creation* semantic change and borrowingC. creation, archaisms and semantic changeD. semantic change, denizens and argot67. Which of the following contemporary English vocabulary is from the rapid growth of science and technology?A. Fallout. B. Pant suit.C. Black belt. D. Mao jackets.68. The Scandinavian languages: Norwegian* Swedish, Danish and Icelandic, constitute the _ branch of the Germanic group.A. eastern B. westernC. northern D. southern69. Reviving archaic or_ words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary though insignificant.A. obsolete B. oldC. used D. ancient70. It is assumed that the world has about _ languages.A. 3,000 B. 2,000C. 1,000 D. 4,00071. All languages can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.A. 200 B. 300 C. 400 D. 50072. The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages in the following places except_.A. Europe B. the Near EastC. India D. Africa73. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly_ language.A. developed B. advancedC. inflected D. complicated74. In the western set of the Indo-European language family, Greek is the modern language derived from_.A. Hellenic B. CelticC. Spanish D. Dutch75. We find the following languages in the Celtic except _.A. Scottish B. IrishC. Danish D. Breton76. The first peoples known to inhabit on British Isles were_.A. Romans B. GermansC. Celts D. Saxons77. Now people generally refer to _ as old English.A. Anglo-Saxon B. CelticC. Latin D. Armenian78. Which of the following is not included in the Germanic tribes?A. Angles B. CelticC. Saxons D. Jutes79. Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words.A. 40,000 to 50,000 B. 50,000 to 60,000C. 60,000 to 70,000 D. 30,000 to 40,00080. Old English refers to the language used between _ and _.A. 410, 1150 B.450, 1150C. 410, 1100 D.450, 1100 81. Some foreign languages have impact on old English except_.A. French B. LatinC. Norwegian D. Danish82. It is estimated that at least _ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in Modern English.A. 1,200 B. 800C. 900 D. 1,00083. Which of the following is not Scandinavian origin?A. skirt B. alterC. their D. birth84. Until 1066, the influence on English was mainly _.A. Latin B. FrenchC. Germanic D. Celtic85. After the Norman Conquest a continual flow of _ words into English.A. Latin B. FrenchC. Germanic D. Celtic86. Between 1250 and 1500, about_ words of French origin poured into English.A. 7,000 B. 6,000C. 9,000 D. 10,00087. _ of the words of French origin are still in use today.A. Eighty-five percent B. Fifty-six percentC. Seventy-two percent D. Seventy-five percent88. As many as 2, 500 words of _ origin found their way into Middle English.A. Dutch B. FrenchC. Latin D. Celtic89. Modern English began with the establishment of _ in England.A. printing B. Bourgeois RevolutionC. Industrial Revolution D. Renaissance Time90. Modern English began in_.A. 1700 B. 1066C. 1500 D. 190091. Considering the changes in _ Early and Late Modem English.A. grammar, 1600 B. grammar, 1700C. vocabulary, 1600 D. vocabulary, 170092. Modern English is considered to be a/an _ language.A. inflected B. analyticC. synthetic D. new93. Generally, the number of the present day English vocabulary is about _.A. two million B. three millionC. one million D. four million94. Modern English vocabulary develops through_.A. creation B. semantic changeC. borrowing D. all the above95. _ is not the reason of growth of present-day English vocabulary.A. The rapid development of modern science and technologyB. Social, economic and political changesC. The efforts of linguistsD. The influence of other cultures and languages96. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: _, semantic change and _.A. exchange, conversion B. compounding, borrowingC. creation, borrowing D. suffixation, creation97. _ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion.A. Creation B. Semantic changeC. Borrowing D. Meaning change98. _ means an old form which takes on a new meaning to meet the new need.A. Creation B. Semantic changeC. Borrowing D. Derivation99. The word of recollection is formed by _.A. creation B. semantic changeC. borrowing D. collocation100. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: _.A. creation, conversion and borrowingB. creation, borrowing and back-formationC. creation, semantic change and borrowingD. semantic change, borrowing and back-formation101. The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced a large number of _ words into the English vocabulary.A. French B. Greek C. Danish D. Latin102. The introduction of _ had a great impact on the English vocabulary.A. Hinduism B. ChristianityC. Buddhism D. Islam103. After the _, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers.A. Greeks B. IndiansC. Romans D. French104. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out the _.A. Old English B. Mid