全国英语词汇学高等教育自学考试试题与答案

1、全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）1According to semanticists, a word is a unit of _.（）AmeaningBSoundCcombination of soundsDGroup2The pronunciation ha

2、s changed _ spelling over the years.（）Amore slowly than BAs quickly asCmore rapidly than DNot so quickly as 3Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by _.（）Ause frequency BnotionCoriginDsound4Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEP

3、T_.（）Agreen revolutionBfast foodCmoon walk Dspace shuttle5Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new _ to meet the new need.（）Aform BmeaningClookDpronunciation6Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall” means _ in

4、British English.（）AfourBfellCforDautumn7The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT _.（）A/t/B/g/C/p/D/k/8There are _ free morphemic words in the following: bird, man, red, collection.（）AoneBtwoCthreeDfour9The following words have derivational affixes EXCEPT _.（）Awork

5、sBprewarCpostwarDbloody1030% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _.（）AcompoundingBaffixationCconversionDshortening11The word “motel” is created by _.（）AcompoundingBclippingCblendingDsuffixation12“BBC” is formed in the way of _.（）AacronymyBclippingCback-formationDp

6、refixation13The types of meanings include the following EXCEPT _.（）Agrammatical meaningBconceptual meaningCassociative meaningDliteral meaning14By _ motivation, we mean that the meaning of a word is related to its origin.（）AonomatopoeicBmorphologicalCsemanticDetymological15_ is the result of human c

7、ognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.（）AReferenceBConceptCSenseDMotivation16Semantic field, according to the course book, is also considered an integral part of _.（）Aword formationBword meaningCmeaning changeDSense relations 17When a word is first coined, it is always _.（）Asema

8、nticBonomatopoeicCmonosemicDpolysemic18The following are all synonymous pairs, but in each the second is standard in usage whereas the first is archaic, EXCEPT _.（）Aire/angerBrich/wealthyCforlorn/distressedDbliss/happiness19Shakespeare is difficult to understand than contemporary writings because ma

9、ny of his words were used in different _ from what they have now in dictionaries.（）AsensesBFormsCdialectsDTerms20The mode of _ is well reflected in the word “picture”, which originally denoted mere “painting”, but now has come to include “drawings” and even “photographs”（）AextensionBelevationCnarrow

10、ingDdegradation21In the sentence “The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman.”, the word “respectable” is used in the _ sense of transfer.（）AsubjectiveBobjectiveCsensationalDphysical22Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context?（）AElimination of ambiguity. BIndication of refe

11、rents.CProvision of clues for inferring word-meaning.DProvision of culture background for inferring word-meaning.23The sentence “I lost Bettys picture.” is ambiguous due to _.（）Agrammatical contextBpolysemyCantonymyDhyponymy24In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to Eng

12、land, but a souWester usually brings rain.”, the meaning of “souwester” can be inferred from the clue of _.（）Arelevant detailsBsynonymyCantonymyDhyponymy25The idiom “toss and turn” is a(n) _ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned.（）AalliterationBmetaphorCmetonymyDrhyme26Which of the f

13、ollowing is NOT one of the types of idioms?（）ASentence idioms.BIdioms adverbial in nature.CClausal idioms.DIdioms nominal in nature.27The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT _.（）AreplacementBadditionCshorteningDrepetition28Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content

14、EXCEPT _.（）AspellingBsyntactical usageCpronunciationDdefinition29As a general Chinese-English dictionary, _ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one（）AA Chinese-English Dictionary (1995)BOxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English with Chinese TranslationCA New En

15、glish-Chinese DictionaryDLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation30Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) _ dictionary.（）AunabridgedBdeskCspecializedDencyclopedicMatch the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of transfer; 2) rhetorical

16、features of idioms; 3) types of vocabulary by notion; and 4) the function of affixes. (10%)A B（ c ）31She burst into passionate sobbing. Ajuxtaposition（ I ）32He drops off to sleep, the lamb. Bnotional word（ g ）33and Ctransfer of sensations（ h ）34the mans coatDabstract to concrete（ a ）35here and there

17、Ederivational affix（ b ）36moonFalliteration（ f ）37rough and readyGfunctional word（ e ）38ex-prisonerHinflectional affix（ j ）39fair and squareIassociated transfer（ d ）40Helen looks a fright in that old black dress.JrhymeComplete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to th

18、e course book.（10%）41When we talk about a word in visual terms, a word can be defined as a _ group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper.42Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: _, semantic change and borrowing.43We might say that free morphemes are f

19、ree root.44The formation of words by adding word-forming affixes to stems is called _.45Semantic _ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word46Perfect homonyms and polysemants are fully _ with regard to spelling and pronunciation.47Vocabulary is the most _ elemen

20、t of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and content.48Ambiguity often arises due to _ and homonymy.49Idioms consist of set _ and short sentences.50Monolingual dictionaries are written in _ language.Define the following terms.（10%）51morpheme52homonym53connotation54elevation5

21、5idiomAnswer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%）56As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words?57What are the semantic features of compounds? Give an example to illustrate your point.58Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understandi