07月全国自考00832《英语词汇学》历年真题试题及答案

1、2007年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学 试卷课程代码 0832第一局部 选择题共30分IEach 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%)1The definition of a word comprises the following points except_. ( ) Aa sound unit

2、yBa minimal unit of meaningCa unit of meaningDa form that can function alone in a sentence2Words may be classified into content words and function words by_. ( ) AoriginBnotionCstabilityDuse frequency3Its said that modern English vocabulary develops through three channels. Which of the following is

3、NOT one of them? ( ) ABorrowingBSemantic changeCCreationDBlending4What did modern English begin with? ( ) AThe establishment of printingBThe Norman invasionCBritains trade relations with the low countriesDThe Second World War5Which of the following is NOT considered to be a stem? ( ) A-tionBNationCI

4、nternationalDNational6Which of the following is a case of conversion? ( ) AEncourageBWeekCToothacheDDoubt7 Which of the following words is semantically motivated? ( ) AAirmailBHissCMouth in the phrase “the mouth of a river DLaconic in the phrase“ a laconic answer 8One of the interesting features abo

5、ut a language is that there are a great many more _ than _ in it. ( ) AhyponymshomonymsBhomonymshyponymsCsynonymsantonymsDantonymssynonyms9Which of the following words was used during the American Civil War to refer to those northerners who were secretly aiding the South？ ( ) ARattlesnakeBVillainCIn

6、formerDCopperhead10In a narrow sense, context refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears and is known as_. ( ) Anon-linguistic contextBlinguistic contextCextra-linguistic context Dtype of context11Ambiguity in a passage often occurs due to _ and homonymy in an inadequate context

7、. ( ) AallomorphBvariationCsuffixationDpolysemy12Which of the following rhetorical features can be seen in the idiom “might and main ? ( ) ARhymeBAlliterationCJuxtapositionDSynecdoche13The idiom “by twos and threes shows the characteristics of idioms that_. ( ) Athe words that make up the idiom have

8、 lost their individual identity in the idiomBidioms are semantically inexplicableCthe word order in an idiom cant be inverted or changedDidioms are grammatically unanalysable14CCELD is noted for its unique features except_. ( ) AdefinitionBextra columnCusage examplesDcomplicated grammar codes15Webst

9、ers Third New International Dictionary is the best-known_. ( ) Adesk dictionaryBpocket dictionaryCunabridged dictionaryDencyclopedic dictionary第二局部 非选择题共70分II、Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.10%III、Match the words or expressions in Colu

10、mn A with those in Column B according to 1) types of meaning changes; 2) features of idiom; 3) meaning of prefixes and 4) word formation.(10%)IV、Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of sense relations;2) features of idioms;3) types of meanings and 4) historical stages of English.(10%)V、Define the following terms.(10%)VI、Answer the following questions. Your answers shoul