英语词汇学助学试卷

1、英语词汇学4.0 The primary function of suffixes is toa change the word-class of rootsb change the meaning of stemsc change the grammatical function of stemsd change the structure of roots4.0 Nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as

2、_.a partial conversionb full conversionc speech shiftd grammatical shift4.0 American English like to usea creationb reviving archaic or obsolete words c semantic change d borrowing4.0 Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the or forms of words.a meaning b structurec origin d change4.0 Co

3、nversion is a method.a of turning words of one part of speech to those of a different part of speech b of converting words of one meaning into different meaningc of deriving words through grammatical means d of changing words in morphological structure4.0 Which of the following belongs to the semant

4、ic-loans?a change b pork c dreamd tea4.0 We usually group suffixes on a basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixes, etc.a grammatical1.81.91.101.111.121.131.14b structuralc meaningfuld practical4.0 Words may fall into content words and functional words bya use frequency b notionc or

5、igind stability4.0 Words involved in conversion are primarilya nouns, verbs and adverbsb nouns, adjectives and verbsc nouns, prepositions and verbsd adjectives, adverbs and verbs4.0 Lexicology inquires into the and meanings of words.a relationsb disciplinesc originsd development4.0 According to sema

6、nticists, a word is a unit ofa soundsb meaning c form d function4.0 We consider that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the form.a writtenb practicalc orald grammatical4.0 has played a vital role in the development of vocabulary particularly in earlier times.a creationb

7、semantic change c borrowing d obsolete words4.0 Lexicology is a branch ofa language b meaningc linguisticsd etymology1.154.0 The following words are derived from the dead Language Sanskrit excepta Persian b Bengali c Hindid Romany1.164.0 Which of the following word is the neologism?a cantb persuader

8、 c chookd E-mail1.174.0 The ”wifeis only preserved innow means“midwife ”“a married woman ” , but it has an obsolete meaning ,a housewife ” , etc. This is from a point of view.a woman whicha diachronic1.18 4.0 All these languages have has_the English vocabulary.b synchronic c prescriptive d descripti

9、vesome influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because eacha borrowed words fromb enlarged words toc decreased words tod lent words into4.0 English lexicology deals with Englisha grammarb vocabularyc pronunciationd spelling4.0 consists of technical terms used in particular disciplines and

10、 academic areas.a Slangb Terminologyc Dialectald Neologism4.0 In the growth of present-day English vocabulary, there are three main sources of new words, the rapid development of modern science and technology, social, economic and political changes; the influence of_.a the educational systemb other

11、cultures and languagesc the government systemd the society changes a sixty1.22 4.0 In spite of the differences, at least patterns.percent of the English words fit consistent spellingb seventyc eightyd ninety4.0 In a derivational process, an item is converted to a new word class without the addition

12、of an affix. The name is.a full conversionb partial conversionc functional shiftd zero-derivation4.0 Languages in the world can be grouped into roughly_language families.a 200b 300c 400d 5004.0 Now people generally refer to as Old English.a Celticb Scottishc Irishd Anglo-Saxon4.0 The differences bet

13、ween synonyms boil down to the following excepta denotationb connotationc applicationd pronunciation4,0 doesnt belong to the most productive means of word-formation.a Affixationb Compoundingc Conversiond Blending4.0 The connection between the word-meaning and the thing it refers to isa logicalb conv

14、entionalc grammaticald formal4.0 Normally, we classify styles into.a general, neutral, informalb formal, neutral, informalc frozen, casual, intimated poetic, colloquial, slang4.0 Desire, desirable and desired are.a rootsb stemsc free rootsd roots as well as stems4.0 Almost all affixes are because fe

15、w can be used as in dependent words.a free morphemesb bound morphemesc bound rootd inflectional affixes4.0 Conversion gives us of the new vocabulary.a 30%b 28%c 26%d 28% to 30%4.0 Generally speaking, the meaning of meaning is perhaps what is termeda conceptb ideac conventiond sense4,0 accounts for t

16、he connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.a Motivation b Sensec Conceptd None of the others1.101.114.0 The number of inflectional affixes isa small and changeable b large and changeable c small and stabled large and stable4.0 The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends ch

17、iefly ona borrowingb word-formation c conversiond the number of the people speaking English1.124.0 It seems to be generally agreed that a is the smallest unit of a language that standsaloneto communicate meaning.a morpheme b word c morphd allomorph4.0 The problem of interrelation of the various mean

18、ings of the same word can be dealt with from diachronic and.a computational approachb historical approachc synchronic approachd comparative approach4.0 Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into groups.d 104.0 truly represent oppositeness of meaning.a contradictory termsb contrary

19、 terms c relative terms d absolute synonyms1.16 4.0 means the stylistic and emotive colouring of words.a Pronunciationb Connotationc Denotationd Application1.17 4.0 Modem English is extremely rich in synonyms, which come from different sources. The most important source is perhaps_.a dialects and re

20、gional Englishb figurative and euphemistic use of words c coincidence with idiomatic expressions d borrowing1.184.0 Bound morphemes include and affix.a stemb rootc bound rootd prefix and suffix1.194.0 Conceptual meaning is also known as meaning.a denotativeb connotativec sensed lexical1.204.0 All of

21、 the following are pejorative prefixes excepta mal-b arch-c pseudo- d mis-1.214.0 Most morphemes are realized by single morphs likea birdb matchesc bottlesd feet1.224.0 of the given prefixes indicates number.a fore-b anti-c semi-d pan-4.0 is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages.a Homon

22、ymyb Polysemyc Synonymyd Antonymy4.0 Words are but symbols, many of which have meaning only when they have acquireda referenceb formc connectiond motivation4.0 These are negative prefixes except.a disb inc non-d under-4.0 Degradation is the opposite of semantic.a risingb importancec elevationd pejor

23、ation4.0 Context has three major functions except.a elimination of ambiguityb indication of referentsc degradationd provision of clues for inferring word-meaning4.0 The main body of a dictionary is.a spellingb pronunciationc definitions of wordsd usage4.0 In a broad sense, context includes.a a parag

24、raphb a whole chapterc the entire bookd the whole cultural background4.0 The associated transfer of meaning and euphemistic use of words are often due to factors.a psychologicalb physicalc structurald verbal4.0 refers to the words that occur together with the word in question.a Grammatical contextb

25、Lexical contextc Clauses contextd Sentences context4.0 Simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and personification are.a variations of idiomsb figures of speechc lexical manipulationd rhetorical features4.0 truly represent oppositeness of meaning.a contradictory termsb contrary termsc relative terms

26、d absolute synonyms4.0 The differences between synonyms boil down to the following excepta denotationb connotationc applicationd pronunciation4.0 Narrowing of meaning is a process by which a word of wide weaning acquired a narrower or sense.a typicalb specializedc generald particular4.0 CCELD is a b

27、rand new dictionary, similar in scope and size to_a Websterb Longmanc Oxford1.121.131.141.151.16usesd Collins4.0 A Chinese-English Dictionary was first published in the yeara 1974b 1976c 1978d 19804.0 Extension of meaning is also calleda generalizationb specialization c characterizationd popularizat

28、ion4.0 The attitudes of classes have also made inroads into lexical meaning in the case ofa narrowing b extension c degradation d transfer4.0 In a narrow sense, context refers toa wordsb clausec sentenced linguistic context4.0 Hang in there , old buddy ; the worst is yet to come“In this sentence , “

29、 Hang in there ”a colloquialismsb slangc literary expressionsd alliteration4.0 Which of the following is not the extra-linguistic factors of the causes of changesa historical reasonb class reasonc psychological reasond the change of meaning4.0 means the stylistic and emotive colouring of words.a Pro

30、nunciationb Connotationc Denotation d Application4.0 The meaning of the idiom toil and moil is.a damage from continuous use b without deceitc work very hard and long d with all ones belongings4.0 The meaning of a word is influenced immediately by.a the linguistic context b situational context c gram

31、matical context d extra-linguistic context4.0 Duplication of synonyms is called.a reiterationb repetitionc juxtapositiond metaphor4.0 Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic.a extensionb degradationc transfer d el

32、evation4.0 Etymological information provided in dictionaries is concerning the of words.a structure b origins c grammard word-class4.0 Among the types of word-meaning changes,and narrowing are the most common by far.a degradationb transferc elevationd extension4.0 Narrowing of meaning is also called

33、.a generalizationb specializationc characterizationd popularization四4.0 The number of inflectional affixes is.a small and changeableb large and changeablec small and stabled large and stable4.0 doesnt belong to the most productive means of wordformation.a Affixationb Compoundingc Conversiond Blendin

34、g4.0 Now people generally refer to as Old English.a Celticb Scottishc Irishd Anglo-Saxon4.0 The main body of a dictionary is.a spellingb pronunciationc definitions of wordsd usage4.0 Compounds are different from free phrases in all the following ways excepta semanticsb grammarc phoneticsd lexicology

35、4.0 Desk dictionaries are medium-sized ones containing words ranging.a from 100000 to 50000b from 150000 to 500000c from 50000 to 150000d from 15000 to 500004.0 The meaning of the idiom toil and moil is.a damage from continuous useb without deceitc work very hard and longd with all ones belongings4.

36、0 Which of the following words is a functional word?a oftenb neverc althoughd desk4.0 A bull in a china shop was first used bya fishermenb buntersc farmersd cooks4.0 Hang in there , old buddy ; the worst is yet to come . In this sentence , “Hang in there usesa colloquialismsb slangc literary express

37、ionsd alliteration4.0 By regular combinations we speak of the regular collocations such asa turn over a new leafb as cool as a cucumberc draw the curtaind make friends with4.0 is the largest group of alla Idioms nominal in natureb Idioms adjectival in naturec Idioms verbal in natured Idioms adverbia

38、l in nature4.0 is an American dictionary.a LDCEb CCELDc Chambers Encyclopedic English Dictionaryd Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs4.0 Etymological information provided in dictionaries is concerning the of words.a structure1.151.161.171.181.191.20b originsc grammard word-class4.0 Which of the following is a prefix of time and order?a extra-b pro-c red semi-4.0 Some words in the basic word stoc