《英语词汇学》期末考试复习题

1、 11/11英语词汇学期末考试复习题 英语词汇学期末考试复习题 一、单项选择题 1.According to semanticists, a word is a unit of _. A.sounds B.meaning C.form D.function 【正确答案】 B 2.A word is a _ that stands for something else in the world. A.symbol B.system C.structure D.pattern 【正确答案】 A 3.We consider that the written form of a natural lan

2、guage is the written record of the _ form. A.writer B.practical C.oral D.grammatical 【正确答案】 C 4.In spite of the differences, at least _ percent of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns. A.sixty B.seventy C.eighty D.ninety 【正确答案】 C 5.Words may fall into content words and functional words

3、 by _. http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html e frequency B.notion C.origin D.stability 【正确答案】 B 6.Among the feature of words of the basic word stock, _ is the most important one that may differentiate words of common use from all others. A.all national character B.stability C.pro

4、ductivity D.collocability 【正确答案】 A 7._ belong to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words. A.Jargons B.Slangs C.Argots D.Dialectal words 【正确答案】 B 8.Native words in English are words b

5、rought to Britain in the _ century by some German tribes. A.eighth B.seventh C.fifth D.sixth 【正确答案】 C 9.Which of the following words isnt the alien? A.decor B.bazaar C.shift D.emir 【正确答案】 C 10._ are words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use

6、. A.Archaisms B.Slang C.Argot D.Dialectal words 【正确答案】 A 11.The Indo-European language family accordingly fall into _ principle groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and Western set. A.eight B.six C.five D.several 【正确答案】 A 12.The first peoples known to inhabit England were _. A.Celts B.Ro

7、mans C.Anglo-Saxons D.Jutes 【正确答案】 A 13.Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words. A.30000 to 40000 B.40000 to 50000 C.50000 to 60000 D.60000 to 70000 【正确答案】 C 14.Between 1250 and 1500 about _ words of French poured into English. A.7000 B.8000 C.9000 D.10000 【正确答案】 C http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f3

8、4693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html ually we regard which of the following periods as Early Modern English? A.450 to 1150 B.1150 to 1500 C.1500 to 1600 D.1500 to 1700 【正确答案】 D 16.In the growth of present-day English vocabulary, there are three main sources of new words: the rapid development of modern sci

9、ence and technology; social, economic and political changes; the influence of _. A.the educational system B.other cultures and languages C.the government system D.the society changes 【正确答案】 B 17.In modern times, _ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion. A.creation B.semantic change C.borr

10、owing D.reviving archaic or obsolete words 【正确答案】 A 18.American English like to use _. A.creation B.reviving archaic or obsolete words C.semantic change D.borrowing 【正确答案】 B 19.In the Eastern set, _ and _ are each the only modern language respectively. A.Italic, Germanic B.Armenian, Albanian C.Celti

11、c, Hellenic D.Balto-Slavic, Into-Iranian 【正确答案】 B 20.The _ is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and India. A.Germanic B.Balto-Slavic C.Indo-European D.Indo-Iranian 【正确答案】 C 21._ is the smallest functioning unite in the composition of words. A.Morpheme B.Allomorph C.Word D.St

12、em 【正确答案】 A 22._are abstract units. A.Morphs B.Allomorphs C.Morphemes D.All of the above 【正确答案】 C 23.The morpheme is to the morph what a_is to a_. A.word / sound B.root / affix C.stem / affix D.phoneme / phone 【正确答案】 D 24.Bound morphemes include _ and affix. A.stem B.root C.bound root D.prefix and s

13、uffix 【正确答案】 C 25.Words produced by conversion are primarily _. A.nouns B.adjectives C.verbs D.all the above 【正确答案】 D 26._are attached to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships. A.Affixes B.Suffixes C.Inflectional affixes D.None of the above 【正确答案】 C 27.The number of inflectional aff

14、ixes is _. A.small and changeable http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html rge and changeable C.small and stable http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html rge and stable 【正确答案】 C 28.Desire, desirable and desired are_. A.roots B.stems C.free roots D.roots as well as s

15、tems 【正确答案】 B 29.Almost all affixes are_because few can be used as independent words. A.free morphemes B.bound morphemes C.bound root D.inflectional affixes 【正确答案】 B 30.A_is a bound form and has to combine with other morphemes to make words. A.free root B.bound root C.free morphemes D.inflectional a

16、ffixes 【正确答案】 B 31._doesnt belong to the most productive means of word-formation. A.Affixation http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html pounding C.Conversion D.Blending 【正确答案】 D 32.Prefixes do not generally change the _ of the stem but only modify its meaning. A.word-class B.sound C

17、.form D.structure 【正确答案】 A 33.All of the following are pejorative prefixes except _. A.mal- B.arch- C.pseudo- D.mis- 【正确答案】 B 34.-eer, -er, -ess, -ette, -let are all suffixes added to noun bases to produce _ nouns. A.abstract B.de-verbal C.concrete D.de-adjective 【正确答案】 C 35.The conversion of two-sy

18、llable nouns into verbs involves a change of_. A.spelling B.pronunciation C.stress D.function 【正确答案】 C 36.The overwhelming majority of blends are _. A.verbs B.adjectives C.nouns D.numbers 【正确答案】 C 37.Back-formation is the method of creating new words by _ the so-called suffixes. A.removing http:/./d

19、oc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html bining C.shortening D.considering 【正确答案】 A 38.There are four common types of clipping: _, _, _ and _. A.front clipping, back clipping, front and back clipping, phrase clipping B.front clipping, back clipping, front and back clipping, middle clipping C

20、.front clipping, back clipping, middle clipping, phrase clipping D.front clipping, front and back clipping, middle clipping, phrase clipping 【正确答案】 A 39.Some words are from characters in mythology, e. g. cherub from _. A.Cherub B.God C.Proteus D.Mackintosh 【正确答案】 A 40.Stylistically, back-formed word

21、s are largely _ and some of them have not gained public acceptance. A.formal B.adjectives C.human nouns http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html rmal 【正确答案】 D 41.Most verbs converted from adjectives have both transitive and _ functions. A.intransitive B.voiceless C.link D.adjective

22、【正确答案】 A 42.Most compounds consist of only _ stems. A.one B.two C.three D.four 【正确答案】 B 43.Words are but symbols, many of which have meaning only when they have acquired _. A.reference B.form C.connection D.motivation 【正确答案】 A 44.The connection between the word-meaning and the thing it refers to is

23、_. A.logical B.conventional C.grammatical D.formal 【正确答案】 B 45.Generally speaking, the meaning of meaning is pe rhaps what is termed _. A.concept B.idea C.convention D.sense 【正确答案】 D 46._ meaning and grammatical meaning make up the word-meaning. A.Conceptual B.Lexical C.Social D.Associative 【正确答案】 B

24、 47._ indicates the speakers attitude towards the person or thing in question. A.Connotative meaning B.Stylistic meaning C.Collocative meaning D.Affective meaning 【正确答案】 D 48._, though having little lexical meaning, possess strong grammatical meaning. A.Content words B.Functional words C.Borrowed wo

25、rds D.Native words 【正确答案】 B 49.Black market means _. A.the market black in colour B.illegal selling and buying C.the market having many people D.none of the above 【正确答案】 B 50._ is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages. A.Homonymy B.Polysemy C.Synonymy D.Antonymy 【正确答案】 B 51.The problem

26、of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from diachronic and _. http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html putational B.historical approach C.synchronic approach http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html parative approach 【正确答案】 C 52.

27、The differences between synonyms boil down to the following except _. A.denotation B.connotation C.application D.pronunciation 【正确答案】 D 53._ means the stylistic and emotive colouring of words. A.Pronunciation B.Connotation C.Denotation D.Application 【正确答案】 B 54._ truly represent oppositeness of mean

28、ing. A.Contradictory terms B.Contray terms C.Relative terms D.Absolute synonyms 【正确答案】 A 55.The basic meaning of a word is the core of word-meaning called the _ meaning. A.first B.derived C.central D.none of the above 【正确答案】 C 56.Absolute synonyms are_ in natural languages. A.numerous B.rare C.popul

29、ar http:/./doc/91f31342acaad1f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a736d9d.html mon 【正确答案】 B 57._ deals with the relationship of semantic inclusion. A.Polysemy B.Homoymy C.Antonymy D.Hyponymy 【正确答案】 D 58.Which of the following is not the antonym of dull? A.sunny B.sharp C.acute D.fast 【正确答案】 D 59._ are best viewed in terms of a scale running between two poles or ext