英语词汇学自考题-25
(总分100,考试时间90分钟)
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1. Polysemant means a word has ______ meaning(s).A. one            B. two            C. no              D. more than one
2. Words are arbitrary symbols with independent identities so far as their spelling and pronunciation is concerned. But ______, all words are related in one way or another.A. linguistically    B. semantically    C. grammatically  D. pragmatically
3. The problem of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from diachronic and ______.A. computational approach                B. historical approach  C. synchronic approach                  D. comparative approach
archaic4. ______, the basic meaning of a word is the core of word-meaning called the central meaning.A. OnomatopoeicallyB. Diachronically  C. Synchronically  D. Etymologically
5. In diachronic approach, other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by ______.A. extension        B. narrowing      C. analogy          D. all the above
6. ______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rays.A. Radiation        B. Concatenation  C. Derivation      D. Inflection
7. Two processes of development of word-meaning from monosemy to polysemy are ______.A. diachronic approach and synchronic approach  B. radiation and concatenation  C. diachronic approach and radiation  D. synchronic approach and concatenation
8. ______ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.A. Derivation      B. Radiation        C. Inflection        D. Concatenation
9. In radiation, the secondary meaning of a word is derived from the primary meaning of a
word by ______.A. transfer                                B. extension  C. specialization                          D. all the above and others
10. Homographs are words identical only in ______ but different in sound and meaning.A. sound            B. meaning        C. spelling          D. sense
11. Based on the degree of similarity, homonyms fall into three classes except ______.A. perfect homonyms                    B. homographs  C. synonyms                              D. homophone
12. Which of the following are perfect homonyms?______A. Bear(n. )/Bear(v. ).                  B. Are(v. )/R.  C. Bow(n. )/Bow(v. ).                  D. Sow(v. )/Sow(n. ).
13. ______ is not a pair of homophones.A. "Bear" (a large heavy animal)and "bear" (to put up with)  B. "Right" (correct)and "write" (to put down on paper with a pen)  C. "Son" (a male child of some one)and "sun" (the heavenly body from which the earth gets warmth and light)  D. "Compliment" (an expression of praise)and "complement" (make up a whole)
14. Radiation and concatenation are different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation ______ concatenation.A. is behind        B. precedes        C. is with          D. makes up for
15. The origins of homonyms have ______.A. change in sound                        B. change in spelling  C. borrowing                              D. all the above
16. Of the types of homonyms, ______ constitute the largest number and are **mon.A. perfect homonyms                    B. homophones  C. homographs                            D. antonymy
17. Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by ______.A. long (not short)                      B. ball (a dancing party)  C. rock (rock 'n' roll)                  D. ad(advertisement)
18. The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is whether ______.A. **e from the same source  B. they are correlated with one central meaning  C. they are listed under one headword in a dictionary  D. all the above

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