英语词汇学试卷英语词汇学试卷  (课程代码课程代码  0832) 
第一部分第一部分  选择题选择题
I.Each 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％) 
1．  There are two approaches to the study of polysemy ．They are_____. 
A ．primary and secondary 
B ．Central and peripheral 
C ．diachronic and synchronic 
D ．Formal and functional    [  C  ] 
2．  Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms? 
A ．Colloquial 
B ．Slang 
C ．Negative 
D ．Literary    [  C  ] 
3．  Synonyms can be classified into two major groups ，that is ：_____. 
A ．absolute and relative 
B ．Absolute and complete 
C ．relative and near 
D ．Complete and identical      [ A  ] 
4．  In the early period of Middle English ，English ，____existed side by side ，
A ．Celtic and Danish 
B ．Danish and French 
C ．Latin and Celtic 
D ．French and Latin    [ D  ]  5．  A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single_______morpheme ．
A ．formal 
B ．Concrete 
C ．free 
D ．bound    [  C ] 
6．  Which of the following groups of words is NOT onomatopoeically motivated? 
A ，croak ，drum 
B ．squeak ，bleat 
C ．buzz ，neigh 
D ．bang ，trumpet    [ A  ] 
7．LDCE is distinctive for its____. 
A ．Clear grammar codes 
B ．usage notes 
C ．language notes 
D ．all of the above    [  D  ] 
8．  From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to 
A ．German 
B ．French 
C ．Scotttish 
D ．Irish    [ A  ] 
9．  Which of the following is NOT an acronym? 
A ．TOEFL 
B ．ODYSSEY 
C ．BASIC 
D ．CCTV    [  B  ] 
10.  In the course book ，the author lists____types of context clues for inferring word 
meaning ．
A ．eight 
B ．Six 
C ．seven 
D ．five    [ A  ] 
11．Sources of homonyms include____. 
A ．changes in sound and spelling 
B ．borrowing 
C ．shortening 
D ．all of the above    [ D  ] 
12．The written form of English is a(an)________representation of the spoken form ．
A ．selective 
B ．Adequate 
C ．imperfect 
D ．natural    [ 
C  ]  13．Structurally a____is the smallest meaningful unit of a language ．
A ．morpheme 
B ．Stem    C.  stemord    D ．compound    [ A  ] 
14．Unlike affixes ，____are often free morphemes ．
A ．sufrixes 
B ．Prefixes 
C ．inflectional morphemes 
D ．roots    [  D  ] 
15．The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French.    Latin ，____. 
A．Scandinavian and Italian B．Greek and Scandinavian 
C．Celtic and Greek D．Italian and Spanish [ B] 
第二部分非选择题B
Ⅱ．Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book．(10%)
16．The name given to the widening of meaning which some words undergo is____. 
17．Longman lexicon of Contemporary English is a____dictionary
．
18．When a new word appears for the first time
，the author usually manages to give hints or ____ in the context to help the readers．
19．Radiation and ____ are the two coinages which the development of word meaning follows from monosemy to polysemy．
20．Middle English refers to the language spoken from 1150 to____. 
，Ⅲ．Match the words or explessions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)word Origin 2)word formation. and 3)types of Synonyms or antonyms
．(10%)
A B 
( D )21．skill A．back
—formation 
back—
( A )22．babysit B．blendlng 
( B )23．telequiz C．French origin 
( H )24．composition／compounding D．Scandinavian origin 
( C )25．government E．clipping 
( I )26．same／different    F. relative synonyms 
( E )27．gent G. Germanic 
( G )28．English H．absolute synonyms 
( F )29．change／alter I. contradictory terms 
( J )30．big／small J．contrary terms 
2) IV．Smdy the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of bound morphemes underlined, types of meanings,3)processes of meaning development
，and 4)formation of compounds．(10%) 31．neck→primary meaning：that part of man joining the head to the body
；
a secondary meaning：the narrowest part of anything．(Metaphor) 
32．contradict ( ) 
33．mother：love，care ( connotative meaning ) 
34．upcoming ( conpound ) 
35．window shopping ( ) 
36．radlos ( ) 
37．property developer ( ) 
38．Candidate→earlier meaning：white-robed；
later meaning：a person proposed for a place
，award etc．( )overcoat 
39．handsomo-tyoewhter ( )man 
40．northward ( ) 
V. Define the following terms. (10%)
42.borrcwed 
43.blending 
45.phrasal verb 
VI. Answer the following questing questions. Your answers should be Clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)
46.what is the difference prefixation and suffixation? Explain with two examples. 
47.what is extra-linguistic context? 
48.what is polysemy? Illustrate your points. 
VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)    49. Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then 
what contextual help you to work out the meaning. 
Carnivores are very dangerous. Not long ago, a tiger escaped from the zoo and killed a dog 
in      The street and ate it. 
50.Connotative meaning is not stable. Comment on this statement with one example. 
英语词汇学答案    (课程代码  0832)  1.C  2.C  3.A  4.D  5.C  6.A  7.D  8.A  9.B  10.A 11.D  12.C  13.A  14.D  15.B 
16．extension 或generalization 17．Specialized 18．clues  19．concatenation  20．1500 
21．D    22．A  23．B    24．H 25．C    26．I 27．E    28．G 29．F  30．J 
31．radiation    32．bound root  33．connotative meaning    34．adv+v-ing 
35．n+v-ing    36．inflectional affix ／inflectional morpheme  37．n+v-er  38.concatenation        39．collocative meaning    40．suffix ／derivational affix 
41．An encyclopedia provides encyclopedic information concerning each headword ；it is not 
concerned with the language per se. 
42．Borrowed words,also ，known ，as loan words ，are words taken over from foreign langua
ges ．    43．It refers to the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word with a part of another word ．
44．Extension is a process by which a word which originally had a specialized meaning has now    become generalized ．
45.idiom composed of a verb plus a preposition and ／or a particle ．
46．Prefixation does not generally change the word-class of the stem ；it only modifies its meaning. e.g ．treat--maltreat 
Suffixation ，On the other hand ，changes the word-class instead of its meaning. e.g ．Employ Employ—
—    Employer 
47.(1)Known as non-linguistic context or context of situation ．
(2)components 
a.participants(addresser and addressee)  writer and reader  speaker and listener ／hearer 
b.time and place 
c.cultural background 
48.要点：1)a common feature peculiar to all natural languages ．
2)have more than one sense ．
3)The problem of polesemy Can be dealt with --diachronic approach and synchronic approach ．
VII ．49(1)tiger is a hyponym ，of carnivore 
(2)carnivore is a superordinate of tiger 
(3)tiger feeds on meat as known by all 
(4)carnivore may feed on meat 
(5)therefore ，a carnivore is a meat-eating animal 
50.(1)connotative 50.(1)connotative meaning meaning ，known known as as as connotation connotation ，refers refers to to to the the the overtones overtones overtones or or or associations associations associations suggested suggested suggested by by by the the conceptual meaning ．
(2)connotative (2)connotative meanings meanings meanings are are are not not not given given given in in in the the the dictionary dictionary ．but but associated associated associated with with with the the the word word word in in in actual actual actual context context context to to particular readers or speakers ．Thus they are unstable varying considerably according to culture ，historical period and the experience of the individual ．
(3)For example ，home home may remind one child of warmth may remind one child of warmth ，safety or love ，while to another child who is often scolded or beaten at home, it may mean indifference ，hatred ，or even hell ．
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1. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or combination of sounds which are made voluntarily with human ______ equipment.(      ) 
A. visual 
B. V ocal 
C. physical 
D. mental 
2. Words may fall into content words and functional words by ______.(      ) 
A. use frequency 
B. Notion 
C. origin 
D. sound 
3. ______ refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades and professions communicate among themselves. (      ) 
A. Terminology 
B. Archaisms 
C. Slang 
D. Jargon 
4. 4. Which 
Which Which of of of the the the following following following is is is NOT NOT NOT one one one of of of the the the three three three channels channels channels through through through which which which modern modern modern English English English vocabulary vocabulary develops? (      ) 
A. Creation. 
B. Semantic changes. 
C. Clipping. 
D. Borrowing. 
5. Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT ______.(      ) 
A.TV dinner 
B. Earthrise 
C. moon walk 
D. space shuttle 
6. The surviving languages fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into the Eastern set and the _______ set. (      ) 
A. Western 
B. African 
C. American 
D. Northern 
7. The plural morpheme "-s" is pronounced as/z/in the following words EXCEPT ______.(      )  A. beds      B. Bags    C. cheats      D. bottles 
8. The word "prisoner" comprises ______ morphemes. (      ) 
A. 1 
B. 2 
C. 3 
D. 4 
9. The following words have derivational affixes EXCEPT ______.(      ) 
A. reread 
B. Prewar 
C. bloody absolute relative
D. harder 
10. The prefix "over-" in the word "overweight" is a prefix of ______.(      ) 
A. orientation and attitude 
B. degree or size 
C. time and order 
D. number 
11. The method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes is called ______.(      ) 
A. back-formation 
B. Acronymy 
C. conversion 
D. clipping 
12. "Champagne", a common noun, comes from a ______.(      ) 
A. name of a person 
B. name of a place 
C. name of a book 
D. tradename 
13. ______ is the relationship between language and the world. (      ) 
A. Reference 
B. Concept 
C. Sense 
D. Motivation 
14. Motivation accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its ______.(      ) 
A. form 
B. Pronunciation 
C. spelling 
D. meaning 
15. The word"______"is an onomatopoetically motivated word. (      ) 
A. miaow 
B. Sword 
C. laconic 
D. airmail 
16. In modern English, an overwhelming majority of words are ______.(      ) 
A. original 
B. Initial 
C. polysemous 
D. periodical 
17. ______, the derived meanings, no matter how many, are secondary in comparison. (      )  A. Synchronically      B. Diachronically    C. Etymologically      D. Onomatopoetically 
18. Want, wish, like and desire are synonyms, but as far as intensity is concerned, ______ is the strongest of all. (      ) 
A. wish 
B. Like 
C. want 
D. desire 
19. There are five types of meaning changes and among which ______ are the most common.  (      ) 
A. degradation and elevation 
B. transfer and extension 
C. elevation and narrowing 
D. extension and narrowing 
20. 20. Due 
Due Due to to to ______ ______ ______ reason, reason, reason, a a a word word word is is is retained retained retained for for for a a a name name name though though though the the the meaning meaning meaning has has has changed changed changed because because because the the referent has changed. (      ) 
A. psychological 
B. Historical 
C. class 
D. linguistic 
21. Among the following words only ______ is the word which originally had a specialized meaning and now has become generalized. (      ) 
A. journal 
B. Wife 
C. accident 
D. disease 
22. Based on ______ context, we can arrive at the meaning of "do a sum".(      ) 
A. grammatical 
B. Lexical 
C. cultural 
D. non-linguistic 
23. The sentence "The fish is ready to eat." is ambiguous due to ______.(      ) 
A. grammatical structure 
B. Hyponymy 
C. cultural influence 
D. non-linguistic context  24. In the sentence "Perhaps the most startling theory to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Birdwhistell." The meaning of kinesics can be inferred from the clue of _______.(      ) 
A. definition 
B. Synonymy 
C. antonymy 
D. hyponymy 
25. Which of the following is NOT a figure of speech? (      ) 
A. Metaphor. 
B. Personification. 
C. Euphemism. 
D. Shortening. 
26. Never do things by halves is a(n) ______.(      ) 
A. verbal idiom in nature 
B. nominal idiom in nature 
C. sentence idiom 
D. adverbial idiom in nature 
27. The change of idiom "Silence is golden" from the original form is ______.(      ) 
A. replacement 
B. position-shifting 
C. addition 
D. shortening 
28. 28. The 
The The following following following are are are the the the unique unique unique features features features of of of Collins Collins Collins COBUILD COBUILD COBUILD English English English Language Language Language Dictionary Dictionary Dictionary EXCEPT EXCEPT ______.(      ) 
A. definition 
B. extra column 
C. usage examples 
D. clear grammar codes 
29. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1983) is a(n) ______ dictionary. (      ) 
A. unabridged 
B. Desk 
C. pocket 
D. encyclopedic 
30. Which of the following is NOT true for the Chinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition)(CED)(1995)? (      ) 

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