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12011年4月英语词汇学试题及答案课程代码:00832I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.(30%)1.ThedevelopmentofEnglishvocabularycanbedividedintothefollowingparticularhistoricalperiodEXCEPT_.()A.OldEnglishB.MiddleEnglishC.NewEnglishD.ModernEnglish2.Thedefinitionofawordcomprisesthefollowingpoints_.()(1)aminimalfreeformofalanguage(2)asoundunity(3)aunitofmeaning(4)aformthatcanfunctionaloneinasentenceA.(1)and(2)B.(1)(2)and(3)C.(2)(3)and(4)D.(1)(2)(3)and(4)3.Wordsofthebasicwordstockcaneachbeusedalone,andatthesametimecanformnewwordswithotherrootsandaffixes,e.g.footisthefatheroffootball,footageandfootprint.Thisdemonstratesthatoneofthecharacteristicsofthewordsofthebasicstockis_.()A.productivityB.polysemyC.stabilityD.collocability4.TheIndo-EuropeanlanguagefamilyismadeupofmostofthelanguagesofEurope,theNearEast,and_.()A.IndiaB.theFarEastC.theWestAsiaD.America5.IntheearlyperiodofModernEnglish,EuropesawanewupsurgeoflearningancientGreekand_classics.ThisisknowninhistoryastheRenaissance.()2A.IndiaB.GermanC.RomanD.Chinese6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?()A.OldEnglishwasahighlyinflectedlanguage.B.InearlyMiddleEnglishperiod,English,LatinandCelticexistedsidebyside.C.TheintroductionofprintingintoEnglandmarkedthebeginningofmodernEnglishperiod.D.Themostimportantmodeofvocabularydevelopmentinpresent-dayEnglishiscreationofnewwordsbymeansofword-formation.7.Thesmallestfunctioningunitinthecompositionofwordsis_.()A.morphemeB.affixesC.rootD.stem8.Thereis/are_monomorphemicword(s)inthefollowingwords:hot,dog,feet,matches.()A.1B.2C.3D.49.Thepluralmorpheme-sispronouncedas/s/inthefollowingwordsEXCEPT_.()A.packsB.bagsC.cheatsD.ships10.30%to40%ofthetotalnumberofnewwordsinEnglishvocabularyareproducedthrough_.()A.affixationB.clippingC.compoundingD.shortening11.Theformationofnewwordsbyconvertingwordsofoneclasstoanotherclassiscalled_.()A.prefixationB.suffixationC.acronymyD.conversion12.Themethodofcreatingwordsbyremovingthesupposedsuffixesiscalled_.()3A.back-formationB.clippingC.blendingD.suffixation13._accountsfortheconnectionbetweenthelinguisticsymbolanditsmeaning.()A.SenseB.MotivationC.ConceptD.Reference14.By_motivation,wemeanthatthemeaningofaparticularwordisrelatedtoitsorigin.()A.onomatopoeicB.morphologicalC.semanticD.etymological15.InEnglishthereare_typesofmotivationthatconcernstherelationshipbetweenthesignandmeaning.()A.2B.3C.4D.516.Whatisacommonfeaturepeculiartoallnaturallanguages?()A.Suffixation.B.Variation.C.Allomorph.D.Polysemy.17.Red,scarlet,mauve,violet,lavender,pansy,black,purple,etc,makeupthe_fieldofcolours.()A.stylisticB.semanticC.ellipticD.syntactic18.WhatisapplicabletocontradictorytermsofsomeantonymsmayNOTbeapplicabletotheir_terms?()A.connotativeB.collocativeC.relativeD.negative19.Whenacommonwordisturnedintoapropernoun,themeaningis_accordingly.()A.relatedB.narrowedC.createdD.suggested420.WhichofthefollowingwordswasusedduringtheAmericanCivilWartorefertothosenorthernerswhoweresecretlyaidingtheSouth?()A.Rattlesnake.B.Villain.C.Informer.D.Copperhead.21.Peoplechangeword-meaningowingtovarious_motives:love,respect,courtesy,suspicion,pessimism,sarcasm,irony,contempt,hatred,etc.()A.psychologicalB.socialC.communicativeD.lexical22.Inanarrowsense,contextreferstothewords,clauses,sentencesinwhichawordappearsandisknownas_context.()A.non-linguisticB.linguisticC.grammaticalD.lexical23.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthemainfunctionsofverbalcontext?()A.Eliminationofambiguity.B.Indicationforreferents.C.Provisionofcluesforinferringword-meaning.D.Alltheabove.24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutextra-linguisticcontext?()A.Itcanbesubdividedintogrammaticalcontextandnon-linguisticcontext.B.Itreferstophysicalsituationorenvironmentrelatingtotheuseofwords.C.Itembracesthepeople,timeandplace.D.Itmayextendtoembracetheentireculturalbackground.25.Theidiomfallintogoodhandsisa_asfarasfiguresofspeechareconcerned.()A.synecdocheB.metaphorC.metonymyD.personification26.Fleshandbloodisanidiom_innature.()A.verbalB.nominal5C.adjectivalD.adverbial27.Thechangeofidiomvelvetpawsfromtheoriginalformis_.()A.replacementB.position-shiftingC.additionD.shortening28.Americandictionariesgenerallyuse_tomarkthepronunciation.()A.BritishPhoneticAlphabetB.AmericanPhoneticAlphabetC.InternationalPhoneticAlphabetD.WebstersPhoneticAlphabet29.WhichofthefollowingdictionariesisNOTaspecializeddictionary?()A.TheOxfordDictionaryofEnglishEtymologyB.ChambersEncyclopaedicEnglishDictionaryC.LongmanDictionaryofPhrasalVerbsD.WebstersNewDictionaryofSynonyms30.Usagenotesofthedictionaryexplain_.()A.theslightdifferencebetweenwordsofsimilarmeaningsB.difficultpointsofgrammarandstyleC.importantBritishandAmericandifferencesD.alltheaboveII.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.(15%)31.Thegeneralestimateofthepresent-dayEnglishvocabularyisoverone_words.32.Attheendof6thcentury,Latin-speakingmissionariesunderSt.AugustinecametospreadChristianityinBritain.Itbroughtmanynewideasandcustomsandalsomany_termssuchasabbot,candle,altar,etc.33.Theformsthatareattachedtowordsorwordelementstomodifymeaningorfunctionare_.34.Theprocessofchangingthewordpossibleintoimpossibleiscalled_.35.Thesynonymouspairdiepassawayhasthesame_butdifferentstylisticvalues.636.Semantically,all_arerelatedinonewayoranother.37.Fortuitousformerlydenotedhappeningbychance,accidentalandlatertookonthemeaningfortunateprobablyby_becausethetwowordslooksimilar.38.ThesentenceHeisahardbusinessmanisambiguousdueto_.39.Thecharacteristicofidioms_unitycanbereflectedbytheunderstandingofsuchidiomasraincatsanddogs.40.Definition,extracolumnandusage_aretheuniquefeaturesofCollinsCOBUILDEnglishLanguageDictionary(1987).III.Definethefollowingterms.(15%)41.jargon42.derivationalaffix43.grammaticalmeaning44.associatedtransfer45.variationsofidiomsIV.Answerthefollowingquestions.Youranswersshouldbeclearandshort.Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(20%)46.leornianlernenlearnAboveisthechangeoflearnfromOldEnglishthroughMiddleEnglishtoModernEnglish.WhatcanyouconcludefromtheviewpointofthedevelopmentofEnglishvocabulary?47.Bothinitialismsandacronymsareformedtoacertainextentfrominitialletters.Isthereanydifferencebetweenthem?Illustrateyourpointwithexamples.48.Whatistheappropriateantonymforacuteinthefollowingstatement?Shegotanacutepaininherback.49.Whatarecontextualclues?Guessthemeaningofthewordunderlinedinthefollowingsentenceandtellwhatcontextualclueshavehelpedyouinarrivingatthemeaning.(a)Perhapsthemosts

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