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为了减少大家的复习负担，都从下面的题库里出题吧，答案老师都讲过。1. Lexicology is a branch of _.A. language B. meaningC. linguistics D. etymology2. English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as _, semantics, stylistics, etymology, lexicography.A. idioms B. grammarC. morpheme D. morphology3. Semantics is the study of meanings of different _ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.A. linguistic B. grammaticalC. arbitrary D. semantic4. There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely synchronic and _.A. chronic B. realisticC. specific D. diachronic5.| _ constitute the main body of the English vocabulary.A. Functional words B. Content wordsC. Numerals D. Pronouns6. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as _ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functional B. notionalC. empty D. formal7. Which are the features of native words?A. All national characters. B. Neutral in style.C. Frequent in use. D. All the above.8. _ is estimated that English borrowings constitutepercent of the modern English vocabulary.A. 60 B. 70C. 80 D. 909. Which of the following isnt the alien?A. Decor B. BazaarC. Shift D. Emir10. The words “kow-tow” in English is called an alien word because _.A. it is a newly-created word from another language.B. it has been assimilated into the English languageC. it has undergone a semantic changeD. it has retained its original pronunciation11.Kimono is a loan word from _.A. German B. FrenchC. Spanish D. Japanese12. A word is _ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.A. a smallest form B. a minimal free formC. a constituent form D. a separate part13. It is assumed that the world has about _ languages.A. 3000 B. 2000C. 1000 D.400014. All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has _ the English vocabulary.A. borrowed words from B. enlarged words toC. decreased words to D. lent words into15. The first peoples known to inhabit England were _.A. Celts B. RomansC. Anglo-Saxons D. Jutes16. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out the _.A. Old English B. Middle EnglishC. Anglo-Saxon D. Celtic17. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the followings EXCEPT _.A. kungfu B. TV dinnerC. fast food D. Watergate18. Which language does not belong to the Italic?A. Portuguese. B. Spanish.C. Welsh. D. French.19. Typhoon is from _ and tatami is from _.A. Chinese; African B. Chinese; JapaneseC. Arabic; Turkish D. Malay; Japanese20. The word subsea includes _ sub- and _ sea”.A. prefix; free root B. bound; rootC. prefix; bound root D. derivational; affix21. Which word is not a mono-morphemic word? A. Tree. B. Desire.C. Look. D. Different.22.Free morphemes are all _, which are capable of being used as _.A. roots; words B. words; roots23. Derivational affixes can be further divided into _ and _.A. bound roots; suffixes B. prefixes; suffixesC. bound roots; prefixes D. inflectional affixes; prefixes24.The processes of derivation and compounding involve different word-forming elements: affixes and root or _.A. base B. boundC. morpheme D. affix25.A _ is a form to which affixes of any kind can be added.A. root B. stemC. base D. headword26.In the word internationalists, nation is _.A. root B. stemC. base D. root, stem, base 27. The bound morphemes include two types: _ and _.A. prefix, suffix B. free root bound rootC. affix, suffix D. bound root, affix28. Ex- in the word ex-prisoner is _.A. free root B. bound rootC. inflectional affix D. derivational affix29. Which of the following is right?A. Root and stem are identical.B. Root includes stem.C. Root and stem are completely different.D. Stem includes root.30. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on_.A. borrowingB. word-formationC. conversionD. the number of the people speaking English31. _ doesnt belong to the most productive means of word-formation.A. AffixationB. CompoundingC. ConversionD. Blending32. Conversion gives us _ of the new vocabulary.A. 30% B. 28%C. 26% D. 28% to 30%33. Word formation excludes _.A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration34. The most productive word formation are _.A. affixation B. compoundingC. conversion D. all the above35. Of the following word-formation processes, _ is the most productive.A. clipping B. blendingC. initialism D. derivation36. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _.A. compoundingB. affixationC. conversion D. shortening37. The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _.A. reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes38. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or _ to stems.A. affixes B. suffixes and prefixesC. inflectional affixes D. derivational affixes39. The words formed by affixation are called _.A. affixes B. derivationsC. derivativesD. derivationals40. The auto in autobiography is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix41. Which of the following is a case of suffixation? A. Hemisphere B. AttemptC. NATO D. Respondent42. These are adjective suffixes except _.A. -ish B. -iveC. -ai D. -ance43 There are _ major classes of compounds.A. two B. fourC. threeD. five44. Of the following words, _ is an initialism.A. UN B. NATOC. BASIC D. UNESCO45. Omega, Xerox and orlon are words from _.A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames46. The words socio-linguistic and psycho-analysis are _ according to the bases with which they are coined.A. compounds B. blendsC. derivatives D. acronyms47. The word medicare comes from medical+care, so its structure is _.A. head+word B. word+tailC. head+head D. head+tail48. Which of the following is NOT one of the meanings of word meaning?A. Reference. B. Concept.C. Sense. D. Pronunciation.49. A word is the combination of form and _.A. spelling B. writingC. meaning D. denoting50. The reference of a word to a thing outside the language is _.A. identical B. sameC. unrelated D. connected51. Generally speaking, the meaning of meaning is perhaps what is termed _. A. concept B. ideaC. convention D. sense52. Hopeless is a _ motivated word.A. morphologically B. onomatopoeicallyC. semantically D. etymologically53. The word airmail is_.A. morphologically motivated B. etymologically motivatedC. semantically motivated D. none of the above54. In the sentence He is fond of pen, pen is a _ motivated word.A. morphologically B. onomatopoekallyC. semantically D. etymologicallvtylistic55. Associative meaning comprises _ types.A. two B. threeC. four D. eight56. Connotative meaning is unstable, varying considerably according to _.A. culture B. historical periodC. the experience of the individual D. all the above57. Normally, we classify styles into _.A.general, neutral, informalB.formal, neutrals informalC.frozen, casual, intimateD.poetic, colloquial, slang58. “Domicile” is _.A. formal B. neutralC. informal D. colloquia59. The word meaning can be divided into two types, they are _.A. conceptual meaning and associative meaningB. grammatical meaning and associative meaningC. grammatical meaning and lexical meaningD. connotative meaning and affective meaning60. Lexical meaning comprises _ meaning and _ meaning.A. conceptual; associative B. conceptual; grammaticalC. connotative; stylistic D. affective; collocative61. _ meaning surfaces only in use, butmeaning is constant in the content words within or without context.A. Grammatical; lexical B. Associative; conceptualC. Conceptual; associative D. Lexical; grammatical62. Conceptual meaning, also known as _ meaning, is the dictionary and forms the core of word meaning.A. designative B. cognitiveC denotative D. all above63.In componential analysis, the meaning of boy can be expressed by _.A. + HUMAN, -ADULT, +MALEB. + HUMAN, -ADULT, -MALEC. + HUMAN, + ADULT, -MALED. + HUMAN, -ADULT, + MALE64. “On Sunday they pray for you and on Monday they prey on you.” In this sentence, _ is created.A. pun B. personificationC. metaphor D. simile65. Among the types of word-meaning changes, _ and narrowing are the most common by far.A. degradation B. transferC. elevation D. extension66. Extension of meaning are known as _.A. elevation B. generalization C. transfer D. degradation67. Extension refers to the _ of meaning which some words undergo.A. widening B. narrowing C. degrading D. specializing68. The original meaning of barn is _.A. a place for storing only barley B. a storeroomC. a restroom D. a bathroom69. The four major modes of semantic change are _.A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradationB. extension, generalization, elevation and degradationC. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradationD. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation11. Narrowing of meaning is also called _.A. generalization B. specializationC. characterization D. popularization70. From a synchronic point of view, the word wife, experienced the semantic change of _.A. extension B. narrowingC. elevation D. degradation71. The original meaning of success is _.A. result B. progressC. event D. incident72. Extra-linguistic factors of word-meaning change include _.A. historical B. Psychological reasonC. class reason D. al1 the above73. Minister originally means servant while in modern time it refers to head of the governmental ministry. This mode of word meaning change is _.A. extension B. elevationC. degradation D. transfer74. Linguistic factors of meaning change exclude _.A. grammarB. the influx of borrowingC. analogyD. internal factors within the language system75. In Hamlet, pregnant in How pregnant sometimes his replies are. meansA. clever B. with childC. meaningful D. foolish填空题 1. English lexicology is a _ course.2. Morphology is the branch of _ which studies the structure or forms of words.3. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _ of words.4. From a _ point of view, words can be studied at a point of time, disregarding whatever changes might be taking place.5. If we consider words historically, looking into its origin and changes in form and meaning, then we take a _ perspective.6. A word is a _ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.7. The relationship between a word and the thing it stands for is _.8. Prepositions, conjunctions, _ and articles all belong to functional words. Mm9. According to the degree of _ and _ of borrowings, we can bring the loan-words under four classes.10. The expression of Long time no see is _ among the four classes of borrowings.11. Slang is often used in _ situations.12. A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound, meaning and _function.13. Language study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and _.14. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _ language.15. As the invading tribes took over and settled in Britain, the Celtic languages gradually _.16. The surviving languages show various degrees of _ to one another.17. The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set: Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian; a Western set: Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, _.18. Scandinavian language refers to Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish and _.19. Therere three modes of vocabulary development; creation, _ and borrowing.20. World languages can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in the basic word stock and grammar.21. The surviving languages accordingly fall into _ principal groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and a Western set.22. Man, car, anger are independent of other morphemes, which are known as _.23.According to the functions of affixes, we can put them into groups: _ and derivational affixes.24.Morphemes which are independent of other morphemes are considered to be _.25. Affixes and compounding processes may become _ on one time.26. Not all the words that are produced by applying the word-forming rule are _ .27. Words produced through compounding yields _ of all the new word.28. Derivational affixes can be further divided into _ and suffixes.29. Prefixes are those affixes that added to the head of words, which primar