09年英语词汇学模拟试卷及参考答案1.doc

英语词汇学模拟试题A第一部分 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. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example A. lewd ignorant B. silly foolish C. last pleasure D. knave boy 2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of: A. humour B. sarcasm C. ridicule D. all the above 3. The four major modes of semantic change are _. A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradation B. extension, generalization, elevation and degradation C. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradation D. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation 4. The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _. A. synecdoche B. metonymy C. substitution D. metaphor 5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _. A. adjectives B. attributes C. modifiers D. words 6. Grammatical context refers to _ in which a word is used. A. vocabularyB. grammarC. semantic pattern D. syntactic structure 7. In the idiom in good feather, we change good into high, full without changing meaning. This change of constituent is known as _ . A. additionB. replacementC. position-shifting D. variation 8. The word laconic is _. A. onomatopoeically motivated B. morphologically motivated C. semantically motivated D. etymologically motivated 9. CCELD is distinctive for its _. A. clear grammar codesB. language notes C. usage notes D. extra columns 10.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping? A. Dorm B. motel C. GentD. Zoo 11.Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words. A. 30,000 to 40,000 B. 50,000 to 60,000 C. 70,000 to 80,000 D. 80,000 to 90,000 12. _ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. A. Roots B. Stems C. AffixesD. Compounds13. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of _ in the Middle English period. A. Dutch origin B. Danish origin C. Latin origin D. Greek origin 14. A word is a symbol that _ . A. is used by the same speech community B. represents something else in the world C. is both simple and complex in nature D. shows different ideas in different sounds 15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _. A. are complex words. B. are technical words C. refer to the commonest things in life. D. denote the most important concepts. 第二部分 非选择题 II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book（10） 16. The same idiom may show _ differences when it is used in different meanings including affective meaning. 17. LDCE is a _ dictionary. 18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _. 19. The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called _. 20. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited _. III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1）types of meaning changes;2）types of meaning;3）language branches and 4）features of idioms（10） 21. grammatical meaning ( )A. Scottish 22. reading-lamp ( ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl 23. pen ( )C. morphologically motivated 24. alliteration ( ) D. head of a state 25. difference in connotation ( )E. answer/ respond 26. elevation ( )F. etymologically motivated 27. degradation ( )G. garage ( a place for storing cars) 28. narrowing ( )H. thing (any object or event) 29. extension ( )I. part of speech 30. Celtic ( ) J. knave (a dishonest person) IV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined;2）types of word formations;3）types of meaning and 4）types of meaning of idioms.（10） 31. heart and soul ( ) 32. fathermale parent ( ) 33. motherfemale parent ( ) 34. city-bred ( ) 35. lip-reading to lip-read ( ) 36. headache ( ) 37. antecedent ( ) 38. preview ( ) 39. receive ( ) 40. called ( ) V. Define the following terms（10） 41. specialized dictionary 42. collocative meaning 43. transfer 44. morpheme 45. old English VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.（12） 46.Whats the fundamental difference between radiation and concatenation? Illustrate your points. 47. What is dismembering? 48. What is collocative meaning? Give one example to illustrate your point. VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（18） 49. The pen is mightier than the sword. Explain what pen and sword mean respectively using the theory of motivation. 50. Study the following sentence, paying special attention to the words in italics. If you find anything wrong, please explain why and then improve the sentence.(100 words) The police were ordered to stop drinking about midnight. 英语词汇学模拟试题A参考答案 第一部分 选择题 IEach 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. B 2. D3. A4. B5. A6. D 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 第二部分 非选择题 II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%) 16. stylistic 17.monolingual 18.semantic opposition 19. degradation 或 pejoration 20.productivity and collocability III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of meaning changes;2)types of meaning;3)language branches and 4) features of idioms. (10%) 21. I 22. C 23. F 24. B 25. E 26. D 27. J 28. G 29. H 30. A IV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined;2) types of word formation；3）types of meaning and 4) types of meaning of idioms.(10%) 31. adverb idiom/ idiom adverbial in nature 32. conceptual meaning 33. conceptual meaning 34. n+v-ed 35. backformation 36. n+v 37. bound root 38. prefix 39. bound root 40. inflectional affix/morpheme V. Define the following terms.(10%) 41. Specialized dictionary refers to a dictionary which concentrates on a particular area of language or knowledge. (内容1.5分；语言0.5分) 42. Collocative meaning is that part of the word meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. (内容1.5分；语言0.5分) 43. Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic transfer. 44. the minimal meaningful unit of a language. 45. the language used in England from 450 to 1150. VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(12%) 46. 要点： Radiation Concatenation i) primary meaning i) first sense ii）次要意义由主要意义辐射 ii）由此意义连续转换；特点为链接 iii）名词语义互不依赖 iii）最后意义与第一意义失去联系的迹象 47. 要点： （1）break up an idiom into pieces（2分） （2）an unusual case of using idioms（1分） （3）in literature or popular press for special effect（1分） 注：语言扣分不得超过1分（语法扣1分，拼写扣0.5分）48. Collocative meaning consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation. In other words, it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by words before or after the word in discussion. For example, pretty and handsome share the conceptual meaning of good looking, but are distinguished by the range of nouns they collocate with:pretty handsome VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (18%) 49. 答案要点 1）Motivation accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.（2分） 2）Semantic motivation, one of the four major types of motivation, explains the connection between the literal sense and figurative sense of the word.(3分)3）In this sentence, pen reminds one of the tool to write with, thus suggesting writing; sword reminds one of the weapon to fight with, thus suggesting war.(4分) 50.要点： （1）it is ambiguous（2分） （2）ambiguity caused by the structure（2分） （3）stop drinking can be understood as 1）police stop drinking by themselves (1分 ) 2）police stop people drinking (1分) （4）improvement（3分）1）The police were ordered to stop people drinking about midnight. 2）The police were ordered to stop drinking by themselves about midnight.英语词汇学模拟试卷BPART ONEI. Each of the statements below is followedby 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 functional2. Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms? （ ） A. Colloquial B. Slang C. Negative D. Literary3. Synonyms can be classified into two major groups, that is: （ ） A. absolute and relative B. absolute and completeC. relative and near D. complete and identical4. 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 Latin5. A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single _ morpheme. A. formal B. concrete C. free D. bound6. Which of the following groups of words is NOT onomatopoeically motivated? ( ) A. croak, drum B. squeak, bleat C. buzz, neigh D. bang, trumpet7. LDCE is distinctive for its _ A. clear grammar codes B. usage notes C. language notes D. all of the above8. From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to ( ) A. German B. French C. Scottish D. Irish.9. Which of the following is NOT an acronym? A. TOEFL B. ODYSSEY C. BASIC D. CCTV10. In the course book, the author lists _ :types of context clues for inferring word meaning. A. eight B. six C. seven D. five11. Sources of homonyms include _ A. changes in sound and spelling B. borrowing C. shortening D. all of the above12. The written form of English is a(an) _ representation of the spoken form. A. selective B. adequate C. imperfect D. natural13. Structurally a _ is the smallest meaningful unit of a language. A. norpheme B. stem C. word D. compound14. Unlike affixes, _ are often free morphemes. A. suffixes B. prefixes C. inflectional morphemes D. roots15. The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French, Lat in, _ A. Scandinavian and Italian B. Greek and Scandinavian C. Celtic and Greek D. Italian and SpanishII. 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 expressions 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( ) 21. skill A. back formation( ) 22. babysit B. blending( ) 23. telequiz C. French origin( ) 24. composition/compoundingD. Scandinavian origin( ) 25. government E. clipping( ) 26. same/different F. relative synonyms( ) 27. gent G. Germanic( ) 28. English H. absolute synonyms( ) 29. change/alter I. Contradictory terms( ) 30. big/small J. contrary termsIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify I) types of bound morphemes underlined,2 ) 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. ( )32. contradict ( )33. mother: love, care ( )34. upcoming ( )35. window shopping ( )36. radios ( )37. property developer ( )38. candidateearlier meaning : white - robed; later meaning : a person proposed for a place, award etc. ( )39. handsome （ ）40. northward ( )V. Define the following terms. ( 10 % )41. encyclopedia42. borrowed words43. blending44. extension45. phrasal verbVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be dear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. ( 12% )46. What is the difference between 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. ( 18 % )49. Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then explain what contextual clues 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.英语词汇学模拟试卷B参考答案I1C 2C 3A 4D 5C 6A 7A 8A 9D l0A llD l2A l3A l4D l5Bl6extensionl7Monolingual 18clues l9concatenation20150021D 22A 23B 24H 25C 26I 27E 28G 29F 30J31extension 32bound root33connotative meanin 934adjective compounds(adv+V-ing)35noun compounds(n+v-ing) 36inflectional affix37noun compounds(n+v-er) 38Transfer39collocative meaning 940derivational suffixV41Encyclopedia refers to the dictionary which is not concerned with the language perse but provides encyclopedic information concerning each headword42They are words taken over from foreign languages，including denizens，aliens，translation-loans and semanticloans.43It is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word44It refers to the widening of meaning which some words under9045They are idioms which are composed of a verb plus a preposition andor a particle46Prefixation is the formation of new words by adding prefixes to stemsTheir chief function is to change meanings of the stemsegdecentralize(give greater powers for self-government)，de-compose(separate into parts)Suffixation is th