《英语词汇学》试题库.doc

英语词汇学试题库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. 1. In different language, the same concept can be represented by _ and the same sound can show _.A. same sounds / different meaningsB. different sounds / different meaningsC. different sounds / same meaningsD. same sounds / same meanings2. The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages in the following places except _.A.EuropeB.The Near EastC.IndiaD.Africa3. _ are words borrowed early in the past and now well assimilated into English language.A.AliensB.DenizensC.TranslationsD.Semantic-loans4. Motivation accounts for connection between the linguistic symbol and _.A.its meaningB.its soundC.its formD.none of the above5. “Bird”, “earth”, “nation” belong to _.A.bound morphemesB.free rootsC.derivational affixesD.bound roots6. A concept has _ referring expressions.A.one B.manyC.a few D.none of the above7. The grammatical meanings of a word refer to that of the meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationship such as _.A. part of speech of words B. singular and plural meaning of nouns C. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms D. all the above 8. The problem of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from _ angles.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four9. In radiation, the secondary meaning of a word is derived from the primary meaning of a word by _.A.transferB.extensionC.specializationD.all the above and others10. A legal term “Alibi” signifying “plea that that the accused is not at the place when the crime is committed” now means “excuse”. This change of word-meaning is called _.A.transferB.narrowingC.extensionD.degradation11. Context clues have _ ones in all.A.sevenB.sixC.eightD.five12. _ is the most complete description of words available to us.A.MinidictionaryB.Desk dictionaryC.Pocket dictionaryD.Unabridged dictionary13. _ idioms are characterized by semantic and structural stability.A.All theB.FewC.None ofD.Not all the14. For beginners and elementary and lower-intermediate learners, _ dictionary is essential as they have no enough knowledge of English.A.a monolingualB.none of the aboveC.specializedD.bilingual15. During American Civil War, the word “Copperhead”, a venomous snake in the South of America, was endowed with the new meaning “the northerners who were secretly aiding and abetting the south” because of _.A.class reasonB.historical reasonC.psychological reasonD.religious reason16. The relationship between the sound and meaning of a word is _.A.logicalB.arbitrary, conventionalC.certain D.objective17. The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages in the following places except _.A.EuropeB.The Near EastC.IndiaD.Africa18. Words produced through affixation constitute _ of all the new words.A.20% to 30%B.30% to 40%C.40% to 50%D.10% to 20%19. The chief function of prefixation is to _.A. change meanings of the stemsB. change the word-class of the stemC. change grammatical functionD. all the above20. The “house” in “the peasant housed him” belongs to the conversion _.A. between noun and adjectiveB. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjectiveD. none of the above21. A concept has _ referring expressions.A.oneB.manyC.a fewD.none of the above22. The grammatical meanings of a word refer to that of the meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationship such as _.A. part of speech of wordsB. singular and plural meaning of nounsC. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional formsD. all the above23. The problem of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from _ angles.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four24. In radiation, the secondary meaning of a word is derived from the primary meaning of a word by _.A.transferB.extensionC.specializationD.all the above and others25. A legal term “Alibi” signifying “plea that that the accused is not at the place when the crime is committed” now means “excuse”. This change of word-meaning is called _.A.transferB.narrowingC.extensionD.degradation26. Context clues have _ ones in all.A.sevenB.sixC.eightD.five27. _ is the most complete description of words available to us.A.MinidictionaryB.Desk dictionaryC.Pocket dictionaryD.Unabridged dictionary28. _ idioms are characterized by semantic and structural stability.A.All theB.FewC.None ofD.Not all the29. For beginners and elementary and lower-intermediate learners, _ dictionary is essential as they have no enough knowledge of English.A.a monolingualB.none of the aboveC.specializedD.bilingual30. During American Civil War, the word “Copperhead”, a venomous snake in the South of America, was endowed with the new meaning “the northerners who were secretly aiding and abetting the south” because of _.A.class reasonB.historical reasonC.psychological reasonD.religious reason31. In different language, the same concept can be represented by _ and the same sound can show_ .A. different sounds/different meanings B. same sounds/different meaningsC. different sounds/same meanings D. same sounds/same meanings32. _ are words borrowed early in the past and now well assimilated into the English language.A. Denizens B. Aliens C. Translations D. Semantic-loans33. Word formation excludes_. A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration34. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in _ aspects. A. phonetic featuresB. semantic features C. grammatical featuresD. all the above35. In compounds, the word stress usually occurs on _ whereas in noun phrase_ is generally stressed if there is only one stress.A. the first element/the second element B. the second element/the first elementC. the first element/the first element D. the second element/the second element36. Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not posses all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with _.A. plural formsB. single forms C. adjectivesD. definite articles37. Motivation accounts for connection between the linguistic symbol and _.A. its meaningB. its soundC. its form D. none of the above38. “Mouth” in “the mouth of river” is _. A. onomatopoetically motivatedB. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. etymologically motivated39. Of the types of homonyms, _ constitute the largest number and are most common. A. perfect homonyms B. homophones C. homographs D. antonymy40. _ is used in particular discipline and academic areas. A. JargonB. TerminologyC. SlangD. Argot41. The relationship between the sound and meaning of a word is _A. logical B. arbitrary, conventionalC. certain D. objective42. Radiation and concatenation are different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation _ concatenation. A. is behind B. precedes C. is withD. makes up for43. Of the modes of word-meaning changes, _ are the most common. A. elevation and transferB. narrowing and degradationC. extension and narrowing D. degradation and transfer44. The chief function of prefixation is to _. A. change meanings of the stems B. change the word-class of the stemC. change grammatical functionD. all the above45. The “house” in “the peasant housed him” belongs to the conversion_. A. between noun and adjectiveB. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjective D. none of the above46. _ comprises the following points:(1) a minimal free form of a language (2) a sound unity (3) a unit of meaning (4) a form that can function alone in a sentence. A. Not every wordB. Each word C. Some of wordsD. Most of words 47. The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is called _. A. word B. morpheme C. morphs D. root48. Associative meaning comprises several types except _. A. connotative meaningB. stylistic meaning C. affective meaningD. lexical meaning49. Based on the degree of similarity, homonyms fall into three classes except _. A. perfect homonyms B. homographs C. synonymy D. homophone50. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on _.A. the grammatical function B. the pronunciation of the wordsC. the spelling way D. none of the above51. The words “minibus, endless” are _ words. A. onomatopoetically motivated B. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivated D. etymologically motivated52. _ words have both same conceptual meaning and same stylistic meaning. A. few B. Few C. Many D. Some53. 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 54. Homophones are words identical , only in _ but different in two other aspects. A. sound B. meaning C. spelling D. sense55. _is contrary antonymy. A.“true/false” B.“rich/poor” C.“parent/child” D.“male/female”56. The original meaning of “nice ” is “ ignorant ” or “foolish” and its modern meaning is “delightful”. This is _ of word meaning. A. extension B. degradation C. transfer D. elevation57. Linguistic factors of word meaning change exclude _. A. internal factors within the language system B. the influx of borrowing C. analogy D. grammar58. _ is the most important of all features of basic words. A. Stability B. Productivity C. Polysemy D. All national character59. The “house” in “the peasant housed him” belongs to the conversion_. A. between noun and adjectiveB. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjective D. none of the above60. “domicile” is _. A. formal B. neutralC. informal D. none of the above61. 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 part62. _ is used in particular discipline and academic areas. A. Jargon B. Terminology C. Slang D. Argot63. In the western set of the Indo-European language family, Greek is the modern language derived from_. A. HellenicB. Celtic C. Spanish D. Dutch64. “Nature” in the word “denaturalization” is not _. A. free rootB. free morphemes C. stem D. bound root65. Word formation excludes_. A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration66. For the word “political”, its negative form is “_”. A. apoliticalB. ilpoliticalC. inpolitical D. impolitical67. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in _ aspects. A. phonetic features B. semantic features C. grammatical features D. all the above68. A concept is universal to all men alike regardless of _. A. culture B. race C. languageD. all the above69. “Mouth” in “the mouth of river” is _. A. onomatopoetically motivatedB. morphologically motivatedC. semantically motivatedD. etymologically motivated70. Radiation and concatenation are different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation _ concatenation. A. is behindB. precedesC. is withD. makes up for71. Of the modes of word-meaning changes, _ are the most common. A. elevation and transferB. narrowing and degradationC. extension and narrowing D. degradation and transfer72. Extra-linguistic context excludes_. A. peopleB. timeC. placeD. clauses73. According to the criterion of grammatical functions, idioms may be classified into _ groups. A. two B. threeC. fiveD. four74. “Sooner or later” has _ rhetorical colouring. A. rhymeB. alliterationC. reiterationD. juxtaposition75. An unbridged dictionary should contain at least _ headwords. A. 100,000B. 200,000C. 300,000 D. 450,00076. In different language, the same concept can be represented by _ and the same sound can show _. A. different sounds / different meaningsB. same sounds / different meaningsC. different sounds / same meaningsD. same sounds / same meanings77. _ are words borrowed early in the past and now well assimilated into the English language.A. DenizensB.AliensC.TranslationsD.semantic-loans78. It is assumed that the world has about _ languages.A.3000B.2000 C.1000D. 400079. Free morphemes and free roots are _.A.identicalB.differentC.the former includes the latterD.the latter includes the former80. In compounds, the word stress usually occurs on _ whereas in noun phrase _ is generally stressed if there is only one stress. A. the first element / the second elementB. the second element / the first elementC. the first element / the first elementD. the second element / the second element81. Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with _. A. plural forms B.single formsC. adjectives D.definite articles82. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in _ aspects. A. phonetic features B. semantic featuresC. grammatical features D. all the above83. A concept is universal to all men alike regardless of _. A. cultureB.race C.languageD.all the above84. Of the types of homonyms, _ constitute the largest number and are most common. A. perfect homonyms B. homophonesC. homographsD. antonymy85. Radiation and concatenation are different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation _ concatenation. A. is behindB.precedesC.is withD.makes up for86. “Paper” in “a white paper” means “_”. A. essay written at the end of the termB. government documentC. newspaperD. a set of questions used as an exam87. Extra-linguistic context excludes _.A. peopleB. timeC.placeD.clauses88. The figures of speech of idioms exclude _. A. simileB.metaphorC. juxtapositionD.metonymy89. _ is the most complete description of words available to us.A. Unabridged dictionaryB.Desk dictionaryC.Pocket dictionary D.Mini-dictionary90. For beginners and elementary and lower-intermediate learners, _ dictionary is essential as they have no enough knowledge of English. A. a monolingual B. bilingualC. specializedD.none of the aboveKeys1.B2.D3.B4.A5.B 6.B7.D8.B9.D10.C11.C12.D13.D14.D15.C 16.B17.D18.B19.A20.B21.B22.D23.B24.D25.C 26.C27.D28.D29.D30.C31.A32.A33.D34.D35.A 36.D37.A38.C39.B40.B41.B42.B43.C44.A45.B 46.B47.B48.D49.C50.B51.B 52. B 53.D54.A55.B 56.D57.D58.D59.B60.A61.B62.B63.A64.D65.D 66.A67.D68.D69.C70.B71.C72.D73.C74.D75.B 76.A77.A78.A79.A80.A81.D82.D83.D84.B85.B 86.B87.D88.C89.A90.BII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. 1. The semantic unity of idioms is reflected in the _ relationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom.2. Context can fall into _ and non-linguistic context.3. A word has many meanings, but when a word is first coined, it is always _.4. Lexical meaning has conceptual meaning and _.5. Associative meaning comprises four types: connotative, stylistic, affective, and _.6. American dictionary contains more encyclopedic information in the main body while British dictionary, especially learners dictionary includes _ information.7. When a word with more than one meaning is used in inadequate context, it creates _.8. Extension of meaning, also known as _, is the name given to the widening of meaning which some words undergo.9. Denotative meaning is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the _ of word meaning.10. Old English was a highly _ language just like modern German.11. According to the idiomaticity of idioms, idioms can be divided into “true” idioms established at the upper end, semi-idioms and _ at the bottom.12. Context can fall into _ and non-linguistic context.13. Derivational affixes can be further divided into _ and suffixes.14. Lexical meaning has conceptual meaning and _.15. Affixes attached to the end of words to indicate grammatical