词汇学第四章考试题

1、词汇学第四章考试题总15页-本页仅作为文档封面，使用时请直接删除即可内页可以根据需求调整适宜字体及大小-CHAPTER 41. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on .A. borrowingB. word-formationC. conversionD. the number of the people speaking English2. doesn't belong to the most productive means of word-formation.A. AffixationB.

2、 CompoundingC. ConversionD. Blending3. Conversion gives us of the new vocabulary.A. 30% B. 28%C. 26% D. 28% to 30%4. Word formation excludes .A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration5. The most productive word formation

3、 are .A. affixation B. compoundingC. conversion D. all the above6. Of the following word-formation processes, is the most productive.A. clipping B. blendingC. initialism D. derivation7. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through .A. compounding B. affixationC. conver

4、sion D. shortening8. The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called .A. reversative prefixes B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes9. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or tostems.A. affixes B.

5、suffixes and prefixesC. inflectional affixes D. derivational affixes10. The words formed by affixation are called .A. affixes B. derivationsC. derivatives D. derivationals11. According to the which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses:prefixation and suffixation.A. functions

6、 B. positionsC. ways D. none of the above12. Prefixes do not generally change the of the stem but only modify its meaning.A. word-class B. meaningC. form D. structure13. Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into groups.B. 8 D. 1014. These are negative prefixes except .A. dis- B.

7、inC. non- D. under-15. "Ex-" in the word "ex-prisoner" is .A. free root B. bound rootC. inflectional affix D. derivational affix16. All of the following are pejorative prefixes except .A. mal- B. arch?C. pseudo- D. mis-17. The "de -" in "decompose" is .A. a ne

8、gative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. an orientation prefix18. The prefixes contained in the following words are called :pseudo, friend, malpractice,mistrust.A. reversative prefixed B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes19. The prefixes in wordsanti-g

9、overnment, pro-student and contraflow are .A. prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes20. The prefixed contained inunwrap , de-composeand disallow are .A. reversative prefixed B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D.

10、 locative prefixes21. The prefixes in wordsextra-strong, overweight and archbishop are .A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes22. A subcutaneous infection is the skin.A. on the surface ofB. aboveC. underD. below23. Some doctors prescribe medicat

11、ion to treat hyperactive children, because the children are extremely .A. active B. passiveC. lazy D. diligent24. of the given prefixes indicates number.A. fore- B. anti- C. semi- D. pan-25. The primary function of suffixes is to .A. change the word-class of rootsB. change the meaning of stemsC. cha

12、nge the grammatical function of stemsD. change the structure of roots26. The "auto" in "autobiography" is .A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefixD. a miscellaneous prefix27. The prefixes in words bilingual, uniform and hemisphere are .A. number prefixe

13、s B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes28. are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and forehead.A. Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size29. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiogr

14、aphy and pan-European are A. negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and order D. miscellaneous prefixes30. Ex-student, foretell and post-election contain .A. negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and order D. locative prefixes31. Which of the fo

15、llowing prefixes can not be used to indicate time and order?A. Ex-. B. Fore-.C. Post-. D. Para-.32. Which of the following is a case of suffixationA. Hemisphere B. AttemptC. NATOD. Respondent33. A multiplied insect has feet.A. two B. fourC. six D. many34. A tricycle has wheels.A. one B. twoC. three

16、D. Four35. Which of the following belongs to number prefixes?A. Auto-. B. Mis-.C. Hemi-. D. Pre-.36. We usually group suffixes on a basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjectivesuffixes, etc.A. grammatical C. meaningfulB. structural D. practical37. -eer, -er, -ess, -ette, -let are all suffixes

17、added to noun bases to produce nouns.A. abstract C. concreteB. de-verbal D. de-adjective38. These are adjective suffixes except .A. -ishB. -iveC. -aiD. -ance39. The word "courageous" is created by .A. noun suffixes B. adverb suffixesC. adjective suffixesD. verb suffixes40. The meanings of

18、"comic" and "comical" are .A. same B. identicalC. similar D. different41. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives?A. -ion. B. -ism.C. -ity.D. -ist.42. The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT A. -fulB. -wiseC. -less D. -like43. of the

19、following is not a verb suffix.A. -ate B. -en C. -ed44. The suffixes in words heighten, symbolize are .A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes45. The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are .A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixe

20、s46. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in aspects.A. phonetic featuresB. semantic featuresC. grammatical features D. all the above47. There are major classes of compounds.A. two B. fourC. three D. five48. " Washing machine" is a word formed by .A. prefixationB. compou

21、ndingC. conversionD. blending49. "Law-abiding" belongs to .A. adjective compound B. noun compoundC. verb compound D. none of the above50. "up-bringing" belongs to .A. adjective compound B. noun compoundB. verb compound D. none of the above51. Verb compounds are created either thr

22、ough or .A. affixation; conversionB. clipping; affixationC. conversion; backformationD. backformation; borrowing52. Which of the following is not through backformation?A. To mass-produce. B. To lip-read.C. To nickname. D. To chain-smoke.53. Conversion is a method .A. of turning words of one part of

23、speech to those of a different part of speechB. of converting words of one meaning into different meaningC. of deriving words through grammatical meansD. of changing words in morphological structure54. In a derivational process, an item is converted to a new word class without the addition of an aff

24、ix. The name is .A. full conversion B. partial conversionC. functional shift D. zero-derivation55. Words involved in conversion are primarily .A. nouns, verbs and adverbsB. nouns, adjectives and verbsC. nouns, prepositions and verbsD. adjectives, adverbs and verbs56. Almost all monomorphemic can be

25、conversed into nouns, which are semanticallyrelated to the original verbs in various ways.A. verbs B. adjectivesC. adverbs D. prepositions57. Nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as .A. partial conversion B. full conversionC

26、. speech shift D. grammatical shift58. Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with .A. plural formsB. single formsC. adjectives D. definite articles59. In most cases a noun can be converted to a verb .A. with some changesB.

27、without any changeC. with some changes in spellingD. without any change in pronunciation60. 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 above61. The conversion

28、of two-syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of .A. spelling B. pronunciationC. stress D. function62. "Empty" in the sentence "The meeting was over and the meeting-room began to empty" isA. adjective B. verbC. noun D. four63. Which of the following words is NOT formed throu

29、gh clipping?A. Dorm. B. Motel.C. Gent. D. Zoo.64. are words pronounced letter by letter.A. Initialisms B. AcronymsC. Blends D. Clips65. Of the following words, is an initialism.A. UN B. NATOC. BASIC D. UNESCO66. "BBC" is formed in the way of .A. acronymyB. clippingC. back-formation D. pref

30、ixation67. "TV" is a (n) .A. initialism B. acronymC. derivative D. compound68. Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of .A. prefixationB. suffixationC. acronymyD- conversion69. Back-formation is the method of creating new words by the supposed suffixes. ( )A. removingB. c

31、ombiningC. shortening D. considering70. Back-formation usually involves types of words.A. three B. fourC. five D. two71. Stylistically, back-formed words are largely some of them have not gained public acceptance. A. formal B. adjectivesC. human nouns D. informal72. The word "sandwich" whi

32、ch now denotes a popular fast food originates from .A. Faraday B. John MontagueC. Bloomers D. Thomas More73. Mackintosh, bloomers and cherub are from .A. names of books B. names of placesC. names of people D. trade-names74. Rugby, afghan and champagne are words coming from .A. names of books B. name

33、s of placesC. names of people D. tradenames75. Utopia, odysseyand Babbit are words from .A. names of books B. names of placesC. names of people D. tradenames76. Which of the following words is NOT from Chinese?A. Tea. B. Ketchup.C. Kungfu. D. Czar.77. Omega, Xeroxand orlon are words from .A. names o

34、f books B. names of placesC. names of people D. tradenames78. are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such aosh, dear, me, alas.A. Prepositions B. InterjectionsC. Exclamations D. Explanations79. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through A. compoundin

35、g B. affixationC. conversion D. shortening80. The prefixes mal- in maltreat, mis- in misleading and pseudo- in pseudo- scientific are prefixes.A. negative B. reversativeC. pejorative D. locative81. The prefixes like un- and dis- can be regarded both as negative prefixes and as privative prefixes. Th

36、e justification of their category lies in .A. meaning B. functionC. collocation D. word-class82. Some prefixes are categorized as since their chief function is to change the base fromone word class to another.A. conversion prefixes B. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. inflectional prefixes D. p

37、refixes of time and order83. The word employer is composed of " employ+er", of which -er is the so-called suffix.A. verbB. deverbal nounC. denominal D. denominal noun84. As a suffix, means "receiver of the action".A. -eerB. -essC. -erD. -ee85. The suffix -or in actor is a(n) suff

38、ix and -ance in performance is a(n) nounsuffix.A. concrete; concrete B. abstract; concreteC. abstract; abstractD. concrete; abstract86. The suffix -ful in mouthful is a suffix and in graceful is a suffix.A. denominal adjective; denominal adjectiveB. denominal noun; denominal adjectiveC. denominal no

39、un; denominal nounD. denominal adjective; denominal noun87. Of the three words, refers to the physical or heroic qualities of a man, isapplied to nonhumans and implies unwelcome masculine attributes usually in a woman.A. manly; manlike; mannishB. manly; mannish; manlikeC. mannish; manlike; manlyD. m

40、annish; manly; manlike88. The pattern of deadline and blueprint is in formation.A. n. + n. B. n. + v.C. adj. + n. D. adj. + v.89. The grammatical relationship between the elements in fist-fighting is .A. subject-verb B. verb+objectC. verb h adverbial D. subject+adverbial90. The conversion of two syl

41、lable nouns into verbs usually involves a change of .A. spelling B. pronunciationC. stress D. function91. Through , we get lip-read out of lip-reading.A. lexicalizatjon B. conversionC. rearrangement D. backformation92. The process in which nouns converted from adjectives do not possess all the quali

42、ties a noun does is called a conversion.A. functional B. fullC. partial D. miscellaneous93. The word motel comes from "motor-f-hotel". This is an example of in terms of wordformation.A. backformation B. conversionC. blending D. acronym94. The words socio-linguistic and psycho-analysis are

43、according to the bases with whichthey are coined.A. compoundsB. blendsC. derivativesD. acronyms96. The case of exec derived from executive is an instance of clipping.A. front B. backC. front and back D. phrase97. AIDS, which is an instance of , is short for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome&

44、quot;.A. pure acronyms B. hybrid acronymsC. syllabic acronyms D. initialisms98. The word medicare comes from "medical+care", so its structure is .A. head+wordB. word+tailC. head+headD. head+tail99. Almost all the back-formed words areA. nouns B. verbsC. adjectives D. adverbs100. Words prod

45、uced through affixation constitute of all the new words.A. 20% to 30% B. 30% to 40%C. 40% to 50% D. 10% to 20%101. The most productive word formation is .A. affixation B. compoundingC. conversion D. acronymy102. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on . A. word-formation B.

46、prefixationC. suffixation D. compounding103. is the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems.A. PrefixationB. DerivationC. SuffixationD. Compounding104. According to the positions which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: and .A. clipping,

47、 blending B. compounding, conversionC. conversion, derivation D. prefixation, suffixation105. We shall classify prefixes on semantic basis intoA. seven B. eightC. nine D. eleven106. The prefix "pseudo" is .A. a negative prefix B. a reversative prefixC. a locative prefix D. a pejorative pre

48、fix107. The "de-" in "decompose" is .A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. an orientation prefix108. The chief function of prefixation is to .A. change meanings of the stem B. change the word-class of the stemC. change grammatical function D. all t

49、he above109. The "auto" in "autobiography" is .A. a negative prefix B. a locative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix110. The chief function of suffixation is to .A. change meanings of the stem B. change the word class of the stemC. change the lexical meaning

50、D. all the above111. The word "courageous" is created by .A. noun suffixes B. adverb suffixesC. adjective suffixes D. verb suffixes112. The meanings of "comic" and "comical" are .A. same B. identicalC. similar D. different113. For the word "political i,ts negative

51、form is " _ .A. apoliticalB. ilpoliticalC. inpolitical D. impolitical114. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in .A. phonetic featuresB. semantic featuresC. grammatical features D. all the above115. is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems.A. SuffixationB.

52、CompositionC. ConversionD. Clipping116. " Law-abiding" belongs to .A. adjective compound B. noun compound C. verb compound D. none of the above117. "Sit-in" belongs to .A. adjective compound B. noun compoundC. verb compound D. none of the above118. "up-bringing" belongs

53、 to .A. adjective compound B. noun compound C. verb compoundD. none of the above119. Verb compounds are created either through or .A. affixation/conversion B. clipping/affixationC. conversion/backformation D. back-formation/borrowing120. In compounds, the word stress usually occurs on whereas in nou

54、n 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 element121. Most compounds consist of only stems.A. three B. twoC. four D. five122. Words ma

55、inly involved in conversion are .A. nouns, verbs and adverbsB. nouns, adjectives and verbsC. nouns, prepositions and verbs D. adjectives, adverbs and verbs123. The derivational process, in which an item is converted to a new word class without the addition of an affix, is called .A. full conversion

56、B. partial-conversionC. semantic shift D. zero-derivation124. The "house" in "the peasant housed him" belongs to the conversion .A. between noun and adjective B. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjective D. none of the above125. Nouns converted from adjectives have all t

57、he characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as .A. partial conversionB. full conversionC. functional shift D. grammatical shift126. Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with .A. plural formsB. single formsC. adjectivesD. definite articles127. The conversion of two syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of .A. spelling B. pronunciat