英语词汇学自考题-3

1、英语词汇学自考题-3（总分：100.00 ,做题时间：90分钟）一、I .（总题数：15,分数：30.00）I.The sentence He is a big wheel. means.A. he has a big circle B. his legs are longC. his car has big wheels D. he is a very important person（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. V解析：题目中的“ big wheel ”是个习语，意思是“重要的人物”，多用于口语。2.By structural stability of idioms, which o

2、f the following is right?Many idioms are grammatically analyzable.The constituents of idioms can not be replaced at random.The constituents of idioms can be deleted.More constituents can be added to idioms without changing their meanings.（分数：2.00）A.VC.D.解析：习语的结构在很大程度上是固定的。首先，其成分不可以被替换。其次，习语的词语顺序不能更改

3、。再次，习语的成分不能进行增添或删除。另外，习语大多不能进行语法层面的分析。3.It is said that John is in the soup. In the soup means.A. in high spirits B. in low spiritsin trouble D. in the water（分数：2.00）A.B.C. VD.解析：习语“in the soup ”的意思是“处于困境之中”，多用于口语。4.Idioms like black sheep, new broom, a wet blanket and sit on the fence are examples

4、of.A. transfer B. metonymyC. metaphor D. simile（分数：2.00）A.VD.解析：5.Bilingual dictionaries involve language(s).one B. twoC. three D. four(分数：2.00)A.VC.D.解析：6.According to the textbook, the best-known unabridged dictionary is.The Word Book DictionaryThe Encyclopedia AmericanaWebsters New World Dictiona

5、ryWebsters Third New International Dictionary(分数：2.00)A.B.C.D. V解析：7.Collins COBUILDEnglish Language Dictionary (CCELD)(1987) has such unique features asdefinition, usage examples and language notesdefinition, extra column and usage examplesdefinition, extra column and language notesdefinition, usag

6、e examples and clear grammar codes(分数：2.00)A.B. VC.D.解析：CCELD(Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary)涉及的范围与朗文词典类似。除了吸收了朗文词典的特点之外，它还具有以下特征：特色的定义、另辟竖栏和用法举例。8.Which of the following can be said about a British dictionary?It is always better than an American dictionary.One can always expect to find

7、 American usages in it.One can never expect to find American usages in it.It tends to include more grammatical information.（分数：2.00）V解析：与英国的词典相比，美国的词典包含更多百科全书的知识。英国词典，尤其是学生词典，所含语法 信息较多。9.Traditionally, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the of the same word.A. semantic

8、 structure B. pragmatic applicationC. linguistic structure D. none of the above（分数：2.00）V解析：10.The sentence I love Jean more than John. is ambiguous because of.A. homonymy B. extra-linguistic contextC. grammatical context D. lexical context（分数：2.00）V解析：语法语境可以导致歧义。题目中的句子有两不解释：我比 John更喜欢Jean和John和Jean

9、相比，我更喜欢Jean。11.The following are user-friendly features of LongmanDictionary of Contemporary English, EXCEPTA. extra column B. clear grammar codesC. usage notes D. language notes（分数：2.00）V解析：现代朗文词典的特点是：清晰的语法规则、用法及语言注释。12.Websters New World Dictionary is a（n）dictionary.A. unabridged B. deskC. pocket

10、D. encyclopedic（分数：2.00）V解析：13.In nothing flat is an idiom in nature.A. nominal B. adjectivalC. adverbial D. verbal（分数：2.00）V解析：14.The main body of a dictionary is of words.A. spellings B. pronunciationsC. definitions D. grammar（分数：2.00）V解析：词典的主体部分是其对词语的注释部分，其余三项都是词典内容的构成成分，但不是主体,15.Readers cant fin

11、d pronunciation or meaning in.Longman. Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishThe Encyclopedia AmericanaChambers Encyclopedic English DictionaryCollins COBUILD English Language Dictionary（分数：2.00）V解析：二、n.（总题数：5,分数：20.00）.Context can help eliminate ambiguity, provide clues for inferring word-meaning and g

12、ive 1 of referents.（分数：4.00）填空项1: （正确答案：indication ）解析：.Apart from the stylistic features, idioms manifest apparent rhetorical coloring in such aspects as of phonetic manipulation, lexical manipulation and.（分数：4.00）填空项 1: （正确答案： figures of speech ）解析：.Linguistic dictionaries aim at 1 and explaining

13、their usages in the language.（分数：4.00）填空项 1: （正确答案： defining words ）解析：.Vocabulary is the most unstable element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes in both in form and 1.（分数：4.00）填空项1: （正确答案：content ）解析：.Linguistic context can be subdivided into lexical context and 1.（分数：4.00）填空项 1: （

14、正确答案： grammatical context ）解析：三、山.（总题数：5,分数：20.00）.extra-linguistic context（分数：4.00） 正确答案：（Extra-linguistic context refers to those situations and features which are not directly a part of the language in use but which either contribute in conveying a message or have an influence on language use.） 解

15、析：22.specialized dictionary（分数：4.00） 正确答案：（Specialized dictionary is a dictionary concentrating on a particular area of language or knowledge.）解析：23.English idioms4.00） 正确答案：（English idioms consist of set phrases and short sentences, which are peculiar to the language in question and loaded with nat

16、ive cultures and ideas.）解析：24.linguistic context（分数：4.00）正确答案：（In a narrow sense, context refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears. This is known as linguistic context which may cover a paragraph, a whole chapter and even an entire book.）解析：.unabridged dictionary（分数：4.00） 正确答案

17、：（As the nameindicates, an unabridged dictionary is an unshortened one. Theoretically, it is a complete record of all the words in use（actually no dictionary can contain all the wordsin the language）. But such a dictionary has the most complete description of words available tous.）解析：四、IV.（总题数：2,分数：

18、10.00）.What is semantic unity of idioms?（分数：5.00） 正确答案：（Being phrases or sentences, idioms each consist of more than one word, but each isa semantic unity.Though the various words which make up an idiom have their respective literal meanings, in theidiom they have lost their individual identity, i.e

19、., their meanings are not often recognizable in the meaning of the whole idiom.） 解析：27.State the difference amongthe three terms: linguistic context, grammatical context and context clues.（分数：5.00） 正确答案：（Linguistic context refers to the words, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or chapters in which a wo

20、rd appears. Grammatical context refers to structural patterns where a particular word is used. Context clues are hints given in a context to help explain the meaning of a word.） 解析：五、V.（总题数：2,分数：20.00）28.Comment on the structure of an idiom is to a large extent unchangeable.（分数：10.00） 正确答案：(First, the constituents of idioms cannot be replaced. Se