2021专业英语考试模拟卷

1、第 页2021专业英语考试模拟卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Which of the following is different from the others in terms of word formation?A. inborn. B. cutup. C. head-on. D. respectable.2.The morpheme scope in the common word telescope is a(n) _A. bound morpheme B. d

2、erivational morphemeC. inflectional morpheme D. free morpheme3.Which of following words does NOT contain the inflectional affix?A. Cares. B. Careful. C. Faster. D. Books.4.Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A. Rainbow. B. Football. C. Icy-cold. D. Unpleasant.5.Among the branches of lingui

3、stics, _ studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences.A. syntax B. semantics C. pragmatics D. morphology6.In traditional grammar, only eight categories, called parts of speech, are recognized. The addition of such non-traditional categories as

4、 _ increases this number in current theories of grammar.A. conjunction and determiner B. determiner and qualifierC. qualifier and interjection D. interjection and degree words7.Which of the following is NOT the element that phrases formed of more than one word usually contain?A. Head. B. Specifier.

5、C. Word category. D. Complement.8.The words on the left side of the heads function as _, while the words on the right side of the heads are_A. complements, specifiers B. prefixes, suffixesC. specifiers, complements D. suffixes, prefixes9.Which of the following is NOT the phrase structure rule?A. XP

6、rule. B. X- Theory. C. Coordination rule. D. Subordination rule.10.What type of sentence is Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry?A. A simple sentence. B. A coordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.11.Transformational rules do not change the basic sentence _A. me

7、aning B. form C. position D. structure12.Words can be grouped together into a relatively small number of classes called syntactic categories, which reflects many factors including the type of _A. meaning that words expressB. affixes that the words takeC. structures in which the words can occurD. All

8、 of the above13._ is the study of meaning.A. Semantics B. Syntax C. Pragmatics D. Morphology14.The ancient scholar Plato proposed _A. the semantic triangle B. the naming theoryC. the conceptualist view D. the componential analysis15.Which of the following is the concern of reference?A. It is concern

9、ed with the inherent meaning of a linguistic form.B. It is the collection of all the features of the linguistic form.C. It is the study of what a linguistic form refers to in the real physical world.D. It is the aspect of meaning dictionary compliers are interested in.16.Fiatand apartment are _A. di

10、alectal synonyms B. stylistic synonymsC. collocational synonyms D. semantically different synonyms17.Accomplice and collaborator are _A. synonyms differing in styleB. synonyms that differ in their emotive or evaluative meaningC. gradable antonymsD. complementary antonyms18.Which of the following are

11、 collocational synonyms?A. lorry and truck B. start and commenceC. rotten and addled D. amaze and astound19.Which of the following is NOT correct?A. Polysemy is the phenomenon that the same one word may have more than one meaning.B. Homonymy refers to the phenomenon that words having different meani

12、ngs have the same form.C. Hyponymy refers to the sense relation between a more general, more inclusive word and a more specific word.D. Antonymy is used for the sameness or close similarity of meaning.20.Bow(v.)and bow (n.) are _A. homophones B. homographsC. complete homonyms D. partial homonyms21.S

13、cale (v.) and scale (n.) are _A. homophones B. homographsC. complete homonyms D. partial homonyms22.Which of the following is correct?A. Superordinate is the word more specific in meaning.B. Hyponym is the word more general in meaning.C. Co-hyponyms are the hyponyms of the same superordinate.D. Flow

14、er is the co-hyponym ofrose, morning glory, carmination.23.X: Johns bike needs repairing.Y: John has a bike.The relationship of X and Y is _.A. synonymous B. inconsistent C. X entailing Y D. X presupposing Y24.According to the componential analysis, the words boy and man differ in the feature ofA. H

15、UMAN B. ANIMATE C. MALE D. ADULT25.According to predication analysis, the predications of Tom hates soup. and It is cool. are respectively _ and _A. no-place predication, two-place predicationB. two-place predication, one-place predicationC. two-place predication, no-place predicationD. no-place pre

16、dication, one-place predication26.Which of the following statement concerning context is NOT correct?A. It was first noted by the British linguist John Firth.B. It is generally considered as constituted by the knowledge shared by the speaker and the hearer.C. It determines the speakers use of langua

17、ge and also the hearers interpretation of what is said to him.D. It is essential to the syntactic study of language.27.Which of the following is NOT correct?A. The meaning of a sentence is abstract and decontextualized.B. The meaning of an utterance is concrete and context-dependent.C. The meaning o

18、f a sentence is based on utterance meaning.D. Utterance meaning is the realization of the abstract meaning of a sentence in a real situation of communication or simply in a context.28.Speech Act theory was originated with _A. Saussure B. Bloomfield C. Austin D. Firth29.According to Austin, a speaker

19、 might be performing three acts simultaneously when speaking except _A. locutionary act B. illocutionary actC. perlocutionary act D. imperlocutionary act30.You have left the window wide open. Which of the following is the illocutionary act performed by the speaker?A. The speaker intends to ask someo

20、ne to close the window or make a complaint.B. The hearer closes the window.C. The speaker intends to express what the words literally mean.D. None of the above.31.How many categories do speech acts fall into according to John Searle?A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six32.Which of the following is the ty

21、pical case of commissives?A. Believing. B. Ordering. C. Promising. D. Congratulating.33.Which of the following is the specific instance of directives?A. Swearing. B. Suggesting. C. Undertaking. D. Apologizing.34.How many maxims are under Grices CP?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.35.A: What do you

22、 think of James?B: A fine day, isnt it?In the dialogue, Bs answer flouts which of the four maxims of CP?A. The maxim of quality. B. The maxim of quantity.C. The maxim of manner. D. The maxim of relation.36.A: Shall we get something for the kids?B: Yes. But I veto I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M.In the dialogue, Bs

23、answer flouts which of the four maxims of CP?A. The maxim of quality. B. The maxim of quantity.C. The maxim of manner. D. The maxim of relation.37.What essentially distinguishes Semantics and Pragmatics is the notion of _A. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context38.The _ century is considered to

24、 be the beginning of modem English. A. 20th B. 19th C. 18th D. 17th 39.Which of the following does NOT belong to the methods of the addition of new words?A. Acronyms. B. Back-formation. C. Functional shift D. Semantic shift.40.Fridge is a _ and B2B is _A. blend, clipped word B. clipped word, acronym

25、C. back-formation, loan word D. acronym, coined word41.The following words are the examples for back-formation EXCEPT _A. to hawk B. to baby-sit C. to bug D. to beg42.The following words are the examples for blending EXCEPT _A. brunch B. smog C. motel D. gym43.Which of the following words is NOT the

26、 example of semantic narrowing?A. Tail. B. Deer. C. Meat. D. Corn.44.Which of the following words is the example of semantic broadening?A. hound B. companion C. silly D. girl45.The new words such as police officer, chairperson are created because _A. science and technology are developing rapidlyB. computer and internet technology are more and more popularC. women have taken up activities formerly reserved for menD. the children can remember