历年自考英语词汇学真题2

全国2003年4月英语词汇学试题A.movableB.unstable

C.unchangeableD.ununderstandable

第一部分选择题(共30分)

1.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedby9.Sentenceidiomscanbedividedinto

()

fouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethat

A.declarativeandimperativeB.interrogative

wouldbestcompletethestatementandputthe

andexclamative

letterinthebracket.(30%)

C.verbalandadverbialD.bothAandB

I.Theprocessofmeaningrelationisalso

10.isconsideredtobeahighly-inflected

called.()

language.()

A.extensionB.degradationC.specializatio

A.OldEnglishB.MiddleEnglish

nD.elevation

C.EarlyModernEnglishD.LateModern

2.Idiomsinthecoursebookareusedina

English

()

A.broadsenseB.narrowsenseC.figurative11.Amorphemethatcanstandaloneasawordis

thoughttobe()

senseD.specialsense

A.affixationalB.derivationalC.freeD

3.Therelationshipbetweenthelinguisticsignand

.bound

areferentis.()

A.conventionalB.non-conventional12.Theintroductionofattheendofthe6th

C.concreteD.specificcenturyhadagreatimpactontheEnglish

vocabulary.()

4.Thewaytodefineanantonymisbasedon

A.printingB.ChristianityC.French

()

wordsD.alltheabove

A.contradictionB.contrariness

C.oppositenessD.relativeness13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

()

5.Thefactthatthewholevocabularycanbe

A.Everywordhasreference.

dividedupintofieldscanbeexemplified

B.Everywordhassense.

by.()

C.Everywordissemanticallymotivated.

A.RogefsThesaurusB.ConciseOxford

D.Everywordisconceptuallymotivated.

Dictionary

C.NewWebster'sDictionaryD.Co-build14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

CORRECT?()

Dictionary

A.TheEnglishlanguageisnotedforitsmodest

6.Contextmeaning.()

A.explainsB.interpretsC.definesD.alltheborrowings.

B.Loanwordsonlyrefertothoseborrowingsin

above

form.

7.Thoughstillatworktoday,canhardly

C.Loanwordsareallunrecognisableasbeing

comparewithwhatitwasinthepast.()

A.word-formationB.borrowingC.derivationforeigninorigin.

D.Loanwordscanbegroupedaccordingto

D.conversion

mannerofborrowing.

8.Structuralstabilitymeansthestructureofan

idiomisgenerally()15.Therelationshipbetweenwordsandthingsin

theworldisestablishedbymeansof()29.grammaticalcontextI.Itwasaniceball.

()()30.lexicalcontextJ.Visitingauntscanbe

A.referenceB.senseC.conceptD.mboring.

eaningIV.Studythefollowingwordsandexpressions

第二部分非选择题(共70分)andidentify1)typesofwordformation,2)types

11.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperofaffixes,3)typesofdictionaries,and4)thetype

wordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecourseofidiom.(10%)

book.(10%)31.LDCE()

16.Thedegradedmeaning"sexualdesire"ofthe32.deadline()

word"lust"comesfromitsoldmeaning33.-ize,-en,-ate()

34.anaffixthatindicatesgrammatical

17.Boundmorphemesincludetwotypes:boundrelationships()

rootand35.VOA()

18.Theheadwordorentriesaredefinedinthe36.TheOxfordDictionaryofEnglish

samelanguageinadictionary.Etymology()

19.Thebasicwordstockformsthe37.CED()

commonofthelanguage.38.telephone—>phone()

20Conceptualmeaningisalsoknown39.flyintheointment()

asmeaning.40.hostess()

III.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnAV.Definethefollowingterms.(10%)

withthoseinColumnBaccordingto1)sense41.avariationofanidiom

relations,2)typesofcontext,and3)modesof42.morphs

word-meaningchanges.(10%)43.synonym

AB44.jargon

()21.differenceinconnotationA.fond(from45.semanticmotivation

“foolish”to“affectionate”)VI.Answerthefollowingquestions.Youranswers

()22.perfecthomonymB.homely/domesticshouldbeclearandshort.Writeyouranswersin

()23.degradationC.date;datethespacegivenbelow.(12%)

()24.transferD.diseasing(from46.Whatistheroleofcontext?

“discomfortnto“illness”)47.Isittruethatarchaicandobsoletewordsin

()25.elevationE.fabulous(fromEnglishwillremainforeveroutofuse?

"resemblingafableMto"incredible")48.Whatisthedifferencebetweenpartialandfull

()26.narrowingF.journal(from"dailyconversion?Explainwithtwoexamples.

paper1'to"periodical")VII.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.Write

()27.extensionG.silly(from"happy”toyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.(18%)

“foolish”)49.Readtheextract,pickouttheidiomsand

()28.generalizationH.pitiful(from“fullofexplaintheirmeanings.Thenrewritetheextract

pity"to"deservingpity")instandardnon-figurativelanguage.

Samisgettingon,too.Hishairispepperand5.arethosethatcannotoccuras

salt,butheknowshowtomakeupforlosttimebyseparatewordswithoutaddingothermorphemes.

takingiteasy.A.FreerootsB.Freemorphemes

50.CommentonthefollowingpairsofsentencesC.BoundmorphemesD.

intermsofsubordinatesandsuperordinates.Meaningfulunits

a.Thegirlgotabookintheuniversity.6.Themajorfactorsthatpromotethegrowthof

b.ThegirlborrowedadictionaryfromthemodernEnglishare.

department.A.thegrowthofscienceandtechnology

B.economicandpoliticalchanges

C.theinfluenceofotherculturesandlanguages

全国2004年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试

D.alltheabove

题

7.Sincethebeginningofthiscentury,

I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedby

hasbecomeevenmoreimportantforthe

fouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethat

expansionofEnglishvocabulary.

wouldbestcompletethestatementandputthe

A.word-formationB.borrowing

letterinthebracket.(30%)

C.semanticchangeD.bothB

1.Therearemajorclassesofcompounds.

andC

A.twoB.forC.threeD.

five8.Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofthe

basicwordstockisthemostimportant?

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.StabilityB.Collocability.

A.Connotativemeaningreferstoassociations

C.Productivity.D.Nationalcharacter.

suggestedbytheconceptualmeaning.

B.Stylisticmeaningaccountsfortheformalityof9.Thetwomajorfactorsthatcausechangesin

thewordconcerned.meaningare.

C.Affectivemeaningisuniversaltoallmenalike.A.historicalreasonandclassreason

D.DenotativemeaningcanalwaysbefoundinB.historicalreasonandpsychologicalreason

thedictionary.C.classreasonandpsychologicalreason

D.extra-linguisticfactorsandlinguisticfactors

3.AftertheinvadingGermanictribessettled

downinBritain,theirlanguagealmosttotally10.Thefundamentaldifferencebetween

blottedout.homonymsandpolysemantsiswhether.

A.OldEnglishB.MiddleEnglishA.theycomefromthesamesource

C.Anglo-SaxonD.CelticB.theyarecorrelatedwithonecentralmeaning

C.theyarelistedunderoneheadwordina

4.Theidiom"Jackofalltrades'*resultsfrom

dictionary

D.alltheabove

A.additionB.position-shifting

C.dismemberingD.shortening11.Degradationofmeaningistheoppositeof

A.semantictransferB.semanticwordsareconsideredtobe.

pejoration20.Accordingtosemanticists,awordisaunitof

C.semanticelevationD.semantic

narrowing

III.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnA

12.AnidiomconsistsofatleasttwowiththoseinColumnBaccordingto1)stylistic

words.Eachhasasinglemeaningandoftenmeanings;2)languagegroups;3)degreesof

functionsasoneword.Thisiscalled.inflectionsand4)onomatopoeicmotivation.

A.semanticunityB.structural(10%)

stability

C.rhetoricalfunctionD.noneofthe

AB

above

()21.apesA.colloquial

13.Whichofthefollowingsuffixescanbeusedto()22.OldEnglishB.alanguageoffull

formbothnounsandadjectives?endings

A.-ion.B.-ism.C.-ity.D.()23.IrishC.Italic

-ist.()24.tinyD.veryformalandofficial

()25.FrenchE.yelp

14.Moreoftenthannot,functionalwordsonly

()26.cattleF.poetic

have.

()27.domicileG.Celtic

A.lexicalmeaningB.associative

()28.abodeH.gibber

meaning

()29.foxesI.alanguageofleveled

C.collocativemeaningD.grammatical

endings

meaning

()30.MiddleEnglishJ.low

15.Linguisticcontextisalsoknownas

IV.Studythefollowingwordsandexpressions

context.

andidentify1)typesofaffixes;2)typesof

A.socialB.verbalC.

meaningand3)typesofmotivation.(10%)

lexicalD.physical

31.mismanage()

II.Completethefollowingstatementswithproper32.elephants-trumpet()

wordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecourse33.pretty()

book.(10%)34.forehead()

16.Inthecoursebook,theidiomsareclassified35.bossy()

accordingtofunctions.36.sun:aheavenlybodywhichgivesofflight,

17.Linguisticcontextcanbefurtherdividedintoheat()

contextandgrammaticalcontext.37.anti-establishment()

18.Thelanguagesmadeonlyasmall38.subsea()

contributiontotheEnglishvocabularywithafew39.aseaoftroubles()

placenameslikeAvon,kent,Themes.40.harder()

19.Morphemeswhichareidenticalwithroot

V.Definethefollowingterms.(10%)statementandputtheletterinthe

41.idiombracket.(30%)

1.Therearetwoapproachestothestudyof

42.functionalwords

polysemy.Theyare.

43.degradation

A.primaryandsecondaryB.centraland

44.bilingualdictionary

peripheral

45.conversion

C.diachronicandsynchronicD.formal

VI.Answerthefollowingquestions.Yourandfunctional[]

answersshouldbeclearandshort.Writeyour2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTastylistic

featureofidioms?

answersinthespacegivenbelow.(12%)

A.ColloquialB.Slang

46.Whatfactorsshouldonetakeintoaccount

C.NegativeD.Literary[]

whenhechoosesadictionary?

3.Synonymscanbeclassifiedintotwomajor

47.Whatarethefeaturesofcompounds?Give

groups,thatis：.

examples.

A.absoluteandrelativeB.absoluteand

48.CiteONEexampletoillustratewhat

complete

grammaticalmeaningis.C.relativeandnearD.completeand

identical[]

VH.Analyzeandcommentonthe

4.IntheearlyperiodofMiddleEnglish,

following.Writeyouranswersinthespacegiven

English,____existedsidebyside,

below.(18%)

A.CelticandDanishB.Danishand

49.Readthefollowingextractandtrytoguess

French

themeaningofthewordinitalics.ThenexplainC.LatinandCelticD.FrenchandLatin

whatcontextualclueshelpyouworkoutthe[]

meaning.5.Amonomorphemicwordisawordthat

'Getmeanavocado,please,Janetsaid,consistsofasinglemorpheme.

smackingherlips,butherbrother,withaglanceA.formalB.concrete

upatthebranches,saidthattherewerenoneripeC.freeD.bound[]

6.Whchofthefollowinggroupsofwordsis

yet.

NOTonomatopoeicallymotivated?

50.Makeatreediagramtoarrangethefollowing

A,croak,drumB.squeak,bleat

wordsinorderofhyponymy.

C.buzz,neighD.bang,trumpet

apple,cabbage,food,vegetable,mutton,fruit,

[]

peach,meat,beef,orange,spinach,pork,celery

7.LDCEisdistinctiveforits__.

2005年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试卷+A.CleargrammarcodesB.usagenotes

答案C.languagenotesD.alloftheabove

第部分选择题[I

LEachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedby8.Fromthehistoricalpointofview,Englishis

fouralternativemorecloselyrelatedto

answers.ChoosetheonethatwouldbestA.GermanB.French

completetheC.ScotttishD.Irish]

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTan17.LongmanlexiconofContemporary

acronym?Englishisa____dictionary.

A.TOEFLB.ODYSSEY18.Whenanewwordappearsforthefirst

C.BASICD.CCTV[]time,theauthorusuallymanagestogivehints

10.Inthecoursebook,theauthoror

liststypesofcontextcluesforinferringword____inthecontexttohelpthereaders.

meaning.19.Radiationand_arethetwocoinages

A.eightB.sixwhichthedevelopmentofword

C.sevenD.five[]meaningfollowsfrommonosemyto

11.Sourcesofhomonymsinclude__.polysemy.

A.changesinsoundandspelling20.MiddleEnglishreferstothelanguage

B.borrowingspokenfrom1150to____.

C.shorteningD.alloftheaboveIII.Matchthewordsorexplessionsin

[]ColumnAwiththosein

12.ThewrittenformofEnglishisColumnBaccordingto1)wordOrigin,2)word

a(an)representationofthespokenformation.

form.and3)typesofSynonymsorantonyms.

A.selectiveB.adequateA

C.imperfectD.natural[]B

13.Structurallya__isthesmallest()21.skill

meaningfulunitofalanguage.A.back—formation

A.molphemeB.stem()22.babysit

C.wordD.compound[]B.blending

14.Unlikeaffixes,__areoftenfree()23.telequiz

morphemes.C.Frenchorigin

A.sufrixesB.prefixes()24.composition/compounding

C.inflectionalmorphemesD.rootsD.SCandinavianorigin

[]()25.government

15.ThefourmajorforeigncontributorstotheE.clipping

EnglishvocabularyinearliertimeswereFrench.()26.same/differentF.

Latin,____.relativesynonyms

A.ScandinavianandItalianB.Greekand()27.gentG.

ScandinavianGermanic

C.CelticandGreekD.Italianand()28.English

Spanish[]H.absolutesynonyms

第二部分非选择题()29.change/alterI.

II.Completetherollowingstatementswithcontradictoryterms

properwordsor()30.big/small

expressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.J.contraryterms

16.ThenamegiventothewideningofIV.Smdythefollowingwordsorexpressions

meaningwhichsomewordsundergois____.andidentify1)

typesofboundmorphemesunderlined,Carnivoresareverydangerous.Notlong

2)typesofago,atigerescapedfromthezooandkilleda

meanings,3)processesofmeaningdogin

development,and4)Thestreetandateit.

forlnationofeompounds.50.Connotativemeaningisnotstable.

31.neck-^primarymeaning：thatpartofmanCommentonthisstatementwithoneexample.

joiningtheheadtOthebody：

asecondarymeaning：thenarrowestpartof

anything.()

32.contradict()

33.mother：love,care()

34.upcoming()

35.windowshopping()

36.radios()

37.propertydeveloper()

38.Candidate—►earliermeaning：

white-robed：

latermeaning：apersonproposedfora英语词汇学答案(课程代码0832)

place,awardetc.I.EachOfthesmtementsbelowisfollowed

()overcoatbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethat

39.handsomo-tyoewhter()manwouldbestcompletethestatementandput

40.northward()theletterinthebracket.

V.Definethefollowingterms.1.C2.C3.A4.D5.C6.A7.D8.A

41.encyclopendia9.B10.A

42.borrowed11.D12.C13.A14.D15.B

43.blendingIICompletethefollowingstatementswith

44.extensionproperwordsOrexpressionsaccordingtothe

45.phrasalverbcoursebook.

VI.Answerthefollowingquestingquestions.16.extensionWcgeneralization

Youranswersshouldbe17.specialized

Clearandshort.Writeyouranswersinthe18.clues19.concatenation

spacegivenbelow.20.1500

46.whatisthedifferenceprefixationand111.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumn

suffixation?Explainwithtwoexamples.AwiththoseinColumnBaccordingtO1)

47.whatisextra-linguisticcontext?wordorigin,2)wordformation,and3)typesof

48.whatispolysemy?Illustrateyourpoints.synonymsorantonyms.

VII.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.21.D22.A

Writeyouranswersinthespacegivenbelow.23.B24.H

49.Studythefollowingsentenceandtryto25.C26.I

guessthemeaningofthewordinitalics.Then27.E28.G

whatcontextualhelpyoutoworkoutthe29.F30.J

meaning.

IV.Studythefollowingwordsorexpressions47.(1)Knownasnon-linguisticcontextor

andidentify1)typesofboundmorphemescontextofsituation.

underlined,2)typesofmeanings,(2)components

3)processesofmeaningdevelopment,anda.participants(addresserandaddressee)

4)formationofwriterandreader

compounds.speakerandlistener/hearer

31.radiation32.boundrootb.timeandplace

33.connotativemeaning34.adv+v-ingc.culturalbackground

35.n+v-ing36.inflectionalaffix/48.要点：1)acommonfeaturepeculiartoall

inflectionalmorphemenaturallanguages.

37.n+v-er3.concatenation2)havemorethanonesense.

39.collocativemeaning40.suffix/3)TheproblemofpolesemyCanbe

derivationalaffixdealtwithfromtwoangles：diachronicapproach

V.Definethefollowingterms.and

41.Anencyclopediaprovidesencyclopedicsynchronicapproach.

informationconcerningeachheadword；itisnotVII.Analyzeandcommentonthe

concernedwiththelanguageperse.following.Writeyouranswersinthespacegiven

42.Borrowedwords,also,known,asloanbelow.

words,arewordstakenoverfromforeign49(1)tigerisahyponym,ofcarnivore

languages.(2)carnivoreisasuperordinateoftiger

43.Itreferstotheformationofnewwordsby(3)tigerfeedsonmeatasknownbyall

combiningpartsoftwowordsorawordwitha(4)carnivoremayfeedonmeat

part(5)therefore,acarnivoreisameat-eating

ofanotherword.animal

44.Extensionisaprocessbywhicha