英语词汇学试题

英语词汇学试题

IntroductionandChapter1

BasicConceptsofWordsandVocabulary（练习1）

I．Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.

1. Morphologyisthebranchofgrammarwhichstudiesthestructureorformsofwords,primarilythroughtheuseof_________construct.

A.wordB.formC.morphemeD.root

2.________istraditionallyusedforthestudyoftheoriginsandhistoryoftheformandmeaningofwords.

A.SemanticsB.LinguisticsC.EtymologyD.Stylistics

3.ModernEnglishisderivedfromthelanguageofearly______tribes.

A.GreekB.RomanC.ItalianD.Germanic

4.Semanticsisthestudyofmeaningofdifferent_________levels:lexis,syntax,utterance,discourse,etc.

A.linguisticB.grammaticalC.arbitraryD.semantic

5.Stylisticsisthestudyofstyle.Itisconcernedwiththeuser’schoicesoflinguisticelementsinaparticular________forspecialeffects

A.situationB.contextC.timeD.place

6.Lexicographyshareswithlexicologythesameproblems:theform,meaning,originsandusagesofwords,buttheyhavea_______difference.

A.spellingB.semanticC.pronunciationD.pragmatic

7.Terminologyconsistsof_______termsusedinparticulardisciplinesandacademicareas.

A.technicalB.artisticC.differentD.academic

8.__________referstothespecializedvocabulariesbywhichmembersofparticulararts,sciences,trades,andprofessionscommunicateamongthemselves.

A.SlangB.JargonC.DialectalwordsD.Argot

9._________belongstothesub-standardlanguage,acategorythatseemstostandbetweenthestandardgeneralwordsincludinginformalonesavailabletoeveryoneandin-groupwords.

A.JargonB.ArgotC.DialectalwordsD.Slang

10.Argotgenerallyreferstothejargonof_______.Itsuseisconfinedtothesub-culturalgroupsandoutsiderscanhardlyunderstandit.

A.workersB.criminalsC.anypersonD.policeman

11.________arewordsusedonlybyspeakersofthedialectinquestion.

A.ArgotB.SlangC.JargonD.Dialectalwords

12.Archaismsarewordsorformsthatwereoncein_________usebutarenowrestrictedonlytospecializedorlimiteduse.

A.commonB.littleC.slightD.great

13.Neologismsarenewly-createdwordsorexpressions,orwordsthathavetakenon______meanings.

A.newB.oldC.badD.good

14.Contentwordsdenoteclearnotionsandthusareknownas_________words.Theyincludenouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbsandnumerals.

A.functionalB.notionalC.emptyD.formal

15.Functionalwordsdonothavenotionsoftheirown.Therefore,theyarealsocalled_______words.Prepositions,conjunctions,auxiliariesandarticlesbelongtothiscategory.

A.contentB.notionalC.emptyD.new

II.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.

16.Lexicologyisabranchoflinguistics,inquiringintotheoriginsand_____ofwords.

17.Englishlexicologyaimsatinvestigatingandstudyingthe______structuresofEnglishwordsandwordequivalents,theirsemantics,relations,_____development,formationand______.

18. Englishlexicologyembracesotheracademicdisciplines,suchasmorphology,______,etymology,stylistics,________.

19. Therearegenerallytwoapproachestothestudyofwords,namelysynchronicand_______.

20. Languagestudyinvolvesthestudyofspeechsounds,grammarand_______.

III.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnAwiththoseinColumnBaccordingto1)basicwordstockandnonbasicvocabulary2)contentwordsandfunctionalwords3)nativewordsandborrowedwords4)characteristicsofthebasicwordstock.

AB

21.Stability()A.E-mail

22.Collocbility()B.aught

23.Jargon()C.por

24.Argot()D.upon

25.Notionalwords()E.hypo

26.Neologisms()F.atheart

27.Aliens()G.man

28.Semantic-loans()H.dip

29.Archaisms()I.fresh

30.Emptywords()J.emir

IV.Studythefollowingwordsorexpressionsandidentify1)characteristicsofthebasicwordstock2)typesofnonbasicvocabulary.

31.dogcheap()32achangeofheart()

33.can-opener()34.Roger()

35.bottomline()36.penicillin()

37.auld()38.futurology()

39.brethren()40.take()

V.Definethefollowingterms.

41.word42.Denizens43.Aliens44.Translation-loans45.Semantic-loans

VI.AnswerthefollowingQuestions

46.Illustratetherelationshipbetweensoundandmeaning,soundandformwithexamples.

47.Whatarethemaincharacteristicsofthebasicword-stock?Illustrateyourpointswithexamples.

48.Givethetypesofnonbasicvocabularywithexamples.

VII.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.

49.Classifythefollowingwordsandpointoutthetypesofwordsaccordingtonotion.

earth,cloud,run,walk,on,of,upon,be,frequently,the,five,but,a,never.

50.GroupthefollowingborrowedwordsintoDenizens,Aliens,Translation-loans,Semantic-loans.

Dream,pioneer,kowtow,bazaar,lama,master-piece,port,shirt

KeytoExercises:

I. 1.A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.A13.A14.B15.C

II. 16.meanings17.morphological,historical,usages18.semantics,lexicography19.diachronic20.vocabulary

III. 21.G22.F23.E24.H25.