北方工业大学《英语词源探秘》2025-2026学年第一学期期末试卷(A卷)

说明：本试卷将作为样卷直接制版胶印，请命题教师在试题之间留足答题空间。（第1页共6页）制卷人签名：制卷人签名：制卷日期：审核人签名：：审核日期：………………………………………………装……订……线…………………北方工业大学《英语词源探秘》2025-2026学年第一学期期末试卷(A卷)适用年级专业考试方式闭卷考试时间120分钟学院专业班级学号姓名题号一二三四五六七八总分阅卷教师得分………………得分一、单项选择题（每题1分，共20分）1.Theword"alumni"comesfromtheLatinword"alumnus,"whichmeans:A.agraduateB.ateacherC.astudentD.aparent2.Theword"pandemonium"isderivedfrom:A.GreekmythologyB.Shakespeare'splay"TheTempest"C.TheBibleD.TheMahabharata3.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsin:A.LatinB.GreekC.FrenchD.German4.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedto:A.DonQuixoteB.TheIliadC.TheOdysseyD.TheAeneid5.Theword"euphemism"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German6.Theword"pandemic"isderivedfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German7.Theword"sophomore"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German8.Theword"pandemonium"isderivedfrom:A.GreekmythologyB.Shakespeare'splay"TheTempest"C.TheBibleD.TheMahabharata9.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsin:A.LatinB.GreekC.FrenchD.German10.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedto:A.DonQuixoteB.TheIliadC.TheOdysseyD.TheAeneid11.Theword"euphemism"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German12.Theword"pandemic"isderivedfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German13.Theword"sophomore"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German14.Theword"pandemonium"isderivedfrom:A.GreekmythologyB.Shakespeare'splay"TheTempest"C.TheBibleD.TheMahabharata15.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsin:A.LatinB.GreekC.FrenchD.German16.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedto:A.DonQuixoteB.TheIliadC.TheOdysseyD.TheAeneid17.Theword"euphemism"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German18.Theword"pandemic"isderivedfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German19.Theword"sophomore"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German20.Theword"pandemonium"isderivedfrom:A.GreekmythologyB.Shakespeare'splay"TheTempest"C.TheBibleD.TheMahabharata二、多项选择题（每题2分，共20分）1.Theword"pandemonium"isrelatedto:A.GreekmythologyB.Shakespeare'splay"TheTempest"C.TheBibleD.TheMahabharata2.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsin:A.LatinB.GreekC.FrenchD.German3.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedto:A.DonQuixoteB.TheIliadC.TheOdysseyD.TheAeneid4.Theword"euphemism"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German5.Theword"pandemic"isderivedfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German6.Theword"sophomore"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German7.Theword"pandemonium"isrelatedto:A.GreekmythologyB.Shakespeare'splay"TheTempest"C.TheBibleD.TheMahabharata8.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsin:A.LatinB.GreekC.FrenchD.German9.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedto:A.DonQuixoteB.TheIliadC.TheOdysseyD.TheAeneid10.Theword"euphemism"comesfrom:A.GreekB.LatinC.FrenchD.German三、判断题（每题1分，共10分）1.Theword"alumni"isderivedfromtheLatinword"alumnus,"whichmeansagraduate.()2.Theword"pandemonium"isderivedfromGreekmythology.()3.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsinLatin.()4.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedtoDonQuixote.()5.Theword"euphemism"comesfromGreek.()6.Theword"pandemic"isderivedfromGreek.()7.Theword"sophomore"comesfromGreek.()8.Theword"pandemonium"isderivedfromShakespeare'splay"TheTempest."()9.Theword"sinecure"hasitsrootsinGerman.()10.Theword"quixotic"isrelatedtoTheIliad.()四、名词解释（每题4分，共20分）1.Definetheterm"euphemism."2.Explaintheoriginandmeaningoftheword"pandemonium."3.Describetheetymologyoftheword"sinecure."4.Discussthederivationandmeaningoftheword"quixotic."5.Explaintheetymologyoftheword"pandemic."五、简答题（每题6分，共18分）1.Brieflyexplainthedifferencebetweenahomonymandahomophone.2.Describetheprocessofetymologyanditsimportanceinunderstandinglanguage.3.Discusstheroleofprefixesandsuffixesinwordformation.六、案例分析题（1题，满分12分）Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:"Theword"euphemism"isderivedfromtheGreekwords"eu"(good)and"phemismos"(speech).Itreferstotheuseofamilderorlessharshwordinplaceofaharsherormoreoffensiveone.Euphemismsareoftenusedtoavoidcausingoffenseortomakeasituationsoundlessserious.Oneexampleofaeuphemismistheuseoftheword"passaway"insteadof"die."Thisisawaytosoftentheimpactoftheword"die,"whichcanbeseenasharshorinsensitive.Anotherexampleistheuseoftheword"passing"insteadof"dying"whenreferringtosomeonewhoisterminallyill.Thisisawaytoavoidthedirectnessoftheword"dying,"whichcanbeseenastooharshorinsensitive.Euphemismsarealsousedinadvertisingandmarketingtomakeproductssoundmoreappealing.Forexample,theword"natural"isoftenus