4月全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案解析

1、精品自学考试资料推荐全国 2018 年 4 月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码： 00832I Each ofthe statementsbelow is followedby fouralternativeanswers.Choose the one that best completes thestatement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1.Extension can be illustrated by the following example: _.（）A. butcher one who kills goatsB. jou

2、rnal periodicalC. companion one who shares breadD. allergic too sensitive to medicine2.The differences between synonyms boil down to three areas, namely, _. （）A. extension, increase and expansionB. denotation, connotation and applicationC. comprehension, understanding and knowingD. polysemy, homogra

3、ph and homophone3.Affixes attached to other morphemes to create new words are known as_. （）A. inflectional affixesB. derivational affixesC. bound rootsD. free morphemes4.Ambiguity often arises due to polysemy and_.（）A. synonymyB. antonymyC. homonymyD. hyponymy5.The semantic unity of idioms is reflec

4、ted in the_ relationship between the literal meaning of each word andthe meaning of the idiom as in “rain cats and dogs”.（）A. illogicalB. logicalC. mutualD. natural6.Idioms verbal in nature are_.（）A. verb phrasesB. phrasal verbsC. verb idiomsD. all the above7.The idiom “new brooms sweep clean”was cr

5、eated probably by_. （）A. seamenB. housewivesC. farmersD. hunters8.The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _.（）A. fulB. wiseC. lessD. ike1精品自学考试资料推荐9. Both English and_ belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. （）A. CelticB. DansihC. FrenchD. Scottish10. Chiefly foun

6、d in derived words, bound morphemes include_. （）A. bound rootsB. inflectional affixesC. derivational affixesD. all the above11. Motivation accounts for the connection between the word-form and _.（）A. its referentB. its referring expressionsC. its meaningD. its concept12. Words can be classified acco

7、rding to the following criteria EXCEPT_.（）A. notionB. use frequencyC. foundationD. origin13. Which of the following is NOT correct? _ （）A. A word is a meaningful group of letters.B. A word is a unit of meaning.C. A word is a sound or combination of sounds.D. A word is a form that cannot function alo

8、ne in a sentence.14. If one wants to find out the minute difference between shades of meaning, the best source is_. （）A. a thesaurusB. a synonym finderC. an encyclopediaD. an encyclopedic dictionary15. Which of the following can be said about a British Dictionary?（）A. It is always better than an Ame

9、rican dictionary.B. One can always expect to find American usages in it.C. One can never expect to find American usages in it.D. It tends to include more grammatical information.II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%) 16.The Norman C

10、onquest in 1066 started a continual flow of _ words into English.17. The attitudes of classes have made inroads into lexical meaning in the case of elevation or _.18. Context can help eliminate ambiguity, provide clues for inferring word-meaning and give _ of referents.19. Compounds are different fr

11、om free phrases in _ unit.20. Content words have both meanings, and _ meaning in particular.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of figures of speech; 2) types of motivation; 3) types of changes in word meaning. (10%)2精品自学考试资料推荐AB()21. senior c

12、itizenA. metonymy()22. the pot calls the cattle blackB. narrowing()23. earn ones breadC. euphemism()24. from cradle to graveD. synecdoche()25. sit on the fenceE. hiss()26. constable (a policeman)F. personification()27. criticize(find fault with)G. morphologically motivated()28. liquor(alcoholic drin

13、k)H. degradation()29. snakesI. metaphor()30. hopelessJ. elevationIV . Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of affixes; 2) types of word formation; 3) types ofmeaning. (10%)31. harder()32. Fridge()33. autocide()34. tremble with fear()35. notorious, skinny()36. two-layer()37.

14、 UNESCO()38. cloudy()39. subway()40. police, money()V. Define the following terms.(10%)41. extra-linguistic context42. prefixation43. semantic change44. conceptual meaning45. specializationVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space giv

15、en below. (12%)46. What is semantic unity of idioms?47. What are the three areas to account for the difference between synonyms? Illustrate your points.48. What are the major differences between basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary?3精品自学考试资料推荐VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%