出自:乐山师范学院-词汇学

1、 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. 1.In Old English there was _______ agreement between sound form. [ 2 分 ] A. more B. little C. less D. gradual
2、 Both LDCE and CCELD are _______. [ 2 分 ] A. general dictionaries B. monolingual dictionaries C. both A and B D. neither A and B
3、 The word "MINISKIRT" is _______. [ 2 分 ] A. morphologically motivated B. etymologically motivated C. semantically motivated D. none of the above
4、 The most important way of vocabulary development in present-day English is _______. [ 2 分 ] A. borrowing B. semantic change C. creation of new words D. all the above
5、 Generalization is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become ________. [ 2 分 ] A. generalized B. expanded C. elevated D. degraded
6、 Some morphemes have _______ as they are realized by more than one morph according to their position in word. [ 2 分 ] A. alternative morphs B. single morphs C. abstract units D. discrete units
7、 Old English vocabulary was essentially _______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian. [ 2 分 ] A. Italic B. Germanic C. Celtic D. Hellenic
8、 Compounds are different from free phrases in all the following ways EXCEPT _______. [ 2 分 ] A. semantics B. grammar C. phonetics D. lexicology
9、 If two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called _______. [ 2 分 ] A. repetition B. alliteration C. rhyme D. none of the above
10、 Which of the following words is a functional word? [ 2 分 ] A. Often B. Never C. Although D. Desk
11、 Rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as _______. [ 2 分 ] A. semantic unity B. structural stability C. idiomatic variation D. figure of speech
12、 The advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _______. [ 2 分 ] A. use idioms correctly and appropriately B. understand idioms correctly C. remember idioms quickly D. try a new method of classification
13、 Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by _______. [ 2 分 ] A. long(not short) B. ball(a dancing party) C. rock(rock.n.roll) D. ad(advertisement)
14、 The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT _______. [ 2 分 ] A. the influx of borrowing B. repetition C. analogy D. shortening
15、 Which of the following is NOT a component of linguistic context? [ 2 分 ] A. Words and phrases. B. Sentences C. Text or passage D. Time and place
1、 II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. 16.Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and ___________________. [ 2 分 ]
2、 The language used in England between 450 and 1150is called ____. [ 2 分 ]
3、 CCELD is a ________________ dictionary. [ 2 分 ]
4、 In the phrase "the mouth of the river",the word "mouth" is ____ motivated. [ 2 分 ]
5、 Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is ____ context. [ 2 分 ]
1、 1)types of meaning changes; 2)types of meaning; 3)language branches and 4)meaning and context. A.mill(place where things are made) B.grammatical C.double meaning D.Swedish E.comprehend/understand F.Dutch G.degermined H.pigheaded I.non-linguistic J.iron(a device for smoothing clothes) 21.Scandinavian( ) [ 1 分
2、 Germanic( ) [ 1 分 ]
3、 extension( ) [ 1 分 ]
4、 narrowing( ) [ 1 分 ]
5、 linguistic( ) [ 1 分 ]
6、 ambiguity( ) [ 1 分 ]
7、 participants( ) [ 1 分 ]
8、 difference in denotation( ) [ 1 分 ]
9、 appreciative( ) [ 1 分 ]
10、 pejorative( ) [ 1 分 ]
1、 Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2)types of word formation or prefixes. 31.predict() [ 1 分 ]
2、 motel( ) [ 1 分 ]
3、 potatoes( ) [ 1 分 ]
4、 blueprint( ) [ 1 分 ]
5、 preliminaries( ) [ 1 分 ]
6、 Southward( ) [ 1 分 ]
7、 demilitarize( ) [ 1 分 ]
8、 hypersensityve( ) [ 1 分 ]
9、 retell( ) [ 1 分 ]
10、 multi-purposes() [ 1 分 ]
1、 acronymy [ 2 分 ]
2、 native words [ 2 分 ]
3、 elevation [ 2 分 ]
4、 stylistic meaning [ 2 分 ]
5、 monolingral dictionary [ 2 分 ]
1、 How many types of motivation are there in English? Give ONE example for each type. [ 4 分 ]
2、 What are the major sources of English synonyms? Illustrate your points. [ 4 分 ]
3、 What are the clues generally provided in verbal context? [ 4 分 ]
1、 analyze the morphological structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes. [ 9 分 ]
2、 Pick out the idioms in the following extract and explain its origin and the effect of using this form. 5)indicates intimacy or close relationship [ 9 分 ]