浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试
英语词汇学试题
课程代码：00832
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 brackets.(30%)
1. Linguistic dictionaries usually do NOT cover such areas as ( )
A. definitions B. spelling
C. usage D. sound
2. This 9-segment series focuses on economically viable small-scale U.S. farms that have adopted environmentally-innovative agricultural techniques.The underlined word is a ( ) word.
A. nonce B. vogue
C. fashionable D. coin
3. If two main constituents of an idiom share the last vowel,it is called ( )
A. rime B. alliteration
C. repetition D. reiteration
4. The rhetorical coloring of “as cool as cucumber” is ( )
A. rime B. juxtaposition
C. reiteration D. alliteration
5. The overwhelming majority of net terms are ( )
A. adverbials B. nouns
C. verbs D. adjectives
6. Sina in“Sina.com" is a ( )
A. semantically B. etymologically
C. onomatopoetically D. morphologically
7. In the idiom “in low water",( ) is used.
A. metonymy B. synecdoche
C. metaphor D. euphemism
8. “Cousin/sister" are ( ) antonyms.
A. not B. contradictory
C. contrary D. relative
9. “On line" is an idiom ( ) in nature.
A. adverbial B. verbal
C. nominal D. adjectival
10. American English began to be known in the ( )
A. 17th century B. 16 th century
C. 18 th century D. Middle Ages
11. A key component of the US system is extension agents that serve as bridges from researchers to farmers by transferring new conservation technologies and techniques to farmers.There underlined word here is a/an ( )
A. adverb B. noun
C. verb D. adjective
12. Other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by ( )
A. analogy B. extension
C. narrowing D. all the above
13. In the idiom“Failure is the mother of success,"( ) is used.
A. synecdoche B. personification
C. simile D. metaphor
14. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs often involves a change of ( )
A. spelling B. pronunciation
C. function D. stress
15. Until 1066,the influence on English was mainly ( )
A. French B. Germanic
C. Latin D. Celtic
16. According to the linguistic approach used in dictionaries we have ( ) dictionaries.
A. monolingual,bilingual and multilingual
B. synchronic and diachronic
C. pocket,medium-sized and unabridged
D. general and special
17. The grammatical meaning of a word refers to that part of the meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationship such as ( )
A. part of speech of words
B. singular and plural meaning of nouns
C. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms
D. all the above
18. The “de-" in “demilitarize" is a/an ( ) prefix.
A. reversative B. orientation
C. pejorative D. negative
19. Generally,the number of the present-day English vocabulary is ( ) million.
A. 2 B. over 1
C. 3 D. 1
20. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on ( )
A. the grammatical function B. the pronunciation
C. the spelling D. none of the above
Ⅱ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)
1. A word is a _______ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.
2. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _______ language.
3. Relative term is a type consisting of _______ such as parent/child,predecessor/successor.
4. CCELD is _______ Dictionary.
5. Suffix is the formation of new words by adding _______ to stems.
Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) rhetorical features of the idioms;2)sense relations;3)assimilation degree;4)characteristics of the basic word stock and motivation.(10%)
1. pick and choose ( )a might and main
2. terminology ( )b extension
3. alliteration ( )c simile
4. IBM ( )d metaphor
5. picture ( )e reiteration
6. juxtaposition ( )f grammatical meaning
7. as clear as day ( )g appreciative
8. crocodile tears ( )h rain or shine
9. -s ( )i initialism
10. proud ( )j etymology
Ⅳ.Define the following terms.(15%)
1. Perfect homonyms
2. A bound root
3. Denotative meaning
4. Transfer
5. Reference
Ⅴ.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.(15%)
1. How do words change their meaning?What is radiation?
2. Tell the meaning of the underlined morphemes:
(1) dehydrate,deorbit,decentralize
(2)educationwise,moneywise,drinkwise
(3)malnutrition,maltreat,
(4)peacenik,beatnik
(5)piglet,booklet
3. What's the difference between antonyms and adjectives plus“not"?
Ⅵ.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)
1. Comment on the following converted words.
a. a white,finals,a Republican,valuables,
b. the wounded,the poorer,the departed
2. Animal names are often used in English idioms.Can you explain with five idioms how they are used for metaphorical effect?
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