【学历类职业资格】英语词汇学自考题-19及答案解析.doc

1、英语词汇学自考题-19 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：39，分数：39.00)1.The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and _. A. India B. the Far East C. the West Asia D. America（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it

2、5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. A. 500 B. 4000 C. 300 D. 2000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The surviving languages fall into eight principal groups. Balto-Slavic, In-do-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian belo

3、ng to the _ set. A. Eastern B. Southern C. Western D. Northern（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The following words are derived from the dead language Sanskrit except _. A. Persian B. Bengali C. Hindi D. Romany（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent becau

4、se each has _ the English vocabulary. A. borrowed words from B. enlarged words to C. decreased words to D. lent words into（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.We find the following languages in the Celtic except _. A. Scottish B. Irish C. Danish D. Breton（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern langu

5、ages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _. A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Both English and _ belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. A. Celtic B. Danish C. French D. Scottish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Indo-Iranian comprises

6、the modern language except _. A. Persian B. Bengali C. Hindi D. Polish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called _. A. Sanskrit B. Latin C. Celtic D. Anglo-Saxon（分数：1.00）A.B.C

7、.D.11.The development of English vocabulary can be divided into the following particular historical period except _. A. Old English B. Middle English C. New English D. Modern English（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The first peoples known to inhabit England were _. A. Celts B. Romans C. Anglo-Saxons D. Jutes（分数：

8、1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Which of the following is not included in the Germanic tribes?_ A. Angles. B. Celtic. C. Saxons. D. Jutes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Some foreign languages have impact on old English except _. A. French B. Latin C. Norwegian D. Danish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.After the _, the Germanic tribes call

9、ed Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers. A. Greeks B. Indians C. Romans D. French（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.As a result, Celtic made only a _ contribution to the English vocabulary. A. small B. big C. great D. smaller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The introduction of _ at the end of the 6th century had a g

10、reat impact on the English vocabulary. A. printing B. Christianity C. French words D. all the above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out the _. A. Old English B. Middle English C. Anglo-Saxon D. Celtic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.

11、D.19.Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words. A. 30000 to 40000 B. 40000 to 50000 C. 50000 to 60000 D. 60000 to 70000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.It is estimated that at least _ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English. A. 1200 B. 800 C. 900 D. 1000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The _ family c

12、onsists of the four Northern European Languages: Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish, which are generally known as Scandinavian languages. A. Germanic B. Indo-European C. Albanian D. Hellenic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Old English vocabulary was essentially _ with a number of borrowings from Latin and

13、Scandinavian. A. Italic B. Germanic C. Celtic D. Hellenic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced a large number of _ words into the English vocabulary. A. French B. Greek C. Danish D. Latin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vi

14、kings. With the invaders, many _ words came into the English language. A. Greek B. Roman C. Celtic D. Scandinavian（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.Identify the word that is of Scandinavian origin among the following. _ A. Skirt. B. Dress. C. Model. D. Status.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Which of the following statements

15、is not true?_ A. Old English was a highly inflected language. B. In early Middle English period, English, Latin and Celtic existed side by side. C. The introduction of printing into England marked the beginning of modern English period. D. The most important mode of vocabulary development in present

16、-day English is creation of new words by means of word-formation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French words into English. _ of them are still in use today. A. Eighty-five percent B. Fifty-six percent C. Seventy-two percent D. Seventy-five percent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D

17、.28.By the end of the _ century, virtually all of the people who held political or social power and many of those in powerful Church positions were of Norman French origin. A. 10th B. 11th C. 12th D. 13th（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning

18、ancient Greek and _ classics. This is known in history as the Renaissance. A. India B. German C. Roman D. Chinese（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.Modern English began with the establishment of _ in England. A. printing B. Bourgeois Revolution C. Industrial Revolution D. the Renaissance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.Usually

19、 we _ regard which of the following periods as Early Modern English? A. 450 to 1150. B. 1150 to 1500. C. 1500 to 1600. D. 1500 to 1700.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.As many as 2500 words of _ origin found their way into English. A. Dutch B. Latin C. French D. Celtic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.With the growth of _, Br

20、itish tentacles began stretching out to every corner of the globe, thus enabling English to absorb words from all major languages of the world. A. civilization B. revolution C. colonization D. industrialization（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as t

21、he followings except _. A. kungfu B. TV dinner C. fast food D. Watergate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.The modes of modern English vocabulary grow through three major channels: _, semantic change, _. A. exchange; lending B. derivation; borrowing C. creation; borrowing D. affixation; creation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36

22、.In modern times, _ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion. A. semantic change B. borrowing C. expansion D. creation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37._ has played a vital role in the development of vocabulary, particularly in earlier times. A. Creation B. Semantic change C. Borrowing D. Obsolete words（

23、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.The word of “recollection“ is formed by _. A. creation B. semantic change C. borrowing D. collocation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall“ means _ in British English. A. four B. fell

24、 C. for D. autumn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)40.The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly 1 language.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_41.As the invading tribes took over and settled in Britain, the Celtic languages gradually 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_42.The surviving languages show var

25、ious degrees of 1 to one another.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_43.The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set: Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian; a Western set. Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_44.Scandinavian language r

26、efers to Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish and 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_45.At the end of 6th century, Latin-speaking missionaries under St. Augustine came to spread Christianity in Britain. It brought many new ideas and customs and also many 1 terms such as abbot, candle, altar, etc.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_46.After the

27、 Romans, the Germanic tribes came in great numbers. Soon they took 1 control of the land, which was to be called England.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_47.Now people generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_48.In the 9th century the land was 1 again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_49.Mid

28、dle English lasted for more than three hundred years from 1 to 1500.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_50.The four major foreign contributors to English vocabulary in earlier times are Latin, French, Scandinavian and 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_51.The English words “power“, “crime“ are derived from 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_52.In the M

29、iddle English period, the Norman Conquest started a continual flow of 1 words into English.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_53.If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of 1 endings.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_54.In modern English, word endings were mostly lost with just a few exceptions

30、because English has evolved from a synthetic language to the present 1 language.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_55.The rapid development of science and 1 contributes a lot to the vocabulary development.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)56.inflected language（分数：3.00）_57.Germanic（分数：3.00）_58.Middle English（分数：3.00）_

31、59.creation (as a mode of vocabulary development)（分数：3.00）_60.semantic change（分数：3.00）_四、B(总题数：7，分数：21.00)61.Why should students of English lexicology study Indo-European Language Family?（分数：3.00）_62.Make a tree diagram to show the family relations of the modern languages given below: Roumanian Gree

32、k Swedish English German Spanish Hindi Lithuanian Prussian Norwegian Icelandic French Breton Polish Slovenian Russian Persian Danish Dutch Italian Portuguese Scottish Bulgarian Irish（分数：3.00）_63.Explain the three different periods of the English development.（分数：3.00）_64.leornianlernenlearn Above is

33、the change of “learn“ from Old English through Middle English to Modern English. What can you conclude from the viewpoint of the development of English vocabulary?（分数：3.00）_65.As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words?（分数：3.00）_66.E

34、numerate the major modes of modern vocabulary development.（分数：3.00）_67.Identify the origins of the following words: wok, sauerkraut, thrive, dress, taboo, czar, woodoo, kangaroo, tatami, chili, minimum, alibi, shampoo, Muslin, chocolate, cotton, symphony, dress, fry, coolie, synonym, grammar, etymol

35、ogy, species, egg, they, kimono, boomerang, cloak, arena.（分数：3.00）_五、B(总题数：1，分数：9.00)68.He has been sick since this fall. Tell what “sick“ and “fall“ mean respectively and explain why they take on those meanings in modern American English.（分数：9.00）_英语词汇学自考题-19 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：39，分数

36、：39.00)1.The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and _. A. India B. the Far East C. the West Asia D. America（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 印欧语系由欧洲、近东和印度的大多数语言组成。答案为 A。2.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages,

37、which can be grouped into roughly _ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. A. 500 B. 4000 C. 300 D. 2000（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000(some put it 5000)languages, which can be grouped into roughly 300 languag

38、e families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. 据估计，世界上约有 3000 多种(有人认为有 5000 种)语言。这些语言可以根据他们的基本词汇和语法的相似性大致划为 300 个谱系。答案为 C。3.The surviving languages fall into eight principal groups. Balto-Slavic, In-do-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian belong to the _ set. A. Eastern B.

39、Southern C. Western D. Northern（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 现存的语言主要分成 8 组，其中 Balto-Slavic 波罗的斯拉夫语系，Indo-Iranian 印度伊朗语系，Armenian and Albanian 亚美尼亚和阿尔巴尼亚语系为东部分支；Celtic 凯尔特语系、Italic意大利语系、Hellenic 希腊语系、Germanic 日耳曼语系为西部分支。答案为 A。4.The following words are derived from the dead language Sanskrit except _. A. Pe

40、rsian B. Bengali C. Hindi D. Romany（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian, Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from the dead language Sanskrit. 印度-伊朗语包括波斯语、孟加拉语、印地语和吉普赛语，后 3 门语言来源于已经消亡的古梵语。答案为 A。5.All these languages have some influence on English to a gr

41、eater or lesser extent because each has _ the English vocabulary. A. borrowed words from B. enlarged words to C. decreased words to D. lent words into（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has lent words into the English

42、vocabulary. 所有这些语言都在不同程度上影响了英语，向英语输入过词汇。答案为 D。6.We find the following languages in the Celtic except _. A. Scottish B. Irish C. Danish D. Breton（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 In the Celtic, we find Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Breton, etc凯尔特语族中有苏格兰语、爱尔兰语、威尔士语和布列坦尼语等。答案为 C。7.The Balto-Slavic comprises such moder

43、n languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _. A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and Russian. 波罗的海-斯拉夫语族包括普鲁士语、立陶宛语、波兰语、捷克语、保加利亚语、斯洛文尼亚语和俄语等现