[自考类试卷]2011年4月全国自考(英语词汇学)真题试卷及答案与解析.doc
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1、2011 年 4 月全国自考(英语词汇学)真题试卷及答案与解析一、单项选择题1 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 English2 The definition of a word comprises the following points _ . ( ) (1) a minimal fre
2、e form of a language (2) a sound unity (3) a unit of meaning (4) a form that can function alone in a sentence(A)(1) and (2)(B) (1) (2) and (3)(C) (2) (3) and (4)(D)(1) (2) (3) and (4)3 Words of the basic word stock can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and
3、affixes, e. g. foot is the father of football, footage and footprint. This demonstrates that one of the characteristics of the words of the basic stock is_ . ( )(A)productivity(B) polysemy(C) stability(D)collocability4 The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe,
4、the Near East, and_. ( )(A)India(B) the Far East(C) the West Asia(D)America5 In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek and_classics. This is known in history as the Renaissance. ( )(A)India(B) German(C) Roman(D)Chinese6 Which of the following statement
5、s 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 pres
6、ent-day English is creation of new words by means of word-formation.7 The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is _. ( )(A)morpheme(B) affixes(C) root(D)stem8 There is/are_monomorphemic word(s) in the following words: hot, dog, feet, matches. ( )(A)1(B) 2(C) 3(D)49 The plural morphe
7、me “-s“ is pronounced as /s/ in the following words EXCEPT_. ( )(A)packs(B) bags(C) cheats(D)ships10 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English vocabulary are produced through_. ( )(A)affixation(B) clipping(C) compounding(D)shortening11 The formation of new words by converting words of o
8、ne class to another class is called_. ( )(A)prefixation(B) suffixation(C) acronymy(D)conversion12 The method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes is called_. ( )(A)back-formation(B) clipping(C) blending(D)suffixation13 _ accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and it
9、s meaning. ( )(A)Sense(B) Motivation(C) Concept(D)Reference14 By_motivation, we mean that the meaning of a particular word is related to its origin. ( )(A)onomatopoeic(B) morphological(C) semantic(D)etymological15 In English there are_ types of motivation that concerns the relationship between the s
10、ign and meaning. ( )(A)2(B) 3(C) 4(D)516 What is a common feature peculiar to all natural languages? ( )(A)Suffixation.(B) Variation.(C) Allomorph.(D)Polysemy.17 Red, scarlet, mauve, violet, lavender, pansy, black, purple, etc, make up the field of “colours“. ( )(A)stylistic(B) semantic(C) elliptic(
11、D)syntactic18 What is applicable to contradictory terms of some antonyms may NOT be applicable to their terms. ( )(A)connotative(B) collocative(C) relative(D)negative19 When a common word is turned into a proper noun, the meaning is accordingly. ( )(A)related(B) narrowed(C) created(D)suggested20 Whi
12、ch of the following words was used during the American Civil War to refer to those northerners who were secretly aiding the South? ( )(A)Rattlesnake.(B) Villain.(C) Informer.(D)Copperhead.21 People change word-meaning owing to various_motives: love, respect, courtesy, suspicion, pessimism, sarcasm,
13、irony, contempt, hatred, etc. ( )(A)psychological(B) social(C) communicative(D)lexical22 In a narrow sense, context refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears and is known as_context. ( )(A)non-linguistic(B) linguistic(C) grammatical(D)lexical23 Which of the following is one of
14、the main functions of verbal context? ( )(A)Elimination of ambiguity.(B) Indication of referents.(C) Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.(D)All the above.24 Which of the following is NOT true about extra-linguistic context? ( )(A)It can be subdivided into grammatical context and non-lingui
15、stic context.(B) It refers to physical situation or environment relating to the use of words.(C) It embraces the people, time and place.(D)It may extend to embrace the entire cultural background.25 The idiom “fall into good hands“ is a_ as far as figures of speech are concerned. ( )(A)synecdoche(B)
16、metaphor(C) metonymy(D)personification26 “Flesh and blood“ is an idiom_ in nature. ( )(A)verbal(B) nominal(C) adjectival(D)adverbial27 The change of idiom “velvet paws“ from the original form is_. ( )(A)replacement(B) position-shifting(C) addition(D)shortening28 American dictionaries generally use_t
17、o mark the pronunciation. ( )(A)British Phonetic Alphabet(B) American Phonetic Alphabet(C) International Phonetic Alphabet(D)Websters Phonetic Alphabet29 Which of the following dictionaries is NOT a specialized dictionary? ( )(A)The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology.(B) Chambers Encyclopaedic E
18、nglish Dictionary.(C) Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.(D)Websters New Dictionary of Synonyms.30 Usage notes of the dictionary explain_. ( )(A)the slight difference between words of similar meanings(B) difficult points of grammar and style(C) important British and American differences(D)all the a
19、bove二、填空题31 The general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over one_words.32 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 terms such as abbot, candle, altar, etc.3
20、3 The forms that are attached to words or word elements to modify meaning or function are_34 The process of changing the word “possible“ into “impossible“ is called_35 The synonymous pair “diepass away“ has the same _ but different stylistic values.36 Semantically, all_are related in one way or anot
21、her.37 Fortuitous formerly denoted “happening by chance“, “accidental“ and later took on the meaning “fortunate“ probably by _ because the two words look similar.38 The sentence “He is a hard businessman“ is ambiguous due to_.39 The characteristic of idioms-_unity can be reflected by the understandi
22、ng of such idiom as “rain cats and dogs“.40 Definition, extra column and usage_are the Unique features of Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary (1987).三、名词解释41 jargon42 derivational affix43 grammatical meaning44 associated transfer45 variations of idioms四、简答题46 leornianlernenlearn Above is the
23、 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?47 Both initialisms and acronyms are formed to a certain extent from initial letters. Is there any difference between them? Illustrate your
24、point with examples.48 What is the appropriate antonym for acute in the following statement? She got an acute pain in her back.49 What are contextual clues? Guess the meaning of the word underlined in the following sentence and tell what contextual clues have helped you in arriving at the meaning. (
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