自学考试英语词汇学历年真题.doc

(完整版)自学考试英语词汇学历年真题2001年4月自考全国英语词汇学试卷第一部分 选择题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（30%)1. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example A。 lewd ignorantB. silly foolishC。 last pleasureD。 knave boy2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of： A. humourB。 sarcasmC. ridiculeD。 all the above3。 The four major modes of semantic change are _. A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradationB。 extension, generalization， elevation and degradationC。 extension, narrowing， specialization and degradationD。 extension, elevation， amelioration and degradation4。 The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _. A. synecdocheB。 metonymyC. substitutionD. metaphor5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _. A. adjectivesB。 attributesC。 modifiersD. words6。 Grammatical context refers to _ in which a word is used。 A。 vocabularyB。 grammarC. semantic patternD。 syntactic structure7。 In the idiom in good feather， we change good into high， full without changing meaning。This change of constituent is known as _ 。 A. additionB。 replacementC. positionshiftingD. variation8。 The word laconic is _. A。 onomatopoeically motivatedB。 morphologically motivatedC。 semantically motivatedD。 etymologically motivated9. CCELD is distinctive for its _. A。 clear grammar codesB. language notesC. usage notesD。 extra columns10.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping？ A。 DormB. motelC. GentD。 Zoo11.Old English has a vocabulary of about _ words。 A. 30,000 to 40，000B。 50，000 to 60，000C。 70，000 to 80，000D。 80，000 to 90,00012. _ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. A. RootsB。 StemsC. AffixesD. Compounds13。 Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2，500 words of _ in the Middle English period. A. Dutch originB。 Danish originC. Latin originD. Greek origin14。 A word is a symbol that _ . A. is used by the same speech communityB。 represents something else in the worldC。 is both simple and complex in natureD。shows different ideas in different sounds15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _。 A. are complex words.B。 are technical wordsC。 refer to the commonest things in life.D. denote the most important concepts。第二部分 非选择题II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book(10）16. The same idiom may show _ differences when it is used in different meanings including affective meaning。17. LDCE is a _ dictionary。18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _.19。 The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called _。20。 Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability， but have limited _.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)types of meaning changes；2）types of meaning;3）language branches and 4)features of idioms（10）21. grammatical meaning （ ）A. Scottish22。 readinglamp （ ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl23. pen （ )C。 morphologically motivated24。 alliteration （ ) D. head of a state25。 difference in connotation （ )E. answer/ respond26. elevation （ )F。 etymologically motivated27. degradation ( )G。 garage （ a place for storing cars)28. narrowing （ )H. thing (any object or event)29。 extension （ ）I. part of speech30. Celtic （ ） J. knave （a dishonest person）IV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined;2)types of word formations;3）types of meaning and 4)types of meaning of idioms。（10)31. heart and soul ( )32。 fathermale parent ( ）33. motherfemale parent ( )34。 citybred （ ）35. lip-reading to lip-read ( )36. headache ( ）37. antecedent ( )38。 preview （ )39. receive （ ）40. called （ ）V。 Define the following terms(10)41。 specialized dictionary42. collocative meaning43. transfer44. morpheme45。 old EnglishVI。 Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below。(12%）46。Whats the fundamental difference between radiation and concatenation? Illustrate your points。47。 What is dismembering?48。 What is collocative meaning? Give one example to illustrate your point。VII. Analyze and comment on the following。 Write your answers in the space given below。（18%)49。 The pen is mightier than the sword。Explain what pen and sword mean respectively using the theory of motivation.50. Study the following sentence, paying special attention to the words in italics. If you find anything wrong， please explain why and then improve the sentence.（100 words）The police were ordered to stop drinking about midnight.英语词汇学试题参考答案第一部分 选择题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。 (30)1。 B 2. D3。 A4。 B5。 A6. D 7。 B 8。 D 9. D 10. B11. B 12. C 13. A 14。 B 15. C第二部分 非选择题II。 Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book。 （10）16。 stylistic17.monolingual18。semantic opposition19. degradation 或 pejoration20。productivity and collocabilityIII。 Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of meaning changes；2)types of meaning；3)language branches and 4) features of idioms. (10）21. I 22. C 23. F 24。 B 25. E26。 D 27。 J 28. G 29. H 30. AIV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1） types of bound morphemes underlined；2) types of word formation；3）types of meaning and 4） types of meaning of idioms。(10%）31。 adverb idiom/ idiom adverbial in nature32. conceptual meaning33。 conceptual meaning34. n+ved35。 backformation36. n+v37. bound root38. prefix39. bound root40. inflectional affix/morphemeV. Define the following terms.(10)41. Specialized dictionary refers to a dictionary which concentrates on a particular area of language or knowledge. （内容1。5分;语言0.5分)42。 Collocative meaning is that part of the word meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. (内容1。5分;语言0.5分)43. Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic transfer.44. the minimal meaningful unit of a language.45。 the language used in England from 450 to 1150。VI。 Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（12%）46。 要点： Radiation Concatenationi) primary meaning i） first senseii）次要意义由主要意义辐射 ii）由此意义连续转换;特点为链接iii）名词语义互不依赖 iii)最后意义与第一意义失去联系的迹象47. 要点：（1）break up an idiom into pieces(2分)（2)an unusual case of using idioms（1分）（3）in literature or popular press for special effect(1分）注：语言扣分不得超过1分(语法扣1分，拼写扣0.5分）48。 Collocative meaning consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation。 In other words, it is that part of the wordmeaning suggested by words before or after the word in discussion. For example, pretty and handsome share the conceptual meaning of good looking， but are distinguished by the range of nouns they collocate with:pretty handsomeVII。 Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. （18%)49. 答案要点1)Motivation accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.(2分)2）Semantic motivation， one of the four major types of motivation, explains the connection between the literal sense and figurative sense of the word。(3分)3）In this sentence， pen reminds one of the tool to write with， thus suggesting writing; sword reminds one of the weapon to fight with, thus suggesting war。（4分）50.要点：(1）it is ambiguous（2分）(2)ambiguity caused by the structure（2分)(3）stop drinking can be understood as1）police stop drinking by themselves (1分 )2）police stop people drinking （1分）(4)improvement（3分)1)The police were ordered to stop people drinking about midnight。2)The police were ordered to stop drinking by themselves about midnight.全国2002年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码：00832第一部分 选择题.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。（30）1.According to the degree of similarity, homonyms can be classified into( ) A。 perfect homonyms B. homonyms C. homophones D。 all the above2。Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example( ) A. ad for “advertisement B。 dish for “food C. fond for “affectionate” D。 an editorial for “an editorial article3。It is a general belief that the meaning does not exist in the word itself, but it rather spreads over( ） A. the readers interpretation B. the neighbouring words C. the writers intention D. the etymology of the word4。Which of the following is a prefix of time and order? A。 extra- B。 pro- C。 re- D。 semi-5。Which of the following dictionaries is not a specialized dictionary? A. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology B. Chambers Encyclopedic English Dictionary C。 Longmont Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs D。 Websters New Dictionary of Synonyms6.Which of the following statements is Not true？ A。 Reference is the relationship between language and the world. B. The relationship between a word and its referent is arbitrary. C. Concept is universal to all men alike。 D。 Sense denotes the relationships outside the language。7。The words which occur before or after a word and may affect its meaning form( ） A。 physical context B。 grammatical context C。 lexical context D。 linguistic context8.Smith is an architect。 He designed World Trade Center。 The clue provided in the context is（ ) A. definition B。 explanation C。 example D。 hyponym9。The term ”vocabulary” is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPT that( ) A. it can refer to the common core of a language B。 it can refer to the total number of the words in a language C. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical period D. it can stand for words in given dialect or field10.The idiom ”a dark horse” is a( ） A。 simile B. metaphor C. metonymy D. personification11。An idiom differs from a free phrase in that the former is ( ) and the latter is not. A。 structurally changeable B。 semantically analyzable C。 structurally fixed D. easily understood12.We can work out the meaning of heliocentric and geocentric according to( ） A。 morphological structure B. relevant details C。 grammatical structure D. physical context13.What causes the ambiguity of the sentence I like Mary better than Janet”? ( ) A. Vocabulary B。 Situation C。 Structure D。 None of the above14.Early Modern English refers to the language spoken（ ) A. from 1066 to 1500 B. from 1150 to 1500 C. from 1500 to 1700 D。 from 1600 to 180015.Affixes added to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are known as ( ) A. bound roots B. free morphemes C. inflectional morphemes D。 derivational affixes第二部分 非选择题。Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%)16._meaning refers to the part of speech, tenses of verbs, etc.17。The word _has the old meaning ”servant and the elevated meaning ”head of a ministry.18。The relationship between sound and meaning is arbitrary or _.19。When a word with more than one meaning is used in unclear context， it creates _。20.Almost all affixes are _morphemes because few can be used as independent words。.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 5)motivation.(10） A B21.reiteration ( ) A。 high and low22。repetition （ ) B. pick and choose23。juxtaposition （ ） C. face to face24。perfect homonym （ ） D。 Failure is the mother of success。25.personification ( ） E。 hiss26。portus ( ） F. bear; beare ( ） G. twitter28.heart ( ) H。 cat29。birds （ ) I. port30。snakes ( ) J. heart and soul.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1）types of context clues; 2)types of word formation; 3）types of word-meaning changes and 4)rhetorical features of idioms.(10)31。making a restatement of a new word or concept in familiar words （ )32.sitcom ( ）33.the usual amenities such as a pub， a post office and a school （ ）34。form cradle to grave ( )35.might and main ( ）36。fax ( )37。disobey,impolite， ( ）38。hussy：housewife”a woman of low morals（ )39.disease:discomfort”illness（ ）40.fond：”foolishaffectionate( ）。Define the following terms.(10)41。dictionary42.pejoration43。idioms nominal in nature44.Germanic45。allomorph。Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short。 Write your answers in the space given below.(12%）46。What are the stylistic features of idioms？47. How would you explain the difference between back formation and suffixation？ Give examples to illustrate your point.48. How do you distinguish inflectional affixes and derivational affixes