全国2011年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.(30%)1.Grammariansinsistthatawordbea__________formthatcanfunctioninasentence.()A.smallB.largeC.fixedD.free2.IntheearlieststageofEnglish,thewrittenformofawordshould________thatoftheoralform.()A.agreewithB.disagreewithC.bethesameasD.bedifferentfrom3.____________consistsoftechnicaltermsusedinparticulardisciplinesandacademicareasasinmedicine,mathematics,etc.()A.TerminologyB.JargonC.SlangD.Argot4.Social,economicandpoliticalchangesbringaboutsuchnewwordsasthefollowingsEXCEPT_________.()A.fastfoodB.TVdinnerC.MaojacketsD.Watergate5.RevivingarchaicwordsalsocontributestothegrowthofEnglishvocabulary.Forinstance,“loan”,whichwasprevalentinthethirteenthcentury,wasreplacedby“__________”inAmericanEnglish.()A.ownB.letC.rentD.lend6.IfwesaythatOldEnglishwasalanguageof__________endings,MiddleEnglishwasoneofleveledendings.()A.fullB.shortC.longD.paralleled7.Thepluralmorpheme“-s”ispronouncedas/z/inthefollowingwordsEXCEPT______________.()A.bottlesB.eggsC.zoosD.maps8.Thereis/are_____________freemorphemicword(s)inthefollowingwords:wind,man,reddish,collection.()A.lB.2C.3D.49.ThefollowingwordshaveinflectionalaffixesEXCEPT____________.()A.likesB.dislikeC.likingD.liked10.Themostproductivemeansofword-formationarethefollowingEXCEPT_______________.()A.affixationB.blendingC.compoundingD.conversion11.Prefixesgenerallydonotchangethe__________ofthestem.()A.meaningB.formC.wordclassD.pronunciation12.Theword“dorm”isformedby_________clipping.()A.backB.frontC.phraseD.frontandback13.Theword“reading-lamp”is_______motivated.()A.onomatopoeicallyB.morphologicallyC.semanticallyD.etymologically14.Thesynonymouspairof“ask-question”hasthesame___________.()A.motivationB.valueC.functionD.concept15.Inthesentence“Eastorwest,homeisbest”,“home”hasits__________meaningof“family,safety,love”,etc.()A.grammaticalB.connotativeC.stylisticD.collocative16.Semantically,awordwhichisrelatedtootherwordsisrelatedtothemin____________。()A.senseB.spellingC.morphemeD.rootandstem17._____________,thederivedmeanings,nomatterhowmany,aresecondaryincomparison.()A.SynchronicallyB.DiachronicallyC.EtymologicallyD.Onomatopoeically18.Theantonymsusedintheproverb“Speechissilver;silenceisgolden”are____________.()A.speech-silenceB.golden-silverC.speech-silverD.silence-golden19.InShakespeareanline‘Ratsandmiceandsuchsmalldeer’,‘6deer’obviouslydesignates‘animal’ingeneral.Therefore‘deer’isatypicalexampleof_________.()A.extensionB.elevationC.narrowingD.degradation20.Observationshowsthatitismuchmorecommonforwordmeaningstochangeindenotationfromneutralto____________thanitisforthemtogotheotherway.()A.importantB.agreeableC.respectiveD.pejorative21.Amongthefollowingwordsonly“________”expressesthepropertyofelevation.()A.lustB.criticizeC.knightD.silly22.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthemainfunctionsofcontext?()A.Eliminationofambiguity.B.Indicationforreferents.C.Understandingofculturalbackground.D.Provisionofcluesforinferringword-meaning.23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacontextclue?()A.Definition.B.Example.C.Synonymy.D.Sentencestructure.24.Thesentence“Theballwasattractive”isambiguousdueto_______________.()A.grammaticalstructureB.lexicalcontextC.homonymyD.polysemy25.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthecharacteristicsofidioms?()A.Semanticunity.B.Lexicalmanipulation.C.Phoneticunity.D.Structuralvariation.26.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftherhetoriccharacteristicsofidiomsingeneral?()A.Stylisticfeatures.B.Syntacticalfeatures.C.Rhetoricalfeatures.D.Occasionalvariations.27.Theidiom“bedofdust”isa___________asfarasfiguresofspeechareconcerned.()A.simileB.metaphorC.metonymyD.personification28.CollinsCOBUILDEnglishLanguageDictionaryisa(n)_____________dictionary.()A.unabridgedB.deskC.pocketD.encyclopedic29.Whenwechooseadictionary,weshouldnotpayattentiontowhetheritis_____________.()A.monolingualorbilingualB.generalorspecializedC.earlyorlateD.unabridgedorabridged30.ReaderswillusuallyfindinageneraldictionarythefollowingareasofinformationofawordEXCEPT_______________.()A.spellingB.definitionC.pronunciationD.differencewithitssynonymsII.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.(15%)31.Thejargonofcriminalsisgenerallyreferredas_____________.32.FromthehistoricaloverviewoftheEnglishvocabulary,thelanguagespokenfrom1150to1500iscalled_____________English.33.Themorphemeisthesmallest_____________unitinthecompositionofwords.34.Theformationofnewwordsbyjoiningtwoormorestemsiscalled__________________.35.Unlikeconceptualmeaning,__________________meaningisopen-endedandindeterminate.36.Fromthe_______________pointofview,polysemyisassumedtobetheresultofgrowthanddevelopmentofthesemanticstructureofoneandsameword.37.Changinginword______________hasneverceasedsincethelanguagecameintobeingandwillcontinueinthefuture.38.Basedonthe______________________context,wecandeterminethemeaningof“dotheflowers”as“arrangetheflowers”.39.Thestylisticfeaturesofidiomsare_______________