2017年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学真题

大学生自考教育中心2017年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学真题I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswer.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthestatementandblackenthecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(30%)1.EnglishlexicologyischieflyconcernedwiththebasicofwordsingeneralandofEnglishwordsinparticular.A.structuresB.relationsC.theoriesD.equivalents2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Awordisthesmallestformofalanguage.B.Awordisasoundunity.C.Awordhasagivenmeaning.D.Awordcanbeusedfreelyinasentence.3.Englishwordsmayfallintothebasicwordstockandnon-basicvocabularyby.A.notionB.usefrequencyC.originD.form4.Theworldhasabout3000languages,whichcanbegroupedintoroughly300languagefamiliesonthebasisofsimilaritiesintheirbasicwordstickand.A.grammarB.constructionC.pronunciationD.notion5.InearlyMiddleEnglishperiod,English,Latinandexistedsidebyside.大学生自考教育中心A.FrenchB.GermanC.CelticD.Danish6.Newwordsorexpressionslikegreenrevolution,spaceshuttle,moonwalkcomeintopresent-dayEnglishvocabularydueto.A.thegrowthofglobalizationB.social,economicandpoliticalchangesC.rapidgrowthofscienceandtechnologyD.theinfluenceofotherculturesandlanguages7.Forthewords,collection,idealistic,ex-prisoner,onlycollect,ideal,prisonare.A.boundmorphemesB.freemorphemesC.grammaticalwordsD.functionalwords8.Forthewordcontradiction,-dictiscalleda(n).A.freerootB.boundrootC.inflectionaffixD.derivationalaffix9.Thereisaninflectionalaffixintheword.A.rainyB.southwardC.predictD.potatoes10.ThemostproductivemeansofvocabularyexpansioninmodernEnglisharethefollowingEXCEPT.A.affixationB.compoundingC.conversionD.blending11.Ofthefollowingprefixes,isaprefixofattitude.A.pro-(pro-student)B.micro-(microcomputer)C.mis-(misconduct)D.non-(non-smoker)12.Nounslikehelp,cheatareconvertedfromverbsofthesame大学生自考教育中心form,indicating.A.stateofmindB.eventofactivityC.resultoftheactionD.doeroftheaction13.Thewordlikeairmailisa(n)word,sinceonecanfigureoutitsmeaningfromeachmorphemeoftheword.A.onomatopoeically-motivatedB.morphologically-motivatedC.semantically-motivatedD.etymologically-motivated14.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNotanonomatopoeically-motivatedword?A.miaowB.miniskirtC.cuckooD.quack15.Pregnant,expecting,intheclubcanhavethesameconceptualmeaning,butdifferintheirvalues.A.stylisticB.affectiveC.denotativeD.connotative16.Fromthediachronicpointofview,isassumedtobetheresultofgrowthanddevelopmentofthesemanticstructureofoneandsameword.A.polysemyB.homonymyC.synonymyD.antonymy17.Thedifferencebetweenrichandwealthyshowsthatsynonymsmaydifferin.A.therangeofmeaningB.degreeofintensityC.connotationD.application18.Therewasafinerocking-chairhisfatherusedtositin,anestof大学生自考教育中心smalltablesandadark,imposingbookcase.Nowallthisfurniturewastobesold,andwithithisownpast.Wecanseecoherencebyintheabovesentences.A.antonymyB.synonymyC.homonymyD.hyponymy19.Thewordaccidentoriginallymeant“event”,butnowmeans“unfortunateevent”only.Thisexampleshowsofmeanings.A.extensionB.narrowingC.degradationD.transfer20.WhichofthefollowingwordshasNOTundergoneextensionofmeaning?A.box:containermadeofboxwood→anycontainerB.layman:onewhoisnotofclergy→non-memberofanyprofessionC.busybody:busyperson→officiousandmeddlesomepersonD.citizen:citydweller→inhabitantofastateornation21.Pitifuloriginallymeant“fullofpity”,butnowhaschangedto“deservingpity”.Thisexampleshows.A.associatedtransferB.transferofsensationsC.transferbetweenabstractandconcretemeaningsD.transferbetweensubjectiveandobjectivemeanings22.Manyfamiliarwordshavedifferentmeaningswhentheyare大学生自考教育中心usedindifferentcontext.Studythefollowingsentencescarefullyanddecideinwhichsentencestagemeans“toplan,arrangeandcarryout”.A.Theunionkeptplansalivetostagenewstrikes.B.Thescientistshaveaddedanotherstagetotherocket.C.MichaelJacksonisastarofthestage,screenandtelevision.D.Ibelieveinthenationalindependenceasthefirststageofresponsibleself-government.23.Theballwasattractive.Theabovesentencehasambiguitydueto.A.polysemyB.homonymyC.antonymyD.grammaticalstructure24.isusedascontextclueinthefollowingsentence:Thevillagehadmostoftheusualamenities:apub,alibrary,apostofficeandaschool.A.DefinitionB.HyponymyC.WordstructureD.relevantdetails25.Theidiomtitfortatisnottobeturnedintotatfortit.Thisshowsthat.A.manyidiomsaregrammaticallyunanalysableB.thewordorderofidiomscannotbeinvertedorchangedC.themeaningofanidiomistoalargeextentunchangeableD.theconstituentsofanidiomcannotbedeletedoraddedto26.TheEnglishidiom“”means“somethinguselessand大学生自考教育中心unwantedbutbigandcostly”.A.whiteelephantB.fleshandbloodC.anappleofdiscordD.flyintheointment27.Therhetoricaldeviceofrhymeisusedintheidiom“”.A.roughandreadyB.wearandtearC.screamandshoutD.bagandbaggage28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Monolingualdictionariesarewritteninonelanguage.B.Bilingualdictionariesinvolvetwolanguages.C.Anunabridgeddictionaryisanunshortenedone,.D.Linguisticdictionariesconcentrateonaparticularareaoflanguageorknowledge29.InLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish,oneofentriesofthewordbloodsays:[C]olduseafashionableyoungman.TheinformationthatisNOTprovidedunderthisentryis.A.definitionB