英语词汇学试题

1英语词汇学试题IntroductionandChapter1BasicConceptsofWordsandVocabulary（练习1）I．Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.1.Morphologyisthebranchofgrammarwhichstudiesthestructureorformsofwords,primarilythroughtheuseof_________construct.A.wordB.formC.morphemeD.root2.________istraditionallyusedforthestudyoftheoriginsandhistoryoftheformandmeaningofwords.A.SemanticsB.LinguisticsC.EtymologyD.Stylistics3.ModernEnglishisderivedfromthelanguageofearly______tribes.A.GreekB.RomanC.ItalianD.Germanic4.Semanticsisthestudyofmeaningofdifferent_________levels:lexis,syntax,utterance,discourse,etc.A.linguisticB.grammaticalC.arbitraryD.semantic5.Stylisticsisthestudyofstyle.Itisconcernedwiththeuser’schoicesoflinguisticelementsinaparticular________forspecialeffectsA.situationB.contextC.timeD.place6.Lexicographyshareswithlexicologythesameproblems:theform,meaning,originsandusagesofwords,buttheyhavea_______difference.A.spellingB.semanticC.pronunciationD.pragmatic7.Terminologyconsistsof_______termsusedinparticulardisciplinesandacademicareas.A.technicalB.artisticC.differentD.academic8.__________referstothespecializedvocabulariesbywhichmembersofparticulararts,sciences,trades,andprofessionscommunicateamongthemselves.A.SlangB.JargonC.DialectalwordsD.Argot9._________belongstothesub-standardlanguage,acategorythatseemstostandbetweenthestandardgeneralwordsincludinginformalonesavailabletoeveryoneandin-groupwords.A.JargonB.ArgotC.DialectalwordsD.Slang10.Argotgenerallyreferstothejargonof_______.Itsuseisconfinedtothesub-culturalgroupsandoutsiderscanhardlyunderstandit.A.workersB.criminalsC.anypersonD.policeman11.________arewordsusedonlybyspeakersofthedialectinquestion.A.ArgotB.SlangC.JargonD.Dialectalwords12.Archaismsarewordsorformsthatwereoncein_________usebutarenowrestrictedonlytospecializedorlimiteduse.A.commonB.littleC.slightD.great13.Neologismsarenewly-createdwordsorexpressions,orwordsthathavetakenon______meanings.A.newB.oldC.badD.good14.Contentwordsdenoteclearnotionsandthusareknownas_________words.Theyincludenouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbsandnumerals.A.functionalB.notionalC.emptyD.formal15.Functionalwordsdonothavenotionsoftheirown.Therefore,theyarealsocalled_______words.Prepositions,conjunctions,auxiliariesandarticlesbelongtothiscategory.A.contentB.notionalC.emptyD.new2II.Completethefollowingstatementswithproperwordsorexpressionsaccordingtothecoursebook.16.Lexicologyisabranchoflinguistics,inquiringintotheoriginsand_____ofwords.17.Englishlexicologyaimsatinvestigatingandstudyingthe______structuresofEnglishwordsandwordequivalents,theirsemantics,relations,_____development,formationand______.18.Englishlexicologyembracesotheracademicdisciplines,suchasmorphology,______,etymology,stylistics,________.19.Therearegenerallytwoapproachestothestudyofwords,namelysynchronicand_______.20.Languagestudyinvolvesthestudyofspeechsounds,grammarand_______.III.MatchthewordsorexpressionsinColumnAwiththoseinColumnBaccordingto1)basicwordstockandnonbasicvocabulary2)contentwordsandfunctionalwords3)nativewordsandborrowedwords4)characteristicsofthebasicwordstock.AB21.Stability()A.E-mail22.Collocbility()B.aught23.Jargon()C.por24.Argot()D.upon25.Notionalwords()E.hypo26.Neologisms()F.atheart27.Aliens()G.man28.Semantic-loans()H.dip29.Archaisms()I.fresh30.Emptywords()J.emirIV.Studythefollowingwordsorexpressionsandidentify1)characteristicsofthebasicwordstock2)typesofnonbasicvocabulary.31.dogcheap()32achangeofheart()33.can-opener()34.Roger()35.bottomline()36.penicillin()37.auld()38.futurology()39.brethren()40.take()V.Definethefollowingterms.41.word42.Denizens43.Aliens44.Translation-loans45.Semantic-loansVI.AnswerthefollowingQuestions46.Illustratetherelationshipbetweensoundandmeaning,soundandformwithexamples.47.Whatarethemaincharacteristicsofthebasicword-stock?Illustrateyourpointswithexamples.48.Givethetypesofnonbasicvocabularywithexamples.VII.Analyzeandcommentonthefollowing.49.Classifythefollowingwordsandpointoutthetypesofwordsaccordingtonotion.earth,cloud,run,walk,on,of,upon,be,frequently,the,five,but,a,never.50.GroupthefollowingborrowedwordsintoDenizens,Aliens,Translation-loans,Semantic-loans.Dream,pioneer,kowtow,bazaar,lama,master-piece,port,shirtKeytoExercises:I.1.A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological,historical,usages18.semantics,lexicography19.diachronic20.vocabulary3III.21.G22.F23.E24.H25.C26.A27.J28.I29.B30.DIV.31.thebasicwordstock;productivity32.thebasicwordstock;collocability33.thebasicwordstock;argot34.nonbasicwordstock;slang35.nonbasicwordstock;jargon36.nonbasicwordstock;terminology37.nonbasicwordstock;dialectalwords38.nonbasicwordstock,neologisms39.nonbasicwordstock;archaisms40.thebasicwordstock;polysemyV-----VI.(seethecoursebook)VII.49.Contentwords:earth,clould,run,walk,frequently,never,fiveFunctionalwords:on,of,upon,be,the,but,a.50.Denizens:port,shirt,Aliens:bazaar,kowtowTranslation-loans:lama,masterpieceSemantic-loans:dream,pioneerChapter2TheDevelopmentoftheEnglishVoca