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1、广东外语外贸大学公开学院英语词汇学试卷 （A 卷） Open University Examination for C020501 ENGLISH LEXICOLOGY 18 December 2007 Time allowed: 90 minutes PLEASE MARK YOUR ANSWERS ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.
2、 1. There are two approaches to the study of polysemy. They are _. A. primary and secondary B. central and peripheral C. diachronic and synchronic D. formal and functional 2. Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms? A. Colloquial B. Slang C. Negative D. Literary 3. Synonyms can b
3、e classified into two major groups, that is: A. absolute and relative B. absolute and complete C. relative and near D. complete and identical 4. In the early period of Middle English, English, _ existed side by side. A. Celtic and Danish B. Danish and French C. Latin and Celtic D. French and Latin 5
4、. A monomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single _ morpheme. A. formal B. concrete C. free D. bound 6. Which of the following groups of words in NOT onomatopoeically motivated? A. croak, drum B. squeak, bleat C. buzz, neigh D. bang, trumpet 7. LDCE is distinctive for its A. clear grammar c
5、odes B. usage notes C. language notes D. all of the above 8. From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to A. German B. French C. Scottish D. Irish 9. Which of the following is NOT an acronym? A. TOEFL B. ODYSSEY C. BASIC D. CCTV 10. In the course-book, the author lists _ typ
6、es of context clues for inferring word meaning. A. eight B. six C. seven D. five 11. Sources of homonyms include A. changes in sound and spelling B. borrowing C. shortening D. all of the above 12. The written form of English is a(n) _ representation of the spoken form. A. selective B. adequate C. im
7、perfect D. natural 13. Structurally a _ is the smallest meaningful unit of a language. A. morpheme B. stem C. word D. compound 14. Unlike affixes, _ are often free morphemes. A. suffixes B. prefixes C. inflectional morphemes D. roots 15. The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary
8、in earlier times were French, Latin, _. A. Scandinavian and Italian B. Greek and Scandinavian C. Celtic and Greek D. Italian and Spanish 16. _ is used in particular discipline and academic areas. A. Jargon B. Terminology C. Slang D. Argot 17. Word formation excludes _. A. affixation and compounding
9、B. conversion and shortening C. clipping, acronymy and blending D. repetition and alliteration 18. The differences between compounds and free phrases show in _ aspects. A. phonetic B. semantic C. grammatical D. all the above 19. “Mouth” in “the mouth of river” is _. A. onomatopoetically motivated B.
10、 morphologically motivated C. semantically motivated D. etymologically motivated 20. Radiation and concatenation are different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation _ concatenation. A. is behind B. precedes C. is with D. makes up for 21. Of the modes of word-meaning cha
11、nges, _ are the most common. A. elevation and transfer B. narrowing and degradation C. extension and narrowing D. degradation and transfer 22. The chief function of prefixation is to _. A. change meanings of the stems B. change the word-class of the stem C. change grammatical function D. all the abo
12、ve 23. A concept has _ referring expressions. A. one B. many C. a few D. none of the above 24. Forms and functions of idioms are _. A. identical B. not identical C. different D. not necessarily identical 25. The most important sources of synonyms are perhaps _. A. dialects and regional English B. bo
13、rrowing C. figurative and euphemistic use of words D. coincidence with idiomatic expressions 26. The overwhelming majority of blends are _. A. verbs B. nouns C. adjectives D. adverbial 27. The “de-” in “decompose” is a(n) _ prefix. A. negative B. pejorative C. reversative D. orientation 28. Old Engl
14、ish has a vocabulary of about _ words. A. 30,000 to 40,000 B. 40,000 to 50,000 C. 50,000 to 60,000 D. 60,000 to 70,000 29. _ is right. A. Root and stem are identical B. Root includes stem C. Root and stem are completely different D. Stem includes root 30. The conversion of two syllable nouns into ve
15、rbs involves a change of _. A. spelling B. pronunciation C. stress D. function 31. _ are contrary antonyms. A. True and false B. Rich and poor C. Parent and child D. Male and female 32. _ is used in the idiom “live by ones pen”. A. Metonymy B. synecdoche C. Metaphor D. Personification 33. Free morphemes and free roots are _. A. identical B. different C.
