轉(zhuǎn)載英語(yǔ)詞匯學(xué)復(fù)習(xí)題

1、轉(zhuǎn)載 英語(yǔ)詞匯學(xué)復(fù)習(xí)題原文地址：英語(yǔ)詞匯學(xué)復(fù)習(xí)題作者：fang Decide whether the following statements are true or false.Circle Tor Fas you see fit on your answer sheet.(10%)1.The basic word stock of alanguage is changing rapidly all the time.2.A free morpheme is aword in the traditional sense.3.The total number of functional wor

2、ds is very limited in English.4.Every English word has its motivation.5.All the affixes in English are very productive.6.The meaning of aword,especially that of apolysemous word,is often determined by the context in which it appears.7.Some synonyms are connected with euphemisms and vulgarisms.8.The

3、interaction between American English and British English is largely from west to east nowadays.9.If anative word has aborrowed synonym,the foreign word is always more literary than the native one.10.A synchronic dictionary is adictionary of contemporary words.II.The following are multiple-choice que

4、stions.Mark your answer by circling A,B,C or Don your answer sheet.(20%)11.The history of the English language began with the conquest and settlement of what is now England by the _.(A)Romans(B)Danish(C)Angles,Saxons and Jutes(D)Normans 12.The sentenceFeeling fatigued,Tom retired earlyis stylistical

5、ly _.(A)colloquial(B)slangy(C)literary(D)neutral 13.A morpheme is atwo-facet language unit,which possesses both _.(A)function and meaning(B)letters and meaning(C)syllable and meaning(D)sound and meaning 14.A hybrid is aword made up of elements belonging to two or more _.(A)foreign languages(B)differ

6、ent languages(C)Germanic languages(D)Romance languages 15.In English the most productive type of conversion is conversion _.(A)from verb to adjective(B)from adjective to noun(C)from noun to adjective(D)from noun to verb 16.The majority of back-formed words are _.(A)nouns(B)adjectives(C)verbs(D)adver

7、bs 17.Statesmanis an appreciative word whereaspoliticianis a_.(A)colloquial word(B)derogatory word(C)purr word(D)neutral word 18.Happyandunhappyare _.(A)non-gradable antonyms(B)root antonyms(C)derivational antonyms(D)conversives 19.The language brought to North America by the British explorers in th

8、e seventeenth century belongs to the early stage of _.(A)Old English(B)Middle English(C)Modern English(D)Contemporary English 20.Corpseoriginally meant the human body.Now it means adead body.This is acase of _.(A)restriction of meaning(B)extension of meaning(C)degeneration of meaning(D)elevation of

9、meaning III.Decide whether each of the following words is aA)simple word,B)compound word,C)derived word or D)shortened form.Mark your answer on the answer sheet.21.taxi 22.lady 23.modernize 24.eager 25.friendship 26.warship 27.German 28.Frenchman 29.crocodile 30.photo IV.Explain the following terms

10、with appropriate examples.Do it on the answer sheet.(10%)31.allomorph 32.derivation V.Give ashort answer to the following questions.Do it on the answer sheet.(30%)33.The mean ing of aploysemous word is often determined by the linguistic context in which it appears.Illustrate this point with examples

11、.34.What are the four commonest tendencies of the change of word meaning?VI.Give alonger answer(150-200 words)to the following question.Do it on the answer sheet.(20%)35.How are antonyms classified in English?I.Decide whether the following statements are true or false.Circle Tor Fas you see fit on y

12、our answer sheet.(10%)1.All the words in alanguage together constitute what is known as its basic word stock.2.Greek borrowings in English are mostly words about things in daily life.3.The English vocabulary is extremely homogeneous.4.Content words as aclass are used more frequently than function wo

13、rds.5.Inflectional affixes have only grammatical meanings.6.Root,stem and base refer to the same thing.7.The prefixde-is polysemic.8.There is an intrinsic connection between the sound symbol and the sense of all English words.9.Impossibleexpresses astronger negation thannot possible.10.When an idiom

14、 is reworded,its sense is usually destroyed.II.Choose the correct answer.Mark your choice on the answer sheet.(20%)11.Middle English began with the _conquest of England in 1066.a.Greek b.Norman c.Danish d.Roman 12.New words in alanguage are also referred to as _.a.archaisms b.neologisms c.colloquial

15、isms d.euphemisms 13.The wordstretchedis made up of two _.a.vowels b.morphemes c.syllables d.phonemes 14.The suffix-lingas inhirelingandweaklinghas a_ shade of meaning.a.poetic b.euphemistic mendatory d.derogatory 15.Which of the following is an acronym?a.OPEC b.CIA c.ISBN d.FBI 16.Bankhas the

16、meaning ofland along the side of ariveranda place in which money is kept and paid out.This is an example of _.a.polysemy b.homonymy c.hyponymy d.homophony 17.Sow(put seeds in soil)andsow(a fully grown female pig)are _.a.homophones b.homographs c.hyponyms d.perfect synonyms 18.Journeyoriginally meant

17、a days walk.Now it meansdistance traveled.This is acase of _.a.generalization b.specialization c.pejoration d.amelioration 19.The branch of linguistics treating of word origins is called _.a.grammatology b.phraseology c.lexicology d.etymology 20.The root-tainas in maintain,retainanddetainmeans _.a.t

18、o hold b.to give c.to get d.to put III.Examines the following words and decide whether each of them is a：(A)simple word,(B)derived word,(C)compound word or,(D)shortened word.(10%)21.memo 26.radish 22.lady 27.tiger 23.workman 28.childhood 24.worker 29.teapot 25.reddish 30.ugli fy IV.Explain the follo

19、wing terms,giving appropriate examples.Write your answer on the answer sheet.(15%)31.conversion 32.bound morpheme 33.elevation of meaning V.Give abrief answer to the following questions.Write it on your answer sheet.(20%)34.What is the difference between polysemy and homonymy?35.Say something about

20、the motivation of English words.VI.Expound the following question in about 200 words.Write it in the space provided on your answer sheet.(25%)Grammatical Meaning and Lexical Meaning I.Some of the following statements are true,and the others false.Mark your answer by writing Tor Fon your answer sheet

21、.(10%)1.The transitional period from Old English to Modern English is known as Middle English(1100-1500),which is characterized by the strong influence of French.2.Words of Anglo-Saxon origin are loan words.3.An allomorph is the minimal meaningful unit of the English language.4.Today the largest num

22、ber of new words are formed by compounding.5.Acronymy and derivation are all processes of shortening words or word groups.6.Genuine coinage is not rare.7.Componential analysis enables us to have an exact knowledge of the conceptual meaning of words.8.Polysemy is an essential feature of alanguages ec

23、onomy and efficiency.9.Homophones are words identical in spelling but different in meaning.10.All words have antonyms.II.The following are multiple-choice questions.Mark your answer by writing A,B,C,or Don your answer sheet.(20%)11.A _of sheep is grazing in the fields.(A)flock(B)herd(C)shoal(D)swarm

24、 12.When you have aproblem in your study,you may ask the teacher for help.Askhere means _.(A)invite(B)demand(C)require(D)request 13.He is one of my fast friends.Fasthere means _.(A)rapid(B)steadfast(C)secure(D)sensitive 14.Marriedandsingleform apair of _.(A)conversives(B)complementary antonyms(C)gra

25、dable antonyms(D)marked antonyms 15._ is not apair of homophones.(A)air,heir(B)dear,deer(C)son,sun(D)tear,tear 16.The idiomatic expression inmy old man has kicked the bucketmeans _.(A)my daddy has struck apail with his feet(B)my old buddy has gone to get the bucket(C)my old father has passed away(D)

26、my old pail has been damaged 17._ is not aBritish expression.(A)tube(B)pub(C)rai lroad(D)taxi 18.The prefix in the word _does not change it to adifferent word-class.(A)endanger(B)unearth(C)antiwar(D)unfair 19.Donateresulting fromdonationis an example of _.(A)clipping(B)compounding(C)reduplication(D)

27、back-formation 20._ is not apair of contrasting words.(A)High,bright(B)Empty,full(C)Rough,gentle(D)Fair,dark III.Decide whether each of the following words is aA)simple word,B)compound word,C)derived word or D)shortened form.Mark your answer on the answer sheet.21.handwriting 26.microwave 22.ordinar

28、y 27.plane 23.defrost 28.airline 24.retire 29.blackboard 25.exam 30.unable IV.Explain the following terms with appropriate examples.Do it on the answer sheet.(10%)31.polysemy 32.neoclassical formation V.Give ashort answer to the following questions.Do it on the answer sheet.(30%)33.What is the diffe

29、rence between afree root and abound root?34.Explain compounding and derivation and the difference between them.VI.Give alonger answer(150-200 words)to the following question.Do it on the answer sheet.(20%)35.What are the causes of the rapid growth of present-day English vocabulary?I.Some of the foll

30、owing statements are true,and the others false.Mark your answer by writing Tor Fon your answer sheet.(10%)1.The history of the English language begins with the conquest and settlement of what is now England by the Angles,Saxons and the Jutes from about 450 AD.2.The allomorphs of amorpheme show aslig

31、ht difference in sound and meaning.3.The three major processes of word-formation are compounding,blending and conversion.4.Acronyms differ from initialisms in that they are pronounced as words.5.The denotative meaning of aword is its definition given in adictionary.6.Polysemy is the exception and mo

32、nosemy is the rule.7.Homonyms are words different in meaning but identical in spelling or sound.8.When aword has several meanings,it will demand aseparate antonym in each sense.9.When we say context determines the word sense,we mean that it gives asense to the word.10.Idioms are usually semantically

33、 opaque.II.The following are multiple-choice questions.Mark you ranswer by writing A,B,C,or Don your answer sheet.(20%)11.The English language has vast debts.The majority of English words are borrowed from _.(A)Italian,Spanish and Portuguese(B)Anglo-Saxon and Celtic(C)Latin,French and Greek(D)Hebrew

34、,Indian and Japanese 12.tainincontainis _.(A)a free root(B)a bound root(C)an inflectional affix(D)a derivational affix 13._ is not acompound.(A)Airmail(B)Headache(C)Housekeeping(D)Telephone 14.Among the words in brackets,_ is anoun converted from averb.(A)It is agood(buy).(B)Tom went(home)early.(C)T

35、he workers(canned)apples.(D)The book is a(must)for students.15.TOEFLis an example of _.(A)initialism(B)blending(C)acronym(D)clipping 16.The group of words _are not synonyms.(A)agony,pain,twinge(B)holy,sacred,consecrated(C)rage,fury,indignation(D)doubt,suspect,distrust17.Lendandborrowform apair of _.

36、(A)conversives(B)complementary antonyms(C)gradable antonyms(D)marked antonyms 18.The wordsillyused to meanblessed and happy；now it meansfoolish.This is an example of _of meaning.(A)extension(B)degeneration(C)restriction(D)elevation 19.The group of words _do not make up asemantic field.(A)train,plate

37、,taxi(B)spinach,celery,cabbage(C)walk,trudge,saunter(D)rose,olive,purple20.The great lexicographer Samuel Johnson compiled _in 1755.(A)The American Dictionary of the English Language(B)A Dictionary of the English Language(C)Longman Modern English Dictionary(D)Oxford Advanced Learners DictionaryIII.D

38、ecide whether each of the following words is aA)simple word,B)compound word,C)derived word or D)shortened form.Mark your answers on the answer sheet.(10%)21.fax 26.exam 22.recycle 27.culture 23.dropout 28.fridge 24.morning 29.setback 25.lighter 30.science IV.Explain the following terms with appropri

39、ate examples.Do it on the answer sheet.(10%)31.synonymy 32.prefixation V.Give ashort answer to the following questions.Do it on the answer sheet.(30%)33.What is the difference between an inflectional affix and aderivational affix?Illustrate your points with examples.34.Explain clipping and blending

40、and the difference between them.VI.Give alonger answer(150-200 words)to the following question.Do it on the answer sheet.(20%)35.What are the characteristics of the American English and how is it different from British English?此帖由nxzys539在2007-04-15 22：42進(jìn)行編輯.發(fā)帖人：上帝之手發(fā)帖時(shí)間：2007-04-15 22：38英語(yǔ)詞匯學(xué)復(fù)習(xí)題(五)

41、I.Some of the following statements are true,and the others false.Mark your answer by writing Tor Fon your answer sheet.(10%)1.The great majority of the basic word stock of the English language are native words,that is,words of Anglo-Saxon origin.2.Suffixation is different from conversion in that it

42、does not change the word-class of the base.3.Words of asemantic field are synonymous.4.Clipping involves the deletion of one or more syllables from aword,which is also available in its full form.5.Content words have lexical meaning but no grammatical meaning.6.A particular characteristic of componen

43、tial analysis is that it attempts to treat components in terms of binary opposites.7.A root is the basic unchangeable part of aword.8.Many English words cannot be analyzed in terms of semantic features.9.All words have antonyms.10.The impact of context on meaning differs from one word to another and

44、 fr om one instance or passage to another.II.The following are multiple-choice questions.Mark your answer by writing A,B,C,or Don your answer sheet.(20%)11.The English language from _to the present is called Modern English.(A)450(B)1100(C)1500(D)1800 12.The sentenceJohn was fired for petty thieving.

45、Is stylistically _.(A)literal(B)colloquial(C)archaic(D)neutral 13.Of the following words,_ is an acronym.(A)OPEC(B)CIA(C)stylistic(D)affective 14.The definition of aword given in the dictionary is called its _meaning.(A)connotative(B)denotative(C)stylistic(D)affective 15.In terms of oppositeness of

46、meaning,_ is apair of conversives.(A)deepandshallow(B)presentandabsent(C)loveandhate(D)aboveandbelow16.In the group of wordsride,run,walk,go,fly,gois a_.(A)superordinate term(B)hyponym(C)subordinate term(D)hyponymy 17.The wordsuccessused to meanresult,outcome,now it meansa favorable outcome or resul

47、 t.This is an example of _of meaning.(A)elevation(B)degeneration(C)extension(D)restriction 18.The language the early immigrants brought them to America was different from present English；the greatest difference lies in _.(A)spelling(B)pronunciation(C)grammar(D)vocabulary 19._ serves as atypical exam

48、ple of euphemism.(A)Piousmeaninghypocritically virtuous(B)A mental hospitalreferring toa madhouse(C)A landscape architectmeaninga gardener(D)Slow learnersreferring tounderachievers20.Oxford English Dictionary is a_ dictionary.(A)pocket(B)medium-size(C)descriptive(D)prescriptive III.Decide whether ea

49、ch of the following words is aA)simple word,B)compound word,C)derived word or D)shortened form.Mark your answer on the answer sheet.(10%)21.acidhead 26.fashion 22.formal 27.recycle 23.preplant 28.honesty 24.lab 29.phone 25.ready 30.ashtray IV.Explain the following terms with appropriate examples.Do

50、it on the answer sheet.(10%)31.back-formation 32.polysemy V.Give ashort answer to the following questions.Do it on the answer sheet.(30%)33.What is the difference between amorpheme and asyllable?Illustrate your points with examples.34.Explain conventionality and motivation.Give examples.VI.Give alon

51、ger answer(150-200 words)to the following question.Do it on the answer sheet.(20%)35.Context is very important for the understanding of word meaning.How is context classified?第一套題,我自已做的，不知對(duì)不對(duì)，大家討論討論1.The basic word stock of alanguage is changing rapidly all the time.2.A free morpheme is aword in the

52、 traditional sense.3.The total number of functional words is very limited in English.4.Every English word has its motivation.5.All the affixes in English are very productive.6.The meaning of aword,especially that of apolysemous word,is often determined by the context in which it appears.7.Some synon

53、yms are connected with euphemisms and vulgarisms.8.The interaction between American English and British English is largely from west to east nowadays.9.If anative word has aborrowed synonym,the foreign word is always more literary than the native one.10.A synchronic dictionary is adictionary of cont

54、emporary words.1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.T 11.The history of the English language began with the conquest and settlement of what is now England by the _c_.(A)Romans(B)Danish(C)Angles,Saxons and Jutes(D)Normans 12.The sentenceFeeling fatigued,Tom retired earlyis stylistically _c_.(A)coll

55、oquial(B)slangy(C)literary(D)neutral 13.A morpheme is atwo-facet language unit,which possesses both _d_.(A)function and meaning(B)letters and meaning(C)syllable and meaning(D)sound and meaning 14.A hybrid is aword made up of elements belonging to two or more _b_.(A)foreign languages(B)different lang

56、uages(C)Germanic languages(D)Romance languages 15.In English the most productive type of conversion is conversion _b_.(A)from verb to adjective(B)from adjective to noun(C)from noun to adjective(D)from noun to verb 16.The majority of back-formed words are _C_.(A)nouns(B)adjectives(C)verbs(D)adverbs 1

57、7.Statesmanis an appreciative word whereaspoliticianis a_D_.(A)colloquial word(B)derogatory word(C)purr word(D)neutral word 18.Happyandunhappyare _C_.(A)non-gradable antonyms(B)root antonyms(C)derivational antonyms(D)conversives 19.The language brought to North America by the British explorers in the seventeenth century belongs to the early stage of _C_.(A)Old English(B)Middle English(C)Modern English(D)Contemporary English 20.Corpseoriginally meant the human body.Now it means adead body.This is